"What do independents have to say to Obama? That's a good question, because there are many things to say. For one thing, we might want to say to him -- We are here!. But he knows that. We might want to say to him, President Obama, We mean you no harm but we will press ahead to build our movement and pursue the structural reforms that will create more uncertainty for your party and for the Republican Party and you may not like that. And/or we might want to let him know that many Americans have come to believe that reform of any kind -- education reform, Wall Street reform, energy reform, immigration reform -- is not possible without political reform and that is what we, the independents are doing.
Let Obama know that there is a movement growing from the bottom up that does not equate a bi-partisanship with non-partisanship, and that we want independents to be included in the process at every level and at every step along the way. We are Americans concerned not with party control, but with the development of our country."
So I wrote a letter:
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Obama:
I have been an independent voter since 1966 who voted for you in the 2008 election. Your message of transparency and a change in the culture in Washington resonated with me. I am also a political activist supporting a national strategy for the growing independent movement. My work from NY puts me in touch with independent voters all over the country. We are a non-party, non-ideological, pro reform movement of Americans. We're 40% of our nation.
You are president today because of independent voters. We understand the partisan pulls on you, but Americans want real change. Independents are deeply disturbed by what the insiders: the parties and special interests are doing to our country. Independents recognize that change will only come from the outside in. That's why we are going to continue to push for political reforms that can shake up party domination. Independents want open primaries where voters can vote for the candidate and not the party. We want nonpartisan redistricting reform, nonpartisan elections, and nonpartisan election administrations including appointing an independent to the Federal Elections Commission. In other words, we want policies that support the people, not the parties. The parties make progress impossible.
While most of us were not under the illusion that radical change could happen overnight and recognized that there are deep structural issues which pervade our political process. We hoped that we had a president who, because of how you campaigned and were elected, saw that to develop this country effectively and change political culture in Washington, you'd have to go outside of the box and strengthen your connection with outside forces, in particular with independents. By doing so, you make a statement about the kind of America you are fighting for - one that is inclusive of all people.
Use the above link to write your letter to the President and explain why you are an independent and what changes you want.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote!
Michael H. Drucker
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