This Lens suggests to the voter a new perspective on how to vote this election. Quite simply, if you like how things are going in our country and/or you like your current situation, make a list of your current government representatives, take it with you when you vote and vote for them. If you do not like the way things are going in our country and/or you don't like your current situation, take that same list and vote for whoever is running against the people currently in office. AT RISK OF POINTING OUT THE OBVIOUS, The persons currently in office are responsible for the current condition of our country. IF YOU KEEP VOTING FOR THE SAME PEOPLE, YOU WILL KEEP GETTING THE SAME RESULTS.

FOUNDATION AND PREMISE

PARTY PEOPLE - ARE YOU A PARTY PERSON ?
In the early days of the USA Republic, one of the worst insults the Founding Fathers could give someone was to refer to them as a PARTY MAN. To be a PARTY MAN meant you put the welfare of your political party above the interests of the country. This Lens submits to you that the Election Process has become more about Political Party Loyalty, Campaign Contributions and Issue Manipulation than what is in the best interests of the citizens and the Country as a whole.

OZOCRACY - "Watch the spectacle we, the politicians, have created or pointed out, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain[Movie -Wizard of Oz (1939)See PLOT Mid-Last-Paragraph 'Toto inadvertently ...'],. The politicians have us casting votes for them based on issues like lipsticked pigs, teen pregnancy, duplicitous social class polarization, who is the truer american, who is a homosexual, race and religion etc. This diverts our attention from the simpler, better and all-encompasing question, "Am I, the Sovereign Voter, happy with the current direction of the country and current condition in which I now find myself?"

INFORMATION OVERLOAD - The myriad issues the political powers trot out, confuse & overwhelm the average voter. These issues also obfuscate the most important issue to the majority of voters. The proposed new thought process eliminates the need to pay attention to the hype & propaganda of the politicians. Just vote how you feel; Are you happy with the way things are, if yes, then re-elect your current representatives, if not, vote for their opponent. See - Increase Your Happiness by Limiting Your Choices

PLUTOCRACY
Government by the Wealthy - Our politicians are co-opted by political contributions and illegal schemes to compensate them with bribes or deals to hide the consideration. Much of this money is used by the wealthy to manipulate the American citizens on polar issues like; abortion, same sex marriage, race, religion, gun control, disaster relief, lipsticked pigs, teen pregnancy, etc. Regardless of which party wins, any representation that a change of the political party currently in power consitutes a peaceful revolution is an illusion - THE WEALTHY PLUTOCRATS ARE STILL IN POWER. Why Robert Redford won't run for office! 'Oh, I get it! It really is just a game'

FREE WILL VERSUS CHAOS THEORY

FREE WILL THEORY is simple; Each of us makes choices of our own free will and that we can therefore determine our own destiny. CHAOS THEORY is a little more complex. Greatly Simplified, as it applies to people it states that any decision an individual makes is the result of the external factors and influences acting up the individual. Any action or decision a person makes appears to be random or freewill to the individual and anyone observing them, but in reality the indidivual had no choice but to decide and/or act as they do because external forces predetermined the choice or action.

Many external factors act upon our political system to remove freewill while giving the appearance of freewill. The lobbyist, PACs, Special Interest Groups and Campaign Contributions of the Plutocrats are the primary sources of adverse external influences (Chaos). While some Politicians just lack integrity, others are the co-opted by Plutocratic induced Chaos. Politicians of Integrity are not just offerred money, intangable social acceptance and consideration to vote against the interests of the average citizen. If they refuse, the Plutocrats divert their money & influence to said Politicians opponents in the next election.
The result is that Politicians of integrity either yield and comply and vote accordingly or are not re-elected due to the influence of the Plutocrats. The net effect over several election is Chaos & Corruption to the detriment of the general citizenry and the country as a whole.

CONSTITUTION FIRST

Our consititution was initially referred to as the Great American Experiment. The idea of making average citizen voters the Sovereigns of a country was wildly criticised. Instead of the Republican slogan, "Country First" or the Democratic Slogans, "Change We Need" or "Change We Can Believe In" let me suggest the theme for every election is best summarized in the political slogan "Constitution First". Citizens voting based on their own happiness and perceptions is the surest way to eliminate the detrimental chaos the wealthy create and return the Average Citizens of the USA back to the their rightful, God-given, Constitutionally Mandated Status of "Sovereigns". The politicians are suppose to be our servants. As it stands now, we have become their serfs, oafs and court jesters required to pay omage to them. Will The Great American Experiment Succeed?

WITH THOSE FOUNDATIONS AND PREMISES; Let it be suggested to you that the USA election process has been co-opted. The Plutocrats and their Politicians have ingeniously framed the election in terms and issues which cause us to pay attention to relatively less important things, instead of corruption and wrong-doings that the politicians themselves are doing with extremely negative consequences to the average voter and the country as a whole.

THEREFORE, FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE USA TO CORRECT THE CORRUPTION, CHAOS, MANIPULATION AND ABUSE OF POWER THAT HAS ARISEN, IT IS TIME WE START VOTING IN WHAT EACH OF US PERCIEVES TO BE THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COUNTRY INSTEAD OF ALLOWING THE POLITICIANS TO FRAME THE ISSUES OF THE ELECTION IN TERMS THAT RESULT IN US VOTING FOR ONE OR THE OTHER OF TWO PARTIES THAT OPERATE AS PLUTOCRACIES INSTEAD OF RESPONDING TO THE DESIRES OF WE THE PEOPLE.

WHO ARE MY CURRENT FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDERS? (click here) -- AND -- HOW DO I VOTE ? (click here)

RESOURCES TO FIND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES: Besides the hyper-links provided in this section title, included later on this lens is a links section entitled "HOW TO VOTE ? - WHO ARE MY CURRENT GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES? " to allow you to easily make a list of your current Federal, State and local representatives. This module also contains links to help you find out How, When & Where to vote?

GENERAL INFORMATION ON VOTING

WHERE TO VOTE ?
Call your Secretary of State to learn where to vote. Or call your local city hall or county government center. Or call your state or local political party headquarters. All you generally have to do is give them your address. Make sure you call a few weeks before the election to avoid busy signals and/or long hold times.

REGISTER TO VOTE :

PRE-REGISTER - If you have not previously voted at your current address, contact your Secretary of State and preregister to vote before the election.

REGISTERING AT THE POLL - IN SOME STATES YOU CAN REGISTER AT THE POLL : Check your local rules but generally, if it is allowed, all that is necessary is a picture ID with your current address or a recent utility bill with your name & address or simply having a currently registered precinct voter vouch for you. [But the rules vary from state to state]

PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED VOTERS: If you have not moved since you last voted, you should not have to do anything to vote, except produce picture ID.

CLICK HERE FOR NEW JERSEY ONLY VOTER RESOURCES

Let us close by thanking you for your time & consideration. We hope this simplifies casting your vote & makes it less stressful to make a decision.

BUT, AGAIN, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOU ACTUALLY VOTE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ & CONSIDER THIS VOTING PERSPECTIVE.

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