The next steps for the occupation movement

[less lee]

Sunday, October 30, 2011

High Time For a New U.S.A. Constitution

The Occupy movement will stand side by side with The Freedom Riders and The Anti-War Movement, March for Social Security, etc. The question is: “Now what? Where is this going?” Stand back and assess this moment in time. Think of options. This could fade out and be an entry in your autobiography, or you could seize the time and change history forever.
Many in the movement are hyper-democratic. General assemblies are time consuming and tedious. Someone should remind them that, during a political situation, time is of the essence. You can’t live democracy until you achieve democracy. In other words, in a revolutionary situation, you need revolutionary discipline. You need a central command to direct the troops into battle. The corporate state will not play by Queens-berry rules. They will shoot you in the back if they have to. Remember Kent & Jackson State, 1970.
There are many paths to take at this point: Passive Resistance, Civil Disobedience, or armed struggle (violent revolution). Then, there is this route…
Two things: One--an organized 3rd party. There is the Green Party, which is ready-made to be activated and taken over. They got ballot status in most states. If you don’t like their platform, you can change it. You could upset the two party balance. Don’t worry about the right wing--they have their own 3rd parties. If that doesn’t appeal to you…
The second option is to call for a constitutional convention to draft a new constitution. Most of the time, it’s the right wing that does that. The Black Panther Party once called for a constitutional convention, but nothing ever became of it.
Not only would you be working within the system, but you would terrify the system. The system has aversion to a new constitution. The unwashed masses could infiltrate the upper-echelon of the system and forever change the Republic to a Democracy. If you have a new constitution, you could have an amendment for equal distribution of wealth.
Thomas Jefferson said a new constitution must be drafted every 50 years. Now, the corporate state will tell you how difficult it is to draft a new constitution. How it would take nine years, or even longer. It would put a strain on the nation and would put the government at a halt. Yeah, these are the same people who want to end government and have capitalism run everything. They would rather keep an antiquated document and add or subtract amendments on it. You want revolution? Time to rip up the old constitution and get a new one!
The new constitution can deal with contemporary issues like Internet privacy, sexism, racism, and school and prison censorship and on and on.
The movement can find a central location and find a new constitution hall. There could be delegates from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Now is not the time for a world constitution. Focus on the USA.
A constitution and revolution go hand in hand!

Occupation anthem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLVWzOp7Q70

[MADem]

1. I like the Constitution we have -- it works, it allows for change, but not faddish flights of fancy.

I would not support any effort to draft a new Constitution--in fact, I'd vigorously oppose it.

[Rabblevox]

2. You realize that the Occupations are currently engaging about 0.10% of the population? Good luck...

with that. And yes, that was not a typo. One tenth of one percent. That's roughly how many people are actively engaged in either occupying or supporting the occupations.

Kind of like DU represents about 0.10% (less, actually) of registered voters.

Public approval for the occupations is clocking in between 30-40%.

Trying to build a constitutional congress from those numbers? Well, good luck with it.

[less lee]

4. The original American revolution had low support too

The frist American colonies were oppose to revolt against the British Crown. Only 18 % supported the Blue coats.
And yet, they succeeded in drafting a new constitution and split from England. Revolutions always have low support through out history.

[Magoo48]

3. I like the one we have as well!!!

So, let's have a CC to shore it up so that $ can never again equal power...