Occupy Wall Street Demands: The 99 Percent Declaration Calls for July 4 General Assembly in Philadel

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http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298604/20120214/occupy-wall-street-demands-99-percent-decleration.htm

Occupy Wall Street Demands: The 99 Percent Declaration Calls for July 4 General Assembly in Philadelphia
-By Dale W. Eisinger

February 14, 2012 3:13 PM EST

One frequent, even overplayed, criticism of the Occupy movement was its lack of coherence in formulating demands. Today--three days after the Huffington Post's elaborate and unfounded claim of the movement's epitaph--the 99 Percent Declaration puts an end to those assertions.

A Web site made public Tuesday morning by means of Reddit announced the planning of a democratically elected and nationally representative committee to assemble in Philadelphia during the week of July 4, 2012, to officially draft and present a petition for redress of grievances to the US government, as is protected under First Amendment rights.

Each of the 435 congressional districts is to elect two representatives. The rules of delegation are listed, in part, as such:

"The office of Delegate shall be open to all United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who have attained the age of 18 years. No candidate for Delegate to the NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY will be permitted to run on a party line or use any party label while running for or serving as a Delegate. No candidate or Delegate may take private money from any source except for reasonable gifts to fund his or her trip to the NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY in Philadelphia. No politician holding elected or appointed office at the time of the Delegate election, including members of Congress, are eligible to run for or sit as a Delegate to the National General Assembly."

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1. Thanks...I am now officially running for delegate from my district. eom