For You America, I March

I've been politically inspired recently. I've been inspired by the least likely of places to show me inspirations, Iran. I am not in awe of theocracy or outlandish leaders. I am motivated by what the people of Iran have showed us over the past week. They have shown us that people are change, not a President, not any politician; that a government is weak when forced to challenge its own populace.

Democracy is not a spectator sport. Democracy is not shared over the Internet. Democracy is not for one day in November. Democracy is demonstration! Democracy is showing each and every politician; from the smallest town's mayor all the way to the President, the Senate, the Congress, and the Supreme Court that they are accountable to us. They are responsible to we, the citizens of our country. They serve us.

We are greatness! We are strength! We are determination! We are the foundation! We are the continuity between the past and the future!

You can no longer afford to sit down and let a select few shape your future, your children's future, your grand children's future without being heard. Everyday your voice is silenced or twisted or ignored, regardless if your are liberal or conservative. If you think your rights are being protected, you are wrong. Its only the interests of a privileged minority that are being self-served. Your interests are of no consequence to our current politicians in both parties. You are despised by the people you chose to represent you.

Together we need to follow the example of our new friends in Iran. You and I and our families and our neighbors and our friends and our enemies and our coworkers and our soldiers and our volunteers need to march together, side-by-side to remind those with power that their power is minimal. They have no more power than you or I. They are the smallest of minorities. We are the largest of majorities. We control through a resonating voice that speaks louder than any microphone could project, and with more clarity than any television could show.

We demand respect and that our representatives should speak to us and for us. We demand they listen to us rather than following what their own wallets whisper in their ears. We demand higher standards. We demand modesty and humility before us. They will see our numbers. They will see the change that can be forced by hundreds and by thousands and by millions, and they will be left trembling.

Whether you are Democrat or Republican or Libertarian or Communist or Independent, we shall march together. We all have a common interest in being heard by our representatives and show that we are unified Americans who care about our country even if we don't agree on the same policies. I propose that we all march hundreds of thousands strong to our Nations capital, our state capitals, and our city halls and say with a unified voice, "We are many and our voice will be heard!" Join me on Sunday, July 19 as we turn the tables and take back what was given to us by those with the foresight several hundred years ago to see the evils that power creates. We march to remind all the world that America is great because its one nation and it is indivisible.

Will you join me? Will you join us?

July 19 We March!