New Year's Resolution i

So, there's a Resolution I was leading up to with my last post... then I remembered the Resolution on the home page our Windems site - and they are both important.  So, today you get one, tomorrow the other - stay tuned!

Taking the lead from yesterday, here is Resolution #1 - posed as a question:

How are YOU going to end the system of corruption in Washington?
We had Lawrence Lessig speak at a Windems meeting last year.  He laid out the case for why action is required, how it can and will work and why NH is uniquely situated to effect this change. Re/watch his TED talk to get up to speed.  His first TED talk is great as well - Lesterland!  Same topic, earlier on, more background info on the why and how of this approach - before NHRebellion was on the scene.  Now he is working with NHRebellion (www.nhrebellion.org), a grassroots organization to educate and energize NH citizens to engage with the 2016 presidential primary candidates with the exact question posed above.

This month, NHR is organizing several walks from the far reaches of the state, meeting in Concord on the 21st.  I will be walking three of the four days covering the distance from Nashua to Concord.  I have a modest fundraising goal - you can contribute here.  You can register to walk one or more days here or to join the event in Concord on the 21st.


Why walk?  Why not?  It raises awareness.  Through awareness we educate.  

When educated, we are empowered.  And when the candidates come, we ask - every candidate, at every event until each candidate provides a REAL answer.  In the 2012 election, the corruption of money in politics was the second biggest issue according to voters - but the candidates NEVER talked about it. We can change that, and hold the winning candidate to their answer.


This is a bipartisan issue - just look at the bipartisan support in Windham (and many other towns in NH) that voted last year to support the citizens petition for our BOS to send letters to our elected officials from the President on down to our State Reps that the majority of Windham Voters want to see an end to Citizens United - by amendment to the Constitution if necessary.


How are YOU going to end the system of corruption in Washington?