Regardless of whether you are left, right, center, liberal, conservative, progressive, socialist, or libertarian, what we lack right now as a country is something we can all rally together about. Politics can be so frustrating to everyone to the point people just don't want to talk about it. One of the main reasons for this is our country is split more than ever. But what if there was an issue that we could all agree on?
I think there is...
We need to send a clear message that our democracy is not for sale. There is a lot of money that wants to make sure the American people never come together on an issue like this. There are lobbyists who make a lot of money making sure we remain divided, thereby maintaining the status quo, and insuring that those people who have carved their niche in our society stay in power, at the expense of those who would strive to make our country great again.
If you have a moment, take a look at United Republic. They are a group striving to bring this issue to more people's attention. What is cool about this group is there are people from both the left and the right that are involved in it. Here are a few examples:
Lawrence Lessig speaks at Google, Buddy Roemer from the Republican party makes a funny superPAC parody, Tom Davis from the Tea Party speaks about corporate giveaways
As we move toward elections, it is not going to matter so much who we elect until we start to send a clear message that our democracy is not for sale. I would love to see more people start to come forward and say they are no longer a member of any party but instead have chosen to do their part in making sure that our demecracy is our democracy, something that is so sacred that it cannot be bought and sold, but earned.