Statecraft Informer

About yesterday’s suggestion: Some folks have let me know “The Second American Revolution,�? has already been taken, and applied to the War of 1812, either side’s philosophy during the American Civil War, the birth of modern computers, and several other events or transitions.

So as not to be confused with these other significant developments, I now propose to call for The Next American Revolution!

Naturally, some will confuse this with Generation Next, but it’s going to take everyone’s participation to make this happen, so let’s hear it for all the American generations old enough to vote!

If you missed yesterday’s blog, the Revolution about which I speak may present our one and only way to change this country for the better. It starts on Election Day, November 7, and continues until the job is done.

The plan: Cast your vote for the candidate of your choice for every position, As Long As He Or She Is Neither Republican Nor Democrat!

That’s all there is to it. No heavy lifting. Simply mark your ballots for the non-R and non-D (and sometimes I for Independent, or L for Liberal, or C for Conservative–these politicians are awfully sneaky), and you will be a part of The Next American Revolution!

Gridlock, corruption, greed, and fiscal irresponsibility in Washington is not a Republican problem now, any more than it was a Democratic one in the past. It’s the nature of the beast represented by those two parties, and all the money (at least half of which is our tax dollars at work) they control. They cannot police themselves anymore, if they ever really could. A free and independent press can no longer hold their feet to the fire. Most of them are just trying to keep their heads above water in these modern times.

It’s time to stop blaming others for not doing OUR job.

We, the People, must police our own government. And we have the most powerful tool of all at out disposal. Every couple of years, we get to vote! Imagine that. We get to vote, and by that vote, We, the People, have a golden opportunity to change our country for the better. We have the power to conduct The Next American Revolution!

But… We must not waste these precious votes of ours by confirming the status quo… Again! A vote for a Rebublican or a Democrat only sends the message to the powers-that-be that they’ve won. Even if their party’s candidate Loses, they have Won! Neither party desires real change. They don’t want their boats rocked, let alone their sea changed.

There are good people, and good, qualified candidates running for a chance to make a positive change in this country. If the Democrats or Republicans don’t endorse them, it’s only because they choose not to play their game, or buckle under the weight of the money they spend, or the people from whom they get it.

There’s an old saying which says, more or less, “Anyone thirty years old who doesn’t vote Democratic, has no heart. Anyone forty years old who doesn’t vote Republican, has no brain.�?

Well, here’s my saying: “Anyone of voting age who votes either Democratic or Republican, has no chance!�?

The time is flying. Election Day is less than two weeks away. Meantime, forget the campaigns, the lies, distortions, claims and counter-claims. It’s all a show to keep your eyes off the prize: The Next American Revolution!

Talk to your spouse, your family, your co-workers, your friends and neighbors. Tell everyone you know, especially those who’ve been Democrats, Republicans, or both, yet can’t stand either party these days, that we have a choice. We all have a real, genuine, honest-to-goodness opportunity to turn this ship of state around. This nation’s been foundering by the rocky shores of political insanity far too long.

We do not have to live with Politics-As-Usual. We can bring a better day to America.

Just you wait and see. Imagine the reactions of every Democrat and Republican not up for re-election this year, when thousands of “Other�? party candidates take seats next to theirs in Washington and around the country! Imagine the Big Money Boys (and let’s be honest, they are mostly Boys) when there’s no sure way to buy an election anymore!

Imagine the Presidential Election year of 2008!! Holy Mackerel!!

We, the People, have nothing to lose but our voice! Speak up, everyone, and on November 7, be a part of The Next American Revolution!