Building the 436 AP Party US District Chapters
The First Located in the City of Westminster in Carroll County
US District 6 of 8 for the Great State of Maryland
Introduction for Volunteers and the Curious
No matter how you reached this posting on the AP Party Volunteer needs, but especially if you are responding to one of the advertisements I placed on the Internet and elsewhere, this posting is the place to start finding out about volunteer needs and the American Peasant Party. It also provides a brief perspective on the need for a viable third political party and a review of the numerical probability for the success of this grassroots effort at the polls on November 4, 2014.
This posting will used as an on-going, single point-of-reference for those interested in being AP Party volunteers either at the first and Central (national) Chapter in Carroll County, Maryland or any of the other 435 AP Party US District Level Chapters to be organized across our nation. And as I will note from time-to-time the 436st of those Chapters is Washington, DC. Those fellow citizens will be considered equally in all AP Party Chapter activities and legislative actions. I admit a special, personal interest in Washington, DC since it happens to be my hometown!
Let me note that this posting works in concert with the prior Blog posting of June 22, 2013 entitled, The Second Coming of Common Sense – Our Electoral Revolution 2013/2014. These two (2) postings provide anyone new to the AP Party and in some cases American politics in general with the background needed to understand how this Electoral Revolution can work and what is in it for those you know and care about.
This public information posting will be updated as needed over the next weeks and months as required to provide adequate detail on the volunteer positions that need to be staffed in order to make the AP Party Chapters efficient political and public service offices.
Now You Have a Choice
You can either click the link just below and go directly to the details on our Volunteer requirements or continue reading about the other items mentioned above. Whatever way be sure to read both of them as they complement each other and provide detailed information for those new to the AP Party and this grassroots movement. Here is the link!
Now About Those AP Party Volunteers
“Starting something new and important can be a bit difficult and very exciting at the same time.”
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What is My US Congessional District?The link below is the easiest source I could find to determine just that! Once on the site just page down a little and click on your state code and like magic (I love the Internet) there is your state’s map with its US Districts clearly identified.
Find My US Congressional District
The Common Good and Our Odds
Now to continue with some perspectives on a viable 3-Party political system and some hard numbers on why 468 politically Independent women and 45,000,000 votes could replace 87% of the incumbent members of the US Congress on 11-4-14. It can be done if We the People decide to do it!
Just as the two existing (and now publicly dysfunctional) national Democrat(ic) and Republican parties had a public “beginning” such is the case with the Independent American Peasant Party. Indeed, it must be now in the Summer of 2013, in Carroll County, Maryland, and across our nation. The AP Party grassroots movement will either grow from this regular American county and US District or it will be politically still-born and never be able to improve the lives of our people. If so, the public problem-solving proposals in the written political platform would never be implemented and neither would many other proposals to be developed by the AP Party for the Common Good of our citizens, our economy, our society, and our environment.
With the completion of these two (2) postings it is my intent to push this grassroots movement to You, my fellow American citizens. I have dutifully worked for over ten (10) years toward a moment like this never knowing exactly what form it might take or indeed if it could ever happen. But it has!
And now as with any revolution large or small in the history of the world – the peasants, the people – the frustrated Masses will now either decide to take up the electoral challenge that I have made and faithfully documented for your private consideration or WE WILL NOT!!!
I alone nor can any single person make this revolution my fellow Americans. However, I declare without any doubt, We the People of the United States of America can join together for the Common Good and make this revolution – and We will win it. And there is nothing that anyone could do to stop it…
Thus, We absolutely have control over our national destiny. We literally hold the future in our hands, just as our national ancestors had their moment of decision in 1776. Indeed, only 10% of the colonial population was ever engaged in their historic Revolution that the other 90% of them and We today benefit from. Again, human progress owes its thanks to the bold souls that freely chose to act and bring an end to the abuse of the struggling Masses by the controlling Few. That 10% of the colonial population of 1776 was only 250,000 people and they changed the world forever. That 10% of us today is over 31,000,000 citizens. Consider that 150,000,000 almost 50% of our 310,000,000 citizens are economically struggling month-to-month just to get by! That hurtful level of human suffering grows as our “elected national leadership” is willfully ignoring the deteriorating social and economic conditions of the very Americans they were elected and sworn to protect. Even worse, some 90% of the incumbent members of Congress expect to be re-elected on November 4, 2014. We can plan a rude awakening for them that day – if We decide to act.
So Let’s “Do the Numbers”
What makes me believe this movement could generate enough voter support to result in the American Electorate voting up to 87% of Congress out of office on 11-4-14? Well folks, let’s consider a few prudent and practical numbers and see what I mean when I say, “468 politically Independent women and 45 million votes”.
- On average there are over 700,000 citizens in each of the 435 US Districts. Accordingly, each AP Party US District Chapter will serve those 700,000+ citizens.
- Each of those US District Chapters will self-organize and its Candidate Selection Committee will be responsible to find several truly politically Independent women – leaders. Later the whole Chapter will vote and select the one (1) that will be their US District candidate for the US House of Representatives on the 2014 US Congressional Ballot. Just “one” out of 700,000 plus in their US District. It can be done. Further, 33 states will perform a similar selection process for US Senator for the 2014 ballot. This can be done. We will have our team of 468 qualified Independent women candidates.
- Further, in the 2010 “off-year” Congressional Election a total of approximately 90,000,000 votes were cast for all candidates from all Parties i.e., Democratic, Republican, and minor parties like the Green, etc.
- Thus, if We create a viable Independent Third Party and a true 3-way race in 435 US Districts the average winning percentage would not even need to be 50% or 45 million votes across the nation.
- And lastly the US Congress currently has a public approval rating of 10%. Or as I prefer to state it, the US Congress has a public Dis-approval rating of 90%. Thus, 90% of 310,000,000 citizens is 279,000,000 of us that just want them gone. That is a whole lot more than 45,000,000 isn’t it?
This is numerically very possible my fellow disgusted American citizens.
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Coming Up to Speed Fast
Now for some prudent and practical references for coming quickly up to speed on this grassroots movement, details on the AP Party’s citizen-oriented problem solving platform, and our campaign strategy for Electoral success on November 4, 2014.
The June 22, 2013 posting on OurIApp.typepad.com entitled, The Second Coming of Common Sense – Our Electoral Revolution 2013/2014. It declares a challenge to my fellow American citizens to come forward and support our necessary Electoral Revolution. It is much like Thomas Paine in his revolutionary classic Common Sense that called for a “declaration of Independence” and a physical war to break from England and form their own nation.
The posting consists of a several pages with two (2) inserted links to PDF documents for FREE download. The link entitled, Two American Revolutions and Three Civil Wars frames the real State of the Union and the primary domestic wars fought to create and preserve our nation. It then discusses the electoral war that must now be waged by We the People to regain control over our own government.
The second PDF link is to a 50-odd page document entitled, Nine Prudent Questions and Practical Answers. I created that document as a short course or cookbook approach to learning about the AP Party, yours truly, details on the citizens-oriented platform, and our political strategy for winning at the polls on 11-4-14. And it will work if We work together to make it happen for the Common Good. For ease of reference here are the nine (9) Reasonable Questions.
Nine Prudent Questions and Practical Answers
- Who is the AP Party’s Founder, Andrew J. (A J) Wildman?
- Who among of our fellow citizens and various public interest groups would likely support the aggressive, yet publicly practical solutions contained in the AP Party platform and so our candidates for national office?
- Can you provide an informative glimpse into many of the 27 Proposals from the book, The Second Coming of Common Sense (CS2) that form the base Independent political platform of the AP Party. After having read about the 27 platform proposals, you will probably have some of your own thoughts on some public problems to add to this list.
- What is the public Purpose and Mission of the politically Independent American Peasant Party and how does it approach today’s socially sensitive issues?
- Is there adequate time between now and the November 4, 2014 National Election to identify and qualify up to 468 Independents under the AP Party platform as challengers to the incumbent members of US Congress?
- What are the official Federal eligibility requirements to be a candidate for the US House of Representatives and the US Senate?
- How do the AP Party Chapter volunteers and/or a potential candidate determine the ballot requirements in their state to become an Independent, “non-party affiliated” candidate for the US House of Representatives and the US Senate?
- How does someone qualify themself as a potential AP Party candidate for US House or the US Senate from their US District or state?
- How will We the People across our nation the create Local US District Chapters of the Independent American Peasant Party. What are the functional responsibilities of each local AP Party Chapter and how will they select, qualify, and promote our Independent candidates for the November 2014 National Election.
The Practical Answers to those will leave you quite informed about the American Peasant Party, Your Independent political party. Happy reading.
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I must refer you to what became the defining document of the American Peasant Party and the written base of the party’s Independent political platform. It is my February 2008 self-published book, The Second Coming of Common Sense (CS2).
In 2009 I created the website CommonSense2009.typepad.com and posted the entire 718-page book in 44 excerpts or parts. It is presented in the form of an expanded copy of the Table of Contents with some comments from me included. The entire book can be downloaded there as a FREE, PDF.
It could be argued that CS2 was ahead of its time in many ways. Or on a more sarcastic note, that some of the issues it was warning us about just weren’t bad enough yet to gain public attention and action. Well guess what! They sure as hell are bad enough now and getting worse because our elected national government continues to ignore the suffering of the Masses. Ironically, even my most radical reform proposals calling for the involuntary restructuring of “key infrastructure industries” such as Medical Insurance, Oil, and Banking could gain wide public support given today’s economic turmoil. We shall see!
There are a few introductory documents on the site, but it is primarily a book reading site. Everything on the site is in PDF format for easy access and FREE download. If someone so desires, the soft cover version of CS2 can be ordered there for home delivery via a link to VirtualBookWorm.com. Or an eBook version maybe ordered on OurIApp.typepad.com the AP Party website.
In Closing
Hopefully these references have given You a good idea of the practical thinking behind this Independent political party as well as the volunteer opportunities that are available in the 436 AP Party Chapters, including the Central Chapter in Maryland. These are opportunities for You to help build these organizations from scratch or join them once the wheels are rolling to some extent. Bring some of your friends and acquaintances along with you.
You can help spread the good political news about our Independent political grassroots movement to those you know. You do not really even need to speak about the Party or the platform to them in the beginning. Just send them to the AP Party website OurIApp.typepad.com and the June 22, 2013 posting and the information they require to become informed is presented.
The more of our citizens that become aware of the AP Party’s Independent grassroots movement and decide to support it in some manner the closer this Independent political revolution will be to “critical mass”. That is when the national media will no longer be able to ignore our efforts and our Electoral Revolution and a true 2014 Congressional campaign will be engaged.
From that point in time, the political race of our lifetime will be on and the November 4, 2014 US Congressional Election will be a true 3-way race for the voters to observe, debate with each other, and vote on. The rest will be Democratic history.
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Take care my fellow American citizens,
A J Wildman
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