Not just "vote for Mike" to make changes to St. Louis leadership, and get rid of the Ole White Boy Network.
Not just to flex the only political muscle We The People seem to have in the political process anymore.
Not
just to demonstrate what can happen when the African-American
population-- or any population-- actually turns out at the polls in
numbers higher than the usual 10-20%.
I mean VOTE FOR
MICHAEL BROWN, JR. as a write-in candidate against St. Louis Prosecuting
Attorney Robert McCulloch. He's running unopposed. Again. And
honestly, it's not the kind of job that a human being with a heart
wants, so it's no surprise that someone like McCulloch has had the job
for 23 years.
(And as I mentioned in my last post about
Dooley, it is ironic that McCulloch backed Steve Stenger against Dooley
in the primaries, and Stenger ran on the campaign that "10 years is
long enough" for Dooley to be County Executive. HAHAHA.)
John
Lennon famously said that those in power "can't handle non-violence and
humor." St. Louis Police have shown time and again that they have no
problem gunning down unarmed black men. St. Louis "Powers That Be"
amply demonstrated during the protests that they have no problems
tear-gassing their citizens and violating our First Amendment Rights.
Lennon
was right. They are ready for violence. It's THEIR game. It's the
only thing they really have. Without guns to shove in our faces, or the
threat of guns, they got nothing. And a pacifist is as willing to die
for his/her beliefs as much as an armed soldier, a pacifist is just not
willing to KILL for his/her beliefs. Which of the two is more
courageous?
A massive write-in campaign for Michael Brown, Jr. --- especially if he got more votes than McCulloch--
would be humor, albeit very tragic humor, considering the promise Brown
had already shown in his all too brief life. (As I have said before,
for a black kid to graduate from Normandy and get accepted to Vatterott
shows more initiative and ambition than any kid from a "nice'
neighborhood with good schools getting into Wash. U.)
And
it would scare the living daylights out of most elected officials.
They act like they want you to vote. But what they really want is for
only those that truly support the system as it is, and take it
seriously, to vote.
NO ONE has made a bigger mockery and sham of voting and the political process than our politicians.
Just two examples:
http://www.oppositionnews.org/articles/2014/q3/ma-green-candidate-kicked-ballot-using-white-paper/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/23/citizens-united-government-shutdown_n_4150614.html
They
don't want a lot of voters they have to answer to. Especially voters
that aren't making huge donations to their campaigns. They don't want
to actually have to SERVE the public. They want you to keep quiet and
keep shuffling back and forth from your job to your television or your
sports, or ANYTHING.
Just not be out voting, and certainly not mocking them with your vote.
To
write in Brown's name you will probably have to ask for paper ballot or
vote absentee. And I will have to check if there is some Draconian
rule in place that will nullify the rest of your ballot for writing in
the name of a dead man (I don't think they legally can, but I will
check). But for a lot of people, probably MOST people, the majority of
the stuff on the ballot is meaningless, anyhow.
And for
those who are afraid they may be put on a "government list" or
something, newsflash, you are probably already on a list. And even if
you aren't, you are already being spied on. You are already under
surveillance. And if you are an African American man, you already face
"Death by Police" or imprisonment for being black.
And if
you are one of those 2nd Amendment supporters that says "I will fight
to death to keep my guns against a government dictatorship" why wait?
Why not fight the dictatorship now? No gun could ever send the message
that a massive voter turnout would send, especially with a strong write
in response. Guns are not bulletproof, but ideas are.
After
voting, I strongly suggest contacting the St. Louis Post Dispatch and
St. Louis American, and telling them you wrote in Brown's name, so that
if the Board of Election Commissioners doesn't not report it, the media
will keep them honest. Also, on the 5th or 6th, call the Board of
Election Commissioners and ask them if your vote was tallied. ( If you
are joining the revolution on 5th, make this your first call.)
If
your voter registration isn't current or you aren't registered, I hope
you will register by September 23, 2014, and I strongly suggest you vote
absentee, and get those votes for Mike in early.
http://www.stlouisco.com/yourgovernment/elections/voterregistration
I
can't think of a better honor than for Mike Brown, Jr. to get more
votes than McCulloch, or even as many votes. If you think it is
disrespectful to vote for Brown for other reasons, than write in Ron
Johnson's name. Or Dorian Johnson. Or Chris Koster (the MO AG, that
along with Antonio French and Jamilah Nasheed, has proven himself during
the events in Ferguson to be one of the few "good" political leaders.
Koster is also qualified for McCulloch's job.) Or vote for Tupac
Shakur, or John Lennon, or yourself.
The chance that
McCulloch is going to conduct this investigation fairly is a mockery in
and of itself. And if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Mock them back!
On November 4, 2014 vote for Mike Brown, Jr. (or anyone other than McCulloch) as St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney.
Most importantly, VOTE.
Then, on November 5th, join the revolution.
http://optinstl.blogspot.com/2014/09/remember-fifth-of-november-2014.html
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