Tom Crowl

CHAGORA - Capability Enables Responsibility

The “Online Public Square” solution, as is often the case, came about by stumbling across the right question, not the right answer. The answer was easy. In this case, finding a FIXABLE “why.”

•The FIXABLE “why” is: Why won’t the politicians listen?

• The FIXABLE “because” is: Because lines of true power are lost, blocked and/or impeded.

Examining both the conditions under which the Public Square originally arose and how those may be translated so as to now create a vital Online Public Square one comes to the conclusion that there are two requirements:

A. Viable Money/Speech

When the Supreme Court struck down certain legislative limitations on Campaign Finance Reform based on the concept that there is some equivalence between money and speech they are correct as regrettable as that may seem.

MicroDonation refers to viable Money/Speech. It’s the capability to securely and near effortlessly contribute to legal candidates, causes (taxable to giver) and charities (tax free to giver) in ANY legal amount.

The MicroDonation capability is an essential Proximity Substitute.

B. Electoral/Geographic Networking Facilitators

Facilitating attractive and secure ways for you to connect with neighbors within each of the multiplicity of electoral districts to which you belong is essential. The self-government ethic, like charity, really DOES begin at home. And the breakdown on this level permeates up through the system.