Rev. Jesse Jackson and a group of local legislators and activists will hold a massive march and demonstration in New Orleans on Wednesday, April 1 to protest the present federal government policies and proposals.
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VOID's mission is to educate and organize Americans, who are dissatisfied with the results of their government or, elected officials. The power of such organization centers on voter's registrations and turnout to vote for positive change in our political system and government, by removing ineffective and irresponsible incumbents.
Vote Out Incumbents Democracy provides Americans who have lost confidence in our political system, an opportunity to restore responsible, ethical, and efficient government. The vote is the power our Constitution provides the people to direct their elected representatives and shape the results of government. A vote for incumbents is a vote supporting a candidate's participation in, and results of, that government. A vote against an incumbent and for a challenger is a vote for change in government, and indicates the voter's disapproval of the incumbent's participation in or, results of, government.
Ruy Teixeira at Mother Jones writes the following.
"What it means, though, is that the GOP is unlikely to get dislodged unless an intense anti-incumbent mood moves a significant number of races from the noncompetitive to competitive category. Could that happen? Possibly. Because one thing that does seem to be developing is just such an intense anti-incumbent mood unlike anything seen in American politics since-you guessed it-1994."
I found this excellent web site called OpenSecrets.org, which displays graphically one of the major reasons incumbents win. Follow the PAC money. (Note, the data is from 2002 but the money volume has only increased since then.)
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