Today, democracy in America is impossible. The 2014 Princeton study said the evidence is clear- it’s not even close:  America is an oligarchy, not a democracy. It has been an oligarchy for years. America is no longer a democracy.

Democracy by The People is impossible

Third parties are impossible in America, but they don’t happen. 60% of Americans want a third party at times, but what The People want doesn’t matter. Our voting rules prevent third-party success.

Lawrence Lessig, advocating that America fix the democracy problem by limiting campaign financing, wasn’t even allowed to debate.

Earlier this month, Bernie Sanders won Wyoming 56% to 44%, but Hillary received 61% of the delegates, to Bernie’s 39%. Even our primaries aren’t particularly democratic.

Trump has been given massive attention by the press and at debates, while Cruz’ dirty political stunts went unpunished. And in Arizona, anyone who couldn’t wait for five hours was denied their right to vote. If democracy requires fairness, enforced rules and free voting, there’s more wrong with democracy in America than just lack of representation.

And at the end of the day, for 435 Congressional seats as well as the presidency, over 90% of those who spend the most money win. Congress has a lower turnover rate than the European monarchy, though the latter have better approval ratings.

Looking from within our culture, transforming politics is impossible.

A new solution

But this Spring, listen for a new possibility. When it arises, give it a chance. Look at the logic. Look at how it plans on working. Try it. A new solution is emerging. A way to rejuvenate our democracy. Listen for it.

In the last post, I quoted Arnold Eisen’s post Beyond the Exodus from Egypt. Especially, he says, Passover:

…demands that we think together … how to move ourselves, our society, and our world from slavery to freedom

The impossible is only impossible while we say so. We’ve split the atom. Air travel is ubiquitous. We can see and talk to each other from opposite sides of the planet.

Politics is purely a matter of organization. It’s a game that WE make up. We CAN change it if we decide to. Yes, we’re disorganized. Yes, getting people to cooperate is like herding cats. But all it takes is the right incentive. That 2 billion people use Facebook suggests something new is possible. Is there a way to do this in politics?

There will be in another 4-6 weeks. I promise. All it takes is a bit of open-mindedness on your part.

Ask yourself, “What keeps politics like it is?” Let go of your reasons- they’re all enmeshed in the current paradigm. What are the real reasons? The real reason is that, in our system, the people have the power, but we can’t use it. So others pick it up. The time is right for us to claim the power. All we need are the right tools. At PeopleCount, we’re building them.

Join us. Think with us “how to move ourselves, our society, and our world from slavery to freedom.”

Commit that impossible can happen

Please join us. Commit that the impossible CAN happen. Commit to seeing that “impossible” is just an illusion, a judgement we make up when we feel stuck. In just a few weeks, if you say so, fixing our democracy will become possible.

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