Explanation of the NI4D (Part 1)

Part 1
The Democracy Amendment

Sen. Mike Gravel explains the legislation of the National Initiative for Democracy (NI4D) in detail. Part one of this series covers all seven sections of the Democracy Amendment.

For the full text of the Democracy Amendment with annotations, please see:

http://www.ni4d.us/en/amendment_annotated

Video times for reference:

Section 1 - 1:32
Section 2 - 4:22
Section 3 - 7:04
Section 4 - 11:15
Section 5 - 13:08
Section 6 - 13:40
Section 7 - 16:42
Addendum - 17:18

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Mike
• Gravel
• NI4D
• National
• Initiative
• democracy
• amendment

[UltraBibendum]

nice mustache mike!

[waste234]

Glad to see you back on Youtube Senator! I don't think I entirely agree that your characterization of your candidacy as unsuccessful. Being one of the final Democratic candidates you were able to bring a lot of attention to important issues that wouldn't have been discussed otherwise, and certainly raised awareness of the NI4D. To those ends I believe your candidacy was a success. Not to mention many of us felt you were the only candidate that actually spoke for us. Thanks for your hard work!

[mcbowler]

I got a better idea.. instead of having a law that says that people can make laws, make it negative only. That way we can have a vote to stop government from doing things. Having the ability for a majority to control government is dangerous. Having the ability for the majority to stop government is less dangerous. How to empower people? Limit government, not hand it over to another group. Stupid collectivists.

[mcbowler]

So who gets to decide on what gets voted on?

[Madfoot713]

I would like to think that this isn't a big issue. The Religious Right isn't THAT big.

[1NCtrooper]

There is a fund raiser for a film on the NI4D going on today, you can see clips of the film at ni4dDOTus

[alvagoldbook2]

I have some problems with the NI4D, but it's better than what we have now.

[Worrier316]

You were right Mike, you were right!

[rjksoccer06]

what about Ron Paul? lol

[getter7seven]

Looking forward to future videos of commentary on events and issues.

-Formerly AdviceandThoughts

[Doubter5]

Being one of the 3 million Atheists in America, this type of thing really scares me. How long would it take the majority of the American public to vote to have us stipped of our vote? How long before they vote a particular Religion into government? And how long after that, before THAT religion outlaws all the others?

All this might work in an enlightened society, but America today, is anything but.

[DominusOminous]

I am so proud to have voted for you in the last election and so pleased to have had the chance to do so, words cannot express it. You were the ONLY candidate who addressed real issues with real answers. Keep up your efforts. America needs you.