f{"id":52052,"date":"2026-10-10T12:40:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T19:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=52052"},"modified":"2026-10-10T12:40:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T19:40:30","slug":"we-finish-the-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/10\/10\/we-finish-the-job\/","title":{"rendered":"We Finish the Job."},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

The Founders failed to create a true Democracy. Let\u2019s win, then demand one.<\/h3>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Michael Moore<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\"\"<\/picture>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

You can have all the 250th birthday parties you want for America \u2014 that great Democracy<\/em>! But none of your cake and candles or champagne can obscure the fact that we have never<\/strong> been a true<\/strong><\/em> democracy. <\/strong>No matter how many times you say it, it just ain\u2019t so, and never has been.<\/p>\n

With the midterms roughly 37 days away, I say we pick up where the Founders left off and grab the ball that they dropped.<\/p>\n

Every single day, I must hear this at least five dozen times:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must save our Democracy!\u201d Or, \u201cTrump has crushed our Democracy!\u201d<\/p>\n

For a nation whose economy thrived on enslaved human beings and the free labor of women who had no say, I\u2019ve never really been sure exactly what those white male property owners were smoking when they went on about \u201clife, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.\u201d That\u2019s not the system they created. They did a lot of great things, but a DEMOCRACY they did not invent, at least not here.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"\"<\/picture>\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Let\u2019s start by all of us agreeing on what the word \u201cDemocracy\u201d actually means. How\u2019s this:<\/p>\n

DEMOCRACY<\/strong>:<\/em> A system of government based on these THREE Principles:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00b7 One Person, One Vote.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Total equality amongst all of its citizens. No exceptions.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00b7 All representatives of the people are freely and fairly elected by all of its adult citizens on an easy, convenient and regular timetable. <\/strong>(And according to the 14th Amendment, anyone who participates in an uprising to overthrow those duly elected officials are prohibited from running for office themselves.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Everybody OK with that?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

So, on this November 3rd, should \u201cwe the people\u201d succeed in flipping both the House and the Senate from the bigots and supporters of the attempted coup of January 6, 2021, can we then immediately start to finish the job that was started some 250 years ago?<\/p>\n

Let me suggest a few simple things the new Congress could get started on this January 3rd in turning the U.S. into a real Democracy:<\/p>\n

1. Neutering the Electoral College<\/strong> so that whoever gets the most votes is the one actually inaugurated as the new President of the United States. Check out this group: The National Popular Vote Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. Eliminating the Filibuster. <\/strong>One Senator can kill<\/strong> a bill that will make the lives of millions better?! Insane! No Democracy in the world lets a single<\/strong> man (other than a dictator) block what the other 99% of elected representatives are there to vote on. One person, one vote.<\/p>\n

3. Making the Senate truly representative<\/strong>. It\u2019s currently not<\/strong> one person, one vote. In a Democracy, a state like Wyoming with only 500,000 people must NOT get the same number of votes in the Senate (2) as a massive state (California) with 40 MILLION people gets the same amount as tiny Wyoming?!<\/p>\n

4<\/strong>. Stop Letting Politicians Re-draw Electoral Maps<\/strong> so they can deny representation to racial, ethnic and religious minorities whom bigots just don\u2019t like. Make Gerrymandering a crime as Michigan did in 2018.<\/strong> This happened after ONE WOMAN decided she\u2019d had enough, and started a voter initiative. Read about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. There must be five political parties and their candidates on every ballot. <\/strong>There is no way in a nation of a whopping 350 million people that just TWO (!) political parties can truly represent the whole wide swath and diversity of American political thought, opinion, beliefs and policy positions. Not possible! We should, like Canada, have five political parties listed on all ballots:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 The MAGA PARTY
\n<\/strong>(current Republicans)<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 The REPUBLICAN-DEMOCRATS
\n<\/strong>(centrists, moderates<\/em>)<\/p>\n

\u2022 The FDR PARTY
\n<\/strong>(Progressives)
\n<\/em>FDR stands for Freedom, Democracy, Redemption<\/p>\n

\u2022 Democratic Socialists
\n<\/strong>(it\u2019s happening as we speak!)<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 Libertarians
\n<\/strong>(whatever)<\/em><\/p>\n

6. Make Voting Easy and Real. <\/strong>Election Day needs to be declared an official holiday and\/or shifted to a weekend. Period. Then, we need to make it as much of a ritualized \u201cday of no work\u201d as other federal holidays.<\/p>\n

7. Adopt \u201cRanked Choice Voting<\/strong>.\u201d Known as RCV, this is already in use in major cities and some states. \u201cThe vote\u201d more accurately represents the true direction where people are leaning politically and relies less on traditional parties. This often leads to less negative campaigning; candidates need to say why they should win, not just why the other person should lose! Learn how it works<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There. That\u2019s a start. It\u2019s not just \u201cgetting rid of Trump\u201d as if that\u2019ll fix everything. Let\u2019s get smart and create the kind of Democracy that the next Trump won\u2019t be able to mess with. That means electing reps on November 3rd who\u2019ll do just that!<\/p>\n

Mike<\/p>\n

P.S. Keep up with on my Midterm Pandemonium<\/a> series! See what\u2019s coming.<\/p>\n

Next Up:<\/strong><\/em> (Sept. 28) – Every Block Has a Block Party and a Captain
\nYesterday (Sept. 26) – Winning Is Easy<\/a>: <\/strong>A basic starting point to defeat this MAGA Madness<\/em><\/p>\n

SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS. WE NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK!<\/p>\n

<\/em>(Also, consider making your next vacation to beautiful Wyoming<\/a>. From Yellowstone to rodeo, there\u2019s plenty to see and do in The Cowboy State.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Founders failed to create a true Democracy. Let\u2019s win, then demand one. Michael Moore Sep 27, 2026 You can have all the 250th birthday parties you want for America \u2014 that great Democracy! But none of your cake and candles or champagne can obscure the fact that we have… Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":395,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1879],"tags":[2520],"class_list":["post-52052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-politics","tag-michael-moore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52052"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52053,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52052\/revisions\/52053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}