Mike Gravel: Please donate to support NI4D on November 10th

http://film.ni4d.us On 11/10/09, this Tuesday, we are having a money bomb to support a documentary about The National Initiative for Democracy ( http://ni4d.us ). It will be our best tool to spread the word about direct democracy. But we need your help to fund it - so please donate at http://film.ni4d.us

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This is Mike Gravel, the chairman of The Democracy Foundation. On November 10th, we are going to be organizing a money bomb to try and raise money à la Ron Paul. Were not deluding ourselves that were raising the millions, but we need to raise enough money to pay some videographers to be able to do a documentary on the National Initiative and how it will empower the American people to be able to vote on the policy issues that affect their lives, once its in place.

The National Initiative is very different from the initiative process that we have in the twenty four states around the country. Those states you just qualify, everybody throws money at it, and the people vote. That is not a good way to make law. Law requires a deliberative process where you have hearings, markups, proper communications, and the like. And in that way, the people can make laws and properly deliberate the policy issues that affect their lives. And thats what the National Initiative will be its a meta-tool which we put in the hands of the people, so they will be able to then have an affect on how they are governed. It will be the first time that people will have a government by the people, because the people will become lawmakers.

The definition of freedom is the participation in power. Power in representative government is lawmaking. If you dont make the laws, all you can do is obey the law or go to jail. And so if you really want to have freedom, what we have to do is to make ourselves lawmakers. And the only tool available to do that is the National Initiative. And this is a tool that will not be enacted by representative government, because it dilutes their power and theyre not about to empower the people.

And thats the reason why we have been struggling with an organization called The National Initiative for Democracy, sponsored by The Democracy Foundation. And so thats the reason why were making an appeal now for your help, to donate whatever you can afford so that we can pay for this documentary and then use this documentary as a device to inform people so that theyll be aware of the potential of the National Initiative as a tool to empower them to have a more meaningful role in the governing of their lives.

I hope that you will be generous and give whatever you can. Thank you thank you very, very much.

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[songojin]

Mike Gravel = National treasure

[jimbrauner]

Ni4Ders. Keep up the great effort. Eventually folks will wake up to the unresponsive governance system we have an decide to vote for their own self interest. This is how Democracy actually works for all instead of having a few always vote for their own self interest.

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[ngfan1]

Hey Mike do you still plan on vlogging? I really would like to hear your your opinion on current things that are happening.

[yeahsee33]

I hope it all works out well.

[TiradeFaction]

Gravel won't run in 2012, and I doubt Nader will too.

However...Nader *may* be running for Dodd's seat in the next mid term election, which would be fantastic. Dodd's a bastard that's been in the senate way too long, and is one of the worst corporatist pols we have. I think if Nader pooled his national resources together, he *may* be able to unseat Dodd, maybe...

And I agree, Ron Paul blows.

[HughieGphiladelphia]

@TiradeFaction I agree. Ron Paul is NOTHING compared to Gravel!

Gravel/Nader 2012!

[HughieGphiladelphia]

@soundblaster1999 Please Please do no put Paul in the same place as Gravel.

Gravel is AWESOME..... The only other person close to Gravel is Nader!

Paul does not stand for the same things as Paul. sorry its the truth. Paul has a "couple" things, but Paul overall is nothing compared to Gravel.

[soundblaster1999]

Mike Gravel and Ron Paul were the voices of reason during the 2008 presidential election. I appreciate your efforts Mr. Gravel.

[Sivartrenrag]

mr. gravel, you're a great man! i wish there were more people like you in our government today.

[Nickalispicalis]

I hope he loses the moustache.