What is AMERICA NEEDS COMMON SENSE
AmericaNeedsCommonSense.org (ANCS) will become a network for promoting self-representation. We must have power in balance to achieve fairness. Diversity is essential. We need thinkers, organizers, legislators, problem solvers.
WHY WE NEED AMERICANEEDSCOMMONSENSE.ORG
America is operating far below its potential. Too many Americans have hard, unhappy, frustrated lives. Too much government and too much business is not acting in our country's interest. We may call it a malaise, a failure to thrive, or not getting our fair share. We have taxation without representation. We may say some may not be carrying their weight, or paying their fair share. Many citizens are unsafe, insecure, ignored or victimized.
Whatever the problem is, America really can become a lot better in a really short time. That will only happen with these major civic changes. We need a new way of having societal interaction, communication, and balance of power. We need to constructively oversee, rethink and re-prioritize all aspects of our society that do not serve us well.
We need to start voting on issues. We need to vote on issues because voting for candidates is just not working as intended.
America Needs Common Sense (ANCS) is dedicated to all Americans who want to:
Get our Country back.
Personally influence policy to make things better.
Get the facts straight on issues.
Help people subjected to abuse-of-power get justice.
Help make America more fair.
Share civic solutions and knowledge of civic matters with others. Vote on issues that matter.
Participate in improving America in every way possible.
Restore our Freedoms
Supercharge our self-Representation
Interact with government and business.
Observe and balance those that control us
We have several fundamental problems that must be overcome in our modern society.
The first is balance of power.
The second is the way we (Collectively) process information.
The third is the way we prioritize efforts.
The fourth is how we learn from our mistakes.
The fifth is the way we solve our problems.
There is a significant imbalance in power. That imbalance exists between “We the People” and the people in power. The “people in power” are people from both the private and public sectors.
The general interest must balance the special interests.
Unfortunately, the people in power only seem interested in hearing from other wealthy and/or powerful people.
As long as we are respectful and deliberative, the people in power will welcome our input. That is because the information we give them from our internal polling and voting data will make them more “sure-footed”. The elected officers will then be able to identify which lobbying effort is not acting in the public interest. We hope to have the clearest data ever on civic needs and desires.
How will America Needs Common Sense do this?
Not everything is worked out yet. The “Nuts and Bolts” details will be worked out by the community involved in this movement.
We have identified the major components. ANCS is likely to be a 6 step process.
#1 The first step is for someone stating a grievance which is personally affecting them or someone they know.
#2 The next step is to hear and document all the facts from all sides. These facts must be provable facts and not opinions.
#3 The next step is to publish a well-written page covering all aspects of the issue.
#4 The next step is collaborating to find a solution. A solution means devising the best possible outcome to address the grievance. The solution might involve creating, changing, or removing a regulation, a policy or a law. There may be many proposals. These proposals need to be promoted for merit and get the best aspects of the solutions merged. We have voting and polling tools that will be used where needed. All questions asked must be simple and clear. Ideally, we get consensus on the best fix for this hypothetical grievance. We will concentrate our efforts on those issues that have the widest support. The tools for collaboration and voting are in this wiki.
#5 The next step is to petition the authorities with our results. Hopefully they will recognize that the results of our work is beneficial and well thought out.
#6 The final step is to publicize the impact of all reform influenced by ANCS. We will simplify the process of building factually informed support for more issues.
Rick(Founder)