From: breinhar@access.digex.com (Robert B. Reinhardt)
Subject: PEROT OFFERS TO BANKROLL COALITION
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, Maryland USA
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Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 21:58:56 GMT


>hugg@chopin.udel.edu writes:
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>
>Your recent posting to alt.politics.perot (the one on a thrid party), prompts
>me to ask you a question that's been brewing in my mind.
>
>Note, before I proceed, that this is a question I am just curious to have
>answered, NOT an "attack" on your idea.
>
>Perot supporters seem to be banding together now in order to try to win over
>another one of the canidates. I can't help but think there may be a problem
>with a minority of the people trying to force a canidate to adopt there ideas
>instead of a canidate trying to convince a majority of the people that the
>ideas he or she has presented are viable.
>
>At this point, I only present this as a curiosity, and I'm interested in your input. You may respond by e-mail or posting (or not at all, if you are so
>inclined).
>
>Peace.
>Steve Hugg
>
>bjs2@Lehigh.EDU writes:
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>
>What if the Perot Supportors fielded thier own members of congress then they
>can begin to create the political policies to get what they want done.  As we
>have seen over the past 4 presidents if the congress want's to screw a
>president they can.  Hell they can even bring one to court and take them down.
>but can congress be brought to it's knees for lying to the american public I
>think not.   So the Perotnics might think about fielding some supporters.
>That will definetly scare the old guard into the next centry.
>    Hey just remember that "Royalty respects unarmed peasents" Ha, Ha.
>
I agree with both of you.  My article "PEROT...COALITION" was
more of an attempt to get folks who are interested in the movement
or any movement to keep trying and not give up...on doing something.

Actually, I think your approach is very sound.  The best hope for
a minority constituency to be influential is to continue to work at
the grass-roots levels for their platform ideas; to elect congressmen/women,
and other local officials, publish or perish, but my biggest point is
to remain (or get) ORGANIZED.

I also agree that candidates themselves need to convince the majority
that they are right for the job.  I don't think it's possible for us
to go shopping for the right person.  But, either way, finding the
right person to be President is so da** difficult.  I don't think
that Bush, Clinton, or Perot would be best for the U.S. right now.
I actually think that Paul Tsongas would be a better choice than all
of them.  But, he ducked out early.

As far as going shopping for a Pres. candidate goes, I believe that
starts to take care of itself too, when/if the vocal minority or
coalition majority keeps saying over and over again "we want it to
be this way" and "this to be that way," etc.  Hopefully giving food
and fuel to the platform of a future good candidate.  Of course, you
still need to be sure that the candidate really will try to do those
things, and not just say that he will like Bush or Clinton.

I hope we will collectively do some good, but as I'm constantly reminded
by others on the net (usually the most outspoken ones)..."there is no
hope,"..."everything is a conspiracy..."  I hope that's not true, but
if it is, all we can do is try.  It certainly won't get better if we
don't try.

---Rob

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