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lostnote12

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3. Thank you for the replies.....
Wed Feb 8, 2012, 10:01 PM
Feb 2012

....I know that its a rather ambiguous question but I am contemplating an initiative that takes advantage of "grass roots" federalism.....the "boots on the ground" approach by OWS has garnered much (media)attention but runs the risk of negative attention or possibly no attention... I don't don't know which would be worse.....I keep hearing an undercurrent of possibly increased violence this spring with the blame inevitably resting upon OWS.....in the spirit of non-confrontation I want to ask activists to consider their city/town councils as the incubators of change.....If I recall correctly "Roberts Rules Of Order" is the protocol that deliberative bodies address each other with in local meetings.....New discussion minutes are allowed so that issues can be brought forth....Imagine all of the QWS activists across the country delivering the exact same discussion request/topic to their respective council members in as many cities as possible at the same time.....many new participates would increase the numbers geometrically.....This would get the RIGHT kind of attention for IMMEDIATE change and let the chips fall where they may.....The key ingredient of course is the webs networking resource.....In any case I hope to have this idea rolling soon under the title "American Spring".....I welcome any and all feedback...best wishes

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