The Reset Button Movement

[Dennis Leahy]

Thanks to the input of quite a lot of people, there is a document called The Reset Button, that is looking for a few million people to champion the idea, and perform the action. The action is for US citizens.

Please go to http://www.ResetButton2011.org and read The Reset Button document. If it resounds with you, then let's make this happen!

With love, and in solidarity,

Dennis

[Lord Sidious]

Looks interesting, except for one thing that concerns me, the use of the word ''democratic'' when the system is meant to be republican.
Not the same and definitely not interchangeable.

[crosby]

thanks dennis. i've downloaded it for further reference and reading later. this could play a major factor in our independence from the corporatocracy that wages against us. i am reminded of a phrase that i remember reading in one of duncan o'finioan's blog posts: "the hydra has many heads." looks like there is a lot of work to do. thanks for the info.
regards, corson

[mosquito]

Why is only ONE of our American brothers interested in this ?

[ghostrider]

Why is only ONE of our American brothers interested in this ? uncle GR is on board and he is an American brother no worries mate. Funny I was just thinking along these lines two days ago, yep serve four years and done, go be a citizen , love it.

[Vitalux]

If I recall ......the difference between ...''democratic'' system & "republican"

Democratic means democracy which means rule by the mob.

So if you are a none-white man, and three white guys decide for fun to hang you by the neck with a rope under a sturdy branch of an oak tree, well your fate is lawful due to democracy.
3 out of 4 voted to hang you.
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In a republic, you have rights to due process, which means they will have to have a trial with a judge and allow you the chance to prove your innocence, than if found guilty, then they can hang you.


I would think folks in the USA would prefer a republic.

[Lord Sidious]

You recalled correctly Gary.
That is the exact difference and that is why the ''governments'' are always pushing this democracy rubbish.
They want to control how the masses think so that they can control how they ''vote'' on issues.

[Dennis Leahy]

Democracy is not rubbish.

Your worst case scenario can be acted out under the "republic" paradigm even more easily, and is in fact the current situation in the US. Not this overt, racist, murder scenario, but in thousands of less overt ways (that end up killing or destroying the lives of many more people.)

The US republic paradigm (also called "representative democracy") allows the elites to embed fully one-third of the government, hand-chosen by the elites through "elected" officials, for life. That is, the Supreme Court justices and federal judges. They are "supposed" to be apolitical, but yet are appointees of the dominant political force (which is, of course, the force of the elites.) So, not only can they hang a black man from the nearest oak tree, they can (and do) incarcerate one out of every ten black men in America, and nearly half of the prison population is black. What can the democratic force (the voice of the people) do about it? Nothing.

What do the 535 legislators in America (the "representatives" in our "representative democracy") do about it? Nothing. Well, actually, it is worse than nothing. They allow prisons to become private corporations, and buy stock in them.

What can the citizens in the US - the democratic voice of the US - do about it? Every 2 years, we can select from between either of the candidates that were pre-selected for us by the elite.

"Due process" is part and parcel of rule of law, not a part of a system of governance within the republic paradigm and missing from the democratic paradigm. It is twisted logic to assume that a democracy would create laws that would be detrimental to the majority, such as voting to eliminate due process (or voting to create a constitutional amendment to eliminate due process.) In stark and very real contrast, the republic, with wave after wave of "elected" representatives sponsored by and beholden to the elite, not only could suspend due process, they have. The current and former presidents of the United States, unchallenged by the current and former Congress and unchallenged by (and even aided and abetted by the current - which is largely the same as the former) Department of Justice and the judicial system has indeed suspended due process/ habeas corpus. What can the democratic force (the voice of the people) do about it? Nothing.

Democracy isn't "mob rule." That pejorative phrase is a psychological gambit to attempt to make us want to run away from democracy and towards republic - that is, in essence, to run away from having the voice of the people create the written laws of the land and have have control or at least feedback over the adjudication process dealing with those laws, and run toward allowing a select group create laws, appoint top judges, and make all decisions regarding checks and balances between legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government.

If that "mob rule" example was truly accurate in describing democracy, what would prevent citizens from finding murderous, racist candidates and voting those persons into power?

Equally pejorative, but in contrast completely true, would be to refer to republic as "gang rule." And as George Carlin humorously nails it in one of his routines, "it's a big club - and you ain't in it."

Pure democracy would be cumbersome on any large group. Imagine 320 million Americans voting on which brand of toilet paper to use in the White House. (I'd vote for that Russian stuff that is like sandpaper.) So, for practicality, expediency, and clean bums, we have representatives. But don't let that confuse the issue of the positive force of democracy, the need to make the voice of the people heard, and the reality that the elites have an extremely easy time "gaming" the system as they have set it up, to ensure that the representatives in the republic represent the elite and not the citizenry. We would be utterly insane to protect the system that primarily protects the elite.

Note that The Reset Button, in context, does use the concept of "democracy" properly, and makes no proposal to eliminate the republic. Instead, what is proposed is a major overhaul to the electoral system to eliminate the easy control of government by the elite: by pre-selecting representatives that will do their bidding and only those pre-selected and ordained by the elites make it onto the ballot. The Reset Button proposes a more democratic process, the inclusion of more of the voice of the people - not pure democracy.

Dennis

[mosquito]

Thanks Dennis, my understanding of the reset button website is that it's talking about true democracy, rather than a party name.
The word democracy comes from Greek (apologies, I don't have the Greek font on my laptop) - Deimos, "the people" and Kratein "to hold power over",
so in a TRUE democracy, the people have power over themselves, which to my knowledge only really applies to Switzerland.
In a democracy, the government serves the people, and does what the people want, NOT the other way round, as in the sham democracies - USA, UK etc etc etc.

Glad to see another American take interest !!
PS, you've moved continents Dennis ! Is the USA or Oz your country of origin ?

[Dennis Leahy]

Thanks Dennis, my understanding of the reset button website is that it's talking about true democracy, rather than a party name.
The word democracy comes from Greek (apologies, I don't have the Greek font on my laptop) - Deimos, "the people" and Kratein "to hold power over",
so in a TRUE democracy, the people have power over themselves, which to my knowledge only really applies to Switzerland.
In a democracy, the government serves the people, and does what the people want, NOT the other way round, as in the sham democracies - USA, UK etc etc etc.

Glad to see another American take interest !!
PS, you've moved continents Dennis ! Is the USA or Oz your country of origin ?

If you look at what is proposed in the Reset Button, Phase I, (one constitutional amendment and one law), you'll see no challenge to the "representative democracy"/republic paradigm - simply a new way to allow the people, not the elite, to select representatives.

Yes, the US has a sham democracy, or more accurately, a sham representative democracy.

The word "democracy", even the phrase "true democracy" is used in The Reset Button document in a rhetorical challenge to the American people to do something about the fact that their voices - our voices - are not being heard, and we are not being represented.

No, I have not changed continents, though it is quite possible that you are reading my mind. For me, The Reset Button was a "last chance", and without it or something equal to it, I give up on the USA evolving in a positive direction. Part of me wants to run away to a less oppressive and repressive country. I cannot logically explain why; I have a gut feeling that the 2012 elections are the last possible chance that the American people have to gain power over the elites (corporatists, bankers, militarists.) The Reset Button, unfortunately, did not light the fire I had hoped it would, and there are no organized (or even chaotic) movements in the US to do anything more than to scream and bitch and cry and whimper at the castle walls. So yes, if I could extract my family, I would permanently leave the US. I was born in the US, have always lived in the US, and (due to family responsibilities) I will probably decompose in the US as well.

Dennis

[mosquito]

Thanks, My comment was because for the last 4 months your country flag was that of Australia (at least, that's what I was seeing !), now it's the USA

[Anno]

[...]
The word democracy comes from Greek (apologies, I don't have the Greek font on my laptop) - Deimos, "the people" and Kratein "to hold power over",
so in a TRUE democracy, the people have power over themselves, which to my knowledge only really applies to Switzerland.
In a democracy, the government serves the people, and does what the people want, NOT the other way round, as in the sham democracies - USA, UK etc etc etc.
[...]

Y'know how words are symbols and the profane (public) meaning is often very different from the older 'occult' meaning of the elite, in the same way graphic or mythological symbols can carry multiple layers of meaning?

In common knowledge, like on wiki, you find this Deimos means The People and Kratein means to rule, so we say Democracy means the people rule. This is not true.

If you look at the original Greek mythology and classical knowledge taught to the elites you see that Deimos is the god of Fear. His brother Phobos is the god of Terror. They are the sons of Ares and Aphrodite.

Demokrates comes from Demos not Deimos. Demos meaning "the people as bound together socially" not the people, and giving us words like Demographic, or a picture of the social opinions/views of the people. The important part being the "bound together". Also relevant is that Citizens were The Public not The People. The People are the masses.

A Deimocracy would mean the masses ruled by fear. A Democracy would be the masses ruled by their social bonds, as given to them by the rulers. A class system basically, or in today's world a Brand or 'Subculture' society. Whatever bond you choose to define yourself and community becomes the method by which you are controlled. Fashion, Music, Common Lore and Belief etc. Emo, Truther, Jew, Terrorist. All labels created and propogated by the hidden rulers.

What we think of as democracy "rule of the people" doesn't exist. If each person truly ruled themselves you would have no rule, or Anarchy. Which we are conditioned to believe means a lawless violent world where brutal savages rule and is something we should avoid at all cost lest we become savages. This being tied in to the false history of 'cavemen' and false theory of Evolution proposed by dogmatic post-darwinists but not by Darwin himself. Darwin said survival of the best adapted was a part of Evolution but the post-darwinists say survival of the fittest is the whole of Evolution. A subtle but huge change as is typical of the control system.

Politics is a game like any other designed to keep people busy and distracted so I can't see how any political solution will help the situation. You just add another interface to the same game and the people behind the scenes with all the money and power continue to do what they want. The solution would be to stop playing.

[ulli]

Well said, Anno.
Another part of the solution is to fine tune one's lens, to avoid exaggerations at all cost,
and to really learn to look closely at everything, free from agenda and fear and vanity.
Right now there are millions who know all the different ring tones on their cell phones but wouln't know the difference between a deimocracy and a democracy.

[Cjay]

Hi Dennis, do you have any information on how The Reset Button is going? Does it look like gathering enough support?

[Dennis Leahy]

Mariposafe, I recently stepped-down from being an Avalon moderator, changing my title and its color. I wonder if that is the change you saw, as I never had (to my knowledge) an Aussie flag flying.

Anno, I have some friends that have nearly disconnected from "the system", and I must admit, it is very tempting. So far, I have convinced myself that this would be too selfish for my spirit, and I feel bound, compelled, to try to at least make a dent in the armor of the beast. The United States is currently the most oppressive, terrorist nation on the planet - the nexus of the military arm of the global elite. Completely disengaging from the system, to "stop playing", means (to me) giving up and allowing the US imperialist forces not only to do whatever they want, but to do whatever they want with no (at least verbal) opposition. Acquiescence feels too much like capitulation to me.

Cjay, The Reset Button has little support. I believe that a few reasons are:
it is not capable of being encapsulated in a sound byte (even the 1-page 'executive summary' lacks emotional punch, in an attempt to be succinct)
the activists that I kinda sorta know had already committed to the October 2011 movement, just before the release of The Reset Button

However, I will guess that a few thousand people did see it, (and read at least some of it), and these are people that care and want the ultimate goals of The Reset Button. And still, even with that number, it did not go viral. So, perhaps in 2011, with who we really are as individuals, perhaps a headless movement is not yet possible. Perhaps it is too foreign a concept to people whose entire lives have been influenced by the "hero" and "celebrity" and "leader" paradigms to break through that mindset.

There are other reasons as well, for instance I have encountered a few people that have spent time thinking about the big picture and have locked-on to something different that they see as critical to change the US. I think egos get involved, and people want to believe that their ideas are the best ideas. One guy, for example, was pounding and pounding on the October 2011 movement organizers to make their primary goal a constitutional amendment clarifying free speech (his thinking that if mass media was held to a higher standard, they could not be used as a propaganda tool.) He was doing his at the same time that I was trying to get the organizers to look carefully at The Reset Button Phase I goals and subsume them at their concrete goals for the big demonstration planned.

Dennis

[Corncrake]

Dennis - Sorry if this is going off topic but I just wanted to thank you for your clarifying posts which really sum up my feelings about politics generally - although of course I am based in the UK. Many friends have been pushing me to move into the political arena because of my interest in many of the subjects we cover on Avalon but how do you work within a corrupt system - apart from the funding it takes? Especially when one is aware of the bigger picture. Or is that defeatist? I have seen so many bright aspiring politicians enter the arena either to succombe to internal party politics or, if they disturb the waters too much, get out. I quote from John Redwood MP:

'You are quite right the Ministers have very little power. They are constrained by the courts, EU laws, the equality agenda, consultation rules and the rest. They are often little more than TV/PR spokes people who are used to justify the, often mad, activities of their departments. They often have no understanding of the harm their departments are actually doing at the coal face. If Ministers have little power what power to do voters have virtually none at all. Democracy it certainly is not.' http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2011/03/06/how-much-power-do-ministers-have/

[Unified Serenity]

There is a lot I could write about the problems with the American form of government that have largely come into play due to "special" laws, rules, loop holes, and who has the money to influence what laws are enacted as well as the problems with a democratic system and it's mob rule problems. I will bring everything down to this simple phrase. As long as we live by the golden rule we will continue to have the problems we have in the world. In this case the golden rule is he who has the gold makes the rules.

Money and it's power and man's greed for it which comes from a state of fear and thus pulls mankind into great cruelty and the people being separate, nations competing for position and power and thus continued suffering worldwide. Until we learn to not live in fear, to get rid of this barbaric system and make people take responsibility for their lives we will not become the beautiful world we are meant to be. We could all live in peace, fully actualized in our beings lacking nothing, but we can't get there because the system is inherently set up to keep people consuming, needing help and thus not becoming all we are meant to become whether it's a gifted artist who lifts people's spirits, a healer who really heals and doesn't feel the need to keep you coming back month after month for another session, free energy inventor, teacher etc.. We need a worldwide spiritual wake up and unfortunately we are either kept down from that happening because of those too tied to the present system as users or power brokers or we would have to find a way to open their eyes or have them gone.

Much chaos will ensue before we move on, and many will be lost.

[noxon medem]

Looks interesting, except for one thing that concerns me, the use of the word ''democratic'' when the system is meant to be republican.
Not the same and definitely not interchangeable.

Maybe interconnectable ...
Like a democratic rebublic ?

Ultimately the Individual Personal Sovereign Being .

I agree that as long as man is
corruptible then any "senate"
is doomed to fail , and the more
hierarchical and pyramidic the
structure of society , the heavier
potential of abuse and control over
the divine individual free will and choice .

and the roles of Presidents or Kings is redicoulous ,
- and redundant .

all well
nm

[Dennis Leahy]

Unified Serenity,

I don't see The Reset Button as a panacea, but I do see its Phase I goals as a paradigm-changer.

Imagine that you are in a desert, you are a surfing instructor, and you have a number of pupils. There are certainly some things about surfing you can teach them (didactically.). What happens when they finally get to the ocean?

In the ocean, new knowledge is acquired on a conscious and unconscious level by the surfers. They build from their didactic knowledge (gleaned in the desert classroom), and explode exponentially in their learning and skills in the ocean classroom.

That's how I see something like The Reset Button Phase I goals catalyzing change - more than mandating change. Not so much in the specified parameters to reach that point (which are, quite simply, one constitutional amendment and one law), but in what happens immediately thereafter. I believe that what we usually declare are simply flaws of human nature, bound to drag us right back down into a system of dealing only with our selfish selves, are (largely) learned behaviors. To tie into the desert/ocean analogy, right now, we are in a desert. Just as Wade Frazier proposes in the realm of "free energy", simply to imagine the profound effects, allow yourself to imagine changes so large and so fundamental within the realm of governance that elected representatives would be immune from and barred from corporate/banking affiliations. Legislative, executive, and judicial power would be mandated to be separated from monied interests. Spend a few weeks imagining that new ocean.

Much/most of what is in The Reset Button in Phase II (or to say it more simply, that which would occur beyond Phase I), is an unknown. The way the law (Election Reform Act of 2011) is written, candidates (non-celebrity, non-corporate affiliated, ordinary, citizens) for election would be mandated to address all of the issues brought up in Phase II (by that time, fully fleshed-out), so we would know what these candidates felt about those issues. We would have no guarantees that their actions in legislating those issues would follow, but we would have a much streamlined recall process to weed-out those who spoke with forked tongues. And, importantly, this body of energized, engaged minds would bring forth even more than what Phase II proposes.

I would expect an explosion of bright minds that have given up and have disengaged from "politics" to reengage in "governance" issues, and the handful of important ideas expressed in The Reset Button Phase II to be only a start. "Rule by rules (laws), not by rulers" is impossible within the current system, but not if ordinary citizens without corporate/banking ties are hired temporarily to be legislators.

One thing is for sure: let everything stand as it is, and the corporations, bankers, and militarists will continue to rule the US and to a great extent rule the world. Even for those skeptical of what might happen or that suspect any humans put into positions of power become madmen have nothing to lose - because madmen are in power right now.

[Tane Mahuta]

Thanks to the input of quite a lot of people, there is a document called The Reset Button, that is looking for a few million people to champion the idea, and perform the action. The action is for US citizens.

Please go to http://www.ResetButton2011.org and read The Reset Button document. If it resounds with you, then let's make this happen!

With love, and in solidarity,

Dennis

Thankyou DL

TM

[mosquito]

This is turning into quite an interesting thread !
Lots of people have put forward lots of views here, all of which I respect. There are so many problems facing our species, and I don't believe the solution is by any means as easy as we would like to think. I'd like to just give my views as they currently stand, based on my experience of life. I'm always open to change. I'm not saying "this is how it is", I'm saying "this is my current opinion", right or wrong.

I've always been an anarchist (anarchy literally means "no ruler"), and have shied away from politics and politicians all my life. I've tried on numerous occasions to get out of the rat-race, and have ALWAYS been thrown straight back in !! Back in the early 90's I believed that there was going to be some big spiritual awakening and that humanity would learn to live in harmony. Now I'm not so certain.
The last 10 years has brought an unbelievable amount of change in my life, I've explored the darkest depths of my being, looked at all those things that we consign to our shadow, been through turmoil, confusion, pain. By living through my experiences, and also through reading a wide variety of literature, I've seen that the human condition now is actually no different from how it's always been, we just like to think we're more evolved. I also believe that the trials and tribulations we suffer are actually the whole point of living ! What HAS changed is that a lot of our problems are being focussed into a global situation, giving us an opportunity to work through the issues and, hopefully, grow.
We've all heard of the maxim "as above, so below", well I can see how we can take this and apply it to the fields of human health, and I'm talking about spiritual/mental health here too. Dennis has stated that the USA is the most corrupt nation on Earth, and while I don't disagree, I think we need to see a broader picture, I would say thet the Western military/industrial complex is the prime mover here, via the USA admittedly, but previously it was via Britain, (so I'm NOT USA-bashing here folks !) The similarities between the USA (previously Britain) and cancer are striking - in cancer, cells replicate without any consideration for the health of the organism, they multiply in a chaotic fashion, and eventually, they start to invade other organs, until death ensues. If we look at the USA, and particularly its' attitude toward the rest of the world, what do we see ....... ?
So, in my view, Western style "democracy" does not work.
For the last 3 years I've been living in China. My initial view of this country was that here is a place where, for the first time in my life, after visiting 27 other countries, I can see a society which works. Bear with me folks, don't misinterpret what I'm saying ! They have a very strong sense of collective identity, people mostly live in harmony with each other, people don't complain all the time, they accept leadership (more on that later) and they understand the concept of working together to achieve something. And what's more, the government actually spend its' money on improving people's lives.
There are plenty of things wrong here, so I am categorically NOT saying it's a utopia, merely that it's the best I've seen so far, and that there are things we can learn.
So what have I learned ? Believe me, this has been a tough one for me ! As I said, I've always been an anarchist and this is still a fairly strong part of my nature, but living here has shown me that wise leadership is actually a good thing. On a personal level, we need a degree of self-discipline and spiritual guidance, think "higher-self" if you like. Well, I think the same is true on a collective level. If we look at Western countries, the leadership we have is far from wise ! Changing the situation in the USA, Britain etc. is not going to be possible using the same paradigm that created the problem in the first place. I also beleive that while China is an OK place at the moment, the writing is on the wall and there are many problems ahead.
I don't know what the answer is, and I'm not ashamed of that; the older I've got, the less I "know". Perhaps the best model by far is the way that indigenous people used to live, with a council of wise elders (if there's anyone here with indigenous blood, please enlighten us).
Thank you for reading this far, as I said earlier, I'm not claiming to know what the solution is, I'm merely giving an observation, which is as flawed as I am and which may not jive with everyone.
Hoping we can make progress, for the benefit of ALL Earth's beings, and blessings to you all, Philip

[WyoSeeker]

I get discouraged at how few of my fellow Americans can see past their own daily self interests, or through the blinding emotion of patriotism to gain an understanding of our actual lot in life. More are waking up, but living in a republican state and the home state of Dick Cheney the dark lord himself, it still feels like too few to ultimately effect real change. I'm counting on the global financial collapse to remove these satanic beings from power myself.

In any case I'm constantly reminded of Socrates views on this. Considered the greatest philosopher in history and the teacher of Plato, Socrates lived in Greece, the birthplace and birthtime of the concept of democracy. He maintained that democracy was a stupid idea and doomed to fail because:

1. The people chosen to lead as a result of the democratic process are basically winners of a popularity contest. This means they are good at schmoozing but don't necessarily possess any of the required abilities to lead effectively.

2. The general population (voters) is made up of 20% of people who are too stupid to even be allowed to vote (see any public opinion poll in the US if you doubt this), 60% of people who will do whatever their neighbor tells them (in our case the media) because they just follow the crowd, and 20% of intelligent, informed voters who can make an independent decision based on factual information.

Let's see, our current crop of presidential hopefuls are Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman... I don't think I really need to go any further.

[Dennis Leahy]

edit: The Reset Button has come a long way, from the initial document, to the major revision #2, and now to major revision 3.0

Revision 3.0 has been released, and anyone just starting in this thread should jump ahead to the post where the latest revision is the topic. Revision 3.0 removed all references to "2012" (which was the US electoral cycle that was the original target date for change - nothing to do with the mysticism/prophesies about 2012.) Revision 3 also breaks The Reset Button document into 2 separate documents:


The first is simply called "The Reset Button" and is strictly the plan to remove all of the current elected officials from office (because they are Elite-aligned, Elite selected, Elite-approved, and Elite-supported), and change - transform - the electoral paradigm so that only ordinary citizens without ties to the Financial Elite and Power Elite can even run for office.
The second document is called the "Candidate Position Issues", and is a group of topics that all new candidates will have to address - in writing - to run for office. This replaces the "primary" races, and all elections become non-partisan. There will be no way for candidates to hide from the real issues.


Before you leap forward to the post that starts with the release of The Reset Button revision 3.0, allow me to briefly say what The Reset Button is:
The Reset Button is a stated goal of US citizens actually creating a "government of the people, by the people, and for the people", and a plan and strategy to actually do it. The Reset Button is a careful analysis of all the ways that the Elite currently control elections (there are 9 ways), and a comprehensive plan to take that power away from the Elite and give it to citizens.

Like someone publishing how a magician does a trick, The Reset Button exposes all 9 ways the Elite control elections and provides a comprehensive solution. The hard part is done - you don't have to do the analysis or formulate the solution. Even if the solution is never implemented (if too many people are frozen in fear), it is valuable for everyone to finally understand the magician's trick - the 9 ways they stay in control election after election after election - and that there IS a solution. That is worth supporting, and sharing.

OK, here's a link to send you forward in time, to the release of The Reset Button, revision 3.0: ( Post 111 (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?44014-The-Reset-Button-Movement&p=783377&viewfull=1#post783377))

Thanks!

Dennis

[Alie]

I would like to applaud your efforts, Dennis. It's amazing material which I'll start reading.

May I make one suggestion --- if you are able to change the background color of your theme, I would suggest a more calming blue color or a more soothing green color. I think color is SO important in a website so here's a few ideas for blue -- hex# 91a8c9, 6b87b2, 639dc2.

[markpierre]

Couldn't be interested in typos Dennis. But the info and the tone and the vibe of the place was really really good and inviting and compelling. Excellent effort and outcome.

Thanks for the preview. I feel a bit under-dressed.

[WhiteFeather]

Great job Dennis. 5 Stars. The site looks fantastic. Wanishi you truther. I will visit it often. Much Love. ~Vince~

PS I like the idea of the blue banner as well,, if you dont mind my input.

This is Bliss right here:

The Reset Button provides US citizens one last hope, one last chance - a way to remove the control of the international bankers, before they crush us down to survival mode. With The Reset Button,we have a well-defined goal, a brilliant plan, and a powerful strategy for gaining sovereignty and self-governance - for the first time in our lives.

Our strength is in numbers. We need millions of US citizens to immediately unite and, as the US Constitution says, "...to petition the Government for a redress of grievances", using the brilliant plan and powerful strategy of The Reset Button to achieve our goal: freeing ourselves from the international bankers control, and finally attaining a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. We can, we must, and we will succeed.

[risveglio]

Removed to avoid hell.

[EnergyGardener]

Dennis, Great effort and accomplishment.

[Dennis Leahy]

It was pointed out to me when I released the Reset Button 1.x document last spring that there was no way to gauge the interest level, no way to know how many people resonated with it. Like the video that we have seen of the One Guy dancing outdoord, finally attracting one more enthusiastic person, then a snowball effect. So, PLEASE sign the document if you can support fair elections. That's all you have to support - fair elections - and you can support with your signature (which will attract others to do the same.)



The original Reset Button was also more of a one-two punch, where all the items in Phase II were expected to take place as well as Phase I. That was a mistake on several levels. One, it was overwhelming. and two, as soon as someone found something to disagree with in Phase II, they felt they could not support any of it. Finally, the reality is that we all need to trust that simply having all of the bought-and-paid-for handmaidens of the Financial Elite out, and ordinary citizens in, that alone is a huge accomplishment and would create a wave of positive change that may not even be envisioned in Phase II essays.

Dennis

[sunflower]

Dennis Leahy, you are a first-rate example of "Be the change you want to see around you". I like your website: functional and to the point. I have bookmarked it for future visits. I feel there's a lot to be learned from your perspective and actions.

[Dennis Leahy]

I agree about the color scheme. I thought about it a lot. Blue is "taken" - it is the color of the flag flown by Democratic Party, just as Republicans fly red. "Red states, blue states"... impossible not to associate "Democrat" if blue is used.

A real "reset button" on a machine would probably be red.

But yeah, I agree with your aesthetic but felt compelled NOT to use the colors already associated with the 2-parties in the USA.

Thanks!

Dennis

[Church]

It looks good, and fwiw, I like the color green that you currently are using. ;)

[Dennis Leahy]

I see a bug in how names are displayed - blended with cities. Fix in progress...

[conk]

Minor hiccup? On the list of signers, our last names shown as the city we're from.

Edit: We both noticed the same thing at the same time. :cool:

[EnergyGardener]

Dennis,

I have always contended that public service representative government, at least at the highest positions, should be filled by those with very substantial experience in real life. The minimum age requirement for the presidency helps that, but that was established when life expectancy was much shorter. I would seriously like to have minimum age requirements of at least 50 for all federal offices, perhaps the same for state, since I believe that is where the new heavy lifting will occur after the shakeout. Community and county positions should be at least 45.

In addition to having greater knowledge and experience of solving problems, older people have much less to prove, fewer to impress and thus, cannot be bought.

I would sincerely appreciate your consideration of adding the minimum age requirements, at least for our current 3D understanding and anticipated changes: I believe—after disclosure and reeducation from our ET/ED friends—our perspectives may change substantially about all things on all fronts. But, your proposed framework in the immediate interim is a great start.

[Dennis Leahy]

Dennis,

I have always contended that public service representative government, at least at the highest positions, should be filled by those with very substantial experience in real life. ...
I would sincerely appreciate your consideration of adding the minimum age requirements...
EG, As you may have noticed with the soveriegnty movements, the individual States in the United States want power to make as many determinations as possible. I strongly disagree with the State (maybe North Dakota?) that dropped the age requirement for a Senator can't remember if it was US Senator or state senator), down to 18!

I think it's nuts. I have met some bright 18 year olds, but, as you say, they have no life experience.


Whatever gets proposed has to be (at first), something MOST people can agree upon. Most people can agree on fair elections and getting money out of elections (and it just so happens to also be the ONLY pathway to get people in power that are not beholden to the Financial Elite.)

I am tracking every suggestion for modifications to use as updates for Phase II topics, and will add a higher age minimum, as a recommendation. However, it does require yet another amendment, and if we recommend too many amendment changes to the US Constitution, we lose the support of those that want to simply follow the Constitution (for once.)

================================

OK, the city was being saved as the last name, in the database. One of those things I had working correctly, tested, and then made a change in the code (added some security), and did not test it again properly.

Fixed!

Will have to email the few whose last names are incorrect...

Dennis


Fixed!

Will have to email the few whose last names are incorrect...

Dennis

[<8>]

Hi Dennis..

I read the brief synopsis.

Now correct me if I am wrong, didn't a part of the human race already tried that out at one point in history?
And i can't recall how many millions were murdered over that theory of a perfect society.

I do feel you have everyone's best interest in your heart, but who can say, they didn't have it when they came up with the idea?
Please don't take this as a personal attack, search your heart and contemplate this, (that's all folks)

P.s "we the bodies will finally achieve a government of the bodies, by the bodies, and for the bodies" This is what I read when I see it in this context.
You are not your body, wake up the peace is within you.

..8..

[Mozart]

Excellent effort, Dennis!


One suggestion: Cut down your paragraphs to 3-4 lines at the most. The Internet standard is now to keep paragraphs short, very short, like 1 to 3 lines at the most, no matter how wide/narrow the text field is. This aspect is one of the most vital aspects that can determine the success/failure of a site.

[waves]

Thank you very much for this effort, good job.

One thing jumps out at me. I know financial 'Elite' is the common term, but it's so complimentary, what could be a substitute?
In Webster, it's not until the 4th definition that kind of explains this use of the phrase. I assume the first 3 definitely are not what you think of them:
The Webster Definition of ELITE:
1a the choice part
1b the best of a class
1c the socially superior part of society
1d group of persons who by virtue of position or education exercise much power or influence <members of the ruling elite>

I also think the 'who' being referred to should be a bit more defined. Need some help here picking the words and trying to keep it unwordy...."current financial controllers" or "current officeholders".... or ?

[kcbc2010]

Will bookmark and look at later. Awesome work!

[STATIC]

You the man Dennis :clap2:

[Dennis Leahy]

Thank you very much for this effort, good job.

One thing jumps out at me. I know financial 'Elite' is the common term, but it's so complimentary, what could be a substitute?
In Webster, it's not until the 4th definition that kind of explains this use of the phrase. I assume the first 3 definitely are not what you think of them:
The Webster Definition of ELITE:
1a the choice part
1b the best of a class
1c the socially superior part of society
1d group of persons who by virtue of position or education exercise much power or influence <members of the ruling elite>

I also think the 'who' being referred to should be a bit more defined. Need some help here picking the words and trying to keep it unwordy...."current financial controllers" or "current officeholders".... or ?
"Financial Elite" has a snotty, snooty ring to it. Shown capitalized, is has an air of royalty. The tip top of the pyramid is finance (even though I do "get" what Wade Frazier is saying about 'energy' being the units driving finance.) I think it is pretty accurate. They believe they are a class above us, they Lord over us, they believe they are elite - and they control the world's finances.

I do know what you are saying though, and a good example is the phrase "elite athlete", which conjures up a whole different (positive) vision.

[jjjones]

dennis, i call them at the top of the pyramid "pseudo superior". they are not superior to any other soul/part of creation. great site, thank you. will be a continuous visitor:) namaste, peace and love universally :)

[xbusymom]

The Reset Button 2012 (http://www.resetbutton2012.org/)

( http://www.resetbutton2012.org/ )

I'm late for the projected launch date. Lots of excuses (had to learn enough of a new programming language - new to me - to build the website. New website from scratch, with some database functionality and streaming videos (and more to come), 60,000 words to proofread...

Please let me know what typos you find, and if you have any problems on the site.

Thanks

Dennis

Its great to know coding, but there is an easier way...
I recommend a wysiwyg website builder, then just FTP upload to the server.

http://www.wysiwygwebbuilder.com/purchase.html

(LOOKS GREAT- btw)

[xbusymom]

Dennis,

I have always contended that public service representative government, at least at the highest positions, should be filled by those with very substantial experience in real life. The minimum age requirement for the presidency helps that, but that was established when life expectancy was much shorter. I would seriously like to have minimum age requirements of at least 50 for all federal offices, perhaps the same for state, since I believe that is where the new heavy lifting will occur after the shakeout. Community and county positions should be at least 45.

In addition to having greater knowledge and experience of solving problems, older people have much less to prove, fewer to impress and thus, cannot be bought.

I would sincerely appreciate your consideration of adding the minimum age requirements, at least for our current 3D understanding and anticipated changes: I believe—after disclosure and reeducation from our ET/ED friends—our perspectives may change substantially about all things on all fronts. But, your proposed framework in the immediate interim is a great start.

I disagree, EG. The star children and other first and second wavers are more in tune (dare I say, enlightened) and might be more able to offer a different perspective/methodology than the older members of the current paradigm society.

[Deega]

Thanks Dennis, great of you to put this Web site up, I know, it takes a lot of time and it will be a pleasure to share your initiative to friends and family.

I think that initiative like yours has somehow a contagious effect, it will permeate through time and it will be all to your credit, thanks for it!

All the best to you.

Deega

[risveglio]

Removed to avoid hell.

[Dennis Leahy]

I have worn a few hats, but have never worn the hat of an organizer. I need help. We all need help. (The aware in other countries besides the US will know how critical it is for the world that the US government changes into a benevolent entity, a voice of US citizens, not globalist bankers.)

Who can step up, take the baton from me and run with it? I have to admit, I'm exhausted. I have spent nearly every night for more than the past 2 years working on The Reset Button, and have stolen as many daytime hours as I could.

Kony2012 went viral in a few days.

Over 400 million people have watched "Charlie" a baby, bite his toddler brother's finger.

Disinfo agents seem to be able to spead crap very quickly. What is needed to spread The Reset Button quickly?

Someone (I think one of the Occupy Movement members) called for a general strike on May 1st (a ONE day general strike.) That's 10 days from today. A real nationwide General Strike has never happened in the US. A nationwide general strike cannot, must not, be wasted on a one-day general strike that will not only do nothing, but will "teach" citizens that a general strike has no power! And it does have power - great power. It is by far the most powerful tool we have. But it cannot be wasted on a 1-day strike! A strike does not have an ending date. Strikes end when demands are met.

The Reset Button message needs to spread quickly. At least, if people read it, and make the decision to sit on their ass and do nothing, or wait for someone else to do something for them (rescue), at least they will know there was a plan, a strategy, a chance.

Can you help?

Dennis

[Mike]

what can i do for you, Dennis?

[CdnSirian]

Dennis do you plan to rely on youtube exclusively for exposure? I just did a search for "US election reform" on google, and your site is not seen on the first three pages.

Can you get better keywords into your titles and text to get listed better? I know that is a ton of work all by itself - but "The Reset Button" doesn't tell anyone what your site is about, or what category of topic it is in. I am learning myself that google likes to relate your titles to content, with keywords, for relevancy. The tighter you can get it the better.

You can do that with the title of your video if you are relying on youtube...

You may be way ahead of me on this, just throwing it out there. Regards!

[Seikou-Kishi]

Ah I'm sorry Dennis. You seem to be fighting a wave of disillusionment and defeat and after 2 years of solidly working on the Reset Button I can completely understand why.

You're right that the "Charlie bit me" video has 400 million views, but it's not a choice between the two; people can watch both and with a bit of luck they will do :-). As for the Kony rubbish... people may have been taken in on a huge scale, but what it shows is that, however deep down, people want to do the right thing even if they don't know what it is. It's hard to take comfort from any of that when the facts of the matter are less optimistic.

I wish I could help, I really wish I could. You're right that anybody wanting the world to change will want the US government to be excised like a tumour and replaced with a real "of the people, by the people, for the people" government but I know in practical terms there's very little non-Americans can do. In any case, if you can think of anything do let us know. At the very least those of us who have no other use can at least offer ourselves as pressure valves for when it all gets a bit much for you :-)


As a final thought... if you want to reach a wide US audience... Have you thought of talking to Bill? It's just an idea, but you could contact Bill either directly or through the moderators and ask him to give the Reset Button 2012 document to Alex Jones. If it came from somebody as well known as Bill Ryan, I'm sure Alex Jones would devote a respectable portion of air-time to it and he would have it heard. I look forward to hearing you interviewed on the Alex Jones channel :D

[cellardoor]

Unfortunately, the reset button will inevitably have to be set again in the future. The root of the problem is family wealth, vast family wealth. Unless we kill the families involved, they will resurface. That is not an option. 100% inheritance tax will stop this evil for good.
Revealed: David Cameron’s father built up legal offshore funds in Panama and Geneva

By Ed Howker and Shiv Malik, The Guardian, April 20, 2012

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/apr/20/cameron-family-tax-havens

David Cameron’s father ran a network of offshore investment funds to help build the family fortune that paid for the prime minister’s inheritance, the Guardian can reveal.

Though entirely legal, the funds were set up in tax havens such as Panama City and Geneva, and explicitly boasted of their ability to remain outside UK tax jurisdiction.

At the time of his death in late 2010, Ian Cameron left a fortune of £2.74m in his will, from which David Cameron received the sum of £300,000.

Cameron and other cabinet members have recently suggested that they would be willing to disclose their personal tax filings amid growing scrutiny following the budget, but this would only shed light on annual sources of income rather than accumulated wealth or inheritance.

The structure employed by Cameron senior is now commonplace among modern hedge funds, which argue that offshore status can help attract international investors. UK residents would ordinarily have to pay tax on any profits they repatriated, and there is nothing to suggest the Camerons did not.

Nevertheless, the dramatic growth of such offshore financial activity has raised concerns that national tax authorities are struggling to pin down the world’s super-rich.

Ian Cameron took advantage of a new climate of investment after all capital controls were abolished in 1979, making it legal to take any sum of money out of the country without it being taxed or controlled by the UK government.

Not long after the change, brought in by Margaret Thatcher after her first month in power, Ian Cameron began setting up and directing investment funds in tax havens around the world.

Leaving his full-time role as a City stockbroker, Ian Cameron went on to act as chairman of Close International Asset management, a multimillion-pound investment fund based in Jersey; as a senior director of Blairmore Holdings Inc, registered in Panama City and currently worth £25m; and he was also a shareholder in Blairmore Asset Management based in Geneva.

However, the family will – a public document seen by the Guardian – only details the assets of Ian Cameron’s estate in England and Wales. Offshore investments would only be listed in submissions to HMRC for inheritance tax purposes. It is unclear what those assets – if any – are worth and which family member owns them.

In 2009 the compilers of the Sunday Times Rich List estimated Ian Cameron’s wealth at £10m.

He was survived by his wife, Mary Fleur Cameron, who as his spouse would not have had to pay inheritance tax on sums transferred between them.

In 2006 Ian’s eldest son, Alexander, became the sole owner of the family’s £2.5m house in Newbury, Berkshire, where David had been brought up.

Another family home in Kensington, London, worth £1m, passed to his two daughters in equal share.

Cameron’s father was “instrumental” in setting up the Panamanian company, Blairmore Holdings, in 1982, which was exempt from UK tax, when David was a pupil at Eton aged 16.

The fund shares its name with the family’s ancestral home in Aberdeenshire, Blairmore House, in which Ian Cameron was born in 1932 but which the family no longer owns.

A lengthy prospectus for Blairmore Holdings written in 2006 and meant to attract high net worth “sophisticated” investors, with at least $100,000 to buy shares, is explicit about how the fund sought to avoid UK tax. At the time more than half of the fund’s 11 directors were UK nationals.

Under Panamanian law the fund was excluded from taxation derived from other parts of the world.

“The fund is not liable to taxation on its income or capital gains as long as such income or capital gains are not derived from sources allocated within the territory of the Republic of Panama,” the 2006 prospectus reads.

“The Directors intend that the affairs on the Fund should be managed and conducted so that it does not become resident in the United Kingdom for UK taxation purposes. Accordingly … the Fund will not be subject to United Kingdom corporation tax or income tax on its profits,” the prospectus continues.

The investor document also credits Ian Cameron as a founder member of Blairmore Holdings and states that as an adviser he would be paid $20,000 a year – the highest paid director – whatever profits were realised.

In fact, the long-term Panamanian investment fund performed above market rate over many years averaging a 116% return from 2002-2007. Today many of the fund’s largest holdings are in blue-chip stocks such as Apple, Unilever and Coca Cola.

Before his death, aged 77, Ian Cameron was also chairman and shareholder of Close International Equity Growth Fund Ltd, registered in Jersey and worth £9m according to papers filed in 2005. In that year just under half of the fund’s holdings were in UK listed stocks.

A third fund set up in Geneva, Switzerland, had a shorter life span and finally dissolved in 2007 but had many of the same registered shareholders as the Panamanian outfit. These included a number of former employees of Panmure Gordon, the stockbroking firm where Ian Cameron spent much of his career and those from Smith and Williamson investment management where Cameron senior was a consultant.

One notable investor into the Panama fund was a charity established by Tory peer Lord Vinson. Accounts from 2009 show that a charitable trust set up under his own name invested £82,000 into the fund – almost one quarter of its investments in shares.

Vinson’s trust that year went on to donate tens of thousands of pounds to rightwing think tanks including the Institute of Economic Affairs and Civitas.

David Cameron has recently remarked on companies who have taken advantage of offshoring to legally avoid tax. Speaking at the start of the year to small business leaders in Maidenhead, he said: “With the large companies, that have the fancy corporate lawyers and the rest of it, I think we need a tougher approach.

“One of the things that we are going to be looking at this year is whether there should be a general anti-avoidance power that HMRC can use, particularly with very wealthy individuals and with the bigger companies, to make sure they pay their fair share.”

The row also comes as the top rate of tax was lowered in last month’s budget from 50p to 45p and the rate of corporation tax continue to drop to achieve the chancellor’s ambition of giving the UK one of the lowest rates of corporation tax in the G7.

Responding to opposition criticisms over the lowering of the top tax rate, Cameron said: “The cut in the 50p tax rate is going to be paid five times over by the richest people in our country.”

Downing Street said it did not want to comment on what was a private matter for the Cameron family.

A spokesperson added: “The government’s tax reforms are about making sure that some of the richest people in the country pay a decent share of income tax.”

The investment managers Smith and Williamson, for whom Ian Cameron worked, chose not to comment.

[jjjones]

dennis, i feel and hear your frustation and i think that seikou-kishi has the best suggestions. why don't you give it a try. i would love to see your hard work of your heart achieve fruition. :) namaste, peace and love universally :)

[Dennis Leahy]

One thing that would help greatly is if people just sign it.

Signing it is stating that you want the US to have fair, honest elections without the influence of Big Money. That's it. That should be pretty easy for most folks.

There are disclaimers at least a dozen times that support is simply for the first part ( Phase I, getting money out of politics and getting ordinary people in positions of governance), and supporting that does not mean you support ANY of the second part ("Phase II".) Phase two does not even have to be something a candidate agrees on - but they are topics that candidates would be mandated to address.

Signatures from folks out of the US are considered as "supporters" and I guarantee, if many thousands of non-US citizens state their support, that WILL positively affect many US citizens. Someone I read recently spoke of the "herd mentality" of humans being human nature. Avalon is full of a lot of "rogues", people who have broken away from herd mentality, but I guarantee, most US citizens NEED to see many others supporting something, and then it becomes more attractive, more interesting, and especially more comfortable.

Signing it makes the list of names grow, and as the list of names grows, more people will be comfortable signing it.

I know people won't read all of it (literally over 60,000 words) but there may be a few topics in the second part ("Phase II") that have particular interest, such as... everyone here that has been reading Wade Frazier's words and is interested in free energy may be interested in what it says about "Energy Reform", and people here who recognize that the rote regurgitation and obedience training being passed-off as US education gets a pretty good work-over in "Education Reform."

But, for those that only read a little bit, I'd hope they read the beginning of it - not even all of Phase I, as reading the proposed Act and Amendment are pretty dry.

At least at the very beginning of the snowball, I would hope it would be plain old, ordinary old humans, not celebrities, not talk show hosts, not personalities. My reasoning is that those people have big following, but carry big baggage (a lot of people don't like them.) After the snowball starts rolling, then I do want those same celebrity names to lend their support. Then, yes, I would like it if Bill signed it, let folks here know that he supports it, and gives it to the other alternative media folks he knows. David Icke jumps to mind.

I will contact Kerry myself in a few days, since she is both a US citizen and an alternative community leader. These alternative forums reach a lot of people, and if those people each reach out to a few... it snowballs.

Thanks!

Dennis

{edit} hahaha the forum software interpreted some of the characters I used and made them into a smiley-face with tongue sticking out. Somehow I got one of these: :p

[modwiz]

One thing that would help greatly is if people just sign it.

Signing it is stating that you want the US to have fair, honest elections without the influence of Big Money. That's it. That should be pretty easy for most folks.

There are disclaimers at least a dozen times that support is simply for the first part (:Phase I, getting money out of politics and getting ordinary people in positions of governance), and supporting that does not mean you support ANY of the second part ("Phase II".) Phase two does not even have to be something a candidate agrees on - but they are topics that candidates would be mandated to address.

Signatures from folks out of the US are considered as "supporters" and I guarantee, if many thousands of non-US citizens state their support, that WILL positively affect many US citizens. Someone I read recently spoke of the "herd mentality" of humans being human nature. Avalon is full of a lot of "rogues", people who have broken away from herd mentality, but I guarantee, most US citizens NEED to see many others supporting something, and then it becomes more attractive, more interesting, and especially more comfortable.

Signing it makes the list of names grow, and as the list of names grows, more people will be comfortable signing it.

I know people won't read all of it (literally over 60,000 words) but there may be a few topics in the second part ("Phase II") that have particular interest, such as... everyone here that has been reading Wade Frazier's words and is interested in free energy may be interested in what it says about "Energy Reform", and people here who recognize that the rote regurgitation and obedience training being passed-off as US education gets a pretty good work-over in "Education Reform."

But, for those that only read a little bit, I'd hope they read the beginning of it - not even all of Phase I, as reading the proposed Act and Amendment are pretty dry.

At least at the very beginning of the snowball, I would hope it would be plain old, ordinary old humans, not celebrities, not talk show hosts, not personalities. My reasoning is that those people have big following, but carry big baggage (a lot of people don't like them.) After the snowball starts rolling, then I do want those same celebrity names to lend their support. Then, yes, I would like it if Bill signed it, let folks here know that he supports it, and gives it to the other alternative media folks he knows. David Icke jumps to mind.

I will contact Kerry myself in a few days, since she is both a US citizen and an alternative community leader. These alternative forums reach a lot of people, and if those people each reach out to a few... it snowballs.

Thanks!

Dennis

OK. I signed it. It was honesty that kept me from signing it. Until I did due diligence and read all material related to what I was signing, it flet false to just sign it. I am going to take the step of trusting you Dennis. I don't feel like this is a great leap of faith on my part. You have shown yourself to be a partner for a better world from what I can observe.

[gripreaper]

Wow Dennis, great effort. I know you are trying to work with the existing paradigm, as well as the existing electorate, to open up a debate and expose the corruption in the election process. That is a commendable effort.

I’m sure you are aware of the efforts being made by others to move away from the corporatocracy, with filing paperwork with The Hague and claiming sovereign immunity from such an elitist global corporatocracy. I’m also fairly sure you are aware that tyranny has been afoot for thousands of years and is imbedded in our very DNA.

In other threads I have tried to call to the attention of this forum, the distinctions between sovereign and slave, the entire system which goes along with that slavery, and what it would take to stand sovereign and extricate oneself from that system.

Here I outlined some of the distinctions:

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?43737-MAJOR-EVENT-Liens-Filed-Against-All-12-Federal-Reserve-Banks&p=467627#post467627

And again here I tried to expose the pyramid structure and some of the “memes” associated with this type of structure which needs to be dismantled:

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?43737-MAJOR-EVENT-Liens-Filed-Against-All-12-Federal-Reserve-Banks&p=469161#post469161

So, in the context of the existing paradigm, I’m not sure how we get from where we are to where we want to go.

What I do know, is the states gave up their immunity and sovereignty with the Reconstruction Act of 1871, the 13th amendment was repealed and replaced, which was originally written so that no one with titles of nobility could be elected to office, and the 14th amendment was added to make all of us slaves of the United States Corporation. The organic republic was suspended, the corporation took over, and we have not had a representative government ever since. The elections are for corporate agents, and not for any representation of the people. So, this is where some of the current movements are trying to take us back to the early 1700’s when there was an attempt to have a representative government for the people, and I hope they succeed.

As far as the current system and the current paradigm, I think if NO ONE voted in the next election we would send a strong message that we know the existing system needs to be dismantled and the original organic Articles of Confederation restored, and that we do not want the corporatocracy any more.

With over half of this country drawing one form or another of government assistance, it looks like the corporatocracy has a fairly well built in constituency of needy voters who do not want to change the status quo, and who do not understand it or how to dismantle it. This does not mean that a remnant cannot catalyze change, as the You Tube of the one man dancing illustrates. We do need to start somewhere.

So, although I don’t know how this effort will catalyze a change, I’m willing to support you, Dennis, as I have the utmost respect for you. My hope is that the whole existing paradigm is exposed and a cascading of changes occurs, not just in the electoral process, but in how we view the entire system, and that we choose to move away from the hierarchical pyramidal structure to something totally new.

[xbusymom]

I shared the link on my
1) facebook
2) twitter
3) linkedin

and if you can make a short video for youtube, I can put it on my channel there too!

(ps- Love the green color)

[Mike Gorman]

Congratulations on the WebSite, I signed it even though I am in Australia. Can I suggest using A lovely mauve, lilac or violet colour
as this is the colour of peace, spiritual knowledge and advancement? Wordpress is a brilliant (Free) Web platform for this kind of informational web site-just as a
suggestion for other web sites, saves breaking your brain over coding with PHP & HTML etc.
I think the guys who wrote your constitution (A wonderful document) would smile mate. :-)
Cheers

[xbusymom]

Congratulations on the WebSite, I signed it even though I am in Australia. Can I suggest using A lovely mauve, lilac or violet colour
as this is the colour of peace, spiritual knowledge and advancement? Wordpress is a brilliant (Free) Web platform for this kind of informational web site-just as a
suggestion for other web sites, saves breaking your brain over coding with PHP & HTML etc.
I think the guys who wrote your constitution (A wonderful document) would smile mate. :-)
Cheers

purple is also the color of royalty...
how about a white background with a thick color border;
or maybe two or more color bands with diagonal breaklines;
or shapes-within-shapes...
??

[Dennis Leahy]

OK. I signed it. It was honesty that kept me from signing it. Until I did due diligence and read all material related to what I was signing, it flet false to just sign it. I am going to take the step of trusting you Dennis. I don't feel like this is a great leap of faith on my part. You have shown yourself to be a partner for a better world from what I can observe.

Modwiz,

I'd love to be a smartassed leprechaun and tell you you just signed a 3 record deal with Disney, or to become a Monsanto mercenary, but even in my sleep-deprived punch-drunk state I would feel guilty if your heart skipped a beat.


Wow Dennis, great effort. I know you are trying to work with the existing paradigm, as well as the existing electorate, to open up a debate and expose the corruption in the election process. That is a commendable effort.

I’m sure you are aware of the efforts being made by others to move away from the corporatocracy, with filing paperwork with The Hague and claiming sovereign immunity from such an elitist global corporatocracy. ....
gripreaper,

Yes, whether it's the group that Drake is spokesman for, or any other sovereignty group (that I don't know about), I wish them luck where they need it, and a brilliant strategy. I want them to complete the task, and I fully support them.

I do hope that people will also, simultaneously, see the Reset Button document for what it is. It is not about legal sovereignty - in fact, I realized that (in the first version) I was using the word "sovereignty" as a synonym for "personal freedom" as opposed to legal sovereignty, so I substituted more correct language.

While Drake's friends have been researching the sovereignty issue, other people have been doing other important research. For example, many people now "know" on some level, that there is a vague something wrong with the education system in the US. I suspect very few really know more than the fact that Rockefeller and Carnegie deliberately "dumbed-down" the education system. Few know how. Fewer know what to do about it. I know that I was one of the people that knew "something" was wrong, but did not know what it was. I researched it, and now I know, and know two very different pathways to correct it (and I believe each parent should have full understanding of what they are, and the latitude to choose either one, or a blend of both. I realized in one of Drake's radio interviews he does not know - but he knows his dad got a better education than he did, so he'd recommend falling back to that. He and that group, (if successful, and if they or their temporary appointees chart out a new path for the US), need to find out more about specifically what to do. The future of the US is in the minds of today's children, and if there is going to be a great leap forward, the children need to have the atmosphere, tools, direction (and self-direction) to get there.

My fear there is that the "sovereignty" folks are focused on basically strict Libertarian views, and if so, the US will become much more benign to the world, but not nearly what it could become for its citizens. Libertarians hate socialism and believe more in an "every man for himself" mindset. I think that might be OK, for a decade or two, if the entire social infrastructure was in pristine shape, and if everyone started with the same pile of money and land. A Libertarian "takeover" would not be good for the poor and working poor. If there was one unique, new idea expressed in The Reset Button, (Phase II) it was to try to define a solid boundary between wants and needs, allow socialism to cover needs, and some restrained/tamed capitalism (which could be von Mises economic model based, and Libertarian in flavor) to be used ONLY for wants.

Then again, Drake did say that free energy device technology will be unleashed, and unless they are so stupid that they allow that to be a capitalistic venture, Wade Frazier's vision of a world with those devices says money won't matter. (Wade has spent so much time visualizing this that I do not pretend that I can summon up his vision - but I trust that he's correct.)

Drake is also ignorant of what Bill Still figured out about gold-backed currency (the financial elite, that actually OWN most of the gold, would have a back door to control the value of money, even if we cut off their ability to create the quantity of money through fractional reserve lending.) Drake and his group and whoever the worldwide group is {gulp} that is planning on restructuring currency/ monetary reform had better figure that one out too.

But all-in-all, if they are successful, the planet would be a much, much, much better place. They may be the only ones that can do this - make the paradigm change by arresting the really bad bad guys. They have my support.

If they are successful, the entire Reset Button document increases in relevancy - because it provides a starting point for literally 27 different aspects of life in a world without those criminals. OK, so Drake's team is successful... do we end up with Democratic and Republican party from which we continue to select our representatives? Do we just modify the rules a little bit, but ignorantly leave several doors wide open - so the next group of corporatists will come right back in and control governance? And, here's a HUGE issue: all of the federal and SCOTUS judges were appointed by cabal puppets. They work for the cabal. If they are not ALL replaced immediately, there will be no justice - the arrested will all get away with murder(s.)

If they are not successful, the Reset Button is very important as it identifies all of the ways the Financial Elite control the electoral process and thus who governs, in the US. I have only see a few of the ways ever mentioned, and always piecemeal. The plan is the only way I have ever seen to alter the paradigm. And, it gets rid of political parties and mandates that the ordinary citizen candidates have to address all of the 26 issues outlined in the second part ( Phase II. )

and, and and... (sorry I'm soapboxing)

Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

Yes, because Blue and Red identify the 2 political forks of the cabal's tongue, in the US, purple was one of the options that I looked at. I tried a few things last June (before the first release and the other/similar looking website) and went with this. A few thousand people saw the previous website, so part of the idea was to leave it alone - for continuity. I felt the site should be minimalist (not too over-produced/professional designer feel) without looking too amateurish. That's why the simple gradient background and simple logo.

Next is to try to put together one, (then maybe a few more) very short (3 to 5 minute) videos.

Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

Note to those who are signing:

Please note that I went with an email validation system for signing The Reset Button document. That means there is a second step - you have to click on the link in the email that is sent (automatically) to you.

Thanks!

Dennis

[gripreaper]

That has been the caveat, or the red herring in regards to a hierarchical pyramidal system with new more benevolent leaders in positions of power. I am not advocating that Drake and crew arrest all the evil cabalists and adjudicate in the current court system because the courts are all corrupt and owned by the same cabal, and replace them with the "good guys".

I agree that a monetary system indexed to commodities is not much better than what we have now. A monetary system without interest at least would be a step in the right direction.

I'm with Wade on this one, that the control is held in place and all of the current paradigm structures thrive because of the control the energy cartels of oil and electricity have. Remove them and release free energy and those supporting structures collapse and the shift can then begin to occur. How we transition is certainly up for debate, and yes, as you say Dennis, it has to do with what we teach our kids and could be reversed in one generation. I will go even further and state that motherhood really needs to be honored and revered in our societies, as most of the neurotic predispositions are laid down during gestation and the first two years of life, on the visceral cellular level.

I will look at your Phase two section and get back to you. Did you read what I wrote in the two links in post 34?

[Sidney]

I would like to applaud your efforts, Dennis. It's amazing material which I'll start reading.

May I make one suggestion --- if you are able to change the background color of your theme, I would suggest a more calming blue color or a more soothing green color. I think color is SO important in a website so here's a few ideas for blue -- hex# 91a8c9, 6b87b2, 639dc2.

I love the GREEN! My favorite color, the color of spring, growth, new beginnings. Keep it green. ; ) Thank you for your efforts!

[Dennis Leahy]

That has been the caveat, or the red herring in regards to a hierarchical pyramidal system with new more benevolent leaders in positions of power. I am not advocating that Drake and crew arrest all the evil cabalists and adjudicate in the current court system because the courts are all corrupt and owned by the same cabal, and replace them with the "good guys".

I agree that a monetary system indexed to commodities is not much better than what we have now. A monetary system without interest at least would be a step in the right direction.

I'm with Wade on this one, that the control is held in place and all of the current paradigm structures thrive because of the control the energy cartels of oil and electricity have. Remove them and release free energy and those supporting structures collapse and the shift can then begin to occur. How we transition is certainly up for debate, and yes, as you say Dennis, it has to do with what we teach our kids and could be reversed in one generation. I will go even further and state that motherhood really needs to be honored and revered in our societies, as most of the neurotic predispositions are laid down during gestation and the first two years of life, on the visceral cellular level.

I will look at your Phase two section and get back to you. Did you read what I wrote in the two links in post 34?

Yes, I did, and you are one very bright person. :~)

Quick comments: I'm not so sure the exact legal particulars need to be followed in the case of declaring sovereignty. Here's why: On the pyramid you show (and many say) that the Catholic Church and/or Pope has laid claim over our sovereignty, centuries ago. I have heard others say it is the City of London that owns us all. If Drake's friends really can file some paperwork, which is "good enough" for the military white hats in the US to permit/assist in the arrest of the cabal members, then really, it's good enough. 99.9% of US citizens will never completely understand the real sovereignty issues, who signed what and where and when and if it still holds water or not. I believe that 99% of US citizens will not question the authority to make such a move - once it is made, and explained in as simple a manner as is possible, and the fact that it leads to high-profile arrests of financial bigwigs (that most US citizens either know or suspect are crooks), will be enough. Even if every word you write is technically accurate (and my gut says it is, though I have not spent any time on sovereignty legality issues), I don't think the cabal can squirm out of the consequences of their actions, once they are declared, proof shown, and become widely known.

I do hate to go too far away from what I have been working towards, and what this thread is focused on. I want an immediate effort by the citizens of the US to repair the electoral process. Period. Very narrow focus. I know it will lead to other great things, but need to stay with the very narrow focus, the "sound-byte-sized" issue for average folks to understand and support.

You said,
I know you are trying to work with the existing paradigm, as well as the existing electorate, to open up a debate and expose the corruption in the election process.Yes, working within the existing paradigm. Making the biggest paradigm change that I believe is possible in one step.

Working with the existing electorate, yes, with a large percentage that DO know that Big Money has taken over elections and they have never sat down and thought about how to actually change that. That is ONE issue that most US citizens could get behind, and it opens the door to all the other changes - at least the potential - that are the critical current issues. The average citizen would NEVER agree to everything written in Phase II - much of it would be overwhelmingly different than what they have been fooled in to believing is true. But, they could stand up for "Fair Elections" and "Get ALL the money out of elections!" and, generally "Election Reform."

It is kind of astounding that none of the "professional activists" ever figured out that we need to BE Congress, not yell AT Congress.

But, I don't want to just open a debate. I do want the obvious corruption in the electoral process to be so clear that it is a 'no-brainer' to support major electoral reform (transformation.) I want it to be so obvious that we have to change it immediately.

Dennis

[ascendingstarseed]

Great work Dennis! Are you familiar with Norman Goldman, he's an attorney who has a Progressive talk radio show that's been getting a lot of attention because he's knowledgeable about constitution and law, he's passionate, intelligent and most of all dedicated to helping turn this ship around. He's a former Republican who's a better conservative than anyone on the GOP, but has moved to a Progressive platform as a way to launch real change. As an orphan he had to fight to make a name for himself in the world and even tho he's a lawyer, he's one of the few that give the profession a good name. The reason for bringing him up is he's diligently working to rebuild the Democrat party from the grassroots level by helping a lot of good people find their way into local government as a way to help change the system from the bottom up.

He has a national platform with his radio show and is picking up new stations in major markets all the time. To learn more go to NormanGoldman.com or look him up on FACEBOOK, he's got a lot of good things happening as he builds a network of people across the country, fed up with the corrupted system and who all have great idea's for working together as a nationwide community working toward similar goals. Building a community of leaders who haven't been bought and paid for by ALEC or lobbyists and their corporate masters.

Since Norm is a lawyer maybe he'll take a look at what you're working on and possibly even help with marketing and promotion. I love listening to his show, he's a straight shooter and an honest man who's trying to make a difference in a country where "the lunatics broke free and have taken over the asylum!" And boy is he great at calling people out on their BS...but he's a lawyer, we shouldn't expect anything less.

For people who have been turned off from talk radio by the likes of Limbaugh, Hannity, Beck and all the other right wing hate mongers, Progressive Talk radio is truly a breath of fresh air and is about the only place left in broadcast media where you can hear in-depth discussions about issues that matter. Conversations from people who aren't corporate shills paid to lie or deceive you into voting against your best interests. The corporate masters pay these talking heads MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year to lie to the audience....Not so with Progressive talk, the hosts are people like us who care and they don't get a big paycheck because Progressive talk only has about 10% of the market share that right wing radio has.

Randi Rhodes, Mike Malloy, Thom Hartmann and Stephanie Miller are other Progressive talk hosts who speak for the people and always put on an informative show...

Hope the info on Norm helps, kudo's to Dennis for getting out there and doing something to make a difference! Good luck!

[Hermite]

Hey, Dennis, now that you have more free time (yeah, right), have you considered putting your petition on petition sites? That would get you some new eyeballs and maybe get it to go viral.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/

http://www.ipetitions.com/start-petition?q=MSNAdCenter&campaign=10

http://www.change.org/

http://www.petitiononline.com/petitions/new

You can even go directly to the White House: The “We the People” site was set up by the Obama administration more than six months ago to take petitions calling for changes in federal policy. The White House responds to any petition that receives more than 25,000 signatures within 30 days.
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions

Well, maybe not that last one, but whatever you do, I wish you great success because you are actually doing SOMETHING. Bless you for that.

[Dennis Leahy]

Great work Dennis! Are you familiar with Norman Goldman, he's an attorney who has a Progressive talk radio show that's been getting a lot of attention because he's knowledgeable about constitution and law, he's passionate, intelligent and most of all dedicated to helping turn this ship around. He's a former Republican who's a better conservative than anyone on the GOP, but has moved to a Progressive platform as a way to launch real change. ... The reason for bringing him up is he's diligently working to rebuild the Democrat party from the grassroots level by helping a lot of good people find their way into local government as a way to help change the system from the bottom up.
...

Randi Rhodes, Mike Malloy, Thom Hartmann and Stephanie Miller are other Progressive talk hosts who speak for the people and always put on an informative show...

Hope the info on Norm helps, kudo's to Dennis for getting out there and doing something to make a difference! Good luck!
I don't blame folks for observing that the (phony) 2-party system is all we have, make the best of it, pick one of the 2 parties and try to make them better.

I also don't blame folks for abandoning those 2 parties, and supporting one of the "3rd" parties.

I have done both of those.

Plenty of people have also made the choice to walk away from the whole big stinking pile, in disgust. None in those three groups (2-party partisans, 3rd party partisans, and those who have given up politics and voting) are changing, or ever will change, the paradigm. The Reset Button exposes a fourth way - and the only way to change the paradigm.

When the magician pushes the box/contraption onto the stage that he will use to saw the woman in half, the trick is already over. As soon as we accept the fact that the box is legitimate, the pretty assistant and the saw and the magician's rhetoric are truly just a show. In the political magic show, as soon as the electorate accept the current political paradigm as legitimate, the major work of the Financial Elite behind the paradigm is done. The circus of campaigning and voting is just a show.

It is simply impossible, from within the paradigm, to change the paradigm.

I don't doubt the sincerity and integrity of the talk show hosts that you mention, but if they succumb to the notion that we have to make the best of what we have, they have already (unwittingly) capitulated to the will and agenda of the Financial Elite.

There was one radio talk show host (Adam Klugman, "Mad As Hell In America") that read the original Reset Button document early last summer, and he was very excited about it. Said he was going to talk about it on his next show, the following Saturday. As it turned out, I was literally in the woods and away from technology that weekend, and I don't know for sure but I don't think it was ever mentioned on the air. (I couldn't find it in the show's archive.) If you are a regular listener to any progressive radio show, you probably have a better chance of getting through to them, to take a look at The Reset Button. Coming from me, it is self-promotion (even though I'm not selling anything and don't want any donations.) Please do try, but don't be terribly surprised to find that "progressive" may not really mean "open minded" to the idea of a real paradigm change.

Thank you, ascendingstarseed!

Dennis

[xbusymom]

You guys still don't get it... the spider has already tangled that web for us...

How do we really know what NEEDS fixing first... ?
Education,
Justice system,
Welfare,
Food,
Medicine,


Dennis:
For example, many people now "know" on some level, that there is a vague something wrong with the education system in the US. I suspect very few really know more than the fact that Rockefeller and Carnegie deliberately "dumbed-down" the education system. Few know how. Fewer know what to do about it. I know that I was one of the people that knew "something" was wrong, but did not know what it was. I researched it, and now I know, and know two very different pathways to correct it (and I believe each parent should have full understanding of what they are, and the latitude to choose either one, or a blend of both. I realized in one of Drake's radio interviews he does not know - but he knows his dad got a better education than he did, so he'd recommend falling back to that. He and that group, (if successful, and if they or their temporary appointees chart out a new path for the US), need to find out more about specifically what to do. The future of the US is in the minds of today's children, and if there is going to be a great leap forward, the children need to have the atmosphere, tools, direction (and self-direction) to get there.


Gripreaper:
and yes, as you say Dennis, it has to do with what we teach our kids and could be reversed in one generation.

Dennis:
If there was one unique, new idea expressed in The Reset Button, (Phase II) it was to try to define a solid boundary between wants and needs, allow socialism to cover needs, and some restrained/tamed capitalism (which could be von Mises economic model based, and Libertarian in flavor) to be used ONLY for wants.

the problem with saying we can just fix the broken education/welfare system is this...

there is such a rise in autistic cases (autism, any disability, neurological brain damage, etc) that it NEEDS a team of at least 4 professionals to 1 student (teacher, para-specialist for 1to1 work per class, speech therapist, other tutor or professional for special accommodations, special needs bus driver and bus aide, Home care support, doctors and medical personnel, etc.), but will that really FIX the student back to normal to be able to participate in running the country properly?

where is our next generation really headed??? we need to fix the big pharma problem first … or maybe the justice system...


Dennis:
but ignorantly leave several doors wide open - so the next group of corporatists will come right back in and control governance?

no one can really know what future loopholes to catch before they become current loopholes...


Dennis:
a HUGE issue: all of the federal and SCOTUS judges were appointed by cabal puppets. They work for the cabal. If they are not ALL replaced immediately,

And if we get rid of all the current Judges, Most people – logically- will want the most EXPERIENCED people in the judges seat, so where does that leave us in VOTING in new people?

EDIT: sorry to be shooting holes and not offering any patches to cover those holes, but at least knowing what the problem is (the real problem) is half the battle...

[Bo Atkinson]

Dennis, Thanks for your dedicated work effort. I finally got through the pdfs, (through mp3 converter). Most of it makes sense to me, despite my doubt that average voters will study comprehensive subjects, ever. I accept your quoted signature-statements: "I want fair, honest elections in the United States! I want US elections controlled by US citizens, not by Big Money from corporations, banks, special interests, and the rich!" I'm generally apolitical and doubt there is any ideal political system. I'll spare you my feelings here. Except one seemingly-relevant point- That Sweden's social democracy is dysfunctional, according to Henrik Palmgren http://www.redicecreations.com/radio/2012/04/RIR-120415.php


More importantly, you might find some good connections and wide-publicity at Progressive Radio Network (NYC). Their new link: http://prn.fm/ contains over 60 radio shows, done by volunteer hosts. Actually they invite people to apply for launching their own progressively oriented shows through prn/fm... It seems progressive there means a balance somewhere between liberal and libertarian, (my guess). I consider them as very middle of the road, very rational, widely acceptable in academia, while pushing hard for progressive solutions. The founder is Gary Null....

Wade Frazier was interviewed by their host, Carol Brouillet (Community Currency Show). The Archive contains countless mp3s (of shows and some articles too). I mention them because the latter part of your long pdf agrees with much that Gary Null has covered, agreeably, for decades on his show, (extending pre-web on NYC FM and other places too). Also, like your pdf, Gary has been saying all along, that clear and succinct actions are essential-- Unlike the occupy movement's lack of same. He seems to have a full time person funneling messages to him. Gary has not however delved into free-energy or disclosure at all, while he focusses on academically accepted stuff, (including radical areas). Especially the vaccine agenda, long before others joined in, but with full scholarly, peer reviewed references. He as led large protests in NY. He has done investigative shows on 911 with big names.

[Dennis Leahy]

You guys still don't get it... the spider has already tangled that web for us...

How do we really know what NEEDS fixing first... ?
Education,
Justice system,
Welfare,
Food,
Medicine,


Dennis:
For example, many people now "know" on some level, that there is a vague something wrong with the education system in the US. I suspect very few really know more than the fact that Rockefeller and Carnegie deliberately "dumbed-down" the education system. Few know how. Fewer know what to do about it. I know that I was one of the people that knew "something" was wrong, but did not know what it was. I researched it, and now I know, and know two very different pathways to correct it (and I believe each parent should have full understanding of what they are, and the latitude to choose either one, or a blend of both. I realized in one of Drake's radio interviews he does not know - but he knows his dad got a better education than he did, so he'd recommend falling back to that. He and that group, (if successful, and if they or their temporary appointees chart out a new path for the US), need to find out more about specifically what to do. The future of the US is in the minds of today's children, and if there is going to be a great leap forward, the children need to have the atmosphere, tools, direction (and self-direction) to get there.


Gripreaper:
and yes, as you say Dennis, it has to do with what we teach our kids and could be reversed in one generation.

Dennis:
If there was one unique, new idea expressed in The Reset Button, (Phase II) it was to try to define a solid boundary between wants and needs, allow socialism to cover needs, and some restrained/tamed capitalism (which could be von Mises economic model based, and Libertarian in flavor) to be used ONLY for wants. the problem with saying we can just fix the broken education/welfare system is this...

there is such a rise in autistic cases (autism, any disability, neurological brain damage, etc) that it NEEDS a team of at least 4 professionals to 1 student (teacher, para-specialist for 1to1 work per class, speech therapist, other tutor or professional for special accommodations, special needs bus driver and bus aide, Home care support, doctors and medical personnel, etc.), but will that really FIX the student back to normal to be able to participate in running the country properly?

where is our next generation really headed??? we need to fix the big pharma problem first … or maybe the justice system...


Dennis:
but ignorantly leave several doors wide open - so the next group of corporatists will come right back in and control governance? no one can really know what future loopholes to catch before they become current loopholes...


Dennis:
a HUGE issue: all of the federal and SCOTUS judges were appointed by cabal puppets. They work for the cabal. If they are not ALL replaced immediately, And if we get rid of all the current Judges, Most people – logically- will want the most EXPERIENCED people in the judges seat, so where does that leave us in VOTING in new people?

EDIT: sorry to be shooting holes and not offering any patches to cover those holes, but at least knowing what the problem is (the real problem) is half the battle...Hi xbusymom,

Have you read some of The Reset Button yet? The stuff here is off-the-cuff, and I think what's on the site and in the PDF is better in a number of ways (including more coherent.)

I'll try to go over your thoughts...

The Reset Button was broken into 2 phases. At first, I just saw all the issues, (and of course, a few of the issues have gray zones between them) and it was just a big list. Then it dawned on me (or the muses visited me, or my spirit guide that is usually mute whispered a word, or something) that we cannot get to any of it until we are "insiders." Only insiders have the functional capability to make ANY of the big changes happen.

(Yes, of course we can each spiritually change ourselves, but that doesn't stop Monsanto, doesn't stop the war-for-profit paradigm, etc.)

So as to "How do we really know what NEEDS fixing first... ?" I contend that once it is laid out honestly, it will make sense that we cannot start with "Agricultural Reform" and should not spend our energy there - out of sequence. There really is a logical sequence for the first step. I wrote on it pretty extensively, and hope you'll check it out.

Then, after we have the one new law and one new Constitutional amendment, and only ordinary citizens (vetted to have no ties to corporations) can become elected and appointed officials, the paradigm is changed! We who want change are no longer a bunch of angry activists screaming at people paid not to listen to us (but were paid to meet the corporate agenda.) We the people (presumably) have allies in elected positions! We can really start cooking now!

So, which of the many problems to attack first? heheheh if the Phase II items were fully fleshed-out and articulated in legal format, all 26 of them could be voted on in the first morning the new Congress meets.

There was one item that is really not "electoral" and could not logically be crammed into the one law and one amendment that is the goal of Phase I: ending lobbying. Because it will be legal to lobby until it is illegal to lobby, I thought that made a very logical #1 item, along with whatever other "Congressional Reform" items (like getting rid of the concept of 'pork' bills, getting rid of filibuster and cloture, etc.) At least a succinct "End of Lobbying Act" should be passed literally on the first morning Congress is in session. No brainer - that completes the paradigm change, slams the final door shut to the Financial Elite.

After that...


Banking and Monetary Reform (needs to be immediate, because Financial Elite have a $700 trillion dollar bomb they are going to explode, and we need the Federal Reserve dead, and Monetary Reform functionality started immediately.)
Representational Reform (this was one of the two great lessons of the Occupy Movement. Immediately create a way for representatives to know the pulse. Do your Senators and Congressperson have any clue what you think or feel? They need to.)
Energy Reform (quite literally, we are probably still in the first day or two of the new congressional session... Immediately announce that the Congress embraces non-polluting technology, and is going to do everything in its power to bring forth non-polluting energy ...)
Education Reform (is tied into Monetary Reform and Job Strategies, at least the money for the infrastructure and jobs creation. It would take even fast crews a year or two, including outrageously creative architectural drawings, to get the first new schools done. That means there would be a year to figure out the specifics of how to blend a non-traditional and (old) traditional (Trivium) format into education, for teachers and administrators to rethink their roles...)

And of course, this is just me blabbing and dreaming out loud. The new Congress would be listening to everyone, as well as following the mandate created by what specifically the voters showed as favorable (from Position Papers.)


I could keep dreaming out loud, but it doesn't mean anything.



I guess the bottom line is, we will have our fellow citizens in temporary positions of governance, who understand they are there specifically because the public no longer wants the will of corporations to be the national agenda. They will know why they were voted-in (their positions), and we will have - in writing - what their positions are. I would think even the most pessimistic person would have to say at that point, the direction of the US would be changing very quickly to a positive course for US citizens, for the nation, for the part of the environment our nation affects, and for humanity.

Other than the cabal and their mercenaries, I cannot imagine why anyone would possibly think we are worse off. And we would have increased checks and balances to make sure. Joy in Mudville.

:~)

Dennis
p.s. This is not all the answers. It will take all of us working together to get the answers and implement them. This is just a plan and strategy to get ordinary citizens into the position where we need to be to do anything.

Autism: have you seen this thread? http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?43548-The-gut-of-most-disease...-NOT-what-you-think-

Judges, well, when I take my pencil and vote for a judge - a candidate that has no ties to corporations, and a candidate that had to provide the same Position Paper as any other prospective elected official, and a candidate who has never been a judge - the views expressed will mean a lot to me. Since the law would state that no one that has ever held a position could ever hold that position again, no judges would be in the running for judgeships, (just as no Senator would be running for Senator, etc.)

[Dennis Leahy]

Hi Wavydome, Geez, that's a bizarre blurb to the story in Sweden.

I know there is no utopia. I also know we are very much closer to "hell" than utopia in the US right now, especially if you do not allow our foreign policy to escape scrutiny for even a moment.

I am not pretending that The Reset Button is magical or a panacea - just a giant leap in the right direction. A giant leap away from corporatocracy, and a giant leap towards that "government of the people, by ther people, and for the people I've heard so much about - but never actually experienced.

I will look at the radio outlets you mention, but if you are a regular listener, maybe you can contact them.

I do hope that for those that see this as an important effort, you will sign it, own it, and promote it. It's not my plan, it's our plan. :~)

Dennis

[Bo Atkinson]

Yes Dennis, I did sign BTW and do my regular, small part which is perhaps just a fly on the wall. Avoiding the fly swats too, as most people are tired of hearing about new things to study. I love constructive-studies but not salemanship. I can appreciate that another radio station might sound off-target, but it would be you who would be interviewed-- To make your case. The best part of your work seems to be the action-plans for updated governance? Progressives are into that. Clearly this is important, but honestly, your-specifics are weak talking points for me. My strength is building trades and multiverse subjects. I generally skip Town Meeting, a lovely tradition here- Robert's Rules of Order, etc... It is not my element.

'Socialism' is indeed part of all current governance. Even the Libertarians need sanitation, police and fire protection (public social services). Political agendas have to outline this. I meant no offense concerning Sweden at all. Sweden just happens to have implemented a social-democracy for a long time. A real, contemporary example, an advanced nation, actual experience, for reference. When concurrent collapse challenges the Wallstreet banksters. Redice is a popular context here on Avalon.

I have written to PRN, in times past, but never got a direct acknowledgement. I do my share of writing, expecting nothing in return. Sure, i can send them a blurb-- Perhaps just summarize your short pdf for them? Any further thoughts?

wavydome

[Dennis Leahy]

Yes Dennis, I did sign BTW and do my regular, small part which is perhaps just a fly on the wall. Avoiding the fly swats too, as most people are tired of hearing about new things to study. I love constructive-studies but not salemanship. I can appreciate that another radio station might sound off-target, but it would be you who would be interviewed-- To make your case. The best part of your work seems to be the action-plans for updated governance? Progressives are into that. Clearly this is important, but honestly, your-specifics are weak talking points for me. My strength is building trades and multiverse subjects. I generally skip Town Meeting, a lovely tradition here- Robert's Rules of Order, etc... It is not my element.

'Socialism' is indeed part of all current governance. Even the Libertarians need sanitation, police and fire protection (public social services). Political agendas have to outline this. I meant no offense concerning Sweden at all. Sweden just happens to have implemented a social-democracy for a long time. A real, contemporary example, an advanced nation, actual experience, for reference. When concurrent collapse challenges the Wallstreet banksters. Redice is a popular context here on Avalon.

I have written to PRN, in times past, but never got a direct acknowledgement. I do my share of writing, expecting nothing in return. Sure, i can send them a blurb-- Perhaps just summarize your short pdf for them? Any further thoughts?

wavydome
Yes, further thoughts... I need to see a bigger photo of that wavy dome in your avatar! :~) Did you read (in The Reset Button) the section about Education Reform and see what was written about the grounds/campus and the buildings/structures for new schools? Surroundings to inspire. Education feng shui. Like your wavy dome.

I may look into progressive radio in a day or two. It would be hard today, as I am feeling very down and defeated right now, and it would be impossible for me to hide it.

Thanks!

Dennis

[Bo Atkinson]

Bigger photo? Photo below has been on my (tiny-bandwidth) webpage since 2008... Later that summer the greenhouse side was glazed.
http://harmoniouspalette.com/OpticalCurveFittingForBuilding/07winterArborDome.jpg
I started my website in dial up days and ever since followed the rule of quick downloading. I want people world wide to share concepts and even our country may suffer restricted bandwidth again. Given our karma of a difficult era. I have higher res pics on old HDs. Here is the webpage for above, which shares some construction concepts.
http://harmoniouspalette.com/OpticalCurveFittingForBuilding/OpticalCurveFitting.html
It links many other concepts brewed up during building.

I should add Dennis, that i really loved some things in your pdf book. Adjusting web conversations is difficult where i'm already reviewing other books or shows or forums or whatnot-- By the time people might choose to reply or not. As the case may be. Besides chores, projects, promo for biz, etc... Yes, i went to a school with 14 kids, in rural Vermont, where we actually spent 2-3 hours per school day building the actual school: The Mountain School, first years, Vershire, Vermont, 1963-66. We kids mostly got to clean up and demolish the old barn cow-stantions. Making a library there since that time. Or sheet rock or paint or outdoors tree planting or develop the school's (walk-up) ski slopes. My life tells me kids deserve more involvement with real projects. Learn to integrate work as play. I did hear some trivium-philosophy recently and mostly agreed with it. Though i'm also a very independent thinker, even if i support things, for bigger reasons.

These coffers cancel out the echoes, on the inside. So, in my mind, as an architectural concept, these coffers provide echoe-proofing cementitious rooms, toxin-free fireproofing, roofing and truss work features.... All for the cost of one....
http://harmoniouspalette.com/AnechoicCementitious.jpg
This picture is the winter after glazing 2008-9. http://harmoniouspalette.com/AnechoicAuditorium.html

(The lager-higher-resolution pics i'm 'inserting' on other posts, here on avalon, are photo dumps on my unused web space. As long as my server owner can manage. He was one of my favorite young lads, who once helped out in summers.)

Thanks for the request of pictures. More power to your effort. Send your link to freedom reigns.us

Sooner or later, the ball is tossed from soldiers to creatives with proven dedication. Keep your heart strong.

In the end, the king and the pawn go back in the same box. (Italian saying)

wavydome

[xbusymom]

sorry Dennis, with variable job duties every day and finals looming on the horizon- I have not had a lot of time to read thru the phases I and II, (thanks for the autism thread - I did peruse thru that today), I promise to provide a better thought out post sometime this weekend.

;)

[A Simple Human]

The Reset Button 2012 (http://www.resetbutton2012.org/)

( http://www.resetbutton2012.org/ )

I'm late for the projected launch date. Lots of excuses (had to learn enough of a new programming language - new to me - to build the website. New website from scratch, with some database functionality and streaming videos (and more to come), 60,000 words to proofread...

Please let me know what typos you find, and if you have any problems on the site.

Thanks

Dennis

@ Dennis Leahy,

Thank you! This is an excellent form of positive action. It looks like I'll have some reading to do, but I'm looking forward to it.

I didn't read the entire thread yet. So, I don't know if anyone else recommended to submit a petition via Change.org (http://www.change.org/). You can probably help spread your message, as well as, gain more signatures.

Nice job,

A.S.H.

[Tane Mahuta]

I would like to applaud your efforts, Dennis. It's amazing material which I'll start reading.

May I make one suggestion --- if you are able to change the background color of your theme, I would suggest a more calming blue color or a more soothing green color. I think color is SO important in a website so here's a few ideas for blue -- hex# 91a8c9, 6b87b2, 639dc2.

Awesome work Dennis...

I would also tend to agree with allie. Keep the background soft as it detracts from the content.

TM

[Dennis Leahy]

The Reset Button is an apolitical solution to political problems. If you love politics, you'll hate this.

The idea is to go after that elusive "government of the people, by the people, and for the people" that gets mentioned frequently, but has never existed in the US. No more political parties. No more politics. No more money in the electoral process. Only ordinary citizens (with no corporate or banking ties) even allowed to run for office. Elected offices last 4 years, and then out - and that person could never serve in that office again. Temporary. Service. Not political careers. Candidates mandated to express their positions, in writing, on a couple dozen critical topics - real topics, not fluff.

This idea would create a fair and honest electoral system - just what the 2 political parties don't want. Just what the corporations and banks that sponsor candidates don't want. Imagine what it would be like if all three branches of US government were filled with 100% ordinary citizens not tied to corporations (instead of 100% of them tied to corporations, as it is now.) Imagine what we could accomplish.

One problem: "They" will never voluntarily do this. It will require more than shouting, more than petitions to make it happen. (It will require a strategy - and that strategy, that non-violent strategy - is part of The Reset Button (http://www.ResetButton2012.org) document.)

Dennis

p.s. The above is today's attempt to 'hone' the message down to a succinct, small byte.

[risveglio]

Removed to avoid hell.

[Dennis Leahy]

The Reset Button is an apolitical solution to political problems. If you love politics, you'll hate this.

The idea is to go after that elusive "government of the people, by the people, and for the people" that gets mentioned frequently, but has never existed in the US. No more political parties. No more politics. No more money in the electoral process. Only ordinary citizens (with no corporate or banking ties) even allowed to run for office. Elected offices last 4 years, and then out - and that person could never serve in that office again. Temporary. Service. Not political careers. Candidates mandated to express their positions, in writing, on a couple dozen critical topics - real topics, not fluff.

This idea would create a fair and honest electoral system - just what the 2 political parties don't want. Just what the corporations and banks that sponsor candidates don't want. Imagine what it would be like if all three branches of US government were filled with 100% ordinary citizens not tied to corporations (instead of 100% of them tied to corporations, as it is now.) Imagine what we could accomplish.

One problem: "They" will never voluntarily do this. It will require more than shouting, more than petitions to make it happen. (It will require a strategy - and that strategy, that non-violent strategy - is part of The Reset Button (http://www.ResetButton2012.org) document.)

Dennis

p.s. The above is today's attempt to 'hone' the message down to a succinct, small byte.

Doesn't this also eliminate good people from staying in office. Wouldn't this make a Ron Paul or a Dennis Kucinich impossible. When this whole concept gets taken over, where is room for the Fool On The Hill? If the entire government is being replaced every 4 years, how do we stop being pulled in opposite directions because of the pulse of the nation?

I work for a company that works for a corporation. Does that disqualify me from running? Who are you allowed to work for to be an ordinary citizen? I think all public workers would have to be eliminated also.

I think these are good questions, and are answered in the spirit of a transformation from having corporations controlling not only elections but also governance, to one where corporate control of elections is completely eliminated, and collusion between corporations and governance (which will be an ongoing battle) is minimized.



Doesn't this also eliminate good people from staying in office. Wouldn't this make a Ron Paul or a Dennis Kucinich impossible.
Yes, it does. I believe it is a small price to pay, and that once the corporate shills are eliminated, we'll find hundreds of individuals at least as good as those examples.

Just like the jury selection system finds new jurors, regardless of the fact that there was an awesome jury foreman who was incredibly diligent and moved mountains to make sure a case was judged fairly.

It is my opinion that we have trained ourselves to think of these elected positions as theoretically something you need to be very special to do. Kucinich and Paul and Grayson and Sanders stand out because they act more like citizens than corporate shills. They seem special (and, in the company they keep, they are.) Common sense and integrity are the key attributes I'd look for in elected officials.

I could turn the question around (and the concept might make sense, from a different perspective.) Why have term limits on presidents? Why have 4-year terms for presidents, why not 10 years?

Strict term limits is not my idea; it is one that has been expressed by numerous individuals trying to identify the root causes of our infected government. I do see it as a powerful and important facet of getting free from "royalty syndrome", and quest for power. If a mechanism exists that allows some to grab greater power, they will.



When this whole concept gets taken over, where is room for the Fool On The Hill? Not sure I understand this question. In a way, we admit more fools on the hill when we eliminate 530 utterly predictable, programmed pro-corporatists. Jesse Venturea was voted into the Governor's office in Minnesota. That was really, citizens going against the D and R being offered as the only options, and selecting what many saw as the fool on the hill. Turns out he was citizen-centric and quite a good governor (unless you talk to a partisan from the D or R camp - which demonize everyone but themselves.)


If the entire government is being replaced every 4 years, how do we stop being pulled in opposite directions because of the pulse of the nation? I don't know the answer to that. I guess I would expect there might be times where the pendulum swings far, and other times when it does not. Mistakes would require course corrections, and we might over-correct. Isn't the same thing theoretically true right now, but tempered by the fact that legislators simply do not even entertain pro-citizen legislation, keeping the pendulum swung artificially far towards corporatism?

I would certainly hope that one of the first things any Congress not sponsored by international banks would do is to get rid of the Fed and heavily regulate banking - to eliminate the banking 'shenanigans' that cause wild fluctuations. Same with trading. The corporate-sponsored marionettes now in charge will not regulate trading, but I would hope non-corporate "elected citizens" would eliminate the trading practices that can wipe out a nation in a day (lining traders pockets) or screwing with the price of next year's corn flakes. All-in-all, I would expect there NOT to be wild swings every four years, but that is conjecture. If they occur, it would be for good reason (strong correction for some mistake or unexpected trend change.) I guess I also see corporations at the helm of the eternal push for more, more, more (unsustainable capitalistic growth), and would hope that citizens could see that this is artificial BS perpetrated on us. Today, I had a bowl of oatmeal and cranberries for breakfast. In the year 2025, a bowl of oatmeal and cranberries will be a good breakfast. In Bill Still's research and calculations, nearly all of inflation is artificial. That means the bowl of oatmeal that was $1 today should not be $15 in 2025.

I took "pulled in opposite directions" as mostly economic, but I would hope that most facets of life would smooth-out rather than become more volatile, when corporations are only in charge of their factories and warehouses, and not the government too. For example, I would expect a nation enjoying peace in 2016 would not have an appetite for war in 2020. What fluctuations do you envision?


I work for a company that works for a corporation. Does that disqualify me from running? Who are you allowed to work for to be an ordinary citizen? I think all public workers would have to be eliminated also. We have tried allowing all of our elected officials in high office to be corporate. We know that breeds collusion. These aren't Buddhist monks, and people in charge of lawmaking simply must not be influenced by the corporate stock they own, or the corporation they are going to return to in 4 years. They can't possibly vote without bias on a bill regulating or eliminating GMO seeds if they have shares of Monsanto, or vote on whether to go to war if they own a piece of Lockheed-Martin. That's the "spirit of the law" that is being addressed. Can you think of a better way to phrase it?

Dennis

[risveglio]

Anything above this portion I can not really respond to. I become more of an anarcho-capitalist every day. Now a year from now I may call myself crazy.

My solution to most of these problems is to make government so small that the damage a career politicians could do would be very minimal.



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[QUOTE=risveglio;474941]I work for a company that works for a corporation. Does that disqualify me from running? Who are you allowed to work for to be an ordinary citizen? I think all public workers would have to be eliminated also.
We have tried allowing all of our elected officials in high office to be corporate. We know that breeds collusion. These aren't Buddhist monks, and people in charge of lawmaking simply must not be influenced by the corporate stock they own, or the corporation they are going to return to in 4 years. They can't possibly vote without bias on a bill regulating or eliminating GMO seeds if they have shares of Monsanto, or vote on whether to go to war if they own a piece of Lockheed-Martin. That's the "spirit of the law" that is being addressed. Can you think of a better way to phrase it?

Dennis

I understand what you are saying but then why allow public employees? Once 25% of the public is employed by government, you are almost guaranteed government is going to control everything. How do you stop that quadrillon dollar education complex (that could have been built for $250 trillion) for the city?

Disclaimer: Monetary values used in my example are what I see the value of money being in 10-15 years if nothing changes with our system. My friends call me an optimist.

[Dennis Leahy]

The Reset Button is an attempt to go from a very, very VERY bad situation to one a lot better. I do not see it as a panacea, or perfect, or as if every angle has been covered. For example, I identified 9 ways the Financial Elite control elections. When shut down, I fully expect them to try to regain control in other ways.

For corporatists/fascists, The Reset Button is a nightmare. For everyone else, it should be a huge step in the right direction.

If you see yourself as an "anarcho-capitalist", I'm guessing that you're envisioning capitalism similarly to what Stefan Molyneux talks about in his simple examples ("I have some carrots, you want some carrots...") and honestly, I do know business people that operate with very high personal integrity, do not opportunistically price gouge, and are truly honorable people transacting some sort of trade. Then, think about a company like Monsanto, and that's where, when Ron Paul says government has no business regulating businesses, he is out of his mind. Big Pharma has destroyed the health of millions. Big Ag has poisoned us, destroyed the soil, and poisoned the water... (just a few examples) so when I hear the term "anarcho-capitalist" I don't think of you and I conducting an honorable transaction that is none of the government's business, I think of these metastatic monsters destroying anyone and everything in their path - a wide swath - killing, pillaging, and destroying for insatiable profit.

They have proven, beyond any shadow of a doubt, they will not self-police or self regulate - and "the market" doesn't really regulate goods. Maybe in a small swap meet where there are 2 booths where you can buy a bag of popcorn, the market determines the price (unless they conspire), but in a global market where there is some other nation that pays low wages or has super-cheap resources, the US worker will lose every time.

Unless governments are allowed to keep printing as much money as they want, ad infinitum, government HAS to be smaller.

The definition of anarchy I respond favorably to is summarized in the phrase I repeat, "Rule by rules, not by rulers." I think it is one of the underlying principles that will enable not only a much smaller government, but also a much smaller (and much more benign and non-intrusive) police force.

Dennis

[Bo Atkinson]

I once heard an idea to the effect of forcing all elected politicians to give up the right to personal assets and in effect, perhaps live at the bottom-most income level. In essence, for life, which almost means feeders off the State.

....But let the hot entrepreneurs get rich, play the the competition-sport, if they produce something good for society. Though it has been the starving artists who made life beautiful. Dying in the ditch, some of their works are sold for millions today.

Who would run for office then? Who would vote them into office? I wonder, but it appeals to me more than todays menagerie. I thinks some great, dynamic aggressive would dawn the service-to-others cap and make the State really beautiful, truthful and good....

What i drew from that was a preference for a slogan:

Separate money and State! Real simple, but does it mean discard money-systems, like the other thread today?

As a kid i figured becoming a millionaire was really cool, but nowadays, i'm happy living at extremely low maintenance... An almost eclectically-disheveled style, low tax, high security, because there is so little here worth stealing, after the long travel getting here. Oh well.

[risveglio]

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[Dennis Leahy]

Rather than starting from the theoretical, or the classroom, I try to envision real-world scenarios, real-world interactions, and starting from where things are right this moment. How we got here is very important, but even more important is the fact that we are here and there is nothing theoretical about it. From this vantage point, and from this starting point with the corporatocracy/fascist state in full swing, with the police/security/intelligence/military as it is, with the land and the resources already divided-up and owned by "others" long before I incarnated, and having any form of basic human rights be questioned by those in power... Well, that reality is my starting point, and I want to make it better. I don't make proposals that suppose the world was different than it is, that society was not this way.

The Reset Button is not a far-flung futurist's vision. Is is a short-term vision of a strong course correction away from corporatocracy/oligarchy. Where society - citizens, and our elected representatives in a constitutional republic - takes it after there remains to be seen. I believe one confounding piece to the puzzle is that virtually every one of us went through heavy brainwashing and dumbing-down. So, I fully expect that a complete generational cycle of education will produce many many hundreds of thousands of individuals with capabilities of creative thinking and problem solving far beyond the current crop of people (including all of us, even if we think we're 'awake' or 'intelligent' or 'wise' - we are a generation of mental and emotional cripples.)

This is a transitional time, not a time of great stability where only minor details are yet to be worked out. It is arrogant to think that our vision of the world our great-grandchildren will have can be envisioned by the likes of us. We need a transition, a heavy course correction (we're f-ing up the natural world, forcing the next generations to work on toxic clean up and rebuilding vitality into biomes, rather than wherever else their visions may have led them.)

In this current aristocratic-socialist, fascist-infested quasi-constitutional quasi-republic, a realistic goal is to get to a constitutional republic and eliminate the fascist/corporatist infection and aristocratic-socialist siphoning. We have all been starved of our freedoms long enough that we may have different visions of freedom, and anarcho-capitalism is most certainly about a type of freedom. If there is a spectrum with "me-ism" (love of self) at one end and "we-ism" (love of us all) at the other, then I personally would place the pointer near the we-ism end of that spectrum, partly as a course correction, and partly because that's what's in my heart. But, I don't expect or even ask anyone to follow my heart.

The Reset Button isn't a philosophical discussion as much as it is a roadmap. Especially true of Phase I, and I spent a lot of effort making sure that ALL I want people to support is a course correcting in electoral politics to put citizens in control and take that control from corporations. That should be very easy to support.

The items in Phase II are topics the candidates would need to address. One of them is finding a balance - a healthy balance - between capitalism and socialism. We have some of both right now (and the huge drain from socialism is not welfare recipients, it is corporations.) We are terribly out of balance, in my opinion, far too much capitalism and wealth accumulation for a few at the expense of the many's social services. We now have our government selling off our highways, bridges, and ports (for example) to the highest bidder (usually foreign.) Those are community assets, and something is very wrong. Prisons are being sold to or taken over by profit-hungry capitalists. That is just plain sick.

I don't know if you realize it but I think you are just trying to create a socialist society. Socialism could never work as people would just do less. You're wrong in saying that I am (or The Reset Button is) trying to create a socialist society. Nothing in Phase I of The Reset Button is about socialism or capitalism. And Phase II is just topics that the candidates need to be mandated into addressing.

My personal opinions? I would like to see the social services be well-defined, budgeted, and a shared burden. I do want capitalism reigned-in. Large-scale capitalism cannot be regulated by the market in those areas where capitalists control necessities for life - like food. There is no possible way that consumers can ever or will ever stop Monsanto from completely taking over the world's food supply. They are within a few years of doing just that, and will unless stopped. I think benign anarcho-capitalism is an oxymoron. Capitalism is not about being benign, in spite of the fact that you and I can trade carrots and potatoes in a capitalist transaction and both walk away feeling good. Those one-on-one, happy, fluffy, examples are not capitalism in the real world, and consumers are helpless against corporations - unless the goods can be rejected. (We can reject luxuries, and thus "control" the luxuries market.)

But I'll bring it back again to what The Reset Button really is: a proposal to get the power over elections (and thus governance) away from corporations and into the hands of citizens. It is a goal that can be embraced by nearly everyone (other than the oligarchs and their minions.)

Dennis

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[Dennis Leahy]

I don't have time for this today so maybe I will revisit this thread later but again you avoid the question of public employees not being allowed to run for office. I think you feel the same way about capitalism that I feel about government. I know from what I have learned, we are no where near a capitalist society so I guess I get confused when capitalism is blamed. In the past, capitalism is usually blamed by socialist or communist even though their systems are far worse, it's an easy target to blame capitalism.

To come full circle, I just can not sign it because I just don't trust the way you think. I can't sign it, as others have told me in private messages, just to support a fellow forum member who means well. I think this plan is dangerous. I am trying to make my points but we just think radically different. Maybe after the collapse you can try your form of the reset button in the northwest and here we can try a limited, constitutional republic with sound money without treating every successful person as some monster because he succeeded in his small business and eventually grew large enough to be considered an evil "corporation".
Working for a corporation (or the government) is not the same as being an officer in a corporation, or owning stock in a corporation. It is those latter two that would make it impossible to debate and vote on the floor of the houses of Congress unbiased. I gave specific examples before - involving Monsanto and Lockheed-Martin. These are NOT theoretical - the votes in Congress are heavily tainted by the stock portfolios of the Congresspersons. The idea that legislators need to be unbiased and NOT in a position to be personally financially rewarded for the votes they cast is not my idea, though I strongly support it.

If you believe that a Monsanto executive should be allowed to be appointed to head up the USDA, then yes, we are at impasse. This is not a tough issue for most folks, and I would call your views highly radical and pro-corporatocracy/pro-fascism if you support ideas like that. And again, this isn't some far-fetched straw-man argument - if you know the history of Monsanto and the so-called "revolving door" and don't see a problem, I don't know what else to say - that would mean you support the breeding ground of collusion.

Also, the US has (as Eisenhower warned as he left office) a "military industrial complex" that is far beyond ridiculous in size and posture and economic drain - without even getting into the deployment of the troops and technology, in order to use up stockpiled weaponry, resulting in cash-flow for those corporations within the military industrial complex and blood flow for the individuals who had the audacity to build their homes on some foreign soil that the US military and their handlers decided was strategic. The same Senators and Congresspersons that vote to keep funding wars become millionaires in office due to their stock portfolios. (Big Pharma, Big Ag, and Military-related stocks, etc.) You're OK with that?

Sorry, anyone who supports war-for-profit is deeply misguided, dangerous, and quite possibly mentally ill - "depraved indifference", sociopathic, or psychopathic - in my book.

Do you support this behavior? It makes BIG money, massive profits! It is our nation's current "bread and butter" economic sector, and many many people who are not paying attention to who they have in a stock portfolio (typically a retirement account) have no idea they are supporting the war-for-profit machine. This is obscene.

This plan is dangerous? Sorry if I snap, but the plan is getting control of elections away from corporate sponsorship and into the hands of citizens (like we pretend we already have.) That's dangerous? Or is something in the Phase II stuck in your craw? (And, if so, have you forgotten those are only topics, not mandates, and that you would vote for the persons that matches your views, not mine?)

Currently, (and forever, unless something changes), your voice means NOTHING at all to the corporate representatives. They could care less what you think. They don't work for you. You did not put them in power, corporations did, and they are well aware of it. They will never sway their votes - the votes they cast for their corporate sponsors - due to your wishes (or the wishes of most of the 320 million other citizens.) You don't count. Monsanto does. I don't count. Goldman-Sachs does. You are completely powerless, just like I am. It is hilarious, really. Someone proposes that the citizens should control the government, not the corporations, and we have citizens - powerless citizens - arguing FOR the corporations!


I know from what I have learned, we are no where near a capitalist society... Well, with that statement, I don't trust the way you think.

I'll make a last attempt to understand what you are saying:

Even though we are still talking about a constitutional republic, you appear to be afraid of citizens voting for citizens. Your reasoning seems to be that this smells too much like democracy. If democracy erupted, then "mob rule", and god only knows what the totally insane majority of society might vote for. But, by removing as much democracy as possible, by taking that freedom from citizens (keeping citizens safely removed from the important parts of the electoral process), and allowing Big Money to dictate who is a viable candidate, that is good. That way, there is no chance of democracy ruining everything, and very little chance of big voting/mood swings in the country - because the Big Money sponsored candidates will be predictable. And we'll all live happily everafter. Well, some will. Some, not so much. And the vast majority will have no representative voice.

If you were actually arguing for a republic, you'd be arguing for proper representation within the republic. (If I understand your position) I am astounded that you really are fearful of actual representation, and prefer artificial representation (where Big Money picks representatives rather than citizens.) And, if I understand you correctly, this is your position because you want the right to dream of growing your capitalist venture, with no government restrictions whatsoever (environmental, worker safety, pay scale, etc.)


...without treating every successful person as some monster because he succeeded in his small business and eventually grew large enough to be considered an evil "corporation".The Immediate, singular, only, sole, solo reason for the Reset Button is to get citizens representing citizens. Period. Exclamation point. What is so hard to understand about that?

Are you afraid of even forcing candidates to talk about the issues they would be mandated to talk about (the stuff in "Phase II") ?

Because that is as far as my "dangerous" thinking goes. I'm not really interested in the marshmallow subjects that candidates half-assed talk about, and think they should be forced into revealing their positions on the difficult subjects before we vote. If that is dangerous thinking, brand me dangerous - and enjoy what passes for political conversation, like gay marriage, from the D and the R candidates that Goldman-Sachs picked out for you (and who will avoid any topic important to governance.) You are free to select from among anyone you want, absolutely anyone - as long as they are a D or an R and were pre-selected by one or more major corporations. And, that's the way it will always be, when citizens support corporations controlling elections.

Come to think of it, you probably have a very good chance of realizing your personal dreams by keeping everything the way it is. "Anarcho-capitalist", translated, means unrestricted capitalism. We are almost there, 100%. Shouldn't take Congress but a few more sessions to disassemble the rest of the environmental laws and workers rights. Then there will be no limit to anarchy in capitalism.

If I have correctly characterized your views, then please, do not sign The Reset Button. No one should sign that supports corporatocracy and wants the level of citizen involvement in government (any size government) to be limited to selecting from among representatives that corporations vetted, sponsored, and anointed.

Dennis

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[Laura Elina]

I'm gonna be honest now, I read the first few posts and checked out your website so I'm not sure what the conversation is about right now, but KUDOS to you for doing it, you're doing something about "it", action over words, I respect that and I respect passion. I thought your site was clear enough, maybe the color scheme could be more calming (as suggested I'd go for a lighter hue of green or blue) but I really think ppl will be paying more attention to the contents than the looks. But yet again, I want to stress the importance of doing something for the things you believe in, that's what I'm talking about, GOOD JOB.

There's a song that says if their song affected one person, it became worth it, I believe that.

[ceetee9]

LOL! I just responded to your comment regarding "The Reset Button 2012" on the Iceland Debt Forgiveness thread and then I noticed this thread (created 5 days earlier no less--guess I need to stop skimming so much). Anyway, I'll definitely check it all out.

[Dennis Leahy]

I am not very sure how to answer your sedond part. First, it seems very offensive. I have been told to cool it for far less so I hope you get a "don't do that" by one of our mods.

I do not support our military-industrial complex. If you scan my post, I make it very clear I am a Ron Paul supporter so yes I am pro capitalism and anti war. (What, How can that be?).

I am a staunch believer that in a free market society, you would have far less huge corporations. See, our regulations make it extremely hard to compete. They are usually written and designed so make it difficult for a company to start, grow or have more employees. Your reset button sets hundreds of rules, some which I don't think you really understand. Obviously we could not go from what we have now to a Voluntarist or Anarchical society but ultimately that is what we need to be free. Yes, get money out of politics but don't do it by destroying the economy and setting rules for this you don't fully understand. You still seem to have a big, central government in your plan. And your starting point only sees one head of the three headed monster.

You're obviously just trying to wind me up. I'll explain (to others that may be reading your words), one last time:

The ONLY thing you're asked to support is taking governance away from corporations and putting it in the hands of citizens.

Free market is not mentioned

Capitalism is not mentioned

Anarchy is not mentioned

A big central government is not mentioned

Destroying the economy is not mentioned

This is simply you, jumping to conclusions, fear-mongering, discrediting, being divisive, making stuff up, and refusing to actually read the text of the proposed amendment and act.

[My OPINION, which has nothing to do with supporting The Reset Button: we probably have 100,000 laws to dismantle and discard or rewrite - if HONEST people, not corporate shills, were in legislative positions.]
This is NOT creating or supporting "hundreds of rules", and you know it. This is an attempt to get ONE law and ONE Constitutional amendment that will:

drumroll please...

take governance away from corporations and put it in the hands of citizens.

At this point, risveglio, I'd like you to start you own thread about, well, whatever you want to talk about. You were trolling before, but I was very patient and explained over and over how you are (I now have to assume deliberately) mis-characterizing The Reset Button as some evil plan. Really, I have grown weary of the trolling behavior. I will not respond to any more trolling.

I will tell you something one-to-one on a personal level: the time for selfish thinking on this planet is over. The world is moving away from competition and towards cooperation. Selfish people are part of the old paradigm. The richest 0.4% of people in the US are not richer than the other 99.6% of us because they worked harder. The hardest working people I have ever known in my life were paid crap wages - and they have hearts that are open the size of the grand canyon. Using a call for "freedom" to mask greed and selfishness is a thin disguise that anyone operating from compassion sees through in an instant. I see you.

Dennis

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Removed for Dennis though this document is only for you if you are a collectivist.

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I will tell you something one-to-one on a personal level: the time for selfish thinking on this planet is over. The world is moving away from competition and towards cooperation. Selfish people are part of the old paradigm. The richest 0.4% of people in the US are not richer than the other 99.6% of us because they worked harder. The hardest working people I have ever known in my life were paid crap wages - and they have hearts that are open the size of the grand canyon. Using a call for "freedom" to mask greed and selfishness is a thin disguise that anyone operating from compassion sees through in an instant. I see you.

DennisI couldn't agree more with you. Just this morning I saw on the news a corporate head, of a Texas telemarketing firm under investigation for violating the "Do Not Call List" law (yet again), climb into his $200,000+ Yellow Ferrari with a license plate that read "EARNED" and I wanted to vomit. If it wasn't so disgusting it would be laughable that greedy, corrupt, self-centered clowns like this seriously believe they've "earned" what they have; while truly hard working souls lose their homes, farms, families or can barely keep their head above water. A new paradigm is definitely what is needed.

[Dennis Leahy]

I am not trying to fear monger. I have pointed out where I have a problem with your site. If by signing the reset button, I am only signing

to take governance away from corporations and put it in the hands of citizens.

than put that where I sign.

My grandfather told me he saw 3 of his closest friends sign a petition in support of Mussolini. It was meaningless as Mussolini already had control. I asked him why did they sign it and he told me it was because they did not like the King. What they signed was far worse.

I agree that "the time for selfish thinking on this planet is over. The world is moving away from competition and towards cooperation. Selfish people are part of the old paradigm. The richest 0.4% of people in the US are not richer than the other 99.6% of us because they worked harder." not with the rest. I just think it is better when compassion comes from the individual and not mandated from the state. Is the person with no compassion not free to live his journey on this rock?


I am also not trolling. I think people should understand what they are signing. I have just asked basic questions, maybe at times tried to play devil's advocate and maybe at times challenged your thoughts. You are the one that gets very offensive. I could have said from what you have written that you are an obvious victim of indoctrination by the United States Education System but I did not.

I see some Socialism in the FAQ and an unjustified attack of capitalism. That is all I called you out on. I don't know if you should be writing out step 1 of the reset if you can't take any criticism.

Yes, I believe we should get money out of politics and if that is all i would be signing with the reset button, that is fine. But, I can sign GOOOH petitions and Dylan Ratigan's stuff for that.

I think idea of all congressman/woman getting elected at one time is a bad one. I also question whether you meant a corporate employee and if so why not a government employee? Was that trolling? Or trying to rattle you up? Are you above being rattled up Mr Leahy?

Calling me "Mr. Leahy" is passive-aggressive. I have never called myself that at Avalon.

I did sign The Reset Button using my full name. That's my real name. It isn't about ego, it is about standing up, refusing to remain anonymous. The middle initial on the document is because "Dennis Leahy" is a relatively common, Irish name. I actually got a ride, hitchhiking across the US many years ago, by another Dennis Leahy. There is also a prominent lawyer, a physician, and a mathematician all of the same name, all with prominent Internet presence. Now NSA knows which one to target.

" I could have said from what you have written that you are an obvious victim of indoctrination by the United States Education System but I did not." Um, yes, you just did. More passive-aggressive stuff.

"I am not trying to fear monger." Well, then you are not trying very hard. You are leaving the impression that you see hidden "evil" and "danger" in The Reset Button. That is fear-mongering. The only people who should be fearful of The Reset Button are greedy bastards, fascists, corporatists. And, since you publicly posted it (rather than PM me), it is an attempt to influence others.

Your attempts to quantify what the "danger" is never quotes the words from The Reset Button, not even a paraphrase, but rather is a conclusion you have fabricated. The conclusions appear to be based on the supposition that if The Reset Button's one Act and one Amendment became law, that you would lose personal freedom, and you have hinted that loss would be your freedom to engage in anarcho-capitalism - unrestricted capitalism. After witnessing what has happened to planet Earth and her people by unrestricted capitalism, that's where you want to place your emphasis? And call it freedom?


The Reset Button is not for you. Don't sign it. You have expressed (can't remember if it was this thread or some other) that you fear democracy, and went into the old psychological ploy about "mob rule." The Reset Button still supports exactly the same system of government (constitutional republic) that we already theoretically have, but having actual citizens in power, a government of the people, by the people would quite likely lean away from a government "for the corporations" (and toward "for the people.") Real representation is much closer to democracy than we have ever experienced, maybe too close for your comfort.

Other than a monarchy or dictatorship or a 100% democracy, there is always going to be a cluster, a group, a "mob" that makes determinations for everyone in that society. A small "mob" of loyal lapdogs, hand-picked by corporations now runs the US government, and yet you express the notion that "mob" rule of citizens would be even worse. We don't know in the US - we've never actually had a representative government. But I do know what we have now stinks to high heaven.

If you do the research, you'll find that since day one, the rich have always been represented, not a cross-section of citizens. The US is at a crisis point. We are by far the most malevolent force on the planet, environmentally, imperialistically (including genocide, cultural genocide, wholesale destruction and mayhem.) Not you and I, but in our names, the corporate representatives that make the laws, adjudicate the laws, and hold executive positions have destroyed anything and everything (and everyone) in their path to infinite wealth and power. A thousand years from now, the corruption and collusion peak that seems to have made a great leap in 1963 and peaked about 1988 through 2012 will be listed as a significant "dark" period of US and world history.

Fears are irrational 'things' and can't be removed by logic alone. You apparently fear democracy, or you echo the "mob rule" fear of democracy. You extend that through a chain of events leading to becoming an unsuccessful capitalist, unjustly crippled by restrictions that would destroy the economy. Who knows just where the US might head if regular folks were running the show. It is the great unknown. But, since these regular folks will not be making decisions to line their own pockets, I think your fears are well-founded: these ordinary citizens in positions of representation just might actually clamp down on industries and say they cannot dump mercury in the water anymore! That would mean less profit, stock values would go down... maybe even ending up ruining the economy! For those that place the economy in paramount position, more important than stuff like human life and suffering, non-human life and suffering, best bet is to stick with the system we have.

Anarcho-capitalism, unrestricted capitalism is not really about freedom, it is about greed.

"I just think it is better when compassion comes from the individual and not mandated from the state. "

You're right, it would be better if compassion came from individuals rather than having to mandate corporations to follow laws to approximate some teeny level of the effect of compassion. How much evidence do you need to see that corporate boards don't exemplify your happy thoughts? I'm flabbergasted. Gobsmacked. That anyone could watch Big Pharma, Big Ag, Big Finance, Big Insurance, Big Banks, Big Media, and all the other Big megacorporate empires (not theoretical, the ones we live with) and think in terms of corporations showing compassion. They are killing us. Literally. They have taken over our food supply. They are addicting us to their pharmaceuticals. And they still don't give a rat's ass.

" Is the person with no compassion not free to live his journey on this rock? "
Wow. That's a zinger.
Well, so far, they own the vast majority of the wealth, have us as debt slaves, are poisoning us, they start wars and use us a gladiators for their pleasure and profit, and are in complete control. How much more fun do you want to allocate to them? Or to more directly answer your question, I'm OK with sociopaths, but not psychopaths - meaning, someone can be devoid of compassion and not hurt anyone or anything, fine. But when lack of compassion - sociopathy - is acted out on others and becomes psychopathy... you can write my name in the "do NOT approve" column.

"I see some Socialism in the FAQ and an unjustified attack of capitalism"
Is that so? www.resetbutton2012.org/Documents/ResetButtonFull.pdf#page=118 (http://www.resetbutton2012.org/Documents/ResetButtonFull.pdf#page=118)

And once again, very clearly I say that what I just pointed to is just a topic. Just a topic showing one opinion, to start the debate on that one issue . One opinion. Perhaps every singe one of the 1500 or so key positions in government will be filled with people who strongly disagree with the opinion expressed. So don't let yourself get too worked up if you disagree with ANYTHING and EVERYTHING in the "Phase II" part of The Reset Button. Just topics. Topics that candidates would not be able to ignore. You would know where each candidate stood on this topic, and the degree to which they agree or disagree with the opening argument presented.

(And if you had read my opinion, you'd know that your statement above is misleading and false. Virtually every socialist I have met wants socialism with no capitalism at all. Is that the view I presented? (Even though my view doesn't matter at all, it just primes the pump for discussion.)

Yes, I believe we should get money out of politics and if that is all i would be signing with the reset button, that is fine. But, I can sign GOOOH petitions and Dylan Ratigan's stuff for that.
Do it. Sign petitions, call your local corporate representative, scream at the castle walls. It has all been done before, and it will not work. GOOOH could, at very best, get a teeny tiny, statistically insignificant number of Reps in the house. Maybe. I suspect more like 1 to 3 at most. Any plan that does not win 268 Representatives simultaneously, not serially, cannot affect policy. Green, Coffee, Libertarian, Peace and Freedom, GOOOH... it doesn't matter - all 3rd parties will suffer the same fate. You don't have to be a statistical wizard to recognize that not only are ALL media owned by Democrats and Republicans, probably over 80% of the country identifies with those 2 parties, and can easily be frightened into voting for one of them using the gambit of showing the other major contender as both a monster and the presumed winner "unless we all stick to our party." You're not alone in your naivete on this. I don't know how many voting cycles people have to go through before the pattern emerges. 3rd parties cannot win against the entrenched system and media. The only possible answer is to effectively eliminate all political parties.

I think idea of all congressman/woman getting elected at one time is a bad one.
I think having people in power creates an advantage over the "freshmen" coming in, and freshmen looking up to or bending to the will of those who are already in power. It is simple, human psychology. The idea is to have no one with an advantage, everyone on the same level.

I also question whether you meant a corporate employee and if so why not a government employee?
"Employee" has nothing to do with it, as I already said. Walmart has 2 million employees, how many do you think are corporate officers or own stock? The ones who own stock or are corporate board members have an umbilicus back to the corporation. Those few people could not vote on the Floor of Congress, or be the judge in a trial, or be a cabinet member or appointee and be unbiased. They cannot serve the American people unbiased, then they are not allowed to serve. Additionally, to prevent an elected or appointed official (legislators, primarily) from "feathering a nest", elected and appointed officials would not be allowed to become a corporate board member or buy stock for 5 years after serving. The vast majority of US citizens are NOT on corporate boards and own no stock at all. Of the citizens who own stock, if they wanted to run for office, they would have to sell their stocks, so they could be unbiased.

Are you above being rattled up Mr Leahy?
Nope. I can be rattled. I am very passionate about this, and feel you have been disingenuous and misleading, deliberately.This really is not about me, even if you want to make sport of it and keep trying or even succeeding in rattling me. I am just a person that went far enough through life waiting for someone, anyone to do something that worked, and no one did. I did take the time to research the corrupt system, take the best ideas from the most brilliant minds, add some raw honey and stirred. The Reset Button is not me. It is a document, and it contains the wisdom of a lot of people. Because it is (as far as I know) the only plan that actually tried to find every pathway that the financial elite uses to control elections, and block all of them simultaneously, I am convinced it is the only possible plan that could work. There is a group of diligent, hard working activists working on getting Citizens United negated. If they succeed (by 2014 or 2016, at the very earliest), then the financial Elite will only have 8 ways to control elections instead of 9.

So, warts and all, The Reset Button is the only plan that could possibly get corporations out of control and citizens in control. I just gave up a large part of the last approximately 2-1/2 years to research and assemble and write and edit the document, including a plan and a strategy to force the unwilling current corporate lapdogs to make the one amendment and one act into law. I won't do it again, and I don't see anyone else trying to put together a comprehensive approach. This is it. Support it, continue on a path (screaming at the castle walls and/or voting for 3rd parties) that Einstein would call insanity, or relax and enjoy your corporate masters, because it's going to get even more intimate - real soon.

Dennis

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Dennis,

Have you heard of the organization called GOOOH? It's a plan to evict all 438 members out of the House of Representatives and replace them with every day citizens like you and I. The founder is Tim Cox of Liberty Bell, Texas. I think you will like what this guy has been doing for many years. He has taken the special interest money out of the election process and created a program where every day people can participate in choosing who they want to run for office. It's the purest program out there that I have seen. I'm actually the founder of the GOOOH chapter in my state and when I first launched it over here it was well received by the people. Personally I think this process should be put in place for all elected positions, which is what I suggested to Tim, but of course you have to start somewhere, you can't bite off more than you can chew. Tim said he wanted to start with the House as that is where the bills are suppose to originate from, but of course we know that doesn't always happen. Anyway, check it out, I think you will like what you see....You might even be able to piggy back off of his concept by filling in the gaps in the areas he isn't able to cover. I think what you're attempting to do is very similar to what he as done so this would save you time from having to reinvent the wheel so to speak. I could be wrong as I have not read all of this thread or gone completely through your site, but initially this is what I'm seeing. Great job!

www.goooh.com (stands for GET OUT OF OUR HOUSE)

[Dennis Leahy]

Dennis,

Have you heard of the organization called GOOOH? It's a plan to evict all 438 members out of the House of Representatives and replace them with every day citizens like you and I. The founder is Tim Cox of Liberty Bell, Texas. I think you will like what this guy has been doing for many years. He has taken the special interest money out of the election process and created a program where every day people can participate in choosing who they want to run for office. It's the purest program out there that I have seen. I'm actually the founder of the GOOOH chapter in my state and when I first launched it over here it was well received by the people. Personally I think this process should be put in place for all elected positions, which is what I suggested to Tim, but of course you have to start somewhere, you can't bite off more than you can chew. Tim said he wanted to start with the House as that is where the bills are suppose to originate from, but of course we know that doesn't always happen. Anyway, check it out, I think you will like what you see....You might even be able to piggy back off of his concept by filling in the gaps in the areas he isn't able to cover. I think what you're attempting to do is very similar to what he as done so this would save you time from having to reinvent the wheel so to speak. I could be wrong as I have not read all of this thread or gone completely through your site, but initially this is what I'm seeing. Great job!

www.goooh (http://www.%3Cfont%20color=%22yellowgreen%22%3Egoooh%3C/font%3E).com (stands for GET OUT OF OUR HOUSE)

Yes, I have looked at GOOOH.

I was contacted by some person (I won't print his name here - after a number of contacts with him, I think the guy was full of himself, or a COINTELPRO-type plant) who said he was at Occupy Wall Street from the beginning and that he not only had the pulse of OWS but was in the working/action committee to decide on strategy for OWS and he himself was looking at GOOOH and The Reset Button as the only strategies that could work for real change. I went point-by-point over the GOOOH strategy with him and showed him that GOOOH is really an unnamed 3rd party, and that The Reset Button was really the only plan that covered all the ways that the Financial Elite control elections and the only strategy that could work immediately. I asked him to be as honest with himself as he could be, and to ask himself how many electoral cycles he really thought it would take before GOOOH placed 51% GOOOH candidates in office simultaneously.

I love the enthusiasm and the determination of GOOOH, and don't want to throw a wet blanket on it, but it still is fighting the massive, entrenched 2-party system paradigm (with party loyalty, inverse-party hatred, and gerrymandering) and all mass media. So far, it is not just a formidable foe, it is an impenetrable wall. Why has the US Green Party never placed even one single Green Party candidate in the US Senate or the US House of Representatives? The Green Party is the best-known third party, and my guess is they get the most donations of any third party - yet they cannot even place a single person in high office, and we need at least 1/2 the Senate - 51 seats - and 1/2 the House - 218 seats - simultaneously, and that is only for bills that can pass with a simple majority rather than two-thirds.

The "leap of faith" with The Reset Button is believing we can get enough citizen support to make it happen, but if we can, the entire system changes immediately. By simplifying the message down to "the corporations are pre-selecting our candidates, using the 2-party system" (which is really by far the most powerful of the 9 ways the Financial Elite control elections), and focusing on the simple-sounding "Election Reform!" as the sound-byte, the message becomes one that invites not just activists, but all voters. We all know it is a Trojan Horse, and that this "election reform" is more than reform - it would be a transformation, a paradigm change.

Believe me, if, in my research, I had found ANY plan that I believed would work, I would have dropped The Reset Button and supported the other plan.

Please read the section called Why This Plan?, starting on page 13 This link should jump to it:
http://www.resetbutton2012.org/Documents/ResetButtonFull.pdf#page=13 (http://www.resetbutton2012.org/Documents/ResetButtonFull.pdf#page=13%20http://)

...and if The Reset Button fails to materialize, I support the efforts of GOOOH and Move to Amend, and everyone else working on pieces and parts of this.

Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

On May 1st, I'm going to hang out with my community and celebrate community, as part of Occupy Duluth, and in solidarity with everyone who is willing to stand up and try to do something about the fascist/corporatist takeover of the USA - and the world.

On May 2nd, I'm going to ask everyone to keep applying the pressure, turn it up several notches, get behind the only comprehensive proposal that addresses actually taking the USA away from fascists/corporatists - and putting US citizens in charge of US elections and US governance.

Some of you will be anxious to shrug your shoulders and say, "That's the way it is. I can't change it." Anxious to go back to "normal" lives. Anxious to pick up the remote control, grab a twelve-pack, get buried in sports and 'reality TV' and text each other about all the little details of your lives. I'm not talking to you. Grab your blankie. Sweet dreams.

I'm talking to everyone else: the fearless, the restless, those with an unquenchable thirst for justice, those whose hearts can barely contain their compassion, those who are as mad as hell and are not going to take it anymore.

Those who know we are being lied to, duped, played, gamed, robbed, enslaved, and sacrificed for the amusement of the financial elite. Those who have educated themselves, rejected mainstream programming, have figured out how precious community is and are working towards community empowerment.

Those who understand to the marrow of their bones that there is no way within the financial-elite-controlled electoral system to vote our way out of this corporatist nightmare - nor will there ever be.

Those whose hearts ache from the actions taken by the US government against brothers and sisters here at home and on foreign soil. Those who are sick and tired of ineffective strategies, half-assed 'solutions', and promises. Those who have tried EVERYTHING, and are finally ready to try something else, something new, something different, something comprehensive.

This is it.

The time has come.

Either support the only possible real solution anyone has proposed, or wrap yourself in your delusions or your blankie and go back to sleep.

Do NOT share this with cowards and wimps and people full of rationalizations and excuses. Do share it with everyone else.

Please go to the new website for The Reset Button 2012, read, sign, and SHARE: (www.ResetButton2012.Org (http://www.ResetButton2012.Org/))

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Dennis, I love your passion and commitment to your vision/goal.. I think that you are very focused and dedicated also. Because of that I think you are failing to take in the reality of the system you want to flip the chess board over onto. They have spent hundreds of years infiltrateing and corrupting. They WILL NOT give it up without a serious fight. War is not a option for anyone. To beat them you have to play the game for as long as it takes to undo what they did. LPAC is doing just that, and I know you do not want to hear it. But they are the ONLY ones who are ACTING right now, everyone else is just talking, you included! Why can't you do 2 things at once and support those already in the fight,"Lyndon LaRouch & the LPAC team, while you keep working on your fantasy/dream solution . Maybe you should contact them with your plan and see what happens from there. I appologise if this hurts your feelings,just trying to keep it real here. Sincerely Rob

[Dennis Leahy]

OK, just went to LPAC site. Now what? What should I check out?

You mention, "...to play the game for as long as it takes to undo what they did..."

I am thinking that the Financial Elite, that not only completely control the electoral process, but also control the processes of governance, will not allow ANY bill to pass through Congress that they do not approve of. Not one.

I don't think the Financial Elite have always had this much control. I think there used to be some sincere interior battles within Congress, between principled people who saw different ways of governance as good or right or healthy for the nation. But now, they do have that much control. There will never, never, never be a statistically significant voice in Congress ever again to oppose the will of the Financial Elite. Actually, and honestly, the chess game is over. They won. They have complete control. Any attempt at real change we make should be with the that understanding clearly in mind.

Rockefeller and Carnegie had their reasons for making sure the population was dumbed down - they wanted obedient workers with just enough simple skills to work in their factories. But the Financial Elite have much stronger reasons to keep us all as dumb as a rock: to maintain complete control of everything in society, starting with all of governance. This isn't a game to them. They are deadly serious. They worked on this for generations, and now they have what they wanted. In your own words, "They WILL NOT give it up without a serious fight." Actually, let's take it a step further, they will not give up. Knowing that, why would we form any strategy to work "within" their system? Why would we think some 3rd party or PAC or rogue faction of a dominant party could sneak past them? At least 80% of US citizens rely entirely or heavily on the talking heads of TV and radio to formulate the mindset. Have you watched the media snakes (minions of the Financial Elite that own them all, "rule them all") ignore Ron Paul to death?

My hapless American brothers and sisters are no match for the PsyOps that the Financial Elite use to mesmerize and control them. Yes, of course, the US has citizens that are brilliant, aware, and awake, and citizens with drool stains on the couch in front of the television - and all the gray zones in between. But, that curve ain't a bell curve in the middle of the graph - the percentage of entranced and compliant is extremely high.

What possible message could break through? In my estimation, the only chance is:



"The rich select our candidates!"
"We should be able to select our own candidates!"
"Election Reform!"


...and, if that cannot work, I don't believe anything can...or will.

You and I know that "Election Reform!" is a Trojan Horse. We can't do ANYTHING about genocide and ecocide (for example) until we ARE the government. The minions of the Financial Elite will never attack issues that affect their bottom line negatively, and they will not permit any of it at all while they hold power.

I would love it if someone had put together an approach that could work - to take control of elections away from the Financial Elite. But, no one did, no one even tried, so I did my best at pulling together the brilliant minds I could study and converse with, and asked the simple question, what will it take? Virtually every activist, 3rd party supporter, the Occupy Movement, Foster Gamble in Thrive all believe that enough voices shouting at the castle walls will make the Financial Elite's lapdogs change. Einstein would say they are "insane." Occupy and Foster also figured out the power of community - and they are right! Only it still will not stop the genocide and the ecocide. For that, we need to ADD a top-down approach - to take the power from the Financial Elite.

What new and different angle does Lyndon LaRouche have? I know he comes with a great deal of baggage - people either love him or hate him. Looks like this is simply a faction of the Democratic Party - as the Tea Party is to the Republicans. This is another form of supporting the faux-2-party, One True Party paradigm. This is yet another legitimizer of the status quo, even if it pretends to be something different. I also have to say the same thing as any 3rd party (because this is really a 3rd party - a party unwilling to let go of the Democratic Party banner, but yet a radical enough faction to really be a separate party: The Financial Elite have rigged the entire electoral paradigm to make sure that THEY win every seat in high office. Anyone attacking the system from any traditional angle will face the same fate: boiling oil will be poured on them from the castle walls.

Honestly, regardless whether I like some of LaRouche's ideas or not, where is the innovative approach to accomplish his goals? You must see something I cannot (or maybe you just like his ideas and didn't notice he has a snowflake's chance in hell of actually implementing any of them.)

I thought it was difficult to distill a core message from the big document that is The Reset Button. Here is LaRouche talking about his economic model:

To allow LaRouche to speak for himself, here is the opening of his 1993 article (http://www.schillerinstitute.org/fid_91-96/941_lar_discovery.html) “On LaRouche’s Discovery:”
The central feature of my original contribution to the Leibniz science of physical economy, is the provision of a method for addressing the causal relationship between, on the one side, individuals’ contributions to axiomatically revolutionary advances in scientific and analogous forms of knowledge, and, on the other side, consequent increases in the potential population-density of corresponding societies. In its application to political economy, my method focuses analysis upon the central role of the following, three-step sequence: first, axiomatically revolutionary forms of scientific and analogous discovery; second, consequent advances in machine-tool and analogous principles; finally, consequent advances in the productive powers of labor.
These discoveries were initially the outgrowth of 1948-1952 objections to the inappropriateness of Norbert Wiener’s application of statistical information theory to describing both the characteristic distinctions of living processes and of communication of ideas. I countered with a contrary, non-statistical definition of negentropy, as that meaning of the term might be derived from the common, physically distinguishing characteristic of an evolutionary biosphere. This non-statistical counter-definition of negentropy was then stated in terms of a successfully self-developing physical economy; the efficient impact of scientific discoveries’ communication within such a negentropic physical-economic process was treated as most typical of the communication of ideas in general.
That was the initial core of my discovery, up to the year 1952. Yet, up to that point, the appropriate mathematical representation of such a form of physical-economic negentropy was still wanted. The third step, taken through an intensive 1952 study of Georg Cantor’s 1897 Beiträge, opened the doors of the transfinite domain upon a fresh insight into relevant features of Bernhard Riemann’s contributions. Thence, the applied form of my definition of physical-economic negentropy acquired the title of “LaRouche-Riemann Method.”
One of the menu options is "Impeach Obama." I can't imagine that anyone who has looked at the big picture would support this notion. Why? First, it won't happen. The Financial Elite place exactly whom they want in the oval office, and keep them there. The Congresspersons - including Republicans, are allowed to rattle sabers, but not to make a move like that. Secondly, it is a fantasy/dream "solution" that would solve absolutely nothing. This is exactly what Wade Frazier likes to call, "hacking at the branches." OK, so Obama gets impeached. Now what? Joe "I am a Zionist" Biden at the helm, well, pretending to be at the helm while the same financial elite and dark forces steer the ship. Biden dies? They have plenty more to fill-in. You want one with an R tattooed on his butt? Well, no problem, we have those waiting in the wings as well. You could impeach a dozen of them and elect 100 LaRouchies (or Greens, or Libertarians, or Coffee Party, or whatever) to congressional seats and still not pass ONE single bill in Congress. Not one.

Here is one of the "LaRouche Democrats" essay: http://larouchepac.com/node/22467
Do you believe psychology like that could actually work? It's an attack ad, a hit piece. Makes no difference if it is true or false, is is the kind of psychology that backs Obama supporters into a corner and solidifies them as an Obama supporter even further. You know the idea of catching flies with honey, not vinegar? "Election Reform!" is honey.

Dennis

[PathWalker]

Good Idea,
Here is the last page of the internet (http://www.the-last-page.com/), visit just before you press the reset button.

Good luck in your reboot.

[Dennis Leahy]

That's only the last page of the 3-D Internet. The GFL is working on a new 5D version, should be out "soon."

Dennis

[crested-duck]

Dennis, that link provides nothing but true statements with examples of evidence to back up the statements,soooooooooo??? And your comments on a article from 1993? Do you have the same conciousness & hold the same beliefs you did 2o yrs ago? If I go back 20 yrs on you I bet I can find something you did to contradict you now, too.So you skipped right over the NAWAPA info did you? Go hit your reset button and go back now and try educateing yourself again. 3rd parties go nowhere and aren't allowed to participate in their game, R&D are 2 faces of the same coin,the only coin in the game. If you do not engage into the game you will NEVER WIN EVER! If you think otherwise I feel you are being delusional at this point in time, and we will have to agree we disagree and leave it there for good! Sincerely, Rob

[Dennis Leahy]

Dennis, that link provides nothing but true statements with examples of evidence to back up the statements,soooooooooo??? And your comments on a article from 1993? Do you have the same conciousness & hold the same beliefs you did 2o yrs ago? If I go back 20 yrs on you I bet I can find something you did to contradict you now, too.So you skipped right over the NAWAPA info did you? Go hit your reset button and go back now and try educateing yourself again. 3rd parties go nowhere and aren't allowed to participate in their game, R&D are 2 faces of the same coin,the only coin in the game. If you do not engage into the game you will NEVER WIN EVER! If you think otherwise I feel you are being delusional at this point in time, and we will have to agree we disagree and leave it there for good! Sincerely, Rob
I did not intentionally find an old article. That's what I found looking around on that site.

The NAWAPA thing I have looked at before, and admit it left no strong impression on me, but that was a while ago. Maybe I'll take another look. Is that where you would mainly direct me at that site? Is that their strongest, most forward-thinking area of focus?

I really have a deep appreciation for the heart and soul of this quote:
"You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that created it. You must learn to see the world anew." - Albert Einstein

I see all the "solutions" that are offered to the political problems as being attempts at political solutions. The Reset Button is an apolitical solution.

I never thought it would be east to align people to any idea, but surely, if a vast majority of us cannot align around the idea that we all want to take the control over elections away from the rich/Financial Elite, well I don't know any issue that could bind us together.

Dennis
p.s. Please, realize that even if you are emotionally invested in the LaRouche ideas, my comments are to what I see at the LaRouche site, not at you personally, Rob.

[crested-duck]

Dennis, NAWAPA would be a good starting point. The LPAC Basement team info should be next. Everything in the universe is in a constant evolutionary change to a state of higher flux density. They are working on ways for everybody to understand the real facts and science you were'nt taught in school. As well as bringing forward free energy and the hidden technologies being suppressed currently. Time cycles,the sun, interplanetary defense of Earth, all the things we at PA claim to be concerned about and more. The deeper you dig there the more you will be amazed with info and knowledge. I would describe the LPAC org. as realists working within the paramaters/rules of the current game being played by the ones who corrupted the system. Lyndon explaind the real history of how it was done,who did it, why, and how to beat them at their own game.-- Your reset plan is awesome, I love it. But I'm a realist looking at what is happening at this point in time in the game. I want to change the paradigm, you and LPAC org does too. But we have to play by the current rules till in a position to change and undo the damage alreaddy done, as well as change the rules as well. The current PTB would consider your plan an act of war against them and squash it instantly because it's not playing by the rules of the current game. I cannot stress that point enough! We will eventually get where we want to be, but they have a 200+ year advantage of playing and changeing the rules as they go at this point. Sincerely,Rob

[Dennis Leahy]

It hit me today that with the timing of the upcoming elections, The Reset Button would have had to have gone viral by now to stop the international bankers from holding all the cards. I now predict, with utter certainty*, that the international banker consortium, the Financial Elite, the Shadow Government, the Dark Cabal, will win every major US election in 2012, as usual. The United States will continue to be ruled by international bankers, using sociopathic sycophant mercenaries in all 3 branches of government as the visible governing force. To say we are ****ed is a vast, vast understatement.

*{it would take an ET intervention or military coup to change the certainty}

At this point, I think it is worthy to keep trying to get people to read The Reset Button document, and extract the gems, but I sure hope no one gets the idea that we would be successful trying to implement those changes one at a time. Maybe it will take others a while before they see what I am seeing, that the Financial Elite have already won the game. It is not a matter of playing chess with them, racing them to endgame, and trying to win - they won. It really is about deposing them, not beating them. Sadly, all the activists are still yelling at them, petitioning them, and voting for one of the 2 candidates they selected for us (or a so-called "3rd party candidate) - as if the Financial Elite are going to change their ways because we were noisy, or because we voted-in the "other" candidate (that they also vetted and approved), or some other candidate they made sure cannot win.

I have not seen anyone even come up with a comprehensive list of all the ways the Financial Elite control elections (and thus governance), so I know no one is going to achieve a paradigm change. No one is even aimed near the target.

Attacking one of the Financial Elite's pathways at a time is futile. I have been involved for 40 years in trying to play from the system as it is, trying to make inroads, selecting what was supposed to be the lesser of two evils, trying to elect enough good guys simultaneously to make a difference. I'm 100% convinced it can't be done, but I wont stand in anyone's way if they need to try - even if they need to keep trying it their way for 40 years, like I evidently needed to.

I'm actually not surprised at all that the laziest, most obese, most dumbed-down, most hypnotized nation in history (of course you are the exception, dear reader) would not even consider supporting anything that changes their daily pattern. But I am stunned that only a few dozen of the bright people I'm in contact with even see the value of achieving their own goals, whatever they might be when citizens elect citizens, rather than Big Money selecting, vetting, and approving candidates for us to "pick" from between.

I paid for the Reset Button site for a year, and will leave it up in case anyone wants to take a peek. I know for sure that I don't know what it takes to promote a paradigm-changing idea, and I guess I'll never know.

At least now, I don't have to leave this incarnation saying, "I really should have tried that..."

Although only an ADDED top-down strategy and plan could possibly alter the course of the Big items, (such as genocide, war-for-profit, ecocide, GMO takeover), Occupy really got the community-building (bottom-up) approach right. I'll take my efforts and my energy to community-building, and at the personal level, go back and finish the Music For Healing and Transitions Program paperwork, so I can do that work.

It was kinda fun dreaming that a paradigm change could occur. Just needed a few million more to dream the same dream.

Dennis

[Hermite]

Aw, Dennis, sending big hugs your way. I think it is wonderful that you tried to do such a huge thing. Like you, I don't think we're going to see any big changes from the lobotomized public anytime soon, but you've planted some little seeds that will hopefully sprout in some younger minds and blossom into positive changes for the future. You keep on keeping on.

Many years ago I learned that the best way to teach children was by setting a good example. You are most certainly doing that.

[crested-duck]

Dennis, sorry if I was the "game-spoiler" and made you look at something you did not want to see ! I send you my greatest/utmost mutual respect and unconditional love! Sincerely,Rob

[Dennis Leahy]

Dennis, sorry if I was the "game-spoiler" and made you look at something you did not want to see ! I send you my greatest/utmost mutual respect and unconditional love! Sincerely,Rob
Hi Rob, no not you or anything you posted, it was just timing. The calendar, and the amount (too few) that were connecting. I didn't have exact milestones in mind, but it became evident to me yesterday that by any measure, it was statistically impossible to happen in time.

Dennis

[crested-duck]

Thanks for your reply, I appreciate it very much, Sincerely,Rob

[gripreaper]

Wow, this is Stew Webb endorsing a version of the Reset Button. Jack Bauer asks Stew "what can we do?" and Stew gives his answer. Start at the 1 hour 25 minute mark on the June 9th episode:

http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=74235&cmd=tc

[A Simple Human]

Wow, this is Stew Webb endorsing a version of the Reset Button. Jack Bauer asks Stew "what can we do?" and Stew gives his answer. Start at the 1 hour 25 minute mark on the June 9th episode:

http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=74235&cmd=tc

@ gripreaper. That's good to hear.

I received an advanced copy of the transcript of Jack Bauer's next show, which happens to be a follow up interview with Stew Webb. An excerpt from that transcript follows:

[Satire]
The American Reconstruction Project
Host: Jack Bauer [JB]
Guest: Stew Webb [SW]

JB: OK folks, we're back again with our guest Stew Webb. Now last time Stew you stated that individuals like Benjamin Fulford, "Drake", and the White Knights are essentially disinfo agents. Is that correct?

SW: Hell yeah! That's right. They're just out to stop people from getting off their asses and doing something about the situation we're in.

JB: Well some theorize that you're a disinfo agent. How do you respond to that?

SW: Hey, if I was disinfo, would I have so many attempts on my life? You tell me.

JB: OK. Let me ask you this. The last time you were on my show you loosely endorsed a concept titled, The Reset Button (http://www.resetbutton2012.org/), created by Dennis Leahy. Do you remember that?

SW: Yeah, sure. It's a good idea, and we've got to start somewhere.

JB: I understand. Now, some people theorize that Dennis is a disinfo agent. What do you think of that theory?

SW: It's Buuull Sh*t! That theory is f*cked up. :pound: Excuse my vulgarity ladies, but that theory is messed up. Dennis is a straight shooter. Hey look, we can all be considered disinfo agents. We're all sons 'a b*tches! The only one you can truly trust is yourself.

JB: I see. Thanks for not holding back, Stew.

[End excerpt]

Stew Webb does make several salient points in the interview you provided. It would have been cool to hear him actually mention The Reset Button. Thanks for sharing, gripreaper.

By the way, I think The Reset Button is a good idea, and that Dennis is a straight shooter.

Just having some fun,

A.S.H.

[Dennis Leahy]

Wow, this is Stew Webb endorsing a version of the Reset Button. Jack Bauer asks Stew "what can we do?" and Stew gives his answer. Start at the 1 hour 25 minute mark on the June 9th episode:

Thanks, grip.

I listened, and heard nothing like the plan or strategy of the Reset Button. Stew recommends "impeach" and "recall." This can not work, in my opinion. I am 100% convinced that the current crooks in charge of the US government and the entire eleven-ways-rigged electoral system cannot be bargained with, and will not respond to begging or screaming (even if 50 million couch potato Americanos set down the remote, stood up and screamed.) The only way I believe even has a chance of working is forcing them out by (finally) fighting back in the financial war, and putting hundreds of major corporations at risk of losing their piece of The Dark Empire. The Financial Elite sponsored politicians will never turn on the Financial Elite, but maybe, just maybe the Financial Elite will turn on these temporary placeholders to save their own asses (and assets.)

The other point that (IMO) everyone misses is that no paradigm change will happen if steps are sequential. Activists (at least the ones who actually have concrete goals and not just slogans) seem to believe that a war for paradigm change is impossible to win in one fell swoop, but can be achieved in incremental battles - as if the Rulers are going to remain static while activists remove their control mechanisms one-by-one.

Finally, until I diligently searched and searched for ALL of the ways that the Financial Elites control elections (and thus governance) I only saw the same major ones that were obvious to everyone. The fox and the henhouse with ten doors is an appropriate analogy. Once someone actually takes the time to show you all ten doors, how can you possibly believe that shutting less than ten doors, simultaneously, will keep the fox out? I have yet to see one single activist or activist organization or blogger or alternative news reporter/writer who shows any understanding of this reality.

So, to summarize, I don't think Stew is aware of The Reset Button nor has he proposed anything remotely similar.


(Bills post is from another thread, but it made me think of this thread)


As I have said in other posts... There will be no arrests, no disclosure, no landing, no this and no that. Predictions come a dime a dozen. The time for "The Event" comes and goes with out so much as a whimper. The predictors tap-dance around their failed prediction and come up with something new, which will also fail. I am tired of reading predictions and watching videos about earthshaking events that never happen. 2012 will also be a carbon copy of Y2K. A big bust that will draw nothing but snickers.
When will something happen? Something, ANYTHING? Show me SOMETHING! I am quickly loosing my interest in this field. If you have something to say, fine. It's your turn.
Menkaure

This reply is not meant to be clever or sarcastic, or in any way glibly dismissing world-changing events as some kind of entertainment. But read on.

Some major event will happen, sometime in the next few years. Maybe several of them. The short list is most likely to include:



Extreme solar activity (similar to the 1859 'Carrington Event', or worse)
False flag event (similar to 9/11, or worse)
Nuclear power station catastrophe (similar to Chernobyl, or worse)
Planet X fly-by (unprecedented in modern times)
UFO/ET disclosure (unprecedented in modern times)
UFO/ET appearances on mass media or in many public places (unprecedented in modern times)
Global financial crisis (similar to 1929, or worse)
Nuclear war (unprecedented in modern times).



So anyone who feels they're losing interest, hang in there. Anything could happen at any time -- really.

Again, it's not entertainment: the fate of our world and the human race may depend on how we react to and handle these events, both on a macro-political level, which few of us can influence, and on a local community level... which we all can.

Bill's post underscores the fact that with US citizens holding zero power of governance over the USA (the real 'axis of evil', the viper pit), we are but observers. (Observers with obscured vision, no less.) At best, we prepare our own family for shortages and the effects of an impending global financial crisis as best we can.

Whatever the event is that (supposedly) has had the secret government digging underground cities for more than half a century, it doesn't appear that we "surface people" are going to get any heads-up. If we surfacers quick fry to a crackly crunch, well, I'm proud to stand and fry with the most awesome people on the planet (along with those sound asheep.) The subterranean people will be surrounded by their own ilk, which is in itself, instant karma. Imagine surviving yet having to hang out with Dick Cheney, the Bush clan, and Monsanto's CEO. No thanks. Let's make a pact to reincarnate as their great grandchildren, and disassemble Empire from the inside out. :~)

If you look at Bill's short list, recognize that the third and the last two could probably be avoided if We the People were actually governing We the People.

Dennis

[gripreaper]

Dennis,

Contact this guy?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLaNu_2sNoQ

[Dennis Leahy]

He wants to create another 3rd party. That won't work.

Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

It will require one US constitutional amendment, plus one law to cover each of the critical areas to transform the US electoral paradigm (removing the control of elections by the Financial Elite, and creating a system where ordinary citizens without corporate ties are elected by ordinary citizens - to serve temporary positions as elected officials.)


Proposed 28th Amendment to the US Constitution

Amendment XXVIII (Election Reform Amendment)


Section 1
The period designated as “good behaviour” in Article II, Section 1 of the US Constitution is hereby declared to be over, as of midnight on December 31, 2012. All elected and appointed officials holding office before January 1, 2013, will be retired from service at midnight on December 31, 2012.

Section 2
All persons who have held any public office, elected or appointed, before January 1, 2013, shall be ineligible for any further elected or appointed public office.

Section 3
Justices of the Supreme Court, as well as all US Federal Judges, shall be elected officials, subject to the current laws pertaining to eligibility, the electoral process, and the recall process for judicial positions.

Section 4
Length of term of service of all elected and appointed political offices shall be four years, ending at midnight on December 31 at the end of each four-year election cycle. Term of service of all elected and appointed political offices shall begin at midnight on December 31 of each four-year election cycle year. No individual who has served as an elected or appointed official for at least two years of a term of service in a particular office or position may seek or accept more than one four-year term in that same office or position, unless there is no other eligible candidate for a particular office.

Section 5
No person having been convicted of having been engaged in conspiracy or collusion shall seek or attain elected or appointed political office anywhere in the United States, US Possessions, or US Territories.

Section 6
For all purposes pertaining to all interactions with the US Federal, State, and Local governments, including US Territories and US Possessions, including but not limited to all aspects of the election process, corporations or other artificial entities shall not be considered as “persons.”

Section 7
For all purposes pertaining to all aspects of elections and appointments for offices of US Federal, State, and Local governments, including US Territories and US Possessions, all funding shall be strictly public funding as prescribed by law and equal among all candidates for each office, and all other funding and gifts – tangible or intangible, domestic or foreign – are strictly prohibited.

Section 8
The Electoral College is hereby eliminated. The offices of President and Vice-President of the United States are hereby set to be determined by the direct votes cast by all United States citizens who are eligible to vote. The specifics of the voting method and for counting votes shall be as determined by federal voting laws current at the time of each election.


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Election Reform Act of 2012


Title: Election Reform Act of 2012

Preamble: Whereas the people of the United States find that current election laws, procedures, and processes do not result in fair representation of the people of the United States in elected office, and deem it necessary to remedy this. In conformance to and corresponding with Amendment XXVIII (Election Reform Amendment) of the Constitution of the United States;

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled:

Section 1: All provisions within the Election Reform Act of 2012 supersede any prior election laws, federal, state, county/parish, municipality, or township, whether or not specifically referenced herein.

Section 2: The first Tuesday in November shall be known as “National Election Day”, and shall be designated as an official Federal Public Holiday, to assist with voters' ability to get to the polls and vote.

Section 3: Qualifications of candidates for elected and appointed office: In addition to the Constitutionally defined qualifications for the offices of President, Vice-President, Senator, Representative, and Judges:

Sub-Section 3A: No candidate for elected or appointed office may hold dual (or more) citizenship. For offices where qualifications of citizenship waiting period are not specified in the US Constitution, a waiting period of not less than 10 years after becoming a US citizen and after renouncing any additional citizenship shall pass to be eligible to run for any otherwise qualified office or to accept any otherwise qualified public appointment.

Sub-Section 3B: No candidate for elected or appointed office, or immediate family member of a candidate, may be a board member or stockholder in any corporation or financial institution (bank, savings and loan, etc.), or be a member of any commodity or stock trading firm. In addition, as a requisite for seeking a term in elected office or in accepting a term in appointed office, the candidate must agree and sign a binding agreement not to enter into paid or unpaid service in any corporation or financial institution (bank, savings and loan, etc.), or be a member of any commodity or stock trading firm, or purchase or take possession of or control of any shares of stock, immediately after leaving office, for a waiting period of five (5) years.

Sub-Section 3C: No candidate for elected or appointed office may have ever previously served in the same elected or appointed office.

Sub-Section 3D: Each judicial candidate for elected or appointed office must have passed a US State Law Bar examination at some time before filing for candidacy.



Section 4: Candidate filing fee:

Sub-Section 4A: Candidate filing fees: Candidate filing fees shall be $1000 for a Federal office; $500 for a State office; $100 for city and county/parish and township office. Filing fee amounts to be determined by Congress after 2012 election cycle, but never to exceed 'nominal.'

Sub-Section 4B: Candidates must pay their own filing fees, and/or may accept a maximum of 10% of the filing fees from any one individual, from up to 10 individuals (no business/corporate donations allowed.) Donors and amounts to be published publicly. Individuals may donate to only one candidate per 4-year scheduled election season. Donations outside the scope of these rules will be considered as election tampering, and will be prosecuted accordingly.

Section 5: Campaign and Election Finances:

Sub-Section 5A: All funding for all elections is hereby mandated to come only from public funds.

Sub-Section 5B: A financial resource pool for campaign spending (hereafter referred to as the “Candidate Resource Pool Fund”) will be set up in the jurisdiction of each elected office, by the appropriate treasury, and will be divided into separate funds for each elected office.

Sub-Section 5C: Donations: US Businesses with no foreign or dual citizen owners/partners/staff members, US corporations and foundations with no foreign or dual citizen board members or staff members, and individual US citizens of non-dual citizenship may donate funds to the Candidate Resource Pool Fund in a specific jurisdiction, these funds immediately become public funds, and the donation amount will be considered as a charitable donation for tax purposes. No designation or recommendation for any candidate or candidate ideology may be directed or implied by a donation to the Candidate Resource Pool Fund, and any breach of this limitation will be considered as election tampering.

Sub-Section 5D: In the event of election fraud where fraud can be traced back to a corporation or other artificial entity, but where prosecution does not result in a conviction of an individual or individuals within the corporation or other artificial entity, that corporation or other artificial entity, and/or its parent corporation or other artificial entity may be levied the fine.

Sub-Section 5E: Candidate filing fees are added to the Candidate Resource Pool Fund for that jurisdiction.

Sub-Section 5F: The jurisdictional election officials in each jurisdiction may allocate additional funding, to be placed into the Candidate Resource Pool Fund, at the discretion of the jurisdictional election officials and with the availability of funds in a general operating fund or electoral operating fund for the jurisdiction.

Sub-Section 5G: 90 days before each election, Final Candidates for each elected office/seat are given an equal share of the available funds from the Candidate Resource Pool Fund for that particular elected office/seat, to be used at the discretion of each candidate for self-promotion towards election. All goods and services purchased must be paid in full at the time of ordering the goods or service, the goods or service and the vendor/provider must immediately be reported to jurisdictional election officials, and this information is then published publicly. Vendors/providers are mandated to offer the same goods/service to all candidates equally, and a breach of this regulation will be considered as election tampering. Any funds unspent by National Election day are ordered to be returned to the Candidate Resource Pool Fund.

Sub-Section 5H: No additional funds, donated funds, goods, or services may be provided by anyone (individual, charity, foundation, religious or secular group, collective, union, business, corporate entity, etc.- foreign or domestic) to any candidate, nor may any candidate provide additional funding to their own campaign beyond the amount allocated by the Candidate Resource Pool Fund fund for that particular elected office/seat. A breach of this regulation will be considered as election tampering.

Section 6: Candidate Selection, Single seat elections (President, US Representatives in districts with only a single Representative, Governor, Mayor, etc): All eligible and qualified individuals wishing to become candidates for single seat elected office may do so, by the following process:

Sub-Section 6A: By 150 days before an election, an individual must legally file intent to run, including 1.) an affidavit declaring eligibility requirements have been met,
2.) an affidavit declaring all filing fee donors (if any) and amounts donated,
3.) an affidavit declaring the candidate's pledge not to enter the corporate/banking/stock-bonds sector for 5 years after term in office
4.) in the case of judges, proof of having passed a US State Law Bar examination
5.) pay the candidate fee.

Jurisdictional election judges for each jurisdiction are responsible for initial vetting (quick-checking qualifications, and checking all paperwork submitted.)

Sub-Section 6B: 120 days before the election, all legally filed candidates names (on identical tokens) physically put into a hopper. Candidate Group is selected: Names are selected randomly, by drawing tokens from the hopper, and the first twenty (20) eligible individuals are secretly listed in numerical order [1 through 10 are initial candidates, 11 through 20 are alternate candidates.] The entire Group of 20 individuals, for public purposes, then becomes known as the Candidate Group for the seat being elected. Candidate Group names (but not sequence numbers) are publicly announced and published, alphabetically, for public vetting of eligibility.

Sub-Section 6C: Vetting: Once the Candidate Group is announced, registered voters within the jurisdiction of the seat being elected have 30 days to challenge eligibility of any individuals within the Candidate Group. Challenges to eligibility must be filed directly to the election judges for the jurisdiction, and may not be made public. Challenges deemed by election judges to be without merit may result in prosecution for election tampering. If any of the first 10 candidates are declared ineligible, alternates are moved up the list in numerical order, as previously chosen, filling-in the first 10 spots.

Sub-Section 6D: 90 days before the election: Vetting ceases. If any candidates are found to be ineligible or drop out, alternates are moved up, in numerical sequence, to fill-out the field of 10. The individuals occupying the first 10 spots within the Candidate Group are announced as the list of Candidates that will be placed on the ballot for the election. All non-judicial candidates begin work on a Position Paper. For the 2012 election, the Position Paper must include ranking (from -10 to +10) of agreement with each specific section of Phase II of The Reset Button document, plus a written statement of position on each section (up to approximately 1 printed page), in the final, revised state of Phase II, as released 60 days before the election. Candidates may begin to spend the funds allocated to them from the Candidate Resource Pool Fund for that particular elected office/seat, but may spend no other money in campaigning/self-promotion. Mandated, (3 minimum for federal seats, 2 minimum for all other seats), moderated, public debates between candidates may begin – and must be completed at least 7 days before the election. The sequence number of the dismissed alternates may be published, but the sequential order of the candidates on the ballot is to remain hidden until after the election is complete.

Sub-Section 6E: In an attempt to provide as level a playing field as is possible, it is mandated that all Candidates must be given equal time and prominence in all media, broadcast and print. No campaigning or advertising will be permitted by others for (or against) candidates, and no money may be spent by others (individuals, businesses, corporations, foundations, charities, etc.) on candidates.

Sub-Section 6F: 60 days before the election: All Position Papers are published publicly. Any Candidate that has not met the deadline for completing the Position Paper will be dismissed from the ballot.

Sub-Section 6G: As the citizens of the United States own “the [broadcast] airwaves” and subsequently lease access to specific frequencies to broadcast networks and television stations, the top 3 television broadcast networks are mandated to live broadcast all candidate debates for all elections of federal seats (President, US Senators, US Representatives, and Federal Judges/Justices), without cost, as a public service. Public Broadcast System (PBS network television stations) are mandated to live broadcast all non-Federal seat debates, and where that option is not feasible as live televised coverage the debates must be broadcast by PBS radio stations.

Section 7: Candidate Selection, multi-seat elections (Senators, US Representatives in districts with more than one Representative, Judges/Justices, etc): All eligible and qualified individuals wishing to become candidates for multiple-seat elected office may do so, by the process outlined in Section 6, but with the following modifications:

Sub-Section 7A: For elections with 2 seats available: The initial number of individuals randomly selected by token from a hopper and listed in numerical sequence shall be twenty (20), and the final number of individual candidates to be placed on the ballot shall be a total of ten (10.)

Sub-Section 7B: For elections with 3 or more seats available: The initial number of individuals randomly selected by token from a hopper and listed in numerical sequence shall be five (5) times the number of available seats, and the final number of individual candidates to be placed on the ballot shall be a total of three (3) times the number of seats.

Section 8: Ballots, voting, and vote counting procedure:

Sub-Section 8A: Paper ballots will be used in all 2012 US elections, and votes are to be cast by the voter indicating their candidate selection, in pen or pencil in a box next to the name of the candidate, voting for up to the number of seats available. Ballots for all US elections will be of a uniform design with a simple box next to a candidate name, providing for a vote to be cast by filling in the box next to the name of up to the number of seats available. Ballots with more boxes marked than seats available for an office will be considered as “spoiled” for that one office, and will not be counted for that one office.

Sub-Section 8B: The US House of Representatives shall immediately appoint a Commission, the “2012 Uniform Election Ballot Creation Commission”, to immediately create the format/template for paper Election Ballots to be used in all States in the 2012 elections. Commission to complete this task within 30 days of the passage of this Act. Failure of the US House of Representatives to complete this task on-time will default this task to a format as supplied as an addendum to The Reset Button.

Sub-Section 8C: For the 2012 election, vote counting and tabulation must be done by hand – no optical scanners may be used, no electronic or computerized voting to be allowed.

Sub-Section 8D: For the 2012 election, “first-past-the-post” (the candidate with the highest number of votes) is declared the winner, in all single-seat elections.

Section 9: Vote of Confidence by Citizen Initiative: A mechanism to enable citizens to recall an elected or appointed official.

Sub-Section 9A: Citizens qualified to file a Vote of Confidence initiative must be a US citizen with sole US citizenship for at least the previous 5 years, must not be a convicted felon, must have lived within the jurisdiction of the official named in the initiative for at least 5 years, must not be a board member or officer of any corporation, banking or other financial institution, or an officer or member of any stock/bond/commodity trading organization, must not have filed to begin any recall initiative in the past 5 years.

Sub-Section 9B: Vote of Confidence initiative filing fee shall be equal to the filing fee paid by the elected official that is the subject of the Vote of Confidence.

Sub-Section 9C: The Vote of Confidence initiative filer must pay their own filing fees, and/or may accept a maximum of 10% of the filing fees from any one individual, from up to 10 individuals (no business/corporate donations allowed.) Donors and amounts to be published publicly. Individuals may donate to only one Vote of Confidence initiative per every 5 years. Donations outside the scope of these rules will be considered as election tampering, and will be prosecuted accordingly.

Sub-Section 9D: Once a Vote of Confidence initiative is properly filed, signatures may be collected from registered voters within that jurisdiction. All signature collectors must be unpaid volunteers – no compensation of any kind is allowed. The Vote of Confidence initiative signature collecting process is completed when at least 15% of the number of of the votes cast in the last election for the official being recalled have signed, or 90 days from the filing date, whichever comes first. If 15% of the number of the votes cast in the last election for the official being recalled have not signed the Vote of Confidence initiative within 120 days, the initiative fails. To mandate an immediate freeze of duties of the elected or appointed official, at least 20% of the number of of the votes cast in the last election for the official being recalled must have signed the initiative before the 120 day window of time elapses.

Sub-Section 9E: Congressional oversight on Vote of Confidence initiatives for Federal offices: A 2/3 majority by both Houses of Congress declaring a Vote of Confidence initiative as frivolous, within the initial 120 day signature gathering time window, nullifies that Vote of Confidence initiative and prevents it from continuing on to ballot, unless signatures gathered total 25% of the number of of the votes cast in the last election for the official being recalled. A properly filed Vote of Confidence initiative signed by 25% of the number of of the votes cast in the last election for the official being recalled overrides a Congressional declaration as a frivolous initiative, and guarantees that a Vote of Confidence election will be held unless the elected official immediately steps down.

A Vote of Confidence initiative nullified as frivolous causes the filing fee to be forfeited and disbursed into the Candidate Resource Pool Fund for the jurisdiction. State and local legislatures may decide to adopt a similar check and balance mechanism, and each State and local legislative body may enact such a safeguard against frivolous Vote of Confidence initiatives – but the governing body must adopt a 2/3 vote margin to declare a Vote of Confidence initiative as frivolous, and the ability of registered voters to override the declaration as frivolous by collecting valid signatures of the required 25% of the number of of the votes cast in the last election for the official being recalled.

Sub-Section 9F: If at least 20% of the number of of the votes cast in the last election for the official being recalled have signed the initiative before the 120 day signature gathering window of time elapses, and the initiative is properly filed on-time, and the signature validation process statistically yields that the burden of collecting the signatures of 20% of the number of of the votes cast in the last election for the official being recalled has been met, then a “freeze” is placed on the elected or appointed official, and all duties are temporarily suspended until the outcome of the Vote of Confidence is announced, or until a declaration by joint houses of Congress is made that the Vote of Confidence initiative is deemed to be frivolous.

Sub-Section 9G: If the required number of valid signatures (based on of the number of of the votes cast in the last election for the official being recalled) is collected, a vote of confidence election must be held within 210 days (allowing 30 days to prepare, and the statutory 180 days for election procedures and processes.)

Sub-Section 9H: A minimum of 10% of all signatures to be randomly selected and validated by election judges for the jurisdiction, and the percentage totals of valid signatures in the sample to be statistically equated with the entire set of signatures. Signatories discovered to be invalid during this process are subject to prosecution for election tampering.

Sub-Section 9I: Vote of Confidence ballot nomenclature: A simple yes/no vote of confidence worded as:
“Are you confident that {title, firstname, lastname} is serving the best interests of the people, as {title} in the position of {position} within the jurisdiction of {jurisdiction}?
□ Yes, retain {title, firstname, lastname} in office.
□ No, remove {title, firstname, lastname} from office.”

Sub-Section 9J: A simple majority (over 50%) will determine the outcome of the Vote of Confidence. If the outcome of the Vote of Confidence is removal from office, the official is forced to vacate their office immediately, and the process of a vacancy election is begun. A result within +/- 1% of the threshold (50%) will automatically trigger one manual recount, and the outcome is final at the conclusion of the recount.



Section 10: Campaign advertising, marketing, and endorsements:

Sub-Section 10A: The clear intent is to “equalize the playing field” of opportunity for all candidates for each elected position, and to eliminate or minimize as much as is possible, bias and influence due to monetary resources, position, or influential allies or foes – or the lack thereof – and to foster a new era in political campaigns where voters receive a true sense of each candidate's positions on major, current, pertinent issues through the mandated Position Papers and mandated Debates. All sub-sections within this section fall under the umbrella of this intent.

Sub-Section 10B: In addition to the financial restrictions outlined in sub-section 5H of this Act, it it specifically forbidden for any entity (individual, charity, foundation, religious or secular group, collective, union, business, corporate entity, etc.- foreign or domestic) to provide any advertising or marketing or any form of assistance such as consulting, phone calling/phone banking, “push-polling”, for or against any candidate, beyond the candidates own use of funds as allocated by the Candidate Resource Pool Fund. A breach of this regulation will be considered as election tampering.

Sub-Section 10C: No additional funds, donated funds, goods, or services may be provided by any entity (individual, charity, foundation, religious or secular group, collective, union, business, corporate entity, etc.- foreign or domestic) to any candidate, nor may any candidate provide additional funding beyond the amount allocated by the Candidate Resource Pool Fund fund for that particular elected office/seat.

Sub-Section 10D: Current and former elected and appointed officials, as well as any other entity, (individual, charity, foundation, religious or secular group, collective, union, business, corporate entity, etc. - foreign or domestic) may not announce, make public, or 'leak', an endorsement for or announcing opposition to any candidate.

Sub-Section 10E: No pre-election polling data may be released or 'leaked' before the election is over. “Push polling” – attempting to influence an election with manipulative wording in poll questions – is considered as marketing and is thus strictly forbidden. A breach of this regulation will be considered as election tampering.

Section 11: Penalties:

Sub-Section 11A: Civil Penalties for election tampering: convictions will result in fines up to $100 billion US dollars, for each count.

Section 12: This bill will go into effect immediately after passage.

[Chester]

YES! - I woke up this morning to find this thread added to the Priority thread list! Excellent discernment (IMO) - Dennis rocks and I love the Reset Button concept and that someone cared (and still cares) enough to put together the site like he did and maintain it like he does is aces to me.

[Dennis Leahy]

I am honored and appreciative that The Reset Button thread was moved into the new "Priority Threads" section.

News:
The Reset Button document is getting another revision. Many little typos getting repaired, but primarily a switch from the use of the term "Phase" (as in, "Phase I and "Phase II.") As it is currently, almost every hurdle with getting ordinary folks to get behind the effort has had something to do with something written in "Phase II" - as if everything in Phase II would happen just as written, simply because Phase I is accomplished.

What had been called "Phase II" is not the Reset Button, but rather a set of essays that candidates would be mandated to address. The previous revision clarified that somewhat - but not enough.

Phase I is the Reset Button. It really is all of it. The idea is a concrete goal, plan, and strategy for ordinary citizens to finally gain the power of self-governance - you know, that marvelous phrase that Abraham Lincoln used in the Gettysburg Address, "a government of the people, by the people, and for the people" (which he was saying as if we already had it.)

Anyone who lives on planet Earth (not just US citizens) should want this with all your hearts and souls. The USA spills-out over the planet: The most powerful military force on the planet (with over 1000 foreign bases large and small, and bases of operation, and black prisons), home base for the nefarious international bankers weapon of mass destruction - the Federal Reserve, home port for many of the most nefarious multinational corporations in the world, control over the UN, control over a great deal of international law... Yes, The Reset Button may seem "Americentric" at first blush, but its benevolent implications are indeed global. Perhaps it may also spur some ambitious, passionate, and compassionate persons in other nations to put something similar together - that the citizens in your country may gain self-governance and throw-off the malevolent ruling elite.

Though I am terribly disappointed that The Reset Button did not make a huge impact before the 2012 US election cycle, there are still no activist organizations even proposing anything that would take the power away from the sociopaths and psychopaths assembled together as the US federal government. The activist organizations seem content to settle on hacking at the branches, rather than going for the root. Even if the Reset Button is never implemented, there needs to be at least one concrete signpost in the nebulous storm - something foundational to build from. And so I will continue to make it available, and hope that it is helpful.

A new website is also coming soon. Same basic website, different domain name (without 2012 or any year.) I'll supply that link here.

Please continue to send people to the current site, with the aim to be thought-provoking and providing food for thought as to why a comprehensive solution, (attacking the root of the biggest issues from all critical angles), is the only possible real solution.

Thanks,

Dennis

[ghostrider]

yes Dennis, election reform , the first step... the second is a salary cap on politicians, 50 grand a year is plenty, and they pay for their own healthcare, transportation, etc... billionaires, millionaires should not be able to use their own money for their election , how about if want to be a senator in a state you must be living there and have at least twenty years living in that state at some point in your life ... I say local government is best... a bunch of rich people miles away in secret meetings passing bills they have not read , this way of doing business is over ...The people should be able to read it, and if they like it, then let the conversation begin in the debate room, and if they belive so strong about their pet projects , let them foot the bill ... amazing rich people need money from the poor for the ideas of the rich that always screws the poor ... If a canidate is found to be lying about his opponent, he is banned from any public service office for his or her lifetime... two year term limits for eveyone... no career politicians anymore ... once you have served in any capacity you are out of politics ... everyone does two years ... then the entire public would understand how it all works ... it would truly be of the people and for the people and by the people ... No more foreign aid... period... No one gives us their money... conflict of interest should be above all current matters, ceo's of corporations lose their influence on government ...someone lobbying for war, while sitting on a board of directors for a corporation that makes tanks, missles, ammo, etc it dealt with swiftly and harshly ...

[Dennis Leahy]

yes Dennis, election reform , the first step... the second is a salary cap on politicians, 50 grand a year is plenty, and they pay for their own healthcare, transportation, etc... billionaires, millionaires should not be able to use their own money for their election , how about if want to be a senator in a state you must be living there and have at least twenty years living in that state at some point in your life ... I say local government is best... a bunch of rich people miles away in secret meetings passing bills they have not read , this way of doing business is over ...The people should be able to read it, and if they like it, then let the conversation begin in the debate room, and if they belive so strong about their pet projects , let them foot the bill ... amazing rich people need money from the poor for the ideas of the rich that always screws the poor ... If a canidate is found to be lying about his opponent, he is banned from any public service office for his or her lifetime... two year term limits for eveyone... no career politicians anymore ... once you have served in any capacity you are out of politics ... everyone does two years ... then the entire public would understand how it all works ... it would truly be of the people and for the people and by the people ... No more foreign aid... period... No one gives us their money... conflict of interest should be above all current matters, ceo's of corporations lose their influence on government ...someone lobbying for war, while sitting on a board of directors for a corporation that makes tanks, missles, ammo, etc it dealt with swiftly and harshly ...

Hi Ghostrider,

If you check out the Reset Button document, you'll see many of these ideas in one form or another, but it has become apparent (after talking with a lot of people), that of the trio of "goal, plan, strategy", I was not very good at expressing the importance of the "goal" piece. What becomes obvious is that every sincere person that wants change has different ultimate goals. So, the common goal has to be a subset of all goals, the subset that would be the gray zone on a Venn diagram - plus, (and this is critical) to simply focus on getting minions of corporatocracy out of power and ordinary citizens in power. Whatever is the simplest and least complex way to do that is critical. That means the most people (the highest percentage of all citizens combined) can support it.

Two examples: If something is written as a goal that appears to favor the goals of Libertarians, then those opposed to some Libertarian goals will reject it. If something is written as a goal that appears to favor the goals of "Zeitgeisters", then those opposed to some Zeitgeist Movement goals will reject it. Those ultimate, secondary and tertiary goals (no matter how closely someone holds them to their heart) need to be discussed later, when citizens are actually empowered. Until then, all discussion is moot - no one in power cares at all. There is no citizen representation in US federal government - none. All Senators and all Representatives currently in power represent corporations, not citizens.

As it turns out, the common goal is, in itself, a game-changer, a paradigm-changer. The simple goal of getting ordinary citizens into all elected (and appointed) positions is a huge goal, and a required first step toward any other reforms.

Once that singular, common goal (a literal government of the people, by the people, and for the people - that is, ordinary citizens with no corporate ties in every elected and appointed seat in government) is realized, then (and only then) can we citizens work out what our other agreed-upon goals are.

Visualize 535 new individuals in Congress:


None of whom has any ties to banks or corporations (not even stock ownership.)
None of whom can use their own money or accept any money from anyone else - private, business, or corporation - for the election (elections become strictly publicly funded)
All of whom are mandated to have equal time and prominence in all media (negating corporate media's power)
All of whom have had to express, in writing, their positions on a couple of dozen major issues (no fluff)
All of whom are subject to recall if they are found to betray those written positions (positions that got them elected)
None of whom were pre-selected by political parties (all candidates would be non-partisan)
All of whom would have their positions for a single term, and then out (no career politicians)
An element of random chance (like jury selection) would be incorporated to keep the number of candidates manageable and prevent the Financial Elite from knowing in advance who is even going to be on the ballot

That would be amazingly powerful. It would, in fact, be exactly the opposite of what we have now (535 corporate representatives.)

The initial Law and Amendment would set specifics necessary to (truly) reform the electoral system, preventing the rich and powerful from controlling elections. Only those specifics need to be included that create that reality - anything else added would cloud the issue and complicate the goal. This has to work for very simple minded people and very sophisticated people that simply know they don't want want to be ruled by the rich any more.

Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

Something that Wade Frazier said today ("... None of the advances happened in isolation...") careened off a couple of neurons in my brain and this thought popped out: Maybe The Reset Button general concept (a way to take governance away from the Elite and put it into the hands of citizens), which is sorely needed in almost every country in the world, not just the US, will spur someone in another country to ignite a movement to unite their country's citizens and gain self-governance.

Maybe I won't see it happen in the US in my lifetime, even though the US (massive global controllers and destructive force that we are) changing to citizen-governance would be the most significant to humanity.

Anyway, it was a heart-warming thought. :~)

Dennis

[Tesseract]

20959

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[Bubu]

Hi Dennis
I just took a second look at the reset button singed in.

In our country my proposal during election is that no candidate will be allowed to campaign. The commission on election will undertake the introduction of candidates and their platform via TV that will run whole year prior to election; airing 1 to 3 hours election time daily program in one of the major TV stations. All candidates will be given fair share of air time to voice whatever he wants to. Does the idea resonates?
Next is Transparency, which calls for the creation of Gov. information center which will be available online; Information to be publish includes public officers activities of the day and planed activities for the next few days so that citizens can follow whoever wishes to. Money matters; where the money goes or intended to go. Project bidding dates. Who are the contractors etc.
Once the correct people is elected and the activities are monitored then every problem is solved.
Although I have not gotten more than share this thought to a few friends because to me it ultimately boils down to support which in my own calculation is impossible to get. At least for the moment. I commend you for having taken the step although you might be well aware of the real score. As my father said “if we don’t do it, who will”.
I have thought of a number of ways where to start, including building a small off grid money less community near the big city. The community will be highlighted as a park where people can go on their weekend leisure. And share whatever they wish to the community. Guest cottages will be available for any family who wishes to stay for a certain number of days. Guest will be required to participate in whatever activity of the OG community which will include farming daily socials education etc. This will be a form of education that will hopefully make people look and question the status quo. Which will be the start of awakening among them.
But the fact is we can make all the brilliant suggestions but without support it will remain as mere clatter. So to me it is; education first. In other words making people to consider a look into the present belief system.

[Dennis Leahy]

Hi Dennis
I just took a second look at the reset button singed in.

In our country my proposal during election is that no candidate will be allowed to campaign. The commission on election will undertake the introduction of candidates and their platform via TV that will run whole year prior to election; airing 1 to 3 hours election time daily program in one of the major TV stations. All candidates will be given fair share of air time to voice whatever he wants to. Does the idea resonates?
Next is Transparency, which calls for the creation of Gov. information center which will be available online; Information to be publish includes public officers activities of the day and planed activities for the next few days so that citizens can follow whoever wishes to. Money matters; where the money goes or intended to go. Project bidding dates. Who are the contractors etc.
Once the correct people is elected and the activities are monitored then every problem is solved.
Although I have not gotten more than share this thought to a few friends because to me it ultimately boils down to support which in my own calculation is impossible to get. At least for the moment. I commend you for having taken the step although you might be well aware of the real score. As my father said “if we don’t do it, who will”.
I have thought of a number of ways where to start, including building a small off grid money less community near the big city. The community will be highlighted as a park where people can go on their weekend leisure. And share whatever they wish to the community. Guest cottages will be available for any family who wishes to stay for a certain number of days. Guest will be required to participate in whatever activity of the OG community which will include farming daily socials education etc. This will be a form of education that will hopefully make people look and question the status quo. Which will be the start of awakening among them.
But the fact is we can make all the brilliant suggestions but without support it will remain as mere clatter. So to me it is; education first. In other words making people to consider a look into the present belief system.
Hi Nature,

At first, the Reset Button concept was a pile of critical, but unrelated, issues. The more I thought about it, the more it became apparent that NOTHING would change until the electoral system is changed. So it became the primary issue. Then with a bit more thought (as will be apparent in the next revision), it became obvious that all of the secondary issues (no matter how life-and-death critical they are), provide an easy route for disunity, so those issues need to be clearly shown to be issues yet to be dealt with... beyond transforming the electoral system.

I do not know anything about politics and political parties in the Philippines, but in the US, there are really only 2 political parties that can possibly win enough seats to pass even a single law. Both of those parties are controlled by Big Money and highly influential Old Power. So, it should be obvious to most US citizens that Big Money and Old Power run elections. They are so good at what they do, that they control the entire group of candidates* and so they always win. (The candidate Ron Paul has been one exception; the political party structure was not able to stop or else allowed Ron Paul to remain prominent - but then they used their other mighty hammer - the complete control of mass media, which they conveniently also own and control, to make sure Ron Paul was marginalized to the sidelines. The same was done with billionaire presidential candidate Ross Perot a couple of decades ago.)

So (as I read in a Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_Philippines)), it appears that the Philippines has two major political parties, but that a smattering of the other parties are represented in your Congress. If your 2 dominant parties are controlled by Big Money and Old Power, then you have the same problem as US citizens do, and need to completely transform your electoral system to specifically exclude Big Money and Old Power and only allow citizens with no ties to Big Money and Old Power to run for office.

This is a huge task, it will take a lot of energy and a lot of unity (behind the idea that the citizens are sick of Big Money and Old Power running the Philippine government.)

So, if you are asking the opinion of this outsider, I'd say concentrate ALL of your efforts on getting the electoral system changed. Save the other big issue you mentioned (transparency) for the newly elected representatives (that will be representing citizens, rather than Big Money and Old Power.) Trust that they will deal with the issue. You know the ones in power now will not EVER really deal with that issue.

In the US, the land of television (where the camera angle changes every few seconds) and fast food reigns supreme, and - most notably - the Elite are in complete control of Education and Mass Media - we cannot wait for education (though you are right, the people need to at least know about the plan, so they need at least to be exposed to the new idea. I'm afraid that in the US, it has to be reduced to a meme that is understandable and repeatable in about ten seconds to twenty seconds.

I congratulate you for thinking about this problem. The US may be the most critical nation for citizens to stand up (because we have the largest military, and the international bankers and many huge corporations use the US as a staging area for world conquest), but ultimately, the citizens in each and every nation on Earth need to stand up and take control of their own government.

Dennis

[Bubu]

Halo Dennis,

Political parties in our country could be as many the most I remember was five political parties and then independent candidates are allowed. Anyways the important fact here is the REFORM OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS, as far as I understand we do not differ in that angle

Yes of course we must can congratulate ourselves because this means that we are bless with more time, energy and perhaps talent than we need for ourselves and our family that we are able to think of the betterment of all.

So, if you are asking the opinion of this outsider, I'd say concentrate ALL of your efforts on getting the electoral system changed. Save the other big issue you mentioned (transparency) for the newly elected representatives (that will be representing citizens, rather than Big Money and Old Power.) Trust that they will deal with the issue. You know the ones in power now will not EVER really deal with that issue.

Thanks for the opinion Am really in to sharing opinion particularly with people who have proven to possess honest and superior intellect.

What you said however is true to the extent only of the moral standard of the community. What I mean is the number of good government official that will be elected is proportional to the moral standard of the community. Meaning we cannot avoid electing puppet GO’s

And this is where transparency comes in. If you understand carefully my post in this regard you will understand that government officials will be subjected to watchers every single minute of their term of office. This means that the more corrupt the GO the earlier he will be caught and impeach from his office. This process will repeat until the gov organization is rid of every single corrupt. Now let us look in a system where there are no watchers. On the context of “nobody is perfect” which is of course true, a good GO can be subjected to espionage and be endangered of being blackmailed, coerce, bribe and finally tempted.
The most important part of the transparency strategy is the selection process of the transparency commission. I have worked out the detail however the situation here is different from yours so I will not mention it. I just want to stress the importance of Transparency, which is in my opinion, is more important than reforming the electoral process.

Your opinion is not only welcome but more so requested.

Julian

[ThresholdRising]

Great job on the website. Wish yous the best of luck on your goal.

[Dennis Leahy]

The Reset Button document, revision 3
and
new website (ResetButtonMovement.Org)
were launched today.

I'll start a new thread about it, because the changes were significant.

Dennis

[Kristin]

Nice job Dennis!!! Thank you for all your hard work!

[Dennis Leahy]

The new website, http://www.ResetButtonMovement.Org/ has been launched.

The Reset Button document, revision 3, is completed and is available on the new website.

All that I would initially ask is for people to read the revised document, check out the website (including the FAQ page), and share the site. That's all, just share it, and allow others to read the information.

What is new:
The Reset Button (before this version) was seen by too many people as overwhelming and impossible to achieve. It seems that no matter how much I tried to divide the document up into the initial goal (which was called "Phase I") of electoral paradigm transformation, and the 'laundry list' of major problems that the US faces as a nation (that had been referred to as "Phase II"), people automatically blended the two together. The problem that created was that readers who had any disagreement with anything in "Phase II" simply would not support "Phase I."

So, the document was split into two documents:
The Reset Button
and
Candidate Position Issues

and now The Reset Button "reads" as strictly election reform/electoral paradigm transformation. Period. Just one issue - self governance. (And self-governance is the gateway to solving the other major issues.) The only way any of the other issues will ever get addressed is if the primary goal (passage of one law, the Election Reform Act, and ratification of one amendment, the Election Reform Amendment) is completed.

The tie-in (between those 2 documents) is that candidates in elections would have to address, in writing, the Candidate Position Issues. No hiding from the big issues.

People are asked to sign The Reset Button document - as a declaration, not as a petition. This should make it clear that you are simply declaring your support for a new electoral paradigm that prevents the Elite from controlling elections.

If you are a US citizen, signing the document makes you a "signer."
If you are not a US citizen, signing the document makes you a "supporter."

An optional form that US voters could fill-in and submit at election time allows voters to express their degree of agreement with or disagreement with the essays included in the Candidate Position Issues (that candidates are mandated to supply.) This would provide a "pulse" from the citizens/electorate, and newly elected officials would be aware of their constituent's opinion. This would also provide a benchmark to use in measuring the newly elected official's compliance with the electorate's desires (though one of the issues, "Representation Reform" clearly asks the candidates if they intend to perform their job completely autonomously or with the full weight of democratic inclusiveness, but this does NOT create direct democracy.

Mandated, Direct Democracy would be a major change in the form of the US federal government's current method (constitutional republic) of governance, would require its own constitutional amendment, and that should not occur without extensive dialog and debate that are not even considered within the Reset Button or the Candidate Position Issues. So, to anyone who is frightened of/by Mandated Direct Democracy, realize it is not a part of this document - clearly beyond the scope of this work. (I have heard fear of "mob rule" cited by people who fear direct democracy, should it ever come about. As far as I'm concerned, the US has "Mob rule" right now - the Elite Mafia control the elected officials.)

The new website also has better coding for the functionality for people to sign (the older way seemed to take too long at times, to send out the activation email.)


What happens next is in the hands of the citizens of the US, certainly not just me. If you actually want the Elite - money and non-monetary influence - out of US elections, and a way to finally create a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, then you will embrace it as if the outcome IS up to you and your efforts. How badly do you want self-governance and shaking off the rule of the Elite? How many way can you think of sharing this: http://www.ResetButtonMovement.Org (http://www.ResetButtonMovement.Org)


http://www.resetbuttonmovement.org/Images/ResetButtonMovement.png


Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

Nice job Dennis!!! Thank you for all your hard work!
Thank you, my friend! I did get the new thread posted.

Dennis

[Tesseract]

Perhaps you could get a skype interview on TPV to talk about your ideas, although I'm not sure the US audience is that large right now.

[Dennis Leahy]

Hi Tesseract, I am not much of a public speaker, but I agree that video is powerful and is an element missing from presenting this material. I have been mentally scripting several very short (under 5 minute) videos to put the major concepts of The Reset Button into a quickly-digested format, and am assembling the physical pieces (video camera, tripod, lights, background screen) to do the videos so they are not too amateurish. So, yes, video is coming. Maybe after I do those videos, I would be more confident to do a "Skype interview" type of presentation as well. I was able to begin honing my skills yesterday, as a speaker at a "political progressive" symposium held in my town. Right now, as a public speaker, I'd award myself about a "C+", as I only noticed one person falling asleep.

But I think you're correct that The People's Voice may not be a good venue for an Americentric issue (even though "what happens in America doesn't stay in America.")

Dennis

[Robin]

Hey Dennis,

I'm currently reading over all of your material and will give you a detailed analysis when I am done. This is so very important and I encourage everybody (especially U.S. Americans) to do the same.

Sam

[meeradas]

You're a true pioneer, Dennis.
Americentric? Born there, yes. But this is way bigger.

[Dennis Leahy]

Thanks Samwise and Meeradas.

Well, the implications are beyond Americentric, that's for sure. Having the ordinary citizens of the US take control of the US government would change the world - for the better.

First, the information needs to spread, it needs to be spread by anyone that thinks that the idea of US citizens actually creating a government of the people, and throwing off the corporatocracy, is a good idea. Wade Frazier understands that, if the number of people supporting an idea raches a threshold, the idea will take hold. He got this from his "knowing", from his intuition (I assume.) And now, a scientific study backs it up. The threshold is 10%. Once 10% of a population accepts an idea, the idea takes root. (Here's a link to the study: Minority Rules: Scientists Discover Tipping Point for the Spread of Ideas (http://news.rpi.edu/luwakkey/2902?destination=node/38887))

After seeing the gigantic crowds in Egypt, and Spain, and Greece, and other countries, I started to think that it would be great if those outside the US (non-US citizens) would sign The Reset Button - encouraging their US brothers and sisters.

Dennis

[Conchis]

So I see the idea there that we take the corporations out of politics. The Supreme Court has ruled that Corporations use of campaign money is the equivalent of free speech. Felons are not allowed to vote. Maybe if we convict come corporations of the corporate crimes they commit (we NEVER try corporations criminally) we could take their "free speech" right away, since they don't actually get a vote to take away. Just a thought.

[Dennis Leahy]

Yes, Conchis, let's take the Elite out of governance.


When citizens finally control elections...
...citizens will finally control governance.We have tried allowing the oligarchs and corporatists to rule (by proxy, from behind the curtain)...and we know it is a diaster.

... the one thing we have never tried is to actually have a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

I'm usually long-winded - this time I won't be:

I am asking each of you to go to The Reset Button Movement website and sign. No matter what country you're from, please sign it. Sign that you think it's a good idea for US citizens to have fair elections - not controlled by the Ruling Elite.

Your support is needed.

Thank you.

Dennis

[Robin]

Dennis I just want you to know that your effort to develop this most enlightening Movement is greatly appreciated. I have looked over it in great detail, and it goes without saying that it is brilliant. Thank you for all of the time and energy you have put into developing these documents, my friend.

I am seeing many parallels with modern movements and the American Revolution. The spirit of 1776 is coming back, thanks to you and others.

So far I have seen:

Stewart Rhodes (http://stewart-rhodes.blogspot.com/) and Oath Keepers (https://oathkeepers.org/oath/) taking the place of Samuel Adams (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Adams) and the Sons of Liberty. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_Liberty)
Ron Paul (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul) and his Campaign for Liberty (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul%27s_Campaign_for_Liberty) taking the place of men like John Jay (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jay).
The Tea Party Movement (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_movement) taking the place of the Boston Tea Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party).
And now Dennis Leahy taking the place of one of the greatest minds of all time: Thomas Paine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Paine) and his famous work Common Sense (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Sense_(pamphlet)).

You are leading the revolution...and, yes, we are at the cusp of a world-wide revolution.

There is nothing in your documents that didn't address some of my concerns, except what the expectations may be. The Founders of the United States crafted a brilliant document, but did not abolish slavery right away. Even though they were mostly against slavery, it was difficult for them to abolish it right away due to slavery being such a key part of the economy of southern states.

That being said, I have a slight concern that the documents encompass such a great breadth of information and proposals will not be able to be accepted in their entirety. Folk like you and I and those on Avalon can tolerate this level of information, but the general public is not prone to making quick, large-scale changes. Baby steps seems to be the only true effective means to enter a new paradigm. Even though I think the Reset Button Movement is brilliant, you must also be aware that it will have to serve as a template for the new paradigm.

Further, I also think that such a detailed proposal is necessary at this point in time. I really do think that these documents will pave way for a new paradigm but setting the wheels into motion.

I have sent out the documents to over a hundred of my very good friends, and doubtless they will give it the attention that it deserves. I am confident that this will spread far and wide and will be a game-changer.

Please let me know if I could do anything specifically to assist in your endeavors, Dennis. Thanks once again! :)

[Robin]

I'm usually long-winded - this time I won't be:

I am asking each of you to go to The Reset Button Movement website and sign. No matter what country you're from, please sign it. Sign that you think it's a good idea for US citizens to have fair elections - not controlled by the Ruling Elite.

Your support is needed.

Thank you.

Dennis

:bump:

Whoever is reading this message, please go to The Reset Button (http://www.resetbuttonmovement.org/) website! You do not have an excuse to sit idly by and let something like this slip by without taking the time to read it and sign it. This is one of the most important documents that I have come across and doubtless will be integral for creating a better paradigm. Even if you are not from the United States, please sign and pass this on! The United States has its claws embedded in most nations, so please understand that by giving your support, you will ultimately be making a better world for everybody.

[Dennis Leahy]

... I have a slight concern that the documents encompass such a great breadth of information and proposals will not be able to be accepted in their entirety.
I often think in allegories and metaphors, and the two that I see most strongly fitting this are the hen house and the row boat:

Imagine a hen house with nine doors, with a hungry fox outside. If the doors are closed sequentially, well, as long as there is an opening left, the fox will get in.

Imagine being in a rowboat with nine large holes drilled into the bottom. Unless and until all nine plugs are installed, the boat will sink.

There are a number of people/organizations that are addressing a subset (usually just 1) of the 9 ways that the Elite have gamed the system and control the electoral paradigm. Not one organization is addressing either of the 2 most powerful. If someone did address just those 2 ways that the Elite control elections, I'd say there might be a chance that citizens might end up in a position of self-governance ("a government of the people..."), but not any other subset. I also see the Elite as an adaptive, very intelligent gang, and would be extremely elusive if we tried to address the 9 ways sequentially, in baby steps. I would assume that more like cutting off one head of a hydra at a time, that trying to solve this sequentially would certainly end up involving more than 9 ways. They are very resourceful, have nearly infinite wealth, and would not just sit still and let us slowly address the 9 pathways.

It is said that the solution to eating an elephant is, "one bite at a time." However, it would not be very smart to try to eat a living tyrannosaurus rex one bite at a time. I'm convinced that we must take a comprehensive approach, take control of the electoral paradigm from the Elite, and then remain vigilant because they will not just accept their new lot in life.


...Please let me know if I could do anything specifically to assist in your endeavors, Dennis. Thanks once again! :)
You are doing it, my friend, you are doing it. :~)

Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

Dennis I just want you to know that your effort ...

I am seeing many parallels with modern movements and the American Revolution. The spirit of 1776 is coming back, thanks to you and others.

So far I have seen:


...
And now Dennis Leahy taking the place of one of the greatest minds of all time: Thomas Paine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Paine) and his famous work Common Sense (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Sense_(pamphlet)).


You are leading the revolution...and, yes, we are at the cusp of a world-wide revolution.


I just want to make sure that it is noted that I researched and cross-referenced many great minds, and that this work, The Reset Button document, is a synthesis of many people's ideas.

The reason it rings true in your heart is because it was born in our collective hearts.

Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

Now, I'm specifically looking for non-US-citizens to sign The Reset Button.

US citizens are "signers"; non-US folks are "supporters." You sign as a "supporter", saying to the American (US citizen) people: "I encourage you and support you in getting fair elections!"

There are 7 billion people on this planet, 95% are not US citizens, but nearly 100% of the people on planet Earth are affected by the US government and US foreign policy. Trust me, the American citizens may seem to be predominantly fools, but we are not psychopaths.

Elite-aligned, corporatist puppets are sociopaths and psychopaths and "run" the US government for the psychopathic Elite. It is in the best interest of everyone on Earth (except the Elite and their supporters) to have US citizens take control of the US government.

You can provide support, motivation, (especially if there are more foreign signers than US signers) maybe even embarrass US citizens into actually trying to do something about the globalist Ruling Elite that use the US as their home base.

Please sign, here: http://www.resetbuttonmovement.org/SignTheResetButton.php

Thank you!

Dennis

[Mike]

Bump,,.......................................

[Mike]

It disappoints me that this thread isn't more front n center.

This is a wonderful forum, but one thing has become abundantly clear to me recently: we are not doers. We are writers. We tend to hide behind words like "intention", which is really just a clever euphemism for doing nothing at all while pretending otherwise.

Intention can be great, but it requires follow thru, in the REAL WORLD. Read this document please. Sign it. Its going to take a little effort - sorry! - but its all entirely worth it. The aliens aren't going anywhere...you can read and post about them later. I promise.

[Robin]

This should be on the front page of Avalon...in my opinion.

[Dennis Leahy]

This is a thread about The Reset Button. The Reset Button Document, and the start of The Reset Button Movement - which is to say that a document alone is not going to accomplish the goal. The goal is: ordinary US citizens actually in control of the US government. That is, a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. This will require removing from power the Elite (Financial Elite and Power Elite) that rule the US from behind the curtain, severing their connections to governance, cutting the strings to the puppets in the puppet government.

In spite of a beautiful fairy tale that US citizens have been told for over a century (and implied before then), the people of the United States do not have a government of the people, by the people, and for the people - and we never did. It was just words. The original "founding fathers" of the US were rich, white, male, landowners, many believed in slavery and were slave owners, most believed it was OK to steal land from indigenous tribal people ("Indians") and most participated in genocide. The original Constitution of the United States even spelled-out in ink that "free persons", not slaves or Indians, were even to be counted for representation. Indians (targets of genocide), Blacks/Africans (slaves), and women had few or no rights - certainly not the right to vote. The "founding fathers" put themselves on the ballot, and the precedent was set for the Elite to rule the United States.

It has gone downhill from there, or maybe it just stayed as bad. Some form of the Elite have remained in control of the US government over the entire history. What started out as oligarchical control has transmuted a bit into governance that might be described by any of the following: corporatocracy, plutocracy, kleptocracy, fascism, inverted totalitarianism. Take your pick. The one thing we can say with certainty is that the ordinary citizens in the US have no control over our governance. Elections are a sham, and the reason that is true is not what most people believe to be true. Most US citizens (even most political activists!) believe that the rich simply buy elections. That's only partially true - it's more sophisticated than that.

The Reset Button explores the different ways that the Elite stay in control of elections, and of course, being in total control of elections means that the Elite "embed" agents disguised as representatives of the people, and these Elite-aligned agents give complete control of US governance to the Elite. There are 9 ways the Elite control the electoral paradigm. If The Reset Button does nothing else other than to educate US citizens as to just exactly how the Elite stay in control, it will have accomplished something important. The 9 ways that the Elite control elections are explored in The Reset Button document.

US citizens are like battered housewives: cheat on us, lie to us, beat us, rape us... ...then give us a little kiss on the cheek and tell us your love us and will protect us from terrorists, and we will keep on cooking your dinner.

Will we battered housewives ever get fed up? Well, the US Congress approval rating has recently gone as low as 9% - meaning 91% of the citizens of the US do NOT approve of what our Mafia Don husband is doing. (The other 9% are outrageously ignorant, or are also sociopaths linked to the Elite through corporate investments in death and destruction, and want their stock portfolios to rise.) Certainly, there are sleeping people, and some are "sheep", but in reality, a lot of US citizens have awakened to the realization that there is a major disjoint between what is done by the US government, and the will of the people.

Most people know that elections are fixed, but they don't know how it is done. What happens when US citizens gain the knowledge of how the Elite maintain complete control of governance by maintaining complete control of the electoral paradigm? What happens when US citizens see that there is a way to non-violently gain control of our own governance by gaining control of the electoral paradigm?

Let's find out.

I'm not asking anyone to sharpen pitchforks or light torches. I'm asking everyone to share The Reset Button document with as many US citizens as possible. Knowledge is power.

Dennis

[Ilie Pandia]

Hello,

In order to keep this main thread focused I've moved a couple of posts on a different thread:

Debating issues with "The Reset Document" (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?67601-Debating-issues-with-The-Reset-Document)

As always, when you write your posts please consider the fact that each one of us has a unique perspective and may subscribe to different ideologies and in doing so we see different problems and different solutions. If you do not agree with something do not spend time there. It's much better to put your energy on things that you do find yourself in alignment with. This does not make you wrong or the other person wrong..., just different!

Carry on.... :focus:

[Dennis Leahy]

I am an anti-political activist.

Politics is bullsh!t. Politics is shenanigans. Politics is deal-making. Politics is cronyism. Politics is partisan loyalty. Politics is loyalty to donors. Politics is loyalty to special interests. Politics is collusion. Politics is betrayal of the public trust. Politics replaces integrity with corruption.

And, that's a best-case scenario. In the real-world, such as the US Congress, politics is pure theater. Scripted nonsense, a shadowboxing stage-show between faux rivals so that both flavors of corrupt bastards can wag some meaningless words at their "constituency", when necessary.

When all is said and done, lobbyists write or edit most bills that are passed into law by Congress. Partisan voters, as inebriated with intellect-blocking partisan loyalty as the shirtless drunks in football end zones, never shake-off the hangover to even ponder when the last piece of citizen-centric legislation was passed by Congress into law. The easily-fooled may cite some piece of legislation with a psychologically-charged, apparently citizen-centric title, but it is invariably Orwellian doublespeak for the corporate-centric text of the bill.

The drama of the political theater is so high that it (along with the mind-numbing partisanship itself) prevents a large segment of the US population from realizing that every single bill that has passed in at least 40 years has been corporate-centric. That's right, folks - way before Citizens United. Not to leave the impression that prior to 40 years ago was "the good old days" is US politics, the vast majority of bills passed into law by Congress have been pro-wealthy, pro-business and anti-citizen from the beginning (especially anti-citizen to those who are not wealthy, white, and male.)

No one who is informed should want "politics" in any form. What we need is non-partisan, transparent discussion, debate, and deliberation leading to citizen-centric legislation and dismantling corporate-centric legislation. No games, no dealmaking, no collusion, no bullsh!t. Does this sound like something that the Democrats and Republicans might be willing to do? Of course not - these partisans work for the Elite and the corporations they own. It will never get better as long as Congress is filled with corporatists, and it makes no difference if they are corporatist Democrats or corporatist Republicans.

Just imagine for one minute: Congress filled with ordinary citizens, vetted to have no corporate ties, and no political parties. US citizens represented by citizens. A government of, by, and for the people. (Even if you want the FORM of government changed, it would have to start by getting the corporatists out and citizens in.)

Dennis

p.s. Have a few more people who were "going to get around to it" - especially US citizens - actually read The Reset Button document yet?

[Dennis Leahy]

Anyone in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) that might be available this coming Saturday, Feb. 15th, please consider attending the
UNITING PEOPLE-BUILDING PROGRESSIVE POWER FORUM

I will be speaking at about 2:00, on The Reset Button Movement.

WHO: Uniting People. Various progressive organizers, activists, and community leaders.

WHAT: Honest, uncensored forum on progressive issues. (This event has not been endorsed by the DFL establishment).

* Food will be served. If you can contribute some food or a cash donation, that would be great. If that is difficult, for whatever reason, don't worry about it.

WHERE: 4200 Cedar Ave., Minneapolis MN

WHEN: Saturday, February 15th, 2014. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.


-Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

A reminder that I'll be in Minneapolis tomorrow, and would love to meet any Avalonians that are close enough to stop in. Details in previous post.

Dennis

[aviators]

Hi Dennis, I hope there is a big turnout/support. Hope someone can post some video on uTube or sorts.

Best regards... Gods speed....

[Dennis Leahy]

Thanks, aviators. Supposedly, it will be recorded. Each presentation will be very short, because there are so many speakers, and because they want to give audience members as much "open mic" time as possible. So, it won't be in-depth, but rather an introduction.

If it is successfully recorded (so you can at least hear it), I'll post a link here when it is uploaded.

Dennis

[Gardener]

Dennis :)
I signed.

God speed in the field of potential for good.

[mosquito]

I've been away for 5 weeks and just returned to the forum.

I'm astonished and not a little dismayed that this topic, the ONLY practical suggestion for initiating change that I've seen, is attracting so little positive attention.

Hope you had a good meeting at the weekend Dennis.

[Dennis Leahy]

Well, this is very stiff, and proves I'm no public speaker... but it is what I have to share, at this point.

I was invited to speak at Uniting People - Progressive Power Forum. I gave an intro to The Reset Button:


http://vimeo.com/87011605

I'm introduced at about 20:00, and start speaking at about 21:00...and go until 39:15 (so about 18 minutes, total)

Source: http://vimeo.com/album/2739033/video/87011605

Dennis

[Robin]

Well done, Dennis.

You did a great job with your 18 minute talk, I assure you.

I also do not consider myself to have a gift of oratory. I find that I am best able to coney my thoughts when I have a lot of time to think before I write. But Thomas Jefferson was not a good orator either, in fact, he was quite shy and awkward at times.

But what he lacked with oratory, he made up for with his pen and his brilliant mind.

Once again, BRAVO!

[bruno dante]

Way to go Dennis!

Not easy to stand in front of a group like that, especially when there's so much you want to say and you know you're on limited time. Oh, and you have to be interesting!

You did really well there. Thanks for posting it.

[Dennis Leahy]

Thanks, Samwise and Bruno. I appreciate it.

I look forward to a time when others realize they are just as qualified to speak about The Reset Button as I am.

Dennis

[swoods_blue]

Dennis, I agree wholeheartedly with the thrust of your efforts. You are pointed in the right direction, and thinking about the right issues. This is extraordinarily important. I have signed the document, and will share it. You have lots of ideas and make many points which I agree with enthusiastically.

That said, we're going to need to continue to evolve this.

It is unclear to me who you're writing to or what you're trying to accomplish. Are you espousing a new political philosophy? Or are you trying to build a core organization? Or are you trying to get a Constitutional Amendment passed? Or are you trying to upend the two-party system? I mean, it looks like you're trying to do all those things, but an absence of focus will damn four worthy causes to untimely deaths. One document can't do it all.

For example, you have a section called "What is this document?". This is on page 29 of 58. Without me getting into any deeper analysis, I think you can probably recognize the inherent problem there.

I also don't think you can call for a general strike before building the network to support the strikers. Shall I simply begin striking all on my own tomorrow? My employer has 40 people working for him. Although our clients are large corporations, my absence wouldn't mean much to them, though it would really screw my boss. This sounds like a good way to get fired. On the other hand, if I knew 10 million people were going to join me, hey, I'd be happy to call in sick. You can't have a strike without a network.

I disagree with your abandoning the call to protest in state capitals. H.R. 347 applies to federal buildings occupied by the President or Vice-President, or which is hosting an event of national importance. It doesn't apply to state property. Mass action is, arguably, the single best method of effecting change, and peacable assembly is specifically protected by the Constitution. It's a right that needs to be exercised, and there's no point calling for Constitutional Amendments yourself, if you're afraid to exercise your existing Constitutional rights.

Crucially, I think a call to action needs to be short -- maybe 2 pages at most. 58 pages is a book. The philosophy, background, analysis and venting needs to be done elsewhere, and are best suited to recruiting fellow activists. But petitions and/or statements need to be short. Ideas are adopted through coalitions (this is the core of "politics" in the broadest sense, which governs human relations from small groups to large organizations or governments). So you don't want to discourage people from signing onto your goals because they aren't in complete alignment with your point of view.

I would say at this point, if you really are trying to build a movement, you are simply trying to attract a core group of people to your community. Statements and petitions can grow out of that, and will go much further with a network of influencers to support it.

I hope you accept this feedback in the spirit it is offered -- that is, from someone who supports your general thrust and goals.

P.S.: "good Behaviour" is mentioned in Section. 1. of Article III., not Article II., of the Constitution. And FWIW, it's spelled with a "U" in the original.

[aviators]

Hi Dennis
I watched and admire your stand up presentation on the Reset button.
More and more people need to come together on this. Unfortunately I think the federal level is a lost cause at this point.
Government for the people by the people is going to have to happen on a local level. Not sure if you have seen this before. Really like what Tomas Jefferson had in mind to protect the states from federal tyranny.
I may share this video on a separate thread here on PA. top notch IMHO :cool:
hxxJYbZktyQ

Also this was broadcasted today.. guest attorney Scott Stafne (WA) - to discuss his law firm's recent victory in Washington ruled against Bank of America.
Senkas is a bit hard to understand but Scotts words make up for that. (50 mins.)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/senkalive/2014/03/02/dont-turn-away-from-the-banksters-crimes--lets-face-them-together

I feel times are a changing. All the Best....

[Dennis Leahy]

Dennis, I agree wholeheartedly with the thrust of your efforts. You are pointed in the right direction, and thinking about the right issues. This is extraordinarily important. I have signed the document, and will share it. You have lots of ideas and make many points which I agree with enthusiastically.

That said, we're going to need to continue to evolve this.

It is unclear to me who you're writing to or what you're trying to accomplish. Are you espousing a new political philosophy? Or are you trying to build a core organization? Or are you trying to get a Constitutional Amendment passed? Or are you trying to upend the two-party system? I mean, it looks like you're trying to do all those things, but an absence of focus will damn four worthy causes to untimely deaths. One document can't do it all.

For example, you have a section called "What is this document?". This is on page 29 of 58. Without me getting into any deeper analysis, I think you can probably recognize the inherent problem there.

I also don't think you can call for a general strike before building the network to support the strikers. Shall I simply begin striking all on my own tomorrow? My employer has 40 people working for him. Although our clients are large corporations, my absence wouldn't mean much to them, though it would really screw my boss. This sounds like a good way to get fired. On the other hand, if I knew 10 million people were going to join me, hey, I'd be happy to call in sick. You can't have a strike without a network.

I disagree with your abandoning the call to protest in state capitals. H.R. 347 applies to federal buildings occupied by the President or Vice-President, or which is hosting an event of national importance. It doesn't apply to state property. Mass action is, arguably, the single best method of effecting change, and peacable assembly is specifically protected by the Constitution. It's a right that needs to be exercised, and there's no point calling for Constitutional Amendments yourself, if you're afraid to exercise your existing Constitutional rights.

Crucially, I think a call to action needs to be short -- maybe 2 pages at most. 58 pages is a book. The philosophy, background, analysis and venting needs to be done elsewhere, and are best suited to recruiting fellow activists. But petitions and/or statements need to be short. Ideas are adopted through coalitions (this is the core of "politics" in the broadest sense, which governs human relations from small groups to large organizations or governments). So you don't want to discourage people from signing onto your goals because they aren't in complete alignment with your point of view.

I would say at this point, if you really are trying to build a movement, you are simply trying to attract a core group of people to your community. Statements and petitions can grow out of that, and will go much further with a network of influencers to support it.

I hope you accept this feedback in the spirit it is offered -- that is, from someone who supports your general thrust and goals.

P.S.: "good Behaviour" is mentioned in Section. 1. of Article III., not Article II., of the Constitution. And FWIW, it's spelled with a "U" in the original.
Excellent feedback, swoods_blue! I'll come back and go point-for point and review your observations, but first I'll run off and check my citation of a Constitutional article - and fix if I got it wrong. I thought I did spell "behavior" the old-fashioned way it was in the Constitution, ("behaviour.")

Dennis

[Debra]

signed and proud to be an offshore supporter of The Reset Button.

Love your passion in these words below Dennis. They encompass for me the driving reason you stepped into doing instead of just talking. A working blueprint that will make a difference, my friend. I am so proud to know you.

Let's get more intention behind this. It's now open to the world.

Zebra goes for The Reset Button



I am an anti-political activist.

Politics is bullsh!t. Politics is shenanigans. Politics is deal-making. Politics is cronyism. Politics is partisan loyalty. Politics is loyalty to donors. Politics is loyalty to special interests. Politics is collusion. Politics is betrayal of the public trust. Politics replaces integrity with corruption.

And, that's a best-case scenario. In the real-world, such as the US Congress, politics is pure theater. Scripted nonsense, a shadowboxing stage-show between faux rivals so that both flavors of corrupt bastards can wag some meaningless words at their "constituency", when necessary.

When all is said and done, lobbyists write or edit most bills that are passed into law by Congress. Partisan voters, as inebriated with intellect-blocking partisan loyalty as the shirtless drunks in football end zones, never shake-off the hangover to even ponder when the last piece of citizen-centric legislation was passed by Congress into law. The easily-fooled may cite some piece of legislation with a psychologically-charged, apparently citizen-centric title, but it is invariably Orwellian doublespeak for the corporate-centric text of the bill.

The drama of the political theater is so high that it (along with the mind-numbing partisanship itself) prevents a large segment of the US population from realizing that every single bill that has passed in at least 40 years has been corporate-centric. That's right, folks - way before Citizens United. Not to leave the impression that prior to 40 years ago was "the good old days" is US politics, the vast majority of bills passed into law by Congress have been pro-wealthy, pro-business and anti-citizen from the beginning (especially anti-citizen to those who are not wealthy, white, and male.)

No one who is informed should want "politics" in any form. What we need is non-partisan, transparent discussion, debate, and deliberation leading to citizen-centric legislation and dismantling corporate-centric legislation. No games, no dealmaking, no collusion, no bullsh!t. Does this sound like something that the Democrats and Republicans might be willing to do? Of course not - these partisans work for the Elite and the corporations they own. It will never get better as long as Congress is filled with corporatists, and it makes no difference if they are corporatist Democrats or corporatist Republicans.

Just imagine for one minute: Congress filled with ordinary citizens, vetted to have no corporate ties, and no political parties. US citizens represented by citizens. A government of, by, and for the people. (Even if you want the FORM of government changed, it would have to start by getting the corporatists out and citizens in.)

Dennis

p.s. Have a few more people who were "going to get around to it" - especially US citizens - actually read The Reset Button document yet?

[Dennis Leahy]

P.S.: "good Behaviour" is mentioned in Section. 1. of Article III., not Article II., of the Constitution. And FWIW, it's spelled with a "U" in the original.

Article III was correct in one spot in the document, and incorrect in another spot. Good eye! Thank you. (Uploading a corrected version tomorrow.)

Using the phrase "good behavior" (modern usage) and surrounding it with quotation marks (to emphasize it as a contested phrase) is evidently confusing in this paragraph which also quotes the US Constitution and the phrase "good behaviour.":

Fair, honest, impartial, and wise judges are one critical leg of the tripod (legislative, executive, and judicial branches) for the stability of the US government. The authors of the US Constitution were vague in defining the length of term for judges, evidently believing that all judges would faithfully remain loyal to the spirit of the Constitution, and would remain impartial and non-partisan. The authors failed to envision that the phrase “good behavior” would be a weak guideline to determine the ending date of service. Article III, Section 1 of the US Constitution states, “The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour”, but failed to specify a specific length of time for the term. Judges, especially justices in the Supreme Court, have become highly politically biased and have aided and abetted in practices of collusion between the US government and corporate and banking industries that could only be considered as 'good behavior' by those industries, and to the great detriment of the people of the United States. Judges have become like monarchs – ruling until death. Even worse, judges have become like monarchs aligned with the world's most powerful business interests – national and international – and have become completely disjointed from alignment with the citizens of the United States. The Supreme Court case, “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission”, giving unbridled power to corporations – including foreign board members and shareholders – to buy US elections, is the final straw. The solution is to elect rather than to appoint judges, to define their length of service as the same 4-year maximum as any other elected official, and to provide a clear pathway for the citizen electorate to remove judges from office when it becomes necessary.
I'll see if I can figure out a good rewrite of that, or perhaps place "good behavior" in bold italic.


Dennis, I agree wholeheartedly with the thrust of your efforts. You are pointed in the right direction, and thinking about the right issues. This is extraordinarily important. I have signed the document, and will share it. You have lots of ideas and make many points which I agree with enthusiastically.

That said, we're going to need to continue to evolve this.Agreed that it needs to evolve, and it should not be me evolving it.


It is unclear to me who you're writing to or what you're trying to accomplish. Are you espousing a new political philosophy? Or are you trying to build a core organization? Or are you trying to get a Constitutional Amendment passed? Or are you trying to upend the two-party system? I mean, it looks like you're trying to do all those things, but an absence of focus will damn four worthy causes to untimely deaths. One document can't do it all.

For example, you have a section called "What is this document?". This is on page 29 of 58. Without me getting into any deeper analysis, I think you can probably recognize the inherent problem there.

The Reset Button is not a call to change the form of government, nor change the national political ideology. {We've never even had a national dialog about this yet - and it will be heated.}

On the cover of The Reset Button document, is stated:

"The Reset Button - A plan and strategy to get all money, all influence, and all control of the Financial Elite and Power Elite out of U.S. Elections"
and


"The Goal:
Ordinary US citizens in control of US governance.

To Finally achieve a government of the people, by the people, and for the people."
So, that's the concept. Once you examine and analyze the 9 ways that the Elite control the electoral paradigm, it becomes obvious that unless all 9 ways are negated, the Elite will still control the electoral paradigm (meaning no change.) So, what is required is a comprehensive approach, dealing with all 9 ways. The one that most activists and activist organizations deal with (campaign finance reform) is actually number 4 on the ranked list, and we simply cannot change actual election outcomes without dealing with the top 3 on the list.

So yes, it is a bit complex, but can be handled with one law and one amendment. If We the People cannot force that one law and one amendment to be passed, then the Elite will remain in complete control of the electoral paradigm - it really is that simple. At some point, we have to decide if it is good enough to just fight (by embracing a simpler yet guaranteed ineffective strategy), or decide that we want to actually win, and at least perform the critical steps of a working strategy - regardless if it appears too complex to some people.

For example, even if Move to Amend's and/or Rootstrikers' goal was reached, there would be absolutely no change in governance. So, I support their movements as wake-up calls, but not as workable strategies toward real change.


I also don't think you can call for a general strike before building the network to support the strikers. Shall I simply begin striking all on my own tomorrow? My employer has 40 people working for him. Although our clients are large corporations, my absence wouldn't mean much to them, though it would really screw my boss. This sounds like a good way to get fired. On the other hand, if I knew 10 million people were going to join me, hey, I'd be happy to call in sick. You can't have a strike without a network.
Correct, a strike must be a unified effort, not something to do "lone wolf." We're not ready, but it is important that people know what it will entail when we are ready.


I disagree with your abandoning the call to protest in state capitals. H.R. 347 applies to federal buildings occupied by the President or Vice-President, or which is hosting an event of national importance. It doesn't apply to state property. Mass action is, arguably, the single best method of effecting change, and peacable assembly is specifically protected by the Constitution. It's a right that needs to be exercised, and there's no point calling for Constitutional Amendments yourself, if you're afraid to exercise your existing Constitutional rights.After deep thinking/soul searching, and after watching the work of agents provocateur to destroy Occupy Wall Street, the passage of the NDAA and HR357 (and now new revelations about "COINTELPRO-2" from Snowden), I simply cannot ask my brothers and sisters to place their bodies in the line of fire. I also believe that with enough people participating in a general strike, the intended pressure will be felt. If you think about it, we know we have a corporatist government and that the [s]elected actually represent the Elite (they are minions of the Elite.) Why protest? They don't care - it has become nearly meaningless (other that the unifying force for citizens.) The financial pressure on the corporations will either be enough for citizens to win, or we will fail. Bodies in the street add nothing to the pressure on the corporate Elite.


Crucially, I think a call to action needs to be short -- maybe 2 pages at most. 58 pages is a book. The philosophy, background, analysis and venting needs to be done elsewhere, and are best suited to recruiting fellow activists. But petitions and/or statements need to be short. Ideas are adopted through coalitions (this is the core of "politics" in the broadest sense, which governs human relations from small groups to large organizations or governments). So you don't want to discourage people from signing onto your goals because they aren't in complete alignment with your point of view.
There is an "executive summary" that is 2 pages long (and a re-write is coming, to simplify it further.)

The page where people sign The Reset Button document is very succinct.

As mentioned in the document, I know that I don't know how to organize a movement - if it happens, it will be others with that skillset, taking The Reset Button document (that may not have been within their skillset to synthesize), and using their organizational skills to create a movement. Maybe it will be you and a few dozen others that form the first core group and knows how to create a movement. And then, you will pass the torch to yet another group of "others" that will keep building it (without forming any hierarchical organization around the movement, or a target is created that the COINTELPRO type agents know exactly how to destroy.)


I would say at this point, if you really are trying to build a movement, you are simply trying to attract a core group of people to your community. Statements and petitions can grow out of that, and will go much further with a network of influencers to support it.

I hope you accept this feedback in the spirit it is offered -- that is, from someone who supports your general thrust and goals.

Yes, at this point, my personal most humble goal is to do no more than to get a massive number of people aware that the Elite control the electoral paradigm, and control it 9 ways, and enumerate what those ways are. If nothing else comes of The Reset Button, adding that understanding to the zeitgeist will enable people to see why simply fighting for campaign finance reform or overturning Citizens United will not actually change anything. So far - to the best of my knowledge - this is the only person, organization, book, speech, etc. that exposes how the Elite control the electoral paradigm, and connects the dot that this is how they keep control over our governance. That alone is valuable knowledge, because we cannot solve a problem we cannot see or define.

From a collective goal, if enough people unify behind this concept, the citizens of the US could take control of the electoral paradigm, and thus take control over our own governance. That is in stark contrast to the goals I see other activist organizations espousing (they typically envision "better" people in governance, but don't sem to realize that the system is set up to allow the Elite to provide the pool of viable candidates. It's not the money - it's the power and influence and the control of the duopoly and the mass media.

Your feedback is extremely important, and accepted in the spirit given.

Thank you very much.

Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

Hi Dennis
I watched and admire your stand up presentation on the Reset button.
More and more people need to come together on this. Unfortunately I think the federal level is a lost cause at this point.
Government for the people by the people is going to have to happen on a local level. Not sure if you have seen this before. Really like what Tomas Jefferson had in mind to protect the states from federal tyranny.
...The United States federal government is insane (unless you're among the corporate/banking/oligarch club that dictates foreign and domestic policy. There's just no running and hiding from the federal government, and no control structure at the local or state level to stop the federal government from its criminal, militaristic, imperialistic romp over the world. We have an executive branch that acquiesces to go to war - always undeclared war - to keep Congress out of any decision-making for or against any war. That is one gigantic issue at the federal level. The federal government also trumps any State's laws, when there is a federal law in opposition. Example: states legalize cannabis, the feds still can and do conduct raids, and the states do nothing to stop them.

Nullification sounds good, but there are not 50 governors and 50 state legislatures that have integrity and the passion to defy the US federal government. (I don't think there is a single one.) Part of the problem is that all of the governors and 99% of the individuals in state legislatures are Democrats and Republicans - the same duopoly parties that control to federal-level duopoly parties.

Can you imagine the "mood", the zeitgeist, of US citizens if citizens demand "Election Reform" and fail? Can you imagine what the US federal government would have on their hands? Even failure of The Reset Button would create a defining moment. I believe that if The Reset Button becomes a full-blown movement with millions participating, the US federal government cannot win. In a karmic reversal of Orwellian doublespeak, if they win, they lose.

Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

signed and proud to be an offshore supporter of The Reset Button.

Love your passion in these words below Dennis. They encompass for me the driving reason you stepped into doing instead of just talking. A working blueprint that will make a difference, my friend. I am so proud to know you.

Let's get more intention behind this. It's now open to the world.

Zebra goes for The Reset Button Thank you so much, Zebra. The citizens of the US may just possibly be awakened to the phenomenon and sort of "sucked into the vortex" created by non-US citizens signing The Reset Button. In a way, it may be easier for those outside the US electoral system to see the desperately flawed system, and to encourage their US brothers and sisters to make a move.

:~)

Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

Addendum to swoods_blue and aviators:

(regarding the idea of protest)
People seeing each other eye-to-eye, being together, IS very powerful, and there is no "cyber" substitute for that. In The Reset Button document, under "Citizen Action List, Explained", number 8 (that swoods_blue referenced), is the following:


Do gather on private property to communicate with your neighbors and community. No more protest is really necessary. Now, just spend your energy uniting with community members, explaining the urgency of the situation, the plan, and the strategy. Do not spread fear! Evil people feed on fear, and fearful people are easily manipulated. This “bottom-up” approach, individuals in communities reaching out to one another, rekindling and strengthening the bonds of community, recognizing community members as allies, is one of the most positive and powerful gifts from the Occupy Movement.


I'd go as far as to say that a "top-down" movement without a simultaneous "bottom-up" movement would fail (would probably fall prey to manipulation and revert to rule by the Elite after a short amount of time.)

And that segues right into what aviators was saying:

Unfortunately I think the federal level is a lost cause at this point.
Government for the people by the people is going to have to happen on a local level.Again, what we do locally, community-based, ground-up, (and possibly even individual State governments and governors finding the cajones they now lack) is critical to an overall goal of throwing off the tyranny of the Elite Rulers. It is foundational. I don't want to leave the impression that top-down ONLY is what will work or what The Reset Button advocates. It really will require BOTH, and either simultaneously (the most expedient) or bottom-up and then adding top-down (but that could take decades to achieve the same goal.)

Dennis

[Blacklight43]

Hi Dennis. You finally got me! I just signed your petition. Thanks for being here.

[Dennis Leahy]

Hi Dennis. You finally got me! I just signed your petition. Thanks for being here.
Thanks, Blacklight43. I'll note that this is more powerful than signing a petition, for this reason: In signing a petition, we are asking, "petitioning", a group of people to change their behavior or to change some legislation or policy. The implication is that those people remain in power to do what we are asking.

On the other hand, signing The Reset Button document is like singing the Declaration of Independence, with the implication that the group in power will no longer be in power, nor will their sponsors (the Elite) be allowed to re-fill the positions. The implication is that the fundamental system of conducting elections is to be transformed specifically to keep the Elite out of power and ordinary, "citizen-centric" citizens (not aligned with the Elite) in power.

Dennis

[Blacklight43]

Dennis it was indeed the Reset Button I signed. And thanks again for being here.

[Dennis Leahy]

Dennis it was indeed the Reset Button I signed. And thanks again for being here.
Thank you for being here, too! And thanks for giving me an opportunity to explain (to anyone reading this thread) why signing The Reset Button is not like signing a petition.

The Elite possess so much "stuff", so much property, and so much wealth, that they will never be completely "out of power" - but I sure hope I'm alive to see them out of power over politics, and thus out of power over US domestic and foreign policy, legislation, and adjudication. :~)

Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

"Get the money out of politics!" is false hope and misdirection. That phrase has been 'marketed' and 'advertised' by organizations such as Move to Amend and Rootstrikers, and is now pervasive in society. It is actually a lie that most people believe (have been brainwashed to accept as true.)

US citizens have no representation at all on the Federal level (and not much at the State level.) Yet, most (nearly all) activists insist on tacitly accepting the paradigm that these non-representatives will remain in power (and worse, that when seats empty, that they will be filled with more of the same ilk.) "That's just the way it is", is the pervasive theme.

It is critically important that people wake up to the reality that money in politics in NOT the only issue, and is FAR from the main issue. Once people wake up to the reality that they have NO representation - (challenge them to find the last piece of federal legislation that was either truly citizen-centric or eco-centric. Tell them to pack a lunch) - they will hopefully be ready to explore just exactly how to get citizens representing citizens rather than corporate-aligned minions representing the Elite.

Once that happens, they will immediately fall under the spell of "Get the money out of politics", and we need to change that to "Make the fundamental changes to get the Elite out of control over politics, elections and governance." The solution - any REAL solution - will need to be as comprehensive as The Reset Button is.

[Dennis Leahy]

Are you a citizen of a country that is NOT the USA? If yes, do you think the world might just be a better place if the Ruling Elite did not control US political system and US election system? If yes, please sign the Reset Button... and encourage US citizens to read it, sign it, and share it. Here's a direct link: http://www.resetbuttonmovement.org/SignTheResetButton.php

Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

I don't know about you, but I am really tired of the Elite greedy sociopaths being in charge. They are getting worse. Don't you at least want to try to get people who are not Elite, greedy sociopaths in charge, and move forward from there? It's not going to just happen on its own, you know.

Dennis

[Krist]

I don't know about you, but I am really tired of the Elite greedy sociopaths being in charge. They are getting worse. Don't you at least want to try to get people who are not Elite, greedy sociopaths in charge, and move forward from there? It's not going to just happen on its own, you know.

Dennis

Yes! I would ,sounds good Dennis.Thank you for the extraordinary effort.Lets do

[loveoneanother]

Are you a citizen of a country that is NOT the USA? If yes, do you think the world might just be a better place if the Ruling Elite did not control US political system and US election system? If yes, please sign the Reset Button... and encourage US citizens to read it, sign it, and share it. Here's a direct link: http://www.resetbuttonmovement.org/SignTheResetButton.php

Dennis

Hello Dennis

My name is William and i live in the UK. I was wondering if you could offer me your opinion on something ?

My sister Victoria sent me a link in an e.mail today and as soon as i started looking at what she had linked to, i began to think about you.

It's about a 'reset' movement in the UK that i haven't come across before.

I remembered from a previous visit to Avalon that you had posted about something called The Reset Button Movement and i was wondering if there was any connection between the two ideas or whether it's just a coincidence that both ideas are using the same 'reset' word ?

My sister is looking for my thoughts on this particular 'reset' idea but unfortunately i'm unable to offer her any meaningful thoughts about it because it is not something i have given any thought to.

I was wondering if you would be kind enough to have a look at this 'reset' initiative and perhaps you could let me know whether you see this approach as being effective or not ?

Any opinion or advice that you can offer about this 'reset' idea and how effective you think it could be in creating the change everyone is looking for will be much appreciated.

(The following is an extract from thereset.org site) :



Holding a local re-set referendum

Enabling the re-set constitutional conventions

The 1972 Local Government Act already makes allowances for the holding of local referenda in the United Kingdom. It is relatively easy for ordinary voters to set up a local referendum, although at present the result is only to be advisory to other authorities. However, the proposed re-set referendum process can enable constitutional conventions which do not need any authority’s approval.

The law which entitles local communities to a referendum is part 3, schedule 12, paragraph 18, sub-paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Local Government Act of 1972. In Wales, the reference is part 5, paragraph 34, sub-paragraphs 4 and 5. You have to live in a Civic Parish Council in England or a Community Council in Wales. These are mainly in rural areas, but if you are in any doubt then check with your local council.

The re-set website (www.thereset.org) system links you to your own local area. As sufficient numbers join we will send you more details on the actual re-set referendum to be used, but here is the process. We will provide the referendum format, so please don’t rush out and do this until everything
is prepared. For this to work there are very precise details that need to be included.

Initially you should make sure you can vote and are on the Electoral Register for you Parish in England (or Community Council in Wales).
The boundaries of “your area” are those governed by your local Parish Council (England), or Community Council (Wales). Unfortunately provisions do not exist for cities in England or similar procedures in Scotland or Ulster and we will enable those areas differently.

Six voters on the Electoral Register for that Parish (available for viewing at local Post Office) now need to sign a piece of paper calling for a Public Parish meeting on a specified date more than seven clear working days hence. This ‘notice of meeting’ should specify date, time (after 6.00pm), venue, the names of the six, and the business to be transacted at the meeting (i.e. to call for a re- set referendum). As a minimum the notice should be pinned up at one prominent site in the area but ideally you will promote it wider, supported by www.thereset.org.
Notify the Parish Council and the Chairman of the District Council as to what you are doing. Tell them that you are acting under Part 3, schedule 12, paragraph 18, subparagraphs 4 and 5 of the Local Government Act 1972. You may well find that if your chosen issue arouses strong feelings locally, the Parish Council will come on board to help with the organisation of the meeting.

For the meeting to be valid, you will need at least ten local voters present. The meeting may be chaired by the Chairman of the Parish council if willing, but anyone chosen by the meeting can chair it. Whatever else happens at the meeting, you will need to propose a motion calling for the re-set referendum (Parish Poll). If one third of those voters present, or ten of those present, whichever figure is smaller, call for a referendum, then your District Council is obliged by law to hold one. Note this means that it is actually possible to lose a vote at the meeting since Local Referenda are Direct Democracy based, but still satisfy the requirements for calling a referendum. Go to your District Council and tell them the outcome of the vote at the meeting. Quote the relevant legislation again. They now have between 14 and 25 days to hold the referendum.

http://www.thereset.org/about.php

I also watched the following video about The Reset Button Movement in order to help further my understanding of the 'reset' idea and i'm posting it here in the hope it will help further the understanding of someone else :

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Thank you for taking the time to read this post :)

[Dennis Leahy]

Hi loveoneanother (love your moniker!)

The key is citizens gaining complete control of the electoral paradigm. I suspect that in the UK, as in the US, the Elite now have complete control of the electoral paradigm. We need to reverse this. Each country will be different in the nuts-and-bolts to legally wrest this control, so the UK cannot use the specifics of the amendment and law that are the "brain" of the Reset Button document (written specifically for the US.) But the concept is the same.

Most activists in the US are falling for the red herring of simply implementing some variation of campaign finance reform (here in the US, the big talk is overturning the Supreme Court decision, "Citizens United"), but it would have literally no effect on the outcome of elections. (Computer dying need to post and reboot...)

[Dennis Leahy]

Interesting... I looked at some movement using the word "reset", based in the UK, maybe 6 months or a year ago, and it seemed extremely vague and did not ever address the fundamental reality that the Elite are supplying the pool of "representatives", so the Elite is represented, not the people. This seems to be a whole new website (probably fleshed-out ideas that were nascent before.)

Although I do not see a specific attack on the electoral paradigm, it appears that this would probably come out in the referendum process (In fact, for anyone in the UK following/supporting "the Re-Set", I would strongly recommend that you brainstorm a proposal document on that specific subject - electoral paradigm transformation, putting control into citizens' hands - and work to get it included in the Big Picture of the Re-Set movement.)

I like what I see in the Proposal Documents - powerful and specific. I see The Reset Button in the US (if ever successful) as a complete reset of governance by resetting (transforming, actually) the entire electoral paradigm. After that, the citizen-controlled US government would be fertile ground for systemic change and could actually discuss proposals such as a national income for all. Pounding THAT pulpit now, in the US, is putting the cart before the horse. We (US citizens) need to gain control of our governance first. We have absolutely no control at all right now - at best (in deluded minds) the appearance of having a tiny bit of control.

Cheers to my UK brothers and sisters! Go after your Re-Set!

Dennis

[Dennis Leahy]

A "leaderless" (or "leader-full", if you prefer) movement.

The Reset button cannot have a hero, or a spokesperson, or a leader - and the sooner I become an insignificant member of that movement, the better. We all can sense the truth in this.

This "leaderless" concept was an integral part of the first published version of The Reset Button document, published in May 2011, about 3 or 4 months before Occupy Wall Street began. I mention that movement because they tried a leaderless movement - I doubt the Occupy instigators read the Reset Button, it was just a ubiquitous vibe, part of the zeitgeist at that time. And, it still vibrates with truth and wisdom. A movement cannot be based on persons and personalities and physical organizations (subject to everything from dilution to infiltration to death.)

In my opinion, the reason Occupy "failed" (it didn't really, but hear me out), was that the leaderless movement was also devoid of a concrete strategy and single - attainable - goal. It was too wide, and expanded and expanded as more and more people became involved in a democratic process of defining the movement.

If a few hundred people survived a plane crash, and ended up together on a deserted island - with no Elite opposing force - this organically evolving democratic format would work. Unfortunately, our world, and particularly the nation I'm in, does have an Elite opposing force. They own and control virtually everything, and have a complex web - a matrix - of interlocking support systems to make sure the Elite remain on top.

The Reset Button Movement is a different approach. It is narrow, honed to the one key issue and aimed at the Achilles Heel of the Elite's grasp on control over our governance.

"When citizens finally control elections...
...citizens will finally control governance."

We all know that the current electoral paradigm is a sham, a puppet show to embed agents of the Elite into positions of governance. It would be easy to then dismiss elections as worthless, but they are worse than worthless to us non-Elite citizens, we "ordinary citizens" that are not drawing blood from the corporate matrix. Boycotting national elections isn't enough. It won't lead to self-governance, and won't oust the corporate/banking/militarist Elite Mafia from complete control over us.

Are we smart enough to see that the key to gaining citizen-centric self-governance is citizens taking control over the entire electoral paradigm? I hope so. That's what The Reset Button Movement is all about. http://www.ResetButtonMovement.org

Print it out, read it, hold your copy in your hand. You are a leader of The Reset Button Movement. Spread the word - make more leaders.

[Robin]

I've been slipping in the Reset Button into my conversations with people whenever I can. Sometimes I write the Reset Button Movement's website on little sheets of paper and hand them out to people who I engage in political conversations with. If I sense that they are somewhat into politics and dislike the current paradigm--even when they are completely clueless about the reality of the puppet show--I slip them the paper so they can check it out. They can just slip it into their wallet and check it on their own time without me lecturing them about the details of the movement or convincing them of the madness that is going on.

I find it's more effective to plant seeds in the minds of people and make it seem like the idea is their's. Lecturing people does not help...but if you show them the way (in my case show them the website where they can read up on how to change our paradigm) then they will take it in their own hands...and I can say that I tried.

Keep up the great work as usual, Dennis! :)

[Dennis Leahy]

The Reset Button Movement website has a new web host, and is paid-up for the next 3 years.

Again, and as always, you are NOT asked to donate money. Not one penny has ever been asked, and not one penny has ever (or will ever) be accepted in that citizen-based movement.

What you are asked is - in some ways - harder than donating money. You are asked to read, to educate yourself to the reality of how the Elite control our governance by controlling our elections 9 different ways, and to share the information.

That's all for now, but that is enough for now. The average US citizen is clueless, and even the above-average politically savvy activist does not yet understand how the Elite control our elections (9 ways) and thus control our governance. This is critical information that must be shared. We cannot solve a problem we don't understand.

http://www.ResetButtonMovement.org

Tweet it, FB share it, nail it to a tree in the town square.

[cursichella1]

http://www.ResetButtonMovement.org

Tweet it

I just did. (This is brilliant.)

[Dennis Leahy]

We citizens will not be given control over the electoral paradigm (and thus, control over our own governance) - we will need to take it.

[http://www.ResetButtonMovement.org]

The Reset Button document is not controversial or "disquieting" until it gets to a plan and strategy to take control of the electoral paradigm.

The exposé of the 9 methods used by the Elite to control the electoral paradigm (which, to my knowledge, has never really been exposed before - in context and in its entirety - anywhere else) may be eye-opening, but it's not controversial or disquieting. [However, there are many people that can read that section and flip a cognitive dissonance switch in their head to allow them to dismiss 8 out of 9 methods - especially the most powerful 3 - so they can go back to believing that a solution to campaign finances will solve the entire problem.]

But tell people that they have to actually DO something (other than signing worthless petitions, or voting in an Elite-controlled election system that ensures that Elite-approved minions will win) is disquieting. Other than union workers (who understand the power of strikes), most US citizens are terrified of performing ANY action - even 100% non-violent action.

The good news is that we don't really need 99% to unite. We don't need 80%; we don't need 50%; we don't even need 20% to unite behind the ideas in The Reset Button. We only need 10%. (The flock or herd is moved by just a few "alphas.")



Check out this extremely important article, please: Minority Rules: Scientists Discover Tipping Point for the Spread of Ideas (http://news.rpi.edu/luwakkey/2902?destination=node%2F38887)



Are you one of the people that is going to spread The Reset Button Movement document, and help build up to the critical 10%?

(US citizens who sign the document are considered as "signers." If you are not a US citizen, but believe that US citizens need to take control of the US government, then please sign The Reset Button document - as a supporter.)

[Dennis Leahy]

Published in 2012, two years ago. How far have we come in the past 2 years? Any real progress?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koT2HxenZ5U


Time to consider a comprehensive plan and strategy to dethrone the Elite? http://www.ResetButtonMovement.org (http://www.ResetButtonMovement.org/)


Dennis
(http://www.ResetButtonMovement.org/)

[Dennis Leahy]

What can you do to help spread The Reset Button?

I got inspired yesterday watching a video focused on North American indigenous ("Indian") youth taking up the Idle No More Movement concepts, and especially "owning" the movement. They know they need to protect Mother Earth, earth, sky, and especially water. They know the time is now, and they know it will be they who make the movement happen.

What do we do to spark more of the rest of the youth? Especially in the US, they seem generally docile, placated, distracted, and selfish. What can we do to ignite their passion for protecting what's left of Nature and fighting for sovereignty? And, with The Reset Button, to want to remove the Elite minions from office and remove the Elite control over elections (so that where we - as a society - go from there will be directed by ordinary citizens, not the Elite.)

Dennis

(hit the link in my signature line - and explore)

[gripreaper]

Look at these statistics. 96% of congress was re-elected in the midterms.

http://www.thedailysheeple.com/fail-with-a-pathetic-11-approval-rating-a-whopping-96-of-congress-was-re-elected_112014

The electorate is totally broken, and the voters who voted are totally clueless. I'm feeling hopeless tonight. When you get that plane ticket to Ecuador, please grab two of them.

[Dennis Leahy]

(this was something I just posted on Faceboog)

Scroll down through a few dozen, or even a few hundred Faceboog posts. These are almost exclusively your friends trying to share something with you that they found to be important, (or maybe just entertaining.)

With the people I'm connected to here, the majority of posts I would consider "alternative news" - real snippets of life, especially injustice, greed, and of corporate "entities" and extremely wealthy people's agendas being met, but not the average person's needs.

Almost no one posts solution-based posts, and those that do are almost exclusively promoting solutions that are extremely weak, full of bluster but inept, and would leave the same (crooked) people in power and ask/beg/demand of them to solve the problems.

At some point (hopefully) we are all going to realize that the changes we want will need to be defined by us, and forced into existence by us. ("Force" here does not imply physical violent force - the one thing that tyrannical governments are best at dealing with - but rather the even more powerful force of withdrawing consent, en masse and in unity.) We cannot petition, protest, boycott voting, or vote our desired changes into existence. We cannot simply go off-grid (insulating ourselves from tyranny and injustice) and expect the tyranny and injustice to stop.

Let's say (or pretend) that we could - with mass and massive demonstration - shout-down our government and demand they resign. This has been done in other countries. What happens next, after the victory? Invariably, a new group of gangsters takes over, and may even be worse. Why? Well, the protesters protested strictly with their hearts, and didn't use their heads. They didn't design a new system first, and the old system (unbeknownst to the protesters) was built by the tyrants and the plutocrats - and using the same old system allows the same old problems to occur, by facilitating the acceptance of "new & improved" agents of the tyrants and the plutocrats.

So, we need to be smarter than that. We need to prepare before we take action. We need to prepare/create/author a new system that guarantees that new & improved agents of the tyrants and the plutocrats cannot get into power, and that ordinary citizens devoid of ties to the Elite are the only ones that can. (Citizens representing citizens.) We need our new system to ensure that all elected and appointed officials have brief, single terms in office, to ensure they do not become fixtures, empires, dynasties, as well as targets of the tyrants and the plutocrats that will forever be scheming to return to power.

The current election system in the US was conceived by the financial and power Elite of the mid 1700s, and set up to ensure that the Elite agenda would be represented (and it has been working wonderfully - for them - ever since.) It doesn't make much sense then to reset the system to just before 2010, or 1963, or 1933, or 1913, or 1850... when what is needed is to reset the system to before the 1770s.

It will take one new law and one new amendment to create a system whereby US citizens actually have a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. This law and amendment are the heart of The Reset Button document. The amendment probably could not pass (we citizens could not force its passage) while the US government is filled with agents of the tyrants and the plutocrats - but, we CAN force the law to be passed, and that alone is enough to remove all of the agents of the tyrants and the plutocrats from power, and allow us to fill all of the seats with ordinary citizens as our representatives (and they can pass the amendment.)

We either agree to just keep reporting the news of the latest psychopathic behavior of the tyrants and the plutocrats (using their embedded Democrat and Republican agents), or we make a decision to actually stop the tyrants and the plutocrats - and for ordinary citizens to take the helm in citizen-centric self-governance. If you're interested in the latter, read and share The Reset Button document: http://www.ResetButtonMovement.org

[Violet]

Dennis, I agree wholeheartedly with the thrust of your efforts. You are pointed in the right direction, and thinking about the right issues. This is extraordinarily important. I have signed the document, and will share it. You have lots of ideas and make many points which I agree with enthusiastically.

That said, we're going to need to continue to evolve this.

It is unclear to me who you're writing to or what you're trying to accomplish. Are you espousing a new political philosophy? Or are you trying to build a core organization? Or are you trying to get a Constitutional Amendment passed? Or are you trying to upend the two-party system? I mean, it looks like you're trying to do all those things, but an absence of focus will damn four worthy causes to untimely deaths. One document can't do it all.

For example, you have a section called "What is this document?". This is on page 29 of 58. Without me getting into any deeper analysis, I think you can probably recognize the inherent problem there.

I also don't think you can call for a general strike before building the network to support the strikers. Shall I simply begin striking all on my own tomorrow? My employer has 40 people working for him. Although our clients are large corporations, my absence wouldn't mean much to them, though it would really screw my boss. This sounds like a good way to get fired. On the other hand, if I knew 10 million people were going to join me, hey, I'd be happy to call in sick. You can't have a strike without a network.

I disagree with your abandoning the call to protest in state capitals. H.R. 347 applies to federal buildings occupied by the President or Vice-President, or which is hosting an event of national importance. It doesn't apply to state property. Mass action is, arguably, the single best method of effecting change, and peacable assembly is specifically protected by the Constitution. It's a right that needs to be exercised, and there's no point calling for Constitutional Amendments yourself, if you're afraid to exercise your existing Constitutional rights.

Crucially, I think a call to action needs to be short -- maybe 2 pages at most. 58 pages is a book. The philosophy, background, analysis and venting needs to be done elsewhere, and are best suited to recruiting fellow activists. But petitions and/or statements need to be short. Ideas are adopted through coalitions (this is the core of "politics" in the broadest sense, which governs human relations from small groups to large organizations or governments). So you don't want to discourage people from signing onto your goals because they aren't in complete alignment with your point of view.

I would say at this point, if you really are trying to build a movement, you are simply trying to attract a core group of people to your community. Statements and petitions can grow out of that, and will go much further with a network of influencers to support it.

I hope you accept this feedback in the spirit it is offered -- that is, from someone who supports your general thrust and goals.

P.S.: "good Behaviour" is mentioned in Section. 1. of Article III., not Article II., of the Constitution. And FWIW, it's spelled with a "U" in the original.

Swoods, how does it work in the US? Here in Belgium, we have gone into a strike-loop modus since early November with new strikes every two weeks. The last one was last Monday. It was a dead scene outside. No Sunday could compare. Airports not working, public transport not working, our harbours were not working,...

But about your boss, since these demonstrations are organised by our labour unions - and in Belgium there is a right to demonstrate (derived from the constitutional right to "gather"/unite/unions, much debate followed afterwards) - you can fill in a form afterwards and drop it at your local union to get a compensation for that day. Your boss has to accept that you made use of your right to demonstrate, esp. when it's on a national level, even if all else has decided to work.

The demands of the participants are that the recently formed government reviews its proposed plan of government which boils down to cutting spending in the most sensitive domains for the middle to lower classes. People are fed up with becoming poorer with no better prospects. But what the people's plan is? Good question. I think a lot of people are making the mistake of trusting that the labour unions have the plans all worked out for us. They organise the strikes after all, so they have our best interests at heart but the truth is also that the labour unions are starting to rot from within as they collaborate with the industry against the workman (but those are still conspiracy theories).

Basically, it doesn't look to me that the people have a plan. They're an example of demonstrating with the heart and after that...What follows?

[Dennis Leahy]

http://www.resetbuttonmovement.org/Imagez/LennonPeace.jpg


Read John Lennon's message, then realize that I'm typing mine from the USA, the most militarized country in world history, with over 1000 military bases (including secret/'black' prisons and torture facilities) around the world. So yes, each one of us individually can become peaceful and promote peace, but as citizens of this country, we also have a duty - to humanity - to take over the US government.

The only way the USA is ever going to become a peaceful country and not a thinly-veiled militarist corporatocracy is if ordinary US citizens that are not tied to the corporate structure (including what is currently a huge portion of our gross national product - weapons of war) figure out a way to peacefully take over the US government. We know for sure what doesn't work: protesting, petitioning, blogging, and voting (or boycotting voting) in an electoral system controlled by the (war-profiteering) Elite. The Reset Button Movement (a peaceful plan and strategy for US citizens to quickly gain control of the US government) could be the greatest gift to humanity imaginable. http://www.ResetButtonMovement.org

Think about it - the USA could quickly become the most benevolent country in the world - but it will never happen unless US citizens are proactive, and have a workable plan and strategy to take over the US government. Unwrap this gift to humanity. As you tear open the paper, let it be your fear that is shredded. The whole world is waiting, and watching, to see if US citizens can stop the madness and give the gift of peace to the world.

Peace.

(my Christmas message)

[Dennis Leahy]

Are we going to drag the baggage of failed activism tactics into 2015? (Remain on the mobius strip? Exemplify Einstein's definition of insanity?)

Or, are we going to stop and seriously consider something different that *could* work?

We have NO control over our own governance, and are reduced to begging the [s]elected henchmen of the Elite to pretty pretty please listen to us. It ain't working.

It doesn't matter what your overall (positive) goals are for US governance: whether you want direct democracy, socialism, libertarian anarchy, or just want to finally see what it might be like to actually have a government of the people - all of these, any of these, are *possible* if we first achieve the goal of The Reset Button Movement, and *NONE* of these are possible unless we achieve the goal of The Reset Button Movement.

*(The goal of The Reset Button Movement is for ordinary citizens to gain complete control of our governance the ONLY way possible: by gaining complete control of the entire election system/"electoral paradigm", and by dismissing *ALL* current elected and appointed officials.)

Nothing will happen unless we make it happen.

http://www.ResetButtonMovement.org

[Dennis Leahy]

I would like to ask you to really stop and analyze the "activists" (the people) that you consider important in any current attempt at making major change happen. I would like to ask you to really stop and analyze their message/ideas/plans/strategy - to get from where we are to where we want to go.

The Reset Button may look political, or simply electoral, but really, it isn't. It really is about the strategy, and why the strategy makes sense. The strategy leads to ordinary people in control - ordinary people in charge of our own destiny.

There are thousands and thousands of "activists" - some focused on smaller-scope issues, some focused on larger-scope issues. Overwhelmingly, what I see are people with good intentions and big hearts, but lousy strategies. It's nothing to be ashamed of - no one can wear all hats equally well, and modern education has dismantled the mechanism (the "Trivium") that would have grown more good strategists. We have a dearth of strategists. In fact, it's so bad, that the average "activist" simply cannot tell a good strategy from a bad one. And, since there are so few good strategists putting forth strategies, the vast majority of strategies that activists and activist-minded people follow are poor strategies.

No wonder we're not getting anywhere.

The situation also underscores Einstein's definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

I have had to face the possibility that most people want to be miserable, to be slaves, to be helpless to stop their government's malevolent tyranny, imperialism, corporatism, war-mongering, clean/free energy suppression, surveillance state and police state, acquiescence to poisoned food, water and air, further wealth concentration into 0.05%'s pockets... the list can go on and on. I do find it difficult to believe that people generally like everything the way it is, but then, if people refuse to even listen to ideas to disempower the Elite and their minions, and to empower ordinary citizens, then something is really wrong.

When ordinary citizens get slammed into survival mode, we as a society will be generations away from another opportunity to change our fate, the fate of the people of the world, and the fate of non-human life on this Blue Gem. We still have an opportunity - right now! - where we (in the US) could effectively take complete control of the US government. To do so requires an extremely well thought-out plan and strategy. The plan and strategy in The Reset Button is the only example that I know of that could possibly work. Isn't it worth your time to check it out? Isn't it worth your effort to support it? Or, do you have to admit to yourself that you are not really interested in change?

The first challenge is just to acquaint yourself with the plan and strategy in The Reset Button. Read it. Then, share it. http://www.ResetButtonMovement.org

[Dennis Leahy]

This post is for people that are NOT citizens of the USA.

I'd like to ask you a question: Would YOU appreciate it if US citizens would take away the power of the Elite over US governance?


Right now, the Elite have complete control of governance of the United States of America, or more accurately, the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INC. I am assuming that you are "street-wise"/worldly enough to know that this means that the globalist/Elite that control the USA are causing major damage over the entire planet (wars, assassinations, installations of US/Elite-globalist-favorable puppets into positions of governance, imperialism, exploitation, international spying involving every human on the planet using any digital communication, geoengineering, environmental devastation, and exploitation of humans as expendable "human resources" worldwide.) You do know this, right? I mean, you do know that the globalist-Elite use the USA as their major staging area on the planet, and command the most sophisticated military in world history - from satellite and space-based recon/positioning/weaponry to hardened underground D.U.M.B. facilities, and across the surface of the globe. You do know this, right?

You know that many, many of the most malevolent globalist corporations in the world - such as Monsanto - were born and nurtured and remain protected in the USA, right?

Maybe the push for US citizens to "get your act together!, and DO something effective!" may have to come from outside of the USA.

Can I ask you a favor?

Can you please let US citizens know it's about time they unite and take the power away from the globalist -Elite? Maybe if a massive number of citizens of other countries sign The Reset Button document, as a supporter, it will help to awaken US citizens. It's worth a try.

Please sign The Reset Button document. US citizens who sign as listed as "signers"; non-US citizens are listed as "supporters." Do you support the idea of US citizens non-violently taking control away from the globalist-Elite? Sign here: http://www.resetbuttonmovement.org/SignTheResetButton.php

[gripreaper]

Its been two days and no response to your inquiry of non- "US Citizen's". In essence, they are all subject to the same jurisdiction, so they are all US Citizen's no matter what they call themselves.

At any rate, I want to be a Citizen of the united States, so therefore I will respond in that capacity and NOT as a corporate US Citizen.

Here is my take on what we need to do, and it is not in any way in conflict with your thesis. It goes into what we need to do from the outside, or from the inside, makes no difference to me. Like Anna von Reitz says, its going to take all 400 million of us to wake up and get it done. It would behoove the other bankrupt corporate nations to join in as well, since they are all in the same boat.


Notice to Congress—The Days of Legalizing Theft Are Over

From the writings of Anna von Reitz. Big Lake Alaska September 2014

The most recent round of fraud began on March 28, 1861. That was the day the Congress of the united States of America adjourned for lack of quorum and never reconvened. Ever since, “Congress” has functioned in one of three roles—(1) as a corporate Board of Directors for private, mostly foreign-owned and deceptively named governmental services corporations operated by banking cartels (the Federal Reserve running the “United States of America, Inc.” and the IMF running the “UNITED STATES”) or (2) the government of a legislative democracy calling itself the United States of America (Minor)— American “states” more often thought of as federal territories and possessions— Guam, Puerto Rico, etc., or (3) operating as a plenary oligarchy ruling the Washington DC Municipal Government. All this time that you thought the members of Congress were representing you and your interests, they’ve been representing other interests entirely. That explains a lot, doesn’t it?

On March 6, 1933 the “President” of the “United States of America, Inc.” Franklin Delano Roosevelt attended a Conference of Governors meeting. These “Governors” were all “State” franchise managers of the United States of America, Inc., exactly like local franchise owners of Burger King or Sears. They got together and pledged the assets of their customers—their employers—the American states and people——as “sureties” for their private corporate debts. And then they bankrupted the “United States of America” and all the “State” franchises.

The “federal” States that were created by the 14th Amendment of their private for-profit corporation’s look-alike, sound-alike “constitution” published as the “Constitution of the United States of America” are not the same as the actual States of the Union, nor are their “State” citizens the same as American State Citizens, nor are their “US citizens” the same as Citizens of the united States, but they pretended that they were and the banks gleefully agreed.

To secure the debt owed by the “United States of America, Inc.” the banks established maritime salvage liens against every parcel of land, every business, every man, woman, and child in America, and continued to operate their doppelganger corporation under Chapter 11 Reorganization. They laid claim to your “good faith and credit” —stole your credit cards— and your identity as an American State Citizen, and they never bothered to tell the victim.

They also had you declared legally dead and probated your estate and issued bonds based on the value of your labor and private property. Just look at “your” Birth Certificate—signed by the County Registrar, an officer of the probate court, issued in the NAME of a “dead person”—you, numbered as a bond and issued on bond paper.

At the same time, they converted all your private bank accounts to the ownership of the ESTATE trust they created “in your name” and moved the ESTATE offshore to Puerto Rico where you and your assets supposedly came under the foreign maritime jurisdiction of the United States of America (Minor). Look at the NAME on “your” bank account checks.

Look at the signature line under a high powered magnifier. The IMF claims that it owns all your bank accounts. It claims that your ESTATE was “abandoned”, and now all the spoils belong to the bank. They are pressing “Congress” to pass “laws” to allow them to seize all American bank accounts—your savings, your retirement accounts, your checking accounts, everything. We’ve seen Dodd-Frank. Now we are seeing “bail-in” proposals. The Big Banks want “Congress” to front for their greed and criminality—again.


This is all fiduciary trust fraud and fiduciary trust fraud has no statute of limitations. 1862 or 1933 or 2014—it makes no difference. We suggest that members of Congress assume their public offices acting under full 100% individual commercial liability —or be ousted and tried as criminals. Next, we suggest that they honor their contract with America and issue debt-free public money— real American Dollars. Next, liquidate all the “too big to fail” banks, tear up the corporate charters these entities have violated, seize back our purloined assets, and shut them all down.

Meanwhile, the market for financial services will open up for banks operated under actual state charters. This thing you have thought of as your government is nothing but a multi-national conglomerate run criminally amok. The real government of this country is vested in each of you. You all hold more civil authority on the land than the entire federal government.

Deal with the “FEDERAL RESERVE” and “IMF” and “CONGRESS” the same way you
would deal with “TARGET” or “WALMART” or “ARBY’S” if they grossly endangered, cheated, enslaved, and defrauded you. Keep calm and get even. You all know what to do.

You have the guaranteed Universal Right of Self-Declaration provided by United Nations Conventions, plus the protections of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. You have the Geneva Conventions and the Lieber Code. You have the preserved right to Common Law, guaranteed by Uniform Commercial Code 1-308 and recourse guaranteed by 1-103.6, which includes the right not to be bound by any contract that is unilateral, inequitable, involuntary, undisclosed, tainted by fraud, not in-kind, entered in your behalf by others merely claiming to represent you, or deemed to exist as the result of receiving a compelled benefit or fruit of monopoly inducement. You have the absolute right to Expatriate from their maritime jurisdiction.

Do so.

When 400 million Americans stand up and clean house, the world will listen and hear the roar.

http://www.annavonreitz.com/noticetocongress.pdf

[heyokah]

This post is for people that are NOT citizens of the USA.

I'd like to ask you a question: Would YOU appreciate it if US citizens would take away the power of the Elite over US governance?


Right now, the Elite have complete control of governance of the United States of America, or more accurately, the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INC. I am assuming that you are "street-wise"/worldly enough to know that this means that the globalist/Elite that control the USA are causing major damage over the entire planet (wars, assassinations, installations of US/Elite-globalist-favorable puppets into positions of governance, imperialism, exploitation, international spying involving every human on the planet using any digital communication, geoengineering, environmental devastation, and exploitation of humans as expendable "human resources" worldwide.) You do know this, right? I mean, you do know that the globalist-Elite use the USA as their major staging area on the planet, and command the most sophisticated military in world history - from satellite and space-based recon/positioning/weaponry to hardened underground D.U.M.B. facilities, and across the surface of the globe. You do know this, right?

You know that many, many of the most malevolent globalist corporations in the world - such as Monsanto - were born and nurtured and remain protected in the USA, right?

Maybe the push for US citizens to "get your act together!, and DO something effective!" may have to come from outside of the USA.

Can I ask you a favor?

Can you please let US citizens know it's about time they unite and take the power away from the globalist -Elite? Maybe if a massive number of citizens of other countries sign The Reset Button document, as a supporter, it will help to awaken US citizens. It's worth a try.

Please sign The Reset Button document. US citizens who sign as listed as "signers"; non-US citizens are listed as "supporters." Do you support the idea of US citizens non-violently taking control away from the globalist-Elite? Sign here: http://www.resetbuttonmovement.org/SignTheResetButton.php

This post is for people that are NOT citizens of the USA.

Oops, I almost missed this one. Was off-line for a while. Thanks Dennis.
I've been doing the best I can for years now.

http://www.resetbuttonmovement.org/SignTheResetButton.php
And of course I signed The Reset Button document. I'm a "supporter" !

I've sent this to my daughter in Seattle as well.

[TrumanCash]

Its been two days and no response to your inquiry of non- "US Citizen's". In essence, they are all subject to the same jurisdiction, so they are all US Citizen's no matter what they call themselves.

At any rate, I want to be a Citizen of the united States, so therefore I will respond in that capacity and NOT as a corporate US Citizen.

Here is my take on what we need to do, and it is not in any way in conflict with your thesis. It goes into what we need to do from the outside, or from the inside, makes no difference to me. Like Anna von Reitz says, its going to take all 400 million of us to wake up and get it done. It would behoove the other bankrupt corporate nations to join in as well, since they are all in the same boat.


Notice to Congress—The Days of Legalizing Theft Are Over

From the writings of Anna von Reitz. Big Lake Alaska September 2014

The most recent round of fraud began on March 28, 1861. That was the day the Congress of the united States of America adjourned for lack of quorum and never reconvened. Ever since, “Congress” has functioned in one of three roles—(1) as a corporate Board of Directors for private, mostly foreign-owned and deceptively named governmental services corporations operated by banking cartels (the Federal Reserve running the “United States of America, Inc.” and the IMF running the “UNITED STATES”) or (2) the government of a legislative democracy calling itself the United States of America (Minor)— American “states” more often thought of as federal territories and possessions— Guam, Puerto Rico, etc., or (3) operating as a plenary oligarchy ruling the Washington DC Municipal Government. All this time that you thought the members of Congress were representing you and your interests, they’ve been representing other interests entirely. That explains a lot, doesn’t it?

On March 6, 1933 the “President” of the “united States of America, Inc.” Franklin Delano Roosevelt attended a Conference of Governors meeting. These “Governors” were all “State” franchise managers of the United States of America, Inc., exactly like local franchise owners of Burger King or Sears. They got together and pledged the assets of their customers—their employers—the American states and people——as “sureties” for their private corporate debts. And then they bankrupted the “United States of America” and all the “State” franchises.

The “federal” States that were created by the 14th Amendment of their private for-profit corporation’s look-alike, sound-alike “constitution” published as the “Constitution of the United States of America” are not the same as the actual States of the Union, nor are their “State” citizens the same as American State Citizens, nor are their “US citizens” the same as Citizens of the united States, but they pretended that they were and the banks gleefully agreed.

To secure the debt owed by the “United States of America, Inc.” the banks established maritime salvage liens against every parcel of land, every business, every man, woman, and child in America, and continued to operate their doppelganger corporation under Chapter 11 Reorganization. They laid claim to your “good faith and credit” —stole your credit cards— and your identity as an American State Citizen, and they never bothered to tell the victim.

They also had you declared legally dead and probated your estate and issued bonds based on the value of your labor and private property. Just look at “your” Birth Certificate—signed by the County Registrar, an officer of the probate court, issued in the NAME of a “dead person”—you, numbered as a bond and issued on bond paper.

At the same time, they converted all your private bank accounts to the ownership of the ESTATE trust they created “in your name” and moved the ESTATE offshore to Puerto Rico where you and your assets supposedly came under the foreign maritime jurisdiction of the United States of America (Minor). Look at the NAME on “your” bank account checks.

Look at the signature line under a high powered magnifier. The IMF claims that it owns all your bank accounts. It claims that your ESTATE was “abandoned”, and now all the spoils belong to the bank. They are pressing “Congress” to pass “laws” to allow them to seize all American bank accounts—your savings, your retirement accounts, your checking accounts, everything. We’ve seen Dodd-Frank. Now we are seeing “bail-in” proposals. The Big Banks want “Congress” to front for their greed and criminality—again.


This is all fiduciary trust fraud and fiduciary trust fraud has no statute of limitations. 1862 or 1933 or 2014—it makes no difference. We suggest that members of Congress assume their public offices acting under full 100% individual commercial liability —or be ousted and tried as criminals. Next, we suggest that they honor their contract with America and issue debt-free public money— real American Dollars. Next, liquidate all the “too big to fail” banks, tear up the corporate charters these entities have violated, seize back our purloined assets, and shut them all down.

Meanwhile, the market for financial services will open up for banks operated under actual state charters. This thing you have thought of as your government is nothing but a multi-national conglomerate run criminally amok. The real government of this country is vested in each of you. You all hold more civil authority on the land than the entire federal government.

Deal with the “FEDERAL RESERVE” and “IMF” and “CONGRESS” the same way you
would deal with “TARGET” or “WALMART” or “ARBY’S” if they grossly endangered, cheated, enslaved, and defrauded you. Keep calm and get even. You all know what to do.

You have the guaranteed Universal Right of Self-Declaration provided by United Nations Conventions, plus the protections of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. You have the Geneva Conventions and the Lieber Code. You have the preserved right to Common Law, guaranteed by Uniform Commercial Code 1-308 and recourse guaranteed by 1-103.6, which includes the right not to be bound by any contract that is unilateral, inequitable, involuntary, undisclosed, tainted by fraud, not in-kind, entered in your behalf by others merely claiming to represent you, or deemed to exist as the result of receiving a compelled benefit or fruit of monopoly inducement. You have the absolute right to Expatriate from their maritime jurisdiction.

Do so.

When 400 million Americans stand up and clean house, the world will listen and hear the roar.

http://www.annavonreitz.com/noticetocongress.pdf

I'd also like to add to this US Code Title 42, Section 666. This essentially requires that every "citizen" must use the social security number (http://www.apfn.org/apfn/ssn.htm) to obtain basic natural rights. Bear in mind that a social security number is voluntary so people volunteer to be placed under the jurisdiction of the corporate "political system" of the "United States". So why not just stop volunteering?

The statement "Be the change you want to see in the world" comes to mind. Why not stop using a social security number?

Why not stop supporting the voluntary slave system?

(Of course, the irony is that it is not a "slave" system if it is voluntary.)

It should also be noted that citizenship was originally dependent on States, not a "federal" government. The United States of America was the earlier version of the European Union consolidation. It was the beginning of the process to usurp sovereignty from states and each human being and transfer sovereignty to the fed gov (see 14th Amendment).

On the other hand Article 4, Section 4 of the US Constitution "guarantees" a "Republican Form of Government". Of course, most people do not even have a clue what that means so here is Black's Law definition of "republican government" that everyone should be aware of:

"Republican government. One in which the powers of sovereignty are vested in the people, either directly, or through representatives chosen by the people, to whom those powers are specially delegated."

So that definition actually sets the stage for two types of government--self government (natural law) and representative government (political statutes). Please notice I do not include "common law" as common law is now considered to include the decisions of corrupt judges.

The machinations of the elite have produced a consolidated non-local government thereby effectively usurping sovereignty of each human being. So the answer to restore more sovereignty and sanity is to restore more power to the people via local governments (and, of course, stop using their "system" of political codes that usurp natural law).

Here (http://www.healthfreedom.info/mark_of_the_beast.htm) is a pretty good description of US Code Title 42, Section 666.

TLC

[Dennis Leahy]

If you believe in some sort of sovereignty movement, (not just that it is right, but also that it has a realistic chance of success), then put your energy there. I personally do not believe that ANY movement that leaves malevolent overlords in place can possibly have success (and the most visible members of sovereignty movements will simply be jailed/imprisoned. It makes no difference that these people were wrongly convicted, by leaving malevolent people in power, the tactical error is already made.)

The Reset Button movement is coming from a different angle. As far as I know, nothing like this has ever been proposed. The premise is that the very first thing we need to do is to get the malevolent ones (minions of the militarist-corporatist-fascist-bankster Elite) out of all high office positions, change the system so they (and their ilk) cannot just get back into power, and fill all the seats with ordinary citizens vetted not to have corporate ties.

I KNOW that doesn't create a warm and fuzzy for anarchists, but it is in fact the only possible way that any anarchist ideology will ever have a chance to move forward. It is true of ANY and ALL changes to the FORM of governance in the US (probably everywhere else, too.) The Reset Button is not an "end-game" strategy or recommendation for which particular change in governance and/or form of governance is evolved - it is the way to remove the "monsters" from having power over us so that we then CAN make the changes.

[TrumanCash]

It appears that you may have misunderstood my post. I'm not involved in any "sovereignty movement", Dennis, nor am I an "anarchist". Just pointing out the facts as they exist today. I was also pointing out how the social security system/number has got people by the balls. Most people aren't even aware of that. I think it's important to first understand the system while doing what one can do to change it for the better. If one does not understand the system one cannot know what should be changed. I like what you are doing, though, Dennis.

TLC

[Dennis Leahy]

Sorry if I misunderstood, and I agree that it is critical for people to try to grasp how different the Corporate UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INC. is from the illusion that there is a constitutional republic, or a sovereign nation, or freedom, or free elections, or that voting in the US is a democratic process.

Honestly, I think it would greatly confuse and irritate the average person in the US, to try to discuss how far removed the reality is from the pretense. But, I do think the average person can grasp that "the rich and powerful people control elections, and that's not right!" That sentiment is enough to overthrow the current electoral paradigm (that is completely controlled by the rich and powerful.) Overthrowing the electoral paradigm would put citizens into governance for the first time in the history of the US (the notion of "a government of the people" is -SO FAR- nothing more than a fairy-tale, a psyop.)

Citizens in positions of governance is then the new starting point, the "reset." It would be the first time in US history that the rich and powerful were not simply dictating their will.

With a government that is actually "of the people" (comprised of ordinary citizens, vetted to have no corporate ties, and subject to a new swift recall system if they lied in their mandatory, pre-election written "Candidate Issues" statements), all of the problems that the rich and powerful never wanted to solve (because they weren't problems to them!) could quickly and easily be solved.

The way the system works now, all high-office-holders are "in on" what gripreaper has described above. As few as 9% of them play musical chairs during election season, and ALL of the newbies are in the "D" and "R" gangs that are already "in on it." So, it is my belief that 300 million screaming US citizens could not really make these gang members do the right thing. They ALL have to be removed from office, simultaneously. Nothing less will create a fresh start. There are NO current federal judges and federal prosecutors that will indict, convict, and imprison the traitors (because they are also traitors, and were given their "lifetime" appointments from traitors.) It cannot be fixed while these people remain in power, no matter how much pressure comes from citizens.

The group of criminals/gang-members/traitors is never going to tear-up and annul the deals made with international bankers, dissolve the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INC. corporation, print our own money and end debt-based money, etc. - the ONLY chance for these things to happen is if ALL of these criminals are first ousted. Not prosecuted first, just ousted. It does no good for US citizens to put these criminals through the current US justice system that is going to simply let them go "with prejudice" - so that they can never be tried for the same crimes again. We need to take over the government, first.

[Gardener]

Dennis :)

I did sign the Re-Set Button document as a non USA human (supporter) last year, and I still do support the movement. What it is going to take I do not know, something to bring a huge groundswell? It does seem that corporations have their provenence in US but I still think the poison dwarf is ensconced in this little island.

I had quite an early epiphany regarding these things, when, during the tension week of the cuban missile crisis, the Navy came to our school to give the famous lecture of 'Protect and Survive' (the UK version of 'Duck and Cover') at the same time they were recruiting! It became clear to me these were grown men and women who were intent on fear and destruction and they wanted us, you and me, the children to help them.
I guess I am saying I felt helpless to understand then how these grown adults could act in this way, now we have a little better understanding of these psychopaths but are no closer to objective mass resolution. Too much chewing-gum keeping huge swathes of humanity occcupied, fiddling while rome is burning so to speak.

In weaker moments I sometimes think that a global power outage might resolve the pathology endemic in society but wouldn't those same power mongers rise again. There has to be a way, and the Re-Set is a part, a stepping stone, a showing of intent at a universal level. All the sig-natures are connected organically in the field of energy everywhere in all between the nucleous and the electron (the dark energy lol). Sooooo in effect it is the individual (undividable) that is responsible for the critical mass which will bring society into balance.

And thank you Dennis for the huge body of work you are doing in sending this signal to humanity, it is heard.

[aranuk]

Hi Dennis the thought just came to my mind about psychopaths. Are they usually more intelligent than most people? It would seem to me to be so. Why do they almost always float towards the top jobs in society. They seem to be able to outwit groups of people to get what they want. Is there such a thing as a stupid psychopath? Do the stupid ones kill people at the beginning of their enterprise as they are not clever enough to do it than the more successful ones do? The successful ones only seem to kill millions of people like Gearge W or Tony Blair did.

Stan

[Dennis Leahy]

Hi Dennis the thought just came to my mind about psychopaths. Are they usually more intelligent than most people? It would seem to me to be so. Why do they almost always float towards the top jobs in society. They seem to be able to outwit groups of people to get what they want. Is there such a thing as a stupid psychopath? Do the stupid ones kill people at the beginning of their enterprise as they are not clever enough to do it than the more successful ones do? The successful ones only seem to kill millions of people like Gearge W or Tony Blair did.

Stan

I just think of sociopaths as ruthless. They have no capacity for empathy, and so they can easily do and say things that those of us with compassion just couldn't do or say. Sociopaths don't (typically) need to kill people to climb the ladder, they simply have no problem stepping on peoples' faces to get to the next rung.

Psychopaths are (I believe) a subset of sociopaths. They range from small-town unknown serial killers to celebrated serial killers (as in the movie, "American Sniper"), and probably fill most seats of the highest echelon of military officers and corporations manufacturing weapons of death and destruction (from Hellfire missiles to Roundup.) I may be naive, but I think of Blair and Bush and Obama (and let's throw in David Cameron and Tony Abbot and Stephen Harper too) are sociopaths remorselessly following the orders of psychopaths.

Just as it is true that commercial airline pilots (or maybe I'm thinking of Air Force pilots) need to have a certain level of uncorrected vision to be considered for the job, maybe in the future, citizens should demand some sort of fool-proof testing to make sure that all candidates for high office are not sociopaths/psychopaths. :~)

[aranuk]

I agree Dennis mainly what you say, presumably what you mean is that there are an enormous amount of sociopaths and fewer psychopaths. Is that what you mean? Is there some demarcation when a sociopath steps over that line and becomes a psychopath? Where would you draw the line? Is there really a difference? Can we lump them all together as sociopath/psychopath? Or are psychopaths cleverer than the sociopaths? Is a very rich sociopath able to be indentured as one of the psychopaths easier than a poor one?


Stan

[Iloveyou]

from 34 to 35 supporters. who's next? next please! next please!

[Dennis Leahy]

Note that if the control of the entire electoral paradigm was reversed - that is, where the Elite have 0% control and ordinary citizens have 100% control - that first election would remove the Elite from governance, and allow us - the ordinary citizens - to finally explore any changes in governance and/or in the form of government that we - we the people - want. It would not be the end, but the beginning.

With 100% (or even 67%) of high offices controlled by the Elite, for the Elite, there will be no change. Anyone who wants anarchism (any flavor), socialism (any degree), direct democracy, or even just wants to finally find out what it would be like to live under a constitutional republic with actual democratic elections has to realize that we will NEVER get there as long as the Elite control our governance (and they control our governance by controlling the entire electoral paradigm.) We have to overthrow the electoral paradigm.Dear Avalonians:

Please don't feel helpless. You're not.

I know that many of us have taken many paths to arrive at the reality that we, as individuals, need to create the changes we want to see. Maybe some of it is metaphysical, and you want to focus on the metaphysical aspects. No problem - go for it! But this is also a 3D world with 3D problems that have 3D solutions.

Many of us (maybe even all of us) know that there are hidden hands, hidden agendas, great (unelected and not subject to electoral cycles) power behind the public face of government. Right now, they ALSO have complete control of not only the hidden aspects behind government and our governance, but also the public government and our governance. Why would we want to keep making it easy on them, to allow them to act with impunity using the public government and military and legal system as their whips and truncheons and dungeons? We may not have any idea how to disempower them in their hidden world, but we can take away the public side and make it much more difficult for them. Don't give up.

The Reset Button Movement won't ruffle the scales of Dracos, or cause gray hair on the hidden human rulers of the world, but it is a way to remove the Elite from public governance and reversing the overt control of governance (from 100% minions of the Elite to 100% ordinary citizens with no ties to the Elite) can make a huge, positive difference in this world - the visible world, the 3D world.

You can either continue to be helpless and let the Elite have complete control of everything, or you can at least try to take control of governance away from them.

[Nine]

Hi Dennis,

First off much respect to you for your efforts...

You are a cool guy and Avalon is a cool place pretty much free of trolls so I will try to speak clearly frankly and honestly...

There is no doubt that because of the internet and the alt media that humanity is more aware of her upbringing and controlling than ever before in history and so the reset button is a very cool and progressive idea..as it were..

But looking upon any movement the powers that make the herd stampead and I mean science says that humans are herd animals and so the stampeders know our hot buttons...as it were..

and so we can design any system on paper to be the best system on the planet yet...if over time some folks that lack integrity get into said system does the well not get poisoned?

Many americans say that we should get back to the constitution and the founding documents...

a few say that the american founders were a bunch of mass murdering psychopaths....and so we with respect must look at americas native populations and how it was a policy of divide and conquer for the land and resources...and so they were systematically lied to and murdered...as it were...

and so I personaly am at a loss as to what we are supposed to reset to?

on a lighter note here is some comedy from a great show from Amazon called Alpha house called the prayer Brunch rant:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQNIg4p3b4s



and so looking upon energy dynamics I would say just out right replacement would be humanities best and most complete option and so when energy supplies decrease we see declines in social conscientiousness and when those supplies increase we see great strides in social well being and understanding...

only an opine...energy comes first and then social changes follow...seems to be a historical anomaly...if one would care to investigate...

much respect

and much lov

Nine

[Dennis Leahy]

... I personaly am at a loss as to what we are supposed to reset to?

...
and so looking upon energy dynamics I would say just out right replacement would be humanities best and most complete option ...

Nine
Humanity doesn't have an option. US citizens don't have an option.

No one in power cares even a tiny bit if someone comes up with a good idea - whether its something like The Venus Project or tribal anarchism (as proposed by the guy that does the StormCloudsGathering videos.) Our ideas are meaningless to the ruling class. They are not looking for good ideas, they like their own ideas very much and things are working out very well for the ruling class. They want status quo.

Many people propose something extremely drastic. "What we should do is ________!" It makes no difference if I agree with their vision or not, if their vision cannot be realized because what they want is impossible to get to in one single step.

The Reset Button is NOT an "ultimate plan", nor does it hold as one of its goals the changing of the US form of government. It's a critical, utterly critical, first step.

Until US citizens gain control over the US election system, US citizens will continue to be governed by the people that DO control the election system (the "Elite" - Financial Elite and Power Elite.)

Until US citizens control our own governance, it is meaningless, moot, to ponder or offer suggestions about any major issues (such as changing the form of government.)

If someone wants political anarchy in the US, they should support The Reset Button because the first critical step is citizens gaining control of our own governance so that we could make that change if we wanted to.

If someone wants socialism in the US, they should support The Reset Button because the first critical step is citizens gaining control of our own governance so that we could make that change if we wanted to.

If someone wants some new form of capitalism in the US, they should support The Reset Button because the first critical step is citizens gaining control of our own governance so that we could make that change if we wanted to.

If someone wants The Venus Project in the US, they should support The Reset Button because the first critical step is citizens gaining control of our own governance so that we could make that change if we wanted to.

If someone wants some new blend of socialism and capitalism in the US, they should support The Reset Button because the first critical step is citizens gaining control of our own governance so that we could make that change if we wanted to.

If someone wants direct democracy in the US, they should support The Reset Button because the first critical step is citizens gaining control of our own governance so that we could make that change if we wanted to.

If someone wants to actually see what it would be like to live in a constitutional republic in the US, they should support The Reset Button because the first critical step is citizens gaining control of our own governance so that we could make that change if we wanted to.

If someone wants things to stay the way they are in the US, with citizens ruled by a militarist-corporatist/fascist-bankster Elite, they should NOT support The Reset Button because it would undoubtedly lead to SOME form of change that the Elite would not like.

You asked what the "reset" would reset to: the answer is that The Reset Button would reset the entire Electoral Paradigm to a point before the very first elections in the US in the late 1700s. THAT is when the Elite took control of the electoral paradigm, by putting themselves on the ballot: rich, "landed" (landowner), white, male. They are even better at it now, and the Elite hide behind the veil, covertly controlling EVERYTHING, while their lackeys hold the offices. The real controllers of the US (and much of the world) are not subject to elections - they simply control the electoral charade to provide the appearance of some democracy. (Voting withing a constitutional republic is considered as being "democracy.")

It's great that people - some of whom are deep thinkers and full of compassion - have ideas about better ways to run the government, or even to remove the need for much if any government - but those are SECONDARY goals that cannot and will not ever be even considered much less accomplished by allowing the Ruling Elite to maintain control of our governance. The Reset Button recognizes that the Elite control governance by controlling (every aspect of) elections - and so The Reset Button is an attack on the status quo, militarist-corporatist/fascist-bankster Elite-controlled electoral paradigm. If citizens cannot control elections, citizens will NOT control our own governance.

[Dennis Leahy]

(The following is my response to an email I received. I don't have a web link to the original email text, so I'll paste it in to the bottom of this note.)

This guy (Micah White - Occupy Wall Street founder) *almost* gets it!


What social movements need are strategists. Without strategists, we have heart and soul and fire and steam and then... nothing.

If you honestly believe that activists are winning, that citizens' movements are on a course to success, that citizens will prevail over the Elite/aristocracy/oligarchy, click a different link, because you won't like what I have to say.

I love Chris Hedges. Articulate, extremely bright, and he speaks the truth, the whole truth. However, Chris is no strategist. He has seen protests in foreign countries yield a regime turnover, and he thinks the same could happen in the US. It can't. Worse, if it did, (since the Elite would still control the electoral paradigm), the exact same militarist-corporatist-bankster Elite would once again control exactly who filled all of the seats of high office, and we'd be right in the same mess.

I think David Cobb was sincere when he started Move to Amend, and actually believed that reforming corporate contributions to campaigns would have actually ended the duopoly rule. He's no strategist. The goal of Move to Amend is woefully incomplete. There are 9 ways the Elite control elections, and Move to Amend only looks at the 4th most powerful of the 9. If Move to Amend accomplished their goal, the exact same militarist-corporatist-bankster Elite would once again control exactly who filled all of the seats of high office, and we'd be right in the same mess.

I think Larry Lessig was sincere when he started Rootstrikers, and his video presentations are perfect... right up to the point where he starts offering solutions (strategy.) He's no strategist. If Rootstrikers got complete success, the exact same militarist-corporatist-bankster Elite would once again control exactly who filled all of the seats of high office, and we'd be right in the same mess.

I think Aaron Hawkins of StormCloudsGathering is sincere, and he too describes the problem viscerally and with passion. I don't think he has presented a workable strategy to get to his vision, and I also think that at this stage, we have to be very careful not to create a movement toward one particular political ideology or with a change to some specific form of government (or lack thereof) as the goal. Not everyone will share the goal. Rather, let's unite around the goal we do share, and that is removing the control of the Elite over our lives. Start there, and then as a secondary goal, we the people (in control of our own governance, our own destiny) can make further changes.

I think Micah White was sincere when he started Occupy Wall Street, and actually believed that with enough social pressure (bodies in the streets + bodies "occupying"), that the will of the people would create big, meaningful change. As you'll see when you read the body of Micah's interview (copied below), he now knows (and admits) that he (and the rest of Occupy) were no strategists. Unfortunately, he almost gets it, and has fallen for the trap of thinking about competing (with a new third party) against the Elite in the Elite-controlled system! No one can beat the Elite in an Elite-controlled electoral paradigm. No one! The electoral paradigm is therefore the bull's eye, the prime activists' target.

I tried unsuccessfully to get a copy of "The Reset Button" document into the hands of Occupy Wall Street activists. The first draft of The Reset Button was written and published before Occupy Wall Street started, and if the two could have come together, then Occupy (a movement without a plan or strategy) would have combined with The Reset Button (a plan and strategy without a movement.) Of course, it didn't happen and Occupy fizzled (after Obama and the DHS decided to bust it up.)

We don't just need regime change. We need profound systemic change (a full transformation of the entire electoral paradigm, completely taking the Elite out of control) and regime change. Without the systemic transformation, even a regime change leaves the Elite in control, because the Elite will once again fill all seats of high office with their chosen lackeys.

I don't just want you to read The Reset Button document, I want you to read the body of the proposed legislation ("Election Reform Act") that would create a new Elite-free, citizen-centric, citizen-controlled election system. THAT is a plan! Think about it, analyze it, look at it from the angle of whether it would achieve the goal of citizens taking control of our own governance and keeping the Elite out of control. Astute activists will know that this plan is not really just "election reform", but packaged as election reform (which of course, it is), the movement will have nearly 100% support of citizens.

And what about strategy? Well, having proposed legislation that NONE of the Elite-aligned, Elite-supported puppets in the US Congress would ever vote for means that US citizens will have to force them to vote for it. How? By understanding the lesson that John ("Confessions of an Economic Hitman") Perkins showed us: modern war is economic (military action is only when the economic war is not enough.) We citizens have to wage economic war on the Elite to pressure them to force their lapdog congresspersons to pass the legislation. Economic war in the US against the Elite would be composed of the first ever nationwide general strike, boycott, and divestment. Stop "business as usual", halt commerce with all large corporations. The general strike (a "stay at home" strike, eliminating the police clash) could be made even more effective by turning roads into parking lots, stopping commerce, stopping the economy, putting the Elite corporatists at risk of losing their empires - and THAT will force them to force Congress to pass the "Election Reform Act." THAT is strategy. Workable strategy.


Read it here: http://www.ResetButtonMovement.org (http://www.ResetButtonMovement.org/)

So, where does Micah White almost get it?
Right here: "The only way to remove the power of corporations in our society would be to create a social movement capable of winning elections. As movements and as activists, we have avoided the only solution, which is: we have to build social movements that can also function as political parties."

The highlighted first sentence is absolutely correct, but the only way to make elections winnable by ordinary citizens and not the minions of the Elite is to FIRST change the election system so that the Elite don't control it and not allow those with corporate ties to run for office. It seems too obvious to be profound, but that is the difference between a workable strategy that could put citizens in control of our own governance... and a poorly thought-out strategy that allows the Elite to remain in control.

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(the following is the interview of Micah White)


The Crisis Within Activism is a Crisis Within Democracy

Micah White, cocreator of Occupy Wall Street and former Adbusters editor

“We are living through a period with the largest protests in human history. But they are not working. And when you reach that point, instead of repeating the traditional protest behaviors, screaming and holding posters, you have to innovate,” says Micah White, cocreator of Occupy Wall Street and former Adbusters editor, in an interview with Brazil's CartaCapital about his book, THE END OF PROTEST.

Micah spoke with CartaCapital during his recent visit to São Paulo for the launch of GUME ("Knife Edge"), a new engagement consultancy.

CartaCapital: Is there a crisis in today's representative democracies?

Micah White: Absolutely. In addition to a crisis in representative democracy, there is a crisis in the model of activism, how people protest. There is a crisis in the power of people to force governments to do what they want. We live in a time when there appears to be no way for ordinary people to influence their governments through protest… This means there is no democracy.

CC: Does this mean that the democratic system does not work anymore?

MW: I do not think in any way that the dream of democracy is dead. The dream of democracy has been going on since the beginning of civilization and humans have always been fighting for democracy. For five thousand years we’ve been overthrowing pharaohs, kings and tyrants in a struggle for democracy. Now we're in one of those moments in history when we have a low point of democracy, but there will be a high point of democracy soon. This requires, however, a kind of innovation within our concepts of activism.

CC: How is it possible to reduce the power of corporations in government?

MW: The only way to remove the power of corporations in our society would be to create a social movement capable of winning elections. As movements and as activists, we have avoided the only solution, which is: we have to build social movements that can also function as political parties. This is a need that we do not want to hear. We think we can just organize large protests and get really angry. Occupy Wall Street was a once in a lifetime event and it did not work because we were chasing a false theory of how social change happens. We believe, or wanted to believe, that a large number of people going to the streets can cause changes in their governments, but when we achieved a historical social movement, we realized this story of change is not true. Now it is clear that the only way to win power is to create a hybrid between a social movement and a political party. Something that does not have leaders, but has spokespeople and an organizational structure that lasts more than six months.

CC: How is it possible to achieve social change through protests?

MW: Today, social movements ask their participants do very basic and small actions: to take to the streets, holding posters and shouting. These are very basic behaviors and no longer have a political effect. Occupy Wall Street and the 15M in Spain, brought more complex behaviors, such as participating in general assemblies or utilizing hand gestures, but these are still very simple behaviors. I think we have to ask more of social movement participants. We must show that social movements require difficult behaviors like, winning elections, drafting legislation, governing our cities ... We need to demand a greater investment than just show up. The Internet allows us to ask for more. Thanks to social networks, it’s time to treat participants as capable of developing sophisticated behaviors and teaching each other how to to spread these actions globally.

CC: Do social networks have a new role in organizing and promoting protests?

MW: Absolutely. I think the role of the Internet is spreading contagious emotions. If we look at the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street, it seems that the trigger was a mood that spread all over the world and was basically a sensation of losing one’s fear. People said “I do not care about the risks, this is the time to act” and went to the streets. That's what social networks do: they allow us to transfer that contagious mood of rebellion to the whole world. The other power of the Internet is in allowing us to innovate our tactics in real time. From the moment when a new tactic emerges in one city, it can be deployed in another city. So it was with Occupy Wall Street.

CC: Can the internet become something more than a network in which feelings are spread?

MW: There is a hope that perhaps the Internet allows us an electronic democracy. That's the idea of the 5 Star Movement in Italy. Participants use the internet to decide on legislation and to select candidates for the elections. The idea of the Internet enabling collective decision-making is very interesting, but difficult to achieve.

CC: Some people prefer digital activism to the street. What do you think?

MW: In the early stages, the Internet is very important for social movements. However, over time, the Internet becomes harmful because things start to look better online than in real life. This happened with Occupy. The protest looked better on Facebook than it did in the streets. This is negative because people start to prefer the online experience to the real world. So the Internet is a double-edged sword. The internet is a weapon that is not fully under our control, and it is very difficult to wield effectively.

CC: Do you believe that the advance of neoliberalism has helped reduce the importance of social movements around the world?

MW: Protests are a form of war and war is politics by other means. Protests are ways of influencing the political system by unconventional methods. And the revolution is a change in the legal regime. It is transforming what is legal into something illegal or making what is illegal legal. If social movements are a form of warfare then it is clear that the forces that are in power will use all possible means to destroy social movements. The problem is activists do not see their protests in the context of war. We see them as a big party or something, while the other side realizes the importance of the event. Above all, however, it is crucial not blame others. We must blame ourselves. Social movements do not fail because the police are very strong. Throughout history, people have overthrown governments with a much stronger police, either because they found a way to defeat them in the streets or because they managed to get the police to change sides. So when our protests fail it is because our theory of change was wrong and not because the other side was stronger.

CC: Occupy Wall Street was born in 2011 and influenced many movements around the world. To date, we have several social movements emerging in Europe also influenced by 15M or Occupy. What is the role of the internet?

MW: What happened is that a new tactic emerged and it worked, so it spread worldwide. Occupy Wall Street combined tactics in Egypt with those of Spain and applied them to the United States. The police could not anticipate this new protest strategy and that's why the movement worked. Once the police discovered how to respond to our encampments, they destroyed all the movements worldwide in the same way. Protest is a constant war of new attack strategies and counter-attack. Interestingly, at the moment we are increasing the frequency of protests. This is very good, but on the other hand, we must be skeptical because we are living through a period with the largest protests in human history, but they are not working.

CC: Do you believe that we can be in a historic moment of rupture?

MW: What I imagine is the birth of a social movement that wins elections in a country and then begins to win elections in multiple countries. Then you will see Syriza or the 5 Star Movement in three, seven or ten different countries. Yeah ... I really think it's about this storyline of a global social movement.

CC: You do not think that is too optimistic?

MW: I think we live in a time when activists are so focused on what seems possible that we do not achieve anything. We need to disturb power and not act only in safe ways. That's what Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring did. The best activism is the one that asks participants to do the things they fear.

[Earthlink]

Dennis have you seen the latest from Chris Hedges? Just curious.

[Dennis Leahy]

Dennis have you seen the latest from Chris Hedges? Just curious.
This is from last week:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZQJSCt9Qa4
TalkingStickTV - Chris Hedges - Wages of Rebellion

[Nine]

Hi dennis

Energy dynamics must come first and then social changes will follow and so imo this is basic social thinking...


Very cool idea though

Thanx


Nine

[Dennis Leahy]

...

Energy dynamics must come first ...

NineCan you explain why you think this?

I agree with Wade Frazier and recognize that everything comes down to energy and humanity's journey has been - and continues to be - an energy journey. (Is this what you mean?)

If we are talking about energy (new energy sources, clean non-polluting energy, "green" energy, free energy) then, do we believe that we will have an easier time making this become our reality if we leave the current minions of the Elite in power, or if the entire US government* is purged and replaced with ordinary citizens vetted to have no corporate ties?

If the "energy dynamics" that you are talking about are social, then how do you propose energizing the populace to break free from rule by self-serving oligarchs?

*(As has been noted many times, The Reset Button is a plan and strategy for US citizens to take control of our own governance. Though it will - positively - affect the world, it is not a substitute for citizens in other countries doing something similar in your own country. The Elite Ruling Class are global and have gained control of all governments, including yours - whoever you are, dear reader.)

[Nine]

Dennis



Quote Posted by Nine (here)
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Energy dynamics must come first ...

Nine
Can you explain why you think this?

I agree with Wade Frazier and recognize that everything comes down to energy and humanity's journey has been - and continues to be - an energy journey. (Is this what you mean?)

If we are talking about energy (new energy sources, clean non-polluting energy, "green" energy, free energy) then, do we believe that we will have an easier time making this become our reality if we leave the current minions of the Elite in power, or if the entire US government* is purged and replaced with ordinary citizens vetted to have no corporate ties?

If the "energy dynamics" that you are talking about are social, then how do you propose energizing the populace to break free from rule by self-serving oligarchs?

*(As has been noted many times, The Reset Button is a plan and strategy for US citizens to take control of our own governance. Though it will - positively - affect the world, it is not a substitute for citizens in other countries doing something similar in your own country. The Elite Ruling Class are global and have gained control of all governments, including yours - whoever you are, dear reader.)

We simply put an energy device in every home!!

Wade Frazier tried to do that with a viable technology yet much of his story is about the suppression both from his peers in the endeavor and the local energy gangsters and what he calls Godzilla or the elite as you refer to them. Wade's story is about human nature and basic integrity or the lack thereof and Wade always talked about if there were 100 like Dennis or 100 like Bryan O'leary we would have free energy and Godzilla as he refers to them are like a force of nature to be respected for sure but to avoid if possible and if not to carry on anyway....

All social problems would simply disappear!

What is a social problem but an energy problem?

Should we follow the Georgia Guidestones and kill off nine tenths of humanity?

Many of the elite call for a program such as that and so many of the elite whom are not insane do not agree and so we have much to work for and with and so be careful of conspiracy as one could give up hope being to close to such things and so hope comes from the positive that good overcomes evil in the end and not the opposite. Of course dear source gives us the ultimate in free will.

Think about the ramifications of that a moment. If we live in a World of abundance what could we do? No more scarce resources and so many many needs could be met only limited by our creativity!

Free energy would simply power the reset button....as it were...

The elite? We replace them or even better we rehabilitate them and harvest those skills they have to better the many..

Think about how beloved they would be?

Victim or creator looking at the big picture?

What does wade talk of?

The most?

Personal integrity which to him is scarce and so I do agree and so raise that and we shall have free energy and so to my opinion as to why his work is so very important as is yours Dennis...

Much lov

Nine

[Dennis Leahy]

Dennis

We simply put an energy device in every home!!

All social problems would simply disappear...

The elite? We replace them or even better we rehabilitate them and harvest those skills they have to better the many..

Think about how beloved they would be?

Victim or creator looking at the big picture?

What does wade talk of?

The most?

Personal integrety and so raise that and we shall have free energy

Much lov

Nine
There's still a social transition that needs to occur.

Have you ever seen a video of an animal that was raised in a cage, and is finally set free? At first, they don't want to leave the cage, even a cage with the door open. Then their entire body visibly shakes with fear - fear of the unknown - as they take the first few tenuous steps outside the cage. The further socialization takes time.

I agree that free energy devices will change the world "order", removing hierarchical strata that now divides people, empowering us to quickly evolve socially. But, many won't - not all on their own. The free energy device doesn't come with a syringe full of integrity - that will have to be earned by each of us, individually. Many people (with a free energy device) will be stuck in old patterns, and will fear the unknown. Among other things, the fear of the unknown includes self-governance (few of us have had experience at self-governance.) There will be shaky feet stepping out of the cages.

The Reset Button certainly isn't a substitute for Wade's ultimate goal, but it may help facilitate its acceptance, and if successful, then society will shift toward cooperation and away from competition, as people step out of the cage - free at last - and become their own unique sovereign selves. In other words, The Reset Button will create the environment for people to make the societal transformation away from the old greed-driven, competitive model toward a new love and compassion-driven cooperative model - and experience being in control and responsible for our actions. So, it's an important step in our social evolution and would almost undoubtedly help make the transition to free energy smoother.

[Nine]

Dennis,

The reset button will get power from free energy..


The Reset Button certainly isn't a substitute for Wade's ultimate goal, but it may help facilitate its acceptance, and if successful, then society will shift toward cooperation and away from competition, as people step out of the cage - free at last - and become their own unique sovereign selves. In other words, The Reset Button will create the environment for people to make the societal transformation away from the old greed-driven, competitive model toward a new love and compassion-driven cooperative model - and experience being in control and responsible for our actions. So, it's an important step in our social evolution and would almost undoubtedly help make the transition to free energy smoother.

We are upon the same page here...just an opinion.

The energy is here now in the ether as Tesla talked about as did all the mystics....

The technology is older than my time upon this planet and so which came first the chicken or the egg?

Energy or conscientiousness or both together?

Only questions for me and few answers and so the need of a choir to discuss and Analise? Maybe? what is the harm in it really?

thanx..

nine

[Nine]

Dennis,

I was set free due to forced American style retirement.


Have you ever seen a video of an animal that was raised in a cage, and is finally set free? At first, they don't want to leave the cage, even a cage with the door open. Then their entire body visibly shakes with fear - fear of the unknown - as they take the first few tenuous steps outside the cage. The further socialization takes time.

I am doing just fine after I was let out. The American Federal cage is one of the worst. And so I am here as a survivor of such a thing as that...

Concentrating upon the cage is not the answer and so concentrating upon freedom is the answer IMO...of course that is a personal unsourced opinion....dearest Dennis...

thanx


Nine

[Earthlink]

Hey Dennis, and Nine, few and far between, perhaps, though this is easily correctable through some slight changes in education, even at the primary school level, and of course some re-education. As an example of few and far between, the closest city to me here is the capital of Canada, Ottawa, and, in this city there are only something like 20 listings in the yellow pages for refrigeration contractors. I'm one of them, and, we all know each other, more or less, because what it is is something like 50 guys, all master refrigeration mechanics, and we keep all of the food and beverages cold throughout this city. All the beer cold and all the ice cream frozen. All the produce and even all of the industries here that also need cold space. So, that ratio is 50 out of 1 million. 0.00005% of the population. And, the same is true for the 50 or so master electricians who keep all the lights on here.

The reality is, and has been since our first industrial revolution, the plough and the agricultural revolution of some 12,000 years ago, that we just do not need all of us, and in my mind, we never have needed all of us. Not even close, actually, so, this is what enabled us to build beautiful buildings and create masterpiece works of art. Literature, music, things that have nothing to do with food and shelter, yet are just as important, IMHO.

I'm also a master electrician, and have had a sort of unique education and have spent time with some of the best industry leaders in our world. The history of machines is a fascinating journey that goes back way before even the year 0. Because of the rise of the fossil industrial complex, much of this has been discarded, yet there are still those who keep the knowledge of these many wondrous things alive.

Nine, the reason Tesla said it was in the ether, or perhaps those not knowing enough interpreted it that way, was that most people are not educated in basic electrical construction. I'm not really sure what the ether is, and it may be a fictional place, but electricity, and EMF are everywhere and all the time. You just can't see it, save when large amounts of it discharge at once, as in lightning strikes. For example, say you had a gasoline powered generator that you were using to build a cottage or something before the power lines were run. Part of that machine is the internal combustion engine, and all that does is provides a spinning motion to the electrical generator that is attached to it. Turbines in a hydro electric dam are the very same. When they spin, electrical current is gathered. I say gathered, rather than generated, because one of the laws of physics is that energy can neither be created nor destroyed: only moved.

So then, in both of these examples, the gas generator and the hydro turbine, where then does the electricity come from?

Well, there are magnets in those generators, and what those magnets do is break the magnetic field of the other magnets with them. Copper wires are wrapped around those permanent magnets that are in them, and the constant breaking of the magnetic fields, in the one direction of spin that they move, causes current to flow down those copper wires. It's actually very simple and elegant.

And where does the electricity come from? In all cases, the immediate surrounding area. They pull it right out of the sky, the side of the machine itself, and the ground below it. It comes from the immediate surrounding area.

Anyway, perhaps Tesla just said that, because people just couldn't wrap their minds around so much invisible energy everywhere and all the time, however that is the reality of it.

Oh, and, regarding self governance, well, we are already like that. My brothers keeps me in line, and I them. The people I tip beers with at the local watering hole would frown on me, and dis-assocoate with me would I to behave like an arse. My co-workers and friends and family all play a role in who I am, and this is true for all of us.

We are social creatures, and, we are all born dependant. Human children will die if they are not touched within 48 hours of being born. It takes us years to be able to be put out to pasture, and fend for ourselves. Governance of this sort is automatic and built into us.

I don't think our problems stem from governance or lack there of, I actually think imposed governance is more problematic to us than if we were just left alone with it. That's IMHO.

peace

[Melinda]

Nine, Post #194 : "We simply put an energy device in every home!!... […] ...All social problems would simply disappear..."


Dennis, Post #195 : "I agree that free energy devices will change the world "order", removing hierarchical strata that now divides people, empowering us to quickly evolve socially. But, many won't - not all on their own. The free energy device doesn't come with a syringe full of integrity - that will have to be earned by each of us, individually... [...] ...The Reset Button certainly isn't a substitute for Wade's ultimate goal, but it may help facilitate its acceptance, and if successful, then society will shift toward cooperation and away from competition, as people step out of the cage - free at last - and become their own unique sovereign selves."

For whatever this is worth, my understanding of Wade's work is that putting FE devices in people's homes (to help ease our emotional/physical lives and create conditions more conducive to inner/outer abundance) likely can't happen unless, first, enough people raise their level of integrity and heart sentience to create harmonic effects that (1) can bring about that event to begin with, and (2) help that raised consciousness ripple through the collective consciousness. So it would seem he is saying that the deeper integrity, and the introduction of the machines, go hand in hand - even if (according to that) you do not need the entire collective of humanity to raise their integrity to receive and begin using the technology.

I'm inclined to agree with you Dennis that having an FE device will not create an instant cure for emotional habits and insecurities that are generations old and hard-wired into people, though it could positively effect millions (perhaps billions) enough to change in their own lifetime. I can imagine it changing humanity over generations so that increasing numbers are born into and develop (through formative years) in a world that is more abundant, less competitive, and less doom-laden by pollution and poverty (pretty sure you'd agree.)

Even politicians have reminded us over time that once we have democracy, it doesn't just take care of itself. Like it or not, it needs to be actively tended and safeguarded. That applies to any form of democracy, whether at home in a marriage/family, or in state governance. People having FE devices will not negate the need for state or local governance overnight. Until people can be totally self-sufficient, either technologically or psychically, jobs and public services will still be necessary, and will need fair and efficient government by those with the specialised knowledge to keep the cogs of our infrastructure running.

It's the same with the argument of whether changing the electoral system is really worthwhile if you still have powerful parasites pulling the strings from far above/beyond government level. Actively participating in reforming the government we can see, and focusing on the good we have in common, is one way to counter the parasites. Those kinds of parasites feed off of our apathy and the conflicts between us that distract us from our higher and kinder, creative selves.

All independent acts of integrity/decency contribute to an influential collective energy and to progress. Whether it's via creating a peaceful, sovereign life with FE power, or by changing and holding to account our system of government.

So if FE arrives to help reduce our burdens so we can focus more on fixing our electoral processes - wonderful. If resetting our electoral systems so they are wiser, and fairer (and help us introduce clean energy) happens first - brilliant. Fuelling efforts to help both happen, working in tandem, seems both logical and necessary.

Dennis, I don't mean to distract your thread focus with this post that is likely a one-off - until a point where I feel more qualified. And I hope you don't mind my chiming in before I've read your Reset Button document in its entirety. It's been on my list for a very long time, and I really appreciate you doing it, and your being here in general.

[Earthlink]

There's a guy from ... the Ukraine, I think, who has 7 machines, the designs of which are all from past times, that he re-built and that all keep moving indefinitely. He's looking for a museum or something to house them permanently. I myself have built a Dynamo from just magnets and a wheel that also seems to never stop turning. Dynamo's are what powered all of the 2,500 or so lighthouses that line the path from England round Africa to Asia, marking all of the rocks that sunk many of the wooden ships that were part of those early trade routes. These lighthouses started going in in the late 14 and early 1500's, and they all utilized arc electric lights, since, no flame based system was first, even bright enough, and second who's going to keep bringing them fuel???

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It's actually much simpler than you may imagine. As a general rule, I say, if it's complicated and not simple, you're barking up the wrong tree. Nature and the mechanical and physical world are nothing of the sort. If things were truly that complicated, nothing would exist to begin with.

[Dennis Leahy]

...
I don't think our problems stem from governance or lack there of, I actually think imposed governance is more problematic to us than if we were just left alone with it. That's IMHO.

peaceWell, the whole point of The Reset Button Movement is that the US government is terribly corrupt and full to the brim with agents of the oligarchs, representing only the oligarchs' greedy interests - and that some/most of the MAJOR problems on the Earth can be directly attributed to the Elite-controlled US government. I contend that it is self-serving, cowardly, and irresponsible to the point of "depraved indifference" to sit by and just watch the US government unleash mayhem, exploitation, imperialism, torture, imprisonment, death, ecocide, genocide, culticide, mass extinction, clean energy suppression, and increase the chronic disparity between the haves and the have nots.

Basically, what you're doing in this thread (in addition to the off-topic stuff about electricity) is like going onto a cat-lovers thread and saying that you prefer dogs. This thread is an exposition of The Reset Button Movement, not a discussion about forms of government, and not about free energy. The concept of being "left alone with it" isn't on the table! No one is offering us that option! If US citizens want to end the rule of the rich and powerful, then it will require a plan, strategy, and a lot of people willing to lose the (pathological) comfort of the sick status quo.

I know some US citizens can just pick their noses and play on their iPhones while the US government's warmongering imperialism kills, maims, and destroys millions of innocent individuals and even whole countries in one gulp, while the US for-profit prisons are full with the highest percentage of any country on Earth, while the collusion between the militarist-corporatist-bankster Elite controlled US government and malevolent, greed-driven, ecocidal mega-corporations destroy the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil that supplies our food. I cannot. I cannot sit idle.

I continue to be astounded by the lack of enthusiastic, vociferous support for the only workable plan and strategy to stop the madmen that control the US government that is comprehensive enough to actually remove the power of the monsters, the bastards, the murderers, the thugs that know themselves as "the Elite."

Please, :focus:

[Earthlink]

Sorry Dennis, I will try to refrain from drifting off topic here in the future. I am so easily distracted, it seems.

Also, you raise some very good points there, for sure. To get back to the reset movement, I remember not that long ago, before the internet, we had CB radio, and that was the only place any kind of counter culture (as you have pointed out, what we have in government is the culture of death destruction and mayhem) existed. Ironically, 1984 did arrive, right on schedule in 1984, for, the media and their side of things is all we had then, outside CB radio.

Much of what you just pointed out above was not even known to most people even 10 years ago. There is a lull going on in our culture today regarding these things, and frankly most people were just ... stunned ... to discover the truths.

Like you, I have a desire to advance this cause much much quicker than it is being advanced.

However, as I'm an engineer, and my life has been spent building and repairing things, I don't know where to even begin wading into this side of life. What I do know and respect more than many other things, is that it takes many hands to run our ship. I am thankful for that, because I'd really rather not have to do absolutely everything myself.

I'm going to be going to northern Spain later this year or early next year, and investigate the Mondragon society there. Even the banks are co-op, everyone is part owner, and because of this, people are not hungry, deprived, they all retire early, they make high quality merchandise that is sold all over Europe, and they all have all of those things I wish we all had here. I would like every man who works for me to have their own home, their own workshop, their own high quality tools, and their own hobbies. That has become virtually impossible here.

And as money is at the root of everything, could you say a few simple words of how the reset button ensures that everybody always has not only enough, but more than enough. As a species we certainly have this capacity.

edit: I do know about the only 2 US presidents who tried to take the power of money creation away from where it currently resides, Lincoln and Kennedy, and look what happened to them.

PS are you a Vermonter? Related to Patrick? If so, I've known him, while we were working on the net metering laws in VT years ago. I'm one of the original founding members of REVermont.

[Dennis Leahy]

Sorry Dennis, I will try to refrain from drifting off topic here in the future. I am so easily distracted, it seems.

Also, you raise some very good points there, for sure. To get back to the reset movement...

And as money is at the root of everything, could you say a few simple words of how the reset button ensures that everybody always has not only enough, but more than enough....

PS are you a Vermonter? Related to Patrick? If so, I've known him, while we were working on the net metering laws in VT years ago. I'm one of the original founding members of REVermont.The Reset Button started out as a "laundry list" of what is wrong (just like many other movements.) Quickly, it became obvious that virtually EVERYTHING on the list required the militarist-corporatist-bankster Elite to be disempowered in elections (thus no longer in governance) and ordinary people without Elite/corporate ties to be empowered. So, the obvious first issue is just exactly how to do that.

THEN, this new group of ordinary citizens, not tied to the corporations and Elite, can finally deliberate (from a citizen-centric and eco-centric viewpoint) and act upon all of the other issues in the list. So, the rest of the list became a separate document ("Candidate Position Issues"), that new candidates would be mandated to respond to - in writing - before elections, and to which they would be held accountable after elections. The core issue of The Reset Button Movement is the overturning of the current status quo of the Elite-controlled electoral paradigm, to change to an electoral paradigm controlled solely by "ordinary"/non-corporate citizens, to ensure that all seats of government are filled by people who are not tied to the Elite.

It's a complex enough issue (the electoral paradigm, and the 9 methods the Elite use to control it) and would fail if it is blended with any of a couple of dozen other critical issues (that could only be accomplished in a post-Reset Button US anyway.)

The Reset Button Movement is based on ordinary citizens gaining (for the first time in the history of the US), control over elections, which means control over who does - and doesn't - hold seats of governance. It is "electoral paradigm transformation" under the banner of "election reform" (one of the VERY few things most US citizens could agree upon.) It's really simple: If someone is a US citizen, and they enjoy militarist-fascist oligarchy, they should do nothing at all (or at least, do not support The Reset Button Movement.) On the other hand, if someone is a US citizen, and they want an immediate end to the militarist-fascist oligarchy, they should support* The Reset Button Movement.

*("support" is not financial support - The Reset Button Movement accepts no donations. All support is accomplished by reading, signing, and sharing the website and document.)

[Read the Reset Button document, and especially read the Candidate Position Issues document, and you'll see concrete ideas for major change without trying to limit the appeal of The Reset Button Movement to a select few. Everyone can support taking control away from the Elite; not everyone will support the viewpoints expressed in the Candidate Position Issues document. ]

[No, no relation to Senator Patrick Leahy.]

[Earthlink]

... I'm not a citizen yet of the US, just a lawful permanent resident. Support? Yes, of course. From here in Canada much of what you guys do down there can quite easily, and often does, trickle up into here.

Thank You!!!

[Dennis Leahy]

Just present the "Reset Button Movement" URL/link to friends, and ask them to at least read the expose of the 9 ways that the Elite control election outcomes. Most people do not know this information. Most people have no idea how the Elite control elections, and erroneously believe it is simply by corporate "contributions" to campaigns. The pool of possible winners is picked by the Elite far before any election occurs.

[Dennis Leahy]

Only a tiny fraction of those US citizens polled (probably US corporatists with large stock portfolios) are satisfied with our government. Whose fault is it?

It's ours. Oh, but it's not what you think...

...The reason it is our fault is not because we "voted them in" - we did no such thing! We were only allowed to choose between (or among) candidates that may have seemed to appear magically, but were chosen by the Elite to represent the Elite. Yes, that's right, the Elite chose the entire *pool* of viable candidates - so that the Elite always win.

So, why is it our fault?

It's our fault because we let the Elite have complete control of the "electoral paradigm" (the entire election system, from the pre-selection of candidates by the Elite to the final electronic tabulation of the results.) We let them get away with it. We let them get away with controlling elections and election outcomes and our governance.

We bitch about this.

We complain about that.

We write letters, sign petitions, don't shy away from political discourse, stay with the political pulse, and we vote. We think that means we did our best. We didn't.

We bitch, complain, petition, protest to the exact people that are the problem. They were all hand-picked by the Elite to maintain the Elite's agenda. They are doing exactly what their owners are paying for. They don't care how much we bitch and complain and petition and protest. They don't listen to us. They don't have to. They only have to listen to their masters, the Elite - and they know that once they get in, they have better than an 80% chance of retaining their seat.

Maybe we citizens should think this through more carefully. That is, if we ever want a real "government of the people" - meaning that the representatives would be ordinary citizens with no ties to corporations, actually representing citizens for a 180° change in governance!

Aren't you tired of being governed by the Elite - the Financial Elite and Power Elite? The Elite have 100% control over your governance. Worse, they control the entire electoral paradigm, so you can say with certainty that after any election, you'll still be governed by the Elite and will still have no representation.

Every bill that passes through Congress right now (and for the past 40 years, at least) is corporate-centric. The Elite won. The game is over (unless you want to keep playing, knowing you have zero representation and that the Elite always win and always get their way.)

The Elite are so good at staying in control that they have 9 ways to do so. Since they have nine ways of controlling the electoral paradigm (nine ways of ensuring that Elite-supported/controlled candidates will gain seats of high office, nine ways to guarantee they will remain in control of our governance), a sensible plan and strategy would simultaneously deal with all nine of them, don't you think?

Is "The Reset Button" the solution? : www.ResetButtonMovement.org (http://www.ResetButtonMovement.org)

[Calz]

Aren't you tired of being governed by the Elite - the Financial Elite and Power Elite? The Elite have 100% control over your governance. Worse, they control the entire electoral paradigm, so you can say with certainty that after any election, you'll still be governed by the Elite and will still have no representation.

Every bill that passes through Congress right now (and for the past 40 years, at least) is corporate-centric. The Elite won. The game is over (unless you want to keep playing, knowing you have zero representation and that the Elite always win and always get their way.)

Is "The Reset Button" the solution? : www.ResetButtonMovement.org (http://www.ResetButtonMovement.org)


Country???

So very old school.

TPP ... Agenda 21???

We are now the North American Union ya know ... soon to be merged (by stealth as always) into that damned one world government (religion ... but I digress).


Congress???


What a laugh.


Bought and paid off treasonous traitors to everything they were to represent and everyone they fooled. Bad on us I suspect. Psychopaths ... who you gonna blame?


With the TPP passage they just signed off on any voice they had.


There will be a reset one way or another ... time and options grow short ...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgbEYSbyepM

[Dennis Leahy]

The policies imposed by the Elite are indeed global. However, there is no global mechanism for change. Citizens of each nation are in the fight, but the US is "special" in that it will make the biggest splash globally when US citizens take over US governance.

TPP? Can be flushed down the toilet by a completely new government, in 30 seconds. I know, it is nearly impossible to even dream about a few people in government with integrity much less an entire government, but that is because all our lives, the Elite have supplied all the viable candidates. The Elite always win. It is almost impossible to imagine how different everything would be if the Elite had zero representation and zero control over our governance.

[Calz]

TPP? Can be flushed down the toilet by a completely new government, in 30 seconds.




Can you elaborate???

Congress was not even allowed to read the TPP save for one page at a time in an "enclosed" environment.


From what I understand (?) the TPP allows for a "committee" to circumvent ... add ... change anything within the "agreement" without any oversight or voice from the congress.


In other words ... we are now at the total behest of the globalists.


Did I miss something somewhere???

[Earthlink]

A couple of harsh realities. People have said that evil wins because good is too dumb, or some other similar anecdote, while what no one wants to admit or even contemplate, is that evil also wins, a lot of the time, because good is non-violent. That is harsh, and sad, but true. It is a very primitive and simple and pirate, even, notion that one could always kill them and take all their stuff, yet this has been used as a general principle for globalists and traders for many years now. The class system we have, and the way it has been written, is that some are just above everybody else, and this includes being above the law, so, this sentiment is easily adapted under those terms.

And they are just that: terms. A fabrication.

The other reality, to even have the ability to be rid of the written words of people, and institutions, from perhaps even centuries or thousands of years ago, will require some sort of funding.

Alternate funding.

At the end of many sentences we've used regarding where we are right now, are the words "follow the money trail" to get to the bottom of something. There have been a few local currencies spring up lately, and that is what we need also. First, enough of us need to understand exactly where we are, before we can formulate any kind of response, and the media hasn't exactly been clear about simply following the money trail.

I think enough people, actually billions, are aware now of where we are. The curtain in front of the wizard of oz has been taken down, and everybody saw. They promptly pulled the curtain back up each time another pulls it back down again, and are almost laughably now still trying to maintain the illusion and seem to still believe in it, but it is painfully obvious to most these days.

Those amongst the Human population who are moving to alternate and/or local currencies are the ones who understand the matrix the most, IMHO, for, with those alternate sources of funding they will be able to build a very beautiful world indeed.

:inlove:

[Dennis Leahy]

TPP? Can be flushed down the toilet by a completely new government, in 30 seconds.




Can you elaborate???

Congress was not even allowed to read the TPP save for one page at a time in an "enclosed" environment.


From what I understand (?) the TPP allows for a "committee" to circumvent ... add ... change anything within the "agreement" without any oversight or voice from the congress.


In other words ... we are now at the total behest of the globalists.


Did I miss something somewhere???
The current US Congress is composed of 535 people hand-picked by the Elite to maintain the Elite agenda. What is "impossible" for them (going against the hand that feeds them, their Elite masters) is entirely and easily doable if the entire group of 535 is dismissed and replaced with 535 US citizens vetted to have no Elite/corporate ties.

It is in the same realm of difficulty that Wade Frazier expresses, that it is so difficult to even imagine how astoundingly pervasive and multi-leveled the changes would be in a world of free energy. But, just imagine if the US Congress' loyalty was reversed: the Elite now have 535 stooges/lapdogs/hired guns to enact anything the Elite wants made "legal." Imagine if the Elite controlled ZERO congresspersons, and that all 535 congresspersons were citizen-aligned. A (citizen-based) US Congress could negate the TPP, no matter what 'safeguards' had been put in place to try to keep anyone from dismantling it.

[Dennis Leahy]

A couple of harsh realities. People have said that evil wins because good is too dumb, or some other similar anecdote, while what no one wants to admit or even contemplate, is that evil also wins, a lot of the time, because good is non-violent. That is harsh, and sad, but true. It is a very primitive and simple and pirate, even, notion that one could always kill them and take all their stuff, yet this has been used as a general principle for globalists and traders for many years now. The class system we have, and the way it has been written, is that some are just above everybody else, and this includes being above the law, so, this sentiment is easily adapted under those terms.

And they are just that: terms. A fabrication.

The other reality, to even have the ability to be rid of the written words of people, and institutions, from perhaps even centuries or thousands of years ago, will require some sort of funding.

Alternate funding.

At the end of many sentences we've used regarding where we are right now, are the words "follow the money trail" to get to the bottom of something. There have been a few local currencies spring up lately, and that is what we need also. First, enough of us need to understand exactly where we are, before we can formulate any kind of response, and the media hasn't exactly been clear about simply following the money trail.

I think enough people, actually billions, are aware now of where we are. The curtain in front of the wizard of oz has been taken down, and everybody saw. They promptly pulled the curtain back up each time another pulls it back down again, and are almost laughably now still trying to maintain the illusion and seem to still believe in it, but it is painfully obvious to most these days.

Those amongst the Human population who are moving to alternate and/or local currencies are the ones who understand the matrix the most, IMHO, for, with those alternate sources of funding they will be able to build a very beautiful world indeed.

:inlove:
Any implication that "good" needs to have a violent revolution to oust the "bad" is blind to the fact that the US government has expanded and hardened its security, surveillance, and policing infrastructure to a level where no group of citizens could possibly "storm the Bastille!" and win. An attempted violent overthrow of the US government is the stupidest (most stupid?) move we could make, would accomplish nothing positive, would guarantee a "crackdown" with further loss of life and freedoms. Violence is the one thing they are most prepared for. We have to be smarter than that.

"Alternative funding" won't solve it. Ousting the "Fed" and having the US Treasury print a specific (well-researched) number of dollars (see Bill Still's book, "No More National Debt") [that do not need gold or other commodity "backing", but that is off-topic here], is critical to ousting the Elite from controlling the US government. But, NONE of this will EVER happen while the US Congress is 100% full of Elite-aligned miscreants.

To the phrase "follow the money" you must add "follow the power." This is the most powerful message in The Reset Button document: that the Elite do NOT just control using money, and removing money from something (such as the election system) is NOT enough to oust the control of the Elite. There are 9 ways the Elite control the electoral paradigm. Nine ways. They are in ranked order, by their power to control the electoral paradigm and thus election outcomes and the top 3 are NOT monetary!

The Elite have created a Gordian Knot, and no simple answer (or sword) will solve it. The Reset Button document is, among other things, an exposé of the 9 ways the Elite maintain control of our governance by maintaining control over elections. If The Reset Button document does nothing else, it should at least be an education in why NOTHING that any activists or activist organizations have done is having ANY effect at all. Everyone is focused on the money, while the non-monetary control mechanisms (3 of which are more powerful than money) are ignored. All 9 methods the Elite use to control elections must be addressed, simultaneously, and the top 3 (non-monetary) ones must take center stage.

[Earthlink]

I'm going to say a few more words about alternate funding, for I believe it is here that we will find the ability to move mountains. In the movie 'Zeitgeist: Addendum' there is a good description of the practices banks use today called fractional reserve banking, from their very books they wrote for themselves and other bankers. This fractional reserve banking enables the creation of massive amounts of capital. A 1000 dollar deposit actually can become 99,000 dollars recorded on the banks spreadsheet as in stock and available to use funds. More than anything else, the limitations on the amount of funding available to the average Joe citizen is what perpetuates this eternal hamster wheel that is running over the very Tree of Life itself.

We need the average Joe to do less in the pursuit of profit and more in the pursuit of making the world around himself more beautiful, and in order for Joe to do this he needs to not have constant bills being mailed to him. We need to build the renewable and permanent versions of all of our systems, and use the right materials and build in as much permanence as is possible, and after such projects are completed we will only need a skeleton crew to maintain them indefinitely. We have had the ability to do this for a long time, what was always lacking was the funds directed there to do so.

An independent congress could do this, would it were truly independent and open. An independent congress could also direct funds, and their creation, which, truth be told, could be as much as our little hearts desire, once you know the methods for money creation in the first place.

There is no grief here because of nature or the natural world, per say, it has all been fabricated by the limits placed on the distribution of what factually amounts to limitless amounts of monies. Money is what they need to control the most in order to change this world and it is regarding money that the PTB will put up the strongest fight to maintain.

Regardless, I do firmly believe that the creation of currency is the single largest most relevant change we could possibly make to alleviate the strain on everything.

I need average Joe's everywhere to put the chainsaws down and go home and work on a hobby where he builds things, and/or teaches his children music and other such non-invasive practices, and I need him to not be so broke all the time that he can not do this.

[Dennis Leahy]

Earthlink, can I ask a favor: can you please read "The Reset Button" document and read "The Reset Button Candidate Position Issues" before adding any more to this thread. Also, you may want to read through all the questions/answers on the "FAQ" page at resetbuttonmovement.org website. If you have ideas about how to oust the Elite from controlling Canada's governance, then maybe you'll be the one to put together something comprehensive like "The Reset Button" but designed specifically for Canada.

This thread is about The Reset Button (movement, documents, focus.) I think what you are writing is positive, and has its place (maybe start a thread?), but The Reset Button document is big and multifaceted and is already a large topic and I'd appreciate it if this thread could be just used to discuss The Reset Button.

[Earthlink]

A'ight. I am reading it now and as I'm reading it it is all things I knew and agree with already. Chris Hedges just did an appearance a short while ago for an independent candidate in Seattle, and I fully support independent real people in our government, as do millions of others nowadays, and what you have written here will work.

I think it's going to be hard to get any presence on the mainscream media channels, however, their viewership subscriptions continue to decline and views to you tube and other social media sites continue to increase. The only reason I mentioned Hedges and the candidate in Seattle is that none of it was carried on any of the major networks, and so it actually stands as proof today that our TV, the interwebs, is now powerfull enough for us to bypass their existing controlled structure known as the MSM. It was this MSM that enabled the construction of this web of deceit in the first place, or at least it was the most usefull tool to them in its' creation, so I think having more independent candidates with their own you tube channels could actually facilitate a very rapid transformation.

They have their tools, we have ours, and we should by all means use them.

With a 91% disapproval rating for this existing congress, it could litterally move like a raging fire across a sun baked dry field, it really could, and it could happen, litterally at any moment: the conditions are ripe.

You have my full support Dennis and the more independents the sooner the better. I only support independents here, and have even thought of running myself, however my skills and what I've spent my life doing won't let me until I do something with the biosphere first. This is a struggle to me though, because would we regain control of ourselves, much of the work I want to do could be much more easily facilitated.

Thank you for your work, I greatly appreciate it, and the idea of working to unify all of our independent candidates is something I will be looking into, for it is a sane and reasonable cause in an insane and unreasonable illusion.

[Dennis Leahy]

No matter what other activism you're involved in, if you're a US citizen (this is US-centric) you have no representation and you won't have any representation after the next election or the next or the next.

Why? Because we continue to make 2 mistakes in our activism concerning governance:
1.) we tacitly accept (assume) that the people in power will remain in power (so we petition them, call them, write to them...and they aren't listening - they represent the agenda of the Elite, not citizens' agenda.)
2.) we have not fully analyzed the election system and especially don't pay attention to the earliest stages of elections. We don't understand the Elite's control mechanisms of the entire "electoral paradigm", and we mistakenly place all the emphasis on monetary reforms of elections (and that alone will not change election outcomes.)

If we actually want to control our own governance, we'll have to control the entire electoral paradigm, and block the Elite from controlling ANY of the electoral paradigm. The Elite control our governance by controlling election outcomes and control election outcomes by controlling elections (and the entire electoral paradigm) 9 different ways. Don't you think it's time to study and analyze the 9 ways that the Elite control elections?

The Reset Button Movement document exposes and analyzes the 9 ways that the Elite control the electoral paradigm, then proposes a plan and strategy for US citizens to take control of the electoral paradigm - away from the Elite - permanently.

An introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjNy7EDcR6A

(Why do I keep yammering the same stuff? Because I actually want change - major change in governance, and there are no activists or activist organizations addressing the issues that can actually change governance.)

[Dennis Leahy]

I'm curious how many people think a US citizen's movement for US citizens to gain control of our own governance is important.

Maybe you like things the way they are.

Maybe you have given up, defeated.

Maybe you are waiting for a savior, the cavalry, or the Extradimensional Galactic Spandex Squad to do all the work for you.

Maybe you refuse to participate in anything that doesn't offer an immediate shoe-horn into your specific political ideology, and (astoundingly) would rather leave the "known evil" of the world's most dangerous sociopaths and psychopaths in charge - than to even try "a government of the people."

Wade Frazier is right - the release of free energy would change everything (for the better) - everything in the world. Until THAT happens, US citizens attacking, defeating, overturning, and transforming the electoral paradigm so that the Elite would lose control over election outcomes and thus lose control over our governance would be THEE biggest event in modern humanity's history. (Please read that sentence again.)

Tomorrow, when you wake up, the most dangerous sociopaths and psychopaths in the world will still be in complete control of your governance (regardless what country you live in.) Since the military, technological, and spying control is centered in the US, "what happens in the US doesn't stay in the US", and regardless where you live, leaving the most dangerous sociopaths and psychopaths in the world in charge of the US means sociopaths and psychopaths fulfilling their agenda at the expense of humanity and literally millions of other life-forms on this planet. Not doing anything to try to change it is like closing your eyes and pretending everything will be OK. Sorry, it won't be OK. Please join me in trying to do something about it. We have to try. I have to try.

[Avuso]

Dennis, thank you for all your work on this issue.

I find it really inspiring that there are solutions to these problems and that there are smart people who have come up with practical steps that would help build a much better world. Regardless of the particular issues people care about, uniting to change who gets elected makes perfect sense as the first step. It is something everybody can support.

I just wanted to express my deep support for this idea, and have signed my name, and shared the Reset Button website. I'm curious, why isn't this the top goal of many more activists? Is it a lack of imagination, feeling that we have to work within existing paradigms? If the economy collapses with the global financial reset, will that be the catalyst that fuels the demand for change?

[Dennis Leahy]

Once upon a time, there was a country whose citizens were fed-up. They were tired of being ruled by oligarchs, plutocrats, corporatists, militarists, and tyrants - all of whom supplied a few hundred puppets to be be the visible face of governance.

But, "Oh! Shiny object!"

What was I saying?

[East Sun]

Every day, all the time, I talk with those who do not know and do not want to hear anything I/we have to say. What will make them listen?

[Dennis Leahy]

(I'm just re-reading some posts that I wanted to reply to.)


...having FE devices will not negate the need for state or local governance overnight. Until people can be totally self-sufficient, either technologically or psychically, jobs and public services will still be necessary, and will need fair and efficient government by those with the specialised knowledge to keep the cogs of our infrastructure running.
Specialized knowledge? I think it is more of a kindergarten-level skill. :~) I believe that we have made the mistake of believing that there are specialized skills in being an elected official. Maybe because the ones in office in our lifetimes have been such conniving mobsters in suits with briefcases (many of them lawyers.) Professional obfuscators (apologies to the lawyer out there with integrity.)


...It's the same with the argument of whether changing the electoral system is really worthwhile if you still have powerful parasites pulling the strings from far above/beyond government level. Actively participating in reforming the government we can see, and focusing on the good we have in common, is one way to counter the parasites. Those kinds of parasites feed off of our apathy and the conflicts between us that distract us from our higher and kinder, creative selves. ...There are 9 ways the Elite control the whole electoral paradigm (the path into office - see The Reset Button document on about page 18) and 2 additional ways they control people once in office: lobbying and the congressional subcommittee system. All 9 pathways are addressed in The Reset Button, and both of the issues that are not election reform-related are addressed in the "Candidate Positions on Issues" which every candidate would have to directly address in writing, and which are listed as critical issues.

If the Elite's 9 "strings" controlling candidates are severed and their 2 "strings" on elected officials are severed... how do they control the visible government? And, how can they maintain an invisible government if they lose the pathways? Where are the Elite's cracks to ooze back in through? In other words, the plan within The Reset Button is to remove the Elite from governance, take away all of their control pathways ("strings.")

Any new Elite control pathway discovered would be (I am assured, since blocking the Elite would be a foundational part of the mandate) identified and closed.

The powerful parasites would still be there, but all of their easy pathways to control the government would be gone, none of their lackeys would be in office. So, "YES!", changing the electoral system is really worthwhile. :~) It may not be as difficult to imagine as trying to imagine abundance that free energy would bring, but I'll bet most people would have a hard time imagining having a government 100% comprised of ordinary citizens with no corporate ties. The repercussions of that reality would be enormous, world-changing.

[Dennis Leahy]

I suspect that the most common reaction to The Reset Button Movement document is "tl/dr." Here, maybe this will help:


● The US is an oligarchy (the rich and powerful control our governance)
● The rich and powerful control our governance by controlling election outcomes
● The rich and powerful control election outcomes by controlling elections and the entire electoral paradigm
● Elections are the pageantry in the "electoral paradigm" (elections, and all that leads up to elections)
● The rich and powerful control the entire electoral paradigm and control/own all corporate mass media
● There are 9 methods the rich and powerful use to control the electoral paradigm - the top 3 most powerful are not monetary
● The rich and powerful control the 2 duopoly parties (D and R), and make sure all others stay insignificant
● The rich and powerful will always control our governance - unless we citizens take control of elections
● The Reset Button document provides a plan and strategy for US citizens to take control of US elections


What is your own short list of the most important activism? Anti-war/pro-peace? Banksterism? Wealth consolidation? Green energy? Fracking, oil pipelines and oil trains? Living wage? Anti-Zionism? Police state? GMO? Whatever activism you see as important, the reason you are blocked in your activism is because citizens have no representation in government - only the rich and powerful are represented. Effective activism is impossible until citizens control our own governance.


● Pick a side: oligarchs or citizens
● Oligarchs will always control our governance - unless we citizens take control of elections
● The Reset Button document provides a plan and strategy for US citizens to take control of US elections
● Go to ResetbuttonMovement.org (http://resetbuttonmovement.org/) to find out more

[Calz]

What is your own short list of the most important activism?



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[Dennis Leahy]

If you have read Wade Frazier's work, if you have researched COINTELPRO, or if you happen to have viewed the Ken O'Keefe video that I posted here (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?84525-What-is-going-down-in-September&p=997205&viewfull=1#post997205), then you already know about infiltration as a tool to destroy an organization from within.

The Reset Button is not an organization. That is no accident; it was done purposely. There is no organization to infiltrate. The movement is based on a document (The Reset Button Document), not based on an organization or on individuals.

Movements have leaders. The Reset Button Movement does not have an individual leader. That is no accident; it was done purposely. There is no individual leader to kill, injure, threaten, subvert, blackmail or coerce. Each individual member of the movement, with the document, is equally a leader of the movement. It's your turn to step up to your role as co-leader.

[Shannon]

I suspect that the most common reaction to The Reset Button Movement document is "tl/dr." Here, maybe this will help:


● The US is an oligarchy (the rich and powerful control our governance)
● The rich and powerful control our governance by controlling election outcomes
● The rich and powerful control election outcomes by controlling elections and the entire electoral paradigm
● Elections are the pageantry in the "electoral paradigm" (elections, and all that leads up to elections)
● The rich and powerful control the entire electoral paradigm and control/own all corporate mass media
● There are 9 methods the rich and powerful use to control the electoral paradigm - the top 3 most powerful are not monetary
● The rich and powerful control the 2 duopoly parties (D and R), and make sure all others stay insignificant
● The rich and powerful will always control our governance - unless we citizens take control of elections
● The Reset Button document provides a plan and strategy for US citizens to take control of US elections


What is your own short list of the most important activism? Anti-war/pro-peace? Banksterism? Wealth consolidation? Green energy? Fracking, oil pipelines and oil trains? Living wage? Anti-Zionism? Police state? GMO? Whatever activism you see as important, the reason you are blocked in your activism is because citizens have no representation in government - only the rich and powerful are represented. Effective activism is impossible until citizens control our own governance.


● Pick a side: oligarchs or citizens
● Oligarchs will always control our governance - unless we citizens take control of elections
● The Reset Button document provides a plan and strategy for US citizens to take control of US elections
● Go to ResetbuttonMovement.org (http://resetbuttonmovement.org/) to find out more

I've been sharing the link in your sig on other sites and forums, (great idea, I like it and am hoping it gains traction and attention). Do you mind if I copy and paste this post of yours to give people a clear idea of what the movement is about? Thanks :)

[Dennis Leahy]

I suspect that the most common reaction to The Reset Button Movement document is "tl/dr." Here, maybe this will help:


● The US is an oligarchy (the rich and powerful control our governance)
● The rich and powerful control our governance by controlling election outcomes
● The rich and powerful control election outcomes by controlling elections and the entire electoral paradigm
● Elections are the pageantry in the "electoral paradigm" (elections, and all that leads up to elections)
● The rich and powerful control the entire electoral paradigm and control/own all corporate mass media
● There are 9 methods the rich and powerful use to control the electoral paradigm - the top 3 most powerful are not monetary
● The rich and powerful control the 2 duopoly parties (D and R), and make sure all others stay insignificant
● The rich and powerful will always control our governance - unless we citizens take control of elections
● The Reset Button document provides a plan and strategy for US citizens to take control of US elections


What is your own short list of the most important activism? Anti-war/pro-peace? Banksterism? Wealth consolidation? Green energy? Fracking, oil pipelines and oil trains? Living wage? Anti-Zionism? Police state? GMO? Whatever activism you see as important, the reason you are blocked in your activism is because citizens have no representation in government - only the rich and powerful are represented. Effective activism is impossible until citizens control our own governance.


● Pick a side: oligarchs or citizens
● Oligarchs will always control our governance - unless we citizens take control of elections
● The Reset Button document provides a plan and strategy for US citizens to take control of US elections
● Go to ResetbuttonMovement.org (http://resetbuttonmovement.org/) to find out more

I've been sharing the link in your sig on other sites and forums, (great idea, I like it and am hoping it gains traction and attention). Do you mind if I copy and paste this post of yours to give people a clear idea of what the movement is about? Thanks :)What I share publicly is always OK to share far and wide. Thank you!

[Shannon]

I suspect that the most common reaction to The Reset Button Movement document is "tl/dr." Here, maybe this will help:


● The US is an oligarchy (the rich and powerful control our governance)
● The rich and powerful control our governance by controlling election outcomes
● The rich and powerful control election outcomes by controlling elections and the entire electoral paradigm
● Elections are the pageantry in the "electoral paradigm" (elections, and all that leads up to elections)
● The rich and powerful control the entire electoral paradigm and control/own all corporate mass media
● There are 9 methods the rich and powerful use to control the electoral paradigm - the top 3 most powerful are not monetary
● The rich and powerful control the 2 duopoly parties (D and R), and make sure all others stay insignificant
● The rich and powerful will always control our governance - unless we citizens take control of elections
● The Reset Button document provides a plan and strategy for US citizens to take control of US elections


What is your own short list of the most important activism? Anti-war/pro-peace? Banksterism? Wealth consolidation? Green energy? Fracking, oil pipelines and oil trains? Living wage? Anti-Zionism? Police state? GMO? Whatever activism you see as important, the reason you are blocked in your activism is because citizens have no representation in government - only the rich and powerful are represented. Effective activism is impossible until citizens control our own governance.


● Pick a side: oligarchs or citizens
● Oligarchs will always control our governance - unless we citizens take control of elections
● The Reset Button document provides a plan and strategy for US citizens to take control of US elections
● Go to ResetbuttonMovement.org (http://resetbuttonmovement.org/) to find out more

I've been sharing the link in your sig on other sites and forums, (great idea, I like it and am hoping it gains traction and attention). Do you mind if I copy and paste this post of yours to give people a clear idea of what the movement is about? Thanks :)What I share publicly is always OK to share far and wide. Thank you!

Cool, thanks a bunch and great job, man. F*ckin A! You're walking the talk!

[Melinda]

(I'm just re-reading some posts that I wanted to reply to.)


...having FE devices will not negate the need for state or local governance overnight. Until people can be totally self-sufficient, either technologically or psychically, jobs and public services will still be necessary, and will need fair and efficient government by those with the specialised knowledge to keep the cogs of our infrastructure running.
Specialized knowledge? I think it is more of a kindergarten-level skill. :~) I believe that we have made the mistake of believing that there are specialized skills in being an elected official. Maybe because the ones in office in our lifetimes have been such conniving mobsters in suits with briefcases (many of them lawyers.) Professional obfuscators (apologies to the lawyer out there with integrity.) ...

Hi Dennis, I think we probably agree :)

But in context of that post of mine, from back in June, it's worth remembering that not all government is elected. A lot of people who do the day to day running of it, and consult or work alongside elected officials, do benefit from having specialised knowledge in various fields. Knowing how their decisions in those fields also affect other departments, industries and parts of the world can also become fairly focused/specific knowledge, i.e 'specialised.' And I figure those in a variety of professions/industries, from medicine to manufacturing to agriculture (the list continues) would rather deal with government representatives, elected or not, who understand their business well, over those who'd only bothered to glean a superficial understanding for the sake of a good TV sound bite. It's also beneficial to an elected representative to understand the history specific to their local community, its resources, landscape and culture, which is also fairly specialised knowledge.

One purpose of an elected representative is to learn who best to consult on matters that affect the populace. That in itself can become specialised knowledge. For example, knowing which environmental researchers, engineering professionals, and union members to consult over the building of a new factory/plant - or who best to consult for the clean-up of an oil disaster - or who to seek advice from for an emergency effort (like prior to and after storm devastation), etc. Again the list goes on. We elect them partly/precisely because we expect them to do that research with the increased resources they'll have access to.

That was all I meant by it.

Some elected officials do have reasonable knowledge and good sense but (as we know) have their hands tied by systemic corruption. Of course, there may be those in government who've spent hours, months or years gleaning information from corrupt or incorrect sources. All the more reason to elect intelligent people via a system that has safeguards against corruption – which is what you are trying to accomplish.

Re: this quote of yours (below)


“I'll bet most people would have a hard time imagining having a government 100% comprised of ordinary citizens with no corporate ties. The repercussions of that reality would be enormous, world-changing.”

I heartily agree - a government composed of good-hearted people whose agenda was the benefit of all, including the planet, would be a remarkable and very natural phenomenon. The ways governments have been corrupted are actually the distortion, and bizarre, not the other way around. Probably why some of them are happy (aside from lining their pockets) to keep the populace busy and damaged (with debt-slavery, pollution, and poor food / medicine) so that we lack the strength to be our natural and compassionate selves. But we don't have to accept it.

From what I've read (off the forum) so far, various agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership would seem to make corporations less accountable, more powerful, and the governments in their pockets less useful to both people and the good of the planet. Some politicians are openly opposed (to those kinds of agreements) but their power is fundamentally limited unless we reform government so it can be made of people who support them.

We really do need to eliminate any poisonous elitist influence over our hearts and minds, our cultures and governments.

Thanks again, for the efforts you're making Dennis.

I wish good things for you and all passing through :)