This article continues from part 2, about how PeopleCount.org will change what’s possible in politics. Once PeopleCount.org launches, Americans will be participating more because our voices will matter.
Today when a pollster calls, we are surprised and often give throw-away opinions. We have to answer in just a few moments. We can’t read first or have a conversation with a friend. Before the survey, our opinions do not matter. After the survey, once again, our opinions do not matter.
Now imagine those same survey questions on PeopleCount.org. You can talk to friends before you answer. You can click on a link for more information and read about the issue. Knowing your opinions matter, you’ll listen to news differently. At any time, you can return to the issues and change your vote.
With PeopleCount.org, we’ll contemplate more. We’ll learn more. And where surveys are static snapshots usually done once a year, you can update your political profile on PeopleCount at any time. We’ll have a reason to pay attention to issues, to ask questions and become informed. As a country we’ll learn and grow, together.
Americans currently don’t take responsibility for government because we can’t, not because we’re stupid, or lazy, like some pundits say. Apathy is not a trait of Americans, it’s an adaptation to a government that is guided by wealthy special interests, not by what citizens want. With PeopleCount.org, we’ll easily act responsibly to guide government. It’ll become a natural expression of who we are as Americans.