| This is where we write our own laws. | | | | Politicopia is a place for citizens to discuss the issues they care about and to make sure their laws reflect the citizens' values. It's a 3-step process: | | | | | 1. Discuss all sides of the issues we care about to learn and clarify our beliefs.
2. Suggest what values should be emphasized or left alone by our laws.
3. Follow laws as they are drafted and debated in the legislature
a. Make sure laws respond to our values and not to special interests. |
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| OK, 3-1/2 steps. |
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| Who writes our laws? |
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| Good News! Laws reflect the opinions that the lawmakers hear. |
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| That wasn't good news until now because special interests have always had more influence than citizens: they go talk to the legislators. Politicopia makes the citizens the biggest and loudest special interest group. Politicopia amplifies the voices of citizens and helps us reason together and attract others to add their voices in a place that the legislators cannot ignore. |
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| At Politicopia, we turn our values into the first drafts of legislation. Then we watch closely as the lawmakers and special interests support or resist our recommendations. The more they resist, the louder the voices of those who care the most. |
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| We the People have all the money and all the votes. Game over. |
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| Why can't Politicians just ignore Politicopia? |
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| Because the issues that people care most about will attract a lot of debate and a lot of voters. Politicians can't afford to ignore voters, even if they would like to. |
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| Politicopia builds a fast lane for laws we like and construction delays for laws we don't. |
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| More Good News! Most politicians want to do what the people want, they just don't know what that is, believe it or not. But they DO know what the lobbyists and their big donors want. |
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| Who Controls Politicopia? |
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| No one controls Politicopia. All voices and interest groups are totally visible as they contribute to the community or try to tear it down. |
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| | * | In politics, a single voice can exert great power because of the money and interests which that voice represents. | | | * | In Politicopia, that single voice is equal to every other voice. |
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| How Can I make a difference? |
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| Easy: write early and often. Join the groups you care about and contribute as much as your conscience requires. If you can't find a group on a topic you care about, form your own group and get others to pitch in. |
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