I know that I just posted something new, but something ELSE has just come up that ties in very nicely to what I was saying!
My post-election theme is grassroots organization and how important it is that we form a progressive coalition for true change. Well, there is already a massive coalition in place--that being the Barack Obama campaign. What I have just seen is change.gov-- a President-elect Obama site dedicated to citizen involvement and transparency on the transition. This is extremely promising.
Here are some of the site's objectives:
- up-to-the-minute updates and information about all aspects of the transition
- offers an opportunity to be heard about the challenges our country faces and your ideas for tackling them
- people united around a common purpose can achieve great things
- innovative approaches to challenge the status quo in Washington and to bring about the kind of change America needs
- The story of bringing this country together as a healed and united nation will be led by President-Elect Obama, but written by you
The potential this has to truly change the face of democracy is staggering... I'm very excited. We must keep a careful eye on this form of communication, and see how it develops. Could this be the end of government secrecy? Will this be the medium for progressives to push our vital agendas? Will this be a way for the people to overpower the lobbyists and corporate power-hold on government? Is this the next revolutionary step to create our perfect union?
We shall see. The SkyeWire is on the case.
