SUMMARY OF WHAT SHOULD BE DONE
TO ACCOMPLISH MEANINGFUL, LASTING CHANGE AND REFORM

Those of us interested in meaningful, lasting change and reform should:

Convince ourselves and others that:

• Change and reform are urgently needed.
• Progressives and others must all work together better. This is not a battle between liberals and conservatives or democrats and republicans. The primary underlying causes of the current economical problems is the power lust and greed of some of the wealthy and their agents.  Their agents use class warfare and politics to divide and demoralize the people with tactics of diversion, division, deconstruction, defamation, and disinformation (black propaganda). If they win, they will take even more public money and resources.
• There is an abundance in the world and enough to go around if we conserve and recycle..  Document A (below) provides an "economic history of mankind" and shows that with automation and other productivity gains, five per-cent of the world's population could provide food, clothing and housing for the entire world. Funds for what needs to be done could come from stopping illegal wars and unnecessary defense spending and by recouping the $23.7 trillion illegally and unconstitutionally given or committed to banks and financial institutions.
• Fortunately, talented people and leadership is available in our military, government, NGOs and industry to assist us. We can coordinate and cooperate around common goals with information, education and training.
• We will succeed. The current wars and occupations will be the world's last. We will have social and economic justice for all. We will address and resolve our health care, global warming, fresh water, energy and other challenges.

Determine how progressives and others can work together better

Outline in one place, with links to other websites with additional information the following:

• Bold Goals, including:
  • Worldwide Peace
  • Justice for all
  • Job opportunities for all
• Concerns and challenges that stand in the way of reaching these goals e.g. corrupt public servants who are not doing their jobs
• General underlying causes of these concerns and challenges that must be corrected to avoid continuing to suffer from the same problems. 
• Proposed solutions, reform, change actions and mechanics needed to correct/remove both the concerns and challenges and their underlying causes and reach the stated goals. All concerned are requested to help refine and add to these lists and provide links to their websites with more detailed information.

The document Vision of America and a Peaceful Prosperous World is recommended as a starting point. It provides open-ended lists of the above items. 

Send comprehensive letters of demand to senior public servants requiring that they accomplish the below salient demands. In addition to outlining what is demanded of them, these letters should put them on clear notice concerning unacceptable performance and the probability of additional actions if any unacceptable performance is not corrected. In particular, these letters should tell them if they do not intend to do their jobs and live up to their oath of office, that they must step down, be impeached and/or prosecuted.

SALIENT DEMANDS

Demand that public servants in all three branches of the government:

• Truly care for the people, the environment and natural resources of the entire world.
• Adhere to their oaths of office and the spirit and intent of the Constitution and enforce the rule of law
• Prohibit lobbying, get money out of politics and reform the election process.
• Order an immediate, unilateral cease fire in Iraq & Afghanistan. Halt all attacks and covert operations in Pakistan and elsewhere. Cease all military aid for Israel and other oppressive regimes.
• Apologize and announce plans to withdraw all US troops and contractors from the Mideast.
• Mount massive relief efforts and Implement “Marshall Plans” in Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine.
• Stop all spying on citizens, warrantless arrests, renditions, torture and abuse.
• Close Guantanamo and all secret prisons.
• Phase in UN Security and Peace-Keeping missions to replace all US troops.
• Troops return home to provide leadership, training, logistics and technical personnel for a new WPA and Civilian Conservation Corps.
• Drastically reduce DoD spending and the size of our standing army.
• Nationalize the Federal Reserve & operate it as an agency of the government.
• Recoup the $23.7 trillion provided or committed to banks and other financial institutions.
• Create 20 million jobs at living wages over the next four months and ultimately job opportunities for all to help provide for example:
  • Comprehensive Medicare (single payer) health care & long term care for all
  • A modern, nationwide transportation system
  • Alternative energy sources
  • Affordable housing, healthy food, clean water, community banking and broadband access for all.
• Provide fair, simple, progressive income/ revenue and property taxes on individuals and corporations
• Impeach and/or prosecute public servants who have broken the law or refuse to do their jobs.

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Additional demands/priorities and detailed plans to accomplish the above are elsewhere in WeThePeopleNow.org