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[RoccoR5955]

135. Schism? I think more like a revolution.

We will start off peacefully, which is the preferred way. There are already plans to do so politically. See https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/ for details.

Here's a teaser:
"WHEREAS THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION PROVIDES THAT: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

"BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

"WE, THE NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in order to form a more perfect Union, by, for and of the PEOPLE, shall elect and convene a NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY* the week of July 4, 2012 in the City Of Philadelphia to prepare and ratify a PETITION FOR A REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES on behalf of the Ninety-Nine Percent of United States citizens."

Suggested grievances include:
1. Elimination of the Corporate State.
2. Abrogation of the "Citizens United" Case.
3. Elimination of All Private Benefits and "Perks" to Public Servants.
4. Term Limits.
5. A Fair Tax Code.
6. Healthcare for All.
7. Protection of the Planet.
8. Debt Reduction.
9. Jobs for All Americans.
10. Student Loan Debt Relief and Refinancing.
11. Ending of Perpetual War for Profit.
12. Emergency Reform of Public Education.
13. End Outsourcing and Currency Manipulation.
14. Banking and Securities Reform.
15. Foreclosure Moratorium.
16. Ending the Fed.
17. Abolish the Electoral College and Enact Uniform Election Rules.
18. Ending the War in Afghanistan and Care of Veterans.
19. No Censorship of the Internet.
20. Reinstitution of Civil Rights.

These are merely suggestions, which shall be discussed, clarified, and voted on by the delegation which is to meet this summer. If the grievances, which were agreed upon, are not addressed in a "reasonable" amount of time, the Assembly shall meet again to organize a new political party, "to run candidates for every available Congressional seat in the mid-term election of 2014 and again in 2016 until all vestiges of the existing corrupt corporatocracy have been eradicated."

IMNSHO, the declaration shows that the 99%/#OCCUPY movement is in it for the long haul. If nothing is done, it will not be a schism, it will be a major realignment of the political structure of the US. As far as I'm concerned, it's long overdue. There are conservative as well as liberal minded people involved in this movement. It is a pure, grass roots movement, of, by, and for WE THE PEOPLE, and against them, the corporations!