From the diaries by Erick
America was founded on the belief that the power of this nation originates and resides among “We the people.” However, over the years, we have seen a slow decline in our ability to find honest and transparent representation that serves us. In a day and age when most politicians serve themselves, and the special interests, more and more of the American people are demanding new leaders that will answer to us.
As a political training organization, we are constantly looking for new ways to empower individuals and promote greater transparency and accountability in our government and elected officials. With those goals in mind, American Majority is constantly pushing ways in which social media and emerging applications can elevate the voice of “We the people,” not only during an election, but in the day-to-day governance of this great nation. Given the capabilities of today’s interactive media, it’s now possible to continue the conversation started in television debates and newspaper coverage and take them to new levels.
- Citizens can post text questions or video questions through YouTube for candidates in the 2010 midterm elections; each race has its own page where they aggregate questions posed for candidates for that specific race.
- Using Google technology, visitors to 10Questions can vote questions up and down. After a set period of public engagement, the 10 top-voted questions in each race are posed to the candidates.
- Candidates then have the opportunity to post video responses, and voters rate those responses for completeness, directness, depth and substance — criteria that are sometimes hard to get out of politicians in the rapid-fire context of a live question.
- Taking part/action only takes a few minutes and anyone can participate in the debate.
- Question submission and voting are open through September 14, so take action now!
Moe Lane
Dan Spencer
Dan McLaughlin
Jeff Emanuel
This is a much-needed initiative.....
bobmontgomery (Diary) Monday, August 2nd at 1:04PM EDT (link)…..however, we would hope that someone is also looking down the road. There has to be a campaign to get the federal government and the left-s minions who inhabit it out of public education. More support has to go to those groups who want to take back their schools. The Department of Education in Washington, DC has to be abolished. This has been going on for two generations. Even people you might think of as conservative think the Environmental Protection Agency is a good thing. Your children are being taught to eat you. Stop it.
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington
Sarah's 10 Questions
2commonsense Monday, August 2nd at 9:22PM EDT (link)Think conservative:
http://litbrit.blogspot.com/2010/07/sarah-palin-chose-b-ten-questions-for.html
Great plan
E Pluribus Unum (Diary) Monday, August 2nd at 9:41PM EDT (link)It requires participation by conservatives. If you let people run amok, it’ll end up like the silly YouTube debates in the 2008 primaries.
But I have seen great energy and greate creativity. This will be very good.
Kill the Terrorists
Protect the Borders
Punch the Hippies h/t IMAO