Occupy Wall Street Come Up With List Of Demands

[Skip_In_Boulder]

The movement seems to be coming together and is beginning to get some structure and there is a “99 Percent Declaration” (h/t Global Grind). There will be a General Assembly meeting in Philadelphia on July 4, 2012.

They plan to elect delegates by direct vote, one male and one female per each of the 435 Congressional Districts. The office would be open to any United States citizen over the age of 18. The 870 delegates would then compose a petition of grievances that would be non-partisan.

The posted “demands” are only a working list of “suggestions,” however. Number one and two are a ban on private contributions to politicians seeking or holding federal office and instead public financing for campaigns, and a constitutional amendment to reverse the Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court.

The list then goes on to suggest single-payer national health care, immediate passage of the DREAM Act, a jobs plan, a deficit reduction plan and recalling military personnel at all non-essential bases.

http://www.alan.com/2011/10/18/occupy-wall-street-come-up-with-list-of-demands/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+liberaland+%28Alan+Colmes+Liberaland%29

[Luminous Animal]

1. This does not come from OWS. I know you didn't intend to, but you are spreading

misinformation...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2143683

[Skip_In_Boulder]

4. Hey, I sourced where it came from

I trust people here can decide for themselves it's worth without your dictatorial guidance.

[Luminous Animal]

5. And it did not come from the NYC General Assembly and it did not come from a working

group of the General Assembly.

They claim that they are a working group but they are not on the NYCGA working group list.
http://nycga.cc/groups/

This is where it came from with ZERO evidence of any kind of legitimacy.
https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/home

[Skip_In_Boulder]

8. And so your point would be?

[Luminous Animal]

10. My point would be to set the record straight. You have a problem with that?

[polichick]

2. delete

[Luminous Animal]

3. Delete.

[ChandlerJr]

6. Looks to me like someone is sprinting to get out in front of the parade.

I wonder who these people really are?

"New York City General Assemblies are an open, participatory and horizontally organized process through which we are building the capacity to constitute ourselves in public as autonomous collective forces within and against the constant crises of our times."

Well that sure as hell clears that up. *Huh?*


http://nycga.cc/who-we-are/

[Luminous Animal]

7. Thanks for asking. So far, they have two initiatives. 1) to impose a "leadership" structure

on OWS; and, 2) to release this "proclamation.

https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/home

They claim they are a working group of OWS but they do not show up on the list of working groups.

http://nycga.cc/groups/

[Gamow]

14. "autonomous collective" is a term I've only heard once: in Monty Python

about 1:20 in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xd_zkMEgkI

[Luminous Animal]

15. FYI, teh NYCGA is legit. They are the autonmous collective gathered every day

to hammer out the actions taken by OWS.

Not sure why that deserves a *huh?*

[dkf]

9. Yikes is this a power play?

[Luminous Animal]

11. Or more disinformation like the last "official list of demands". It's got DU all atwitter.

[dkf]

13. Well if someone is trying to elect themselves leader I find that disgusting.

[lonestarnot]

12. OK Skip in boulder stop passing the bullshit. No thanks.

[Javaman]

18. +1 nt

[Electric Monk]

16. Imagine if they'd had an internet in the 60s. The disinfo could've been shot down this quick.

I think you meant well, fwiw.

[Obamanaut]

17. self delete never mind