"-Stopping catastrophic climate change
-Giving all Americans access to healthcare
-Protecting and reinstating the rights of workers and unions
-Granting equal rights to LGBT people
-Defending the rights of immigrants to basic human dignity and a US foreign
policy that allows them to make a living in their home country
-Ending imperialistic wars of aggression
Travel is required between Washington, DC and Utah. Employee is expected to
meet with supervisors (Utah
voters) regularly and publicly. This is a salaried position with a two year
contract beginning January, 2011. Selection process will occur over most of
2010.
Requirements:
-Be at least 25 years old
-Be a US citizen for at
least 7 years
-Be a resident of Utah
-Commitment to transparency
-Honesty, integrity, courage"
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/29/the_citizens_candidate_grassroots_effort_uses
Interestingly, Utah, where the Citizen Candidate is being selected and drafted into office. is where Robert Redford has lived for decades.
Redford told Americans how a candidate should run for office over 4 centuries ago in another spoof (a political spoof) called THE CANDIDATE. Bill McKay, the political talking-head played by Redford, looks into the camera and tells viewers and real candidates to NOT IGNORE THE ISSUES."
McKay stated to the American viewer, "In the beginning--I think it's important to note what subjects we haven't discussed. We've completely ignored the fact that this is a society divided by fear, hatred and violence. And until we talk about just what this society really is, then I don't know how we're going to change it. For example, we haven't discussed the rock that destroys our cities. We have all the resources we need to check it, and we don't use them. And we haven't discussed why not. We haven't discussed race in this country. We haven't discussed poverty. In short, we haven't discussed any of the sicknesses that may yet send this country up in flames. And we better do it. We'd better get it out in the open and confront it, before it's too late."
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/25/sundance_founder_robert_redford_on_his
In short, REAL CANDIDATES need to stop ignoring the facts and needs of the electorate.
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