Demands (A proposal)
I found this discussion on 50501, and felt it was good to cross-post. If our plan is to become a movement and not become performative like Occupy, we need solid demands. Actionable items that either they are fulfilled, or we stay in the streets and continue to disrupt. I found these in a comment thread, and would love to get other thoughts on them.
Please note, these are meant to be straightforward, something to align behind, and give a focus point. They won't solve all the problems, but we need a goal that can be easily shared with others and explained. I felt these four were good, but there will never been an exhaustive list. But more then three to five demands and you risk fragmentation and in-fighting. So, with the preamble out of the way, the demands were:
Demands
- The immediate removal of office and trial for treason of Donald J. Trump, J.D. Vance, Elon Musk, Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice Roberts, and all Trump appointed members of his cabinet.
- The immediate decommissioning of DOGE and the restoration of all federal jobs terminated by its involvement.
- The immediate overturn of Citizens United. Corporations are not people.
- Immediate overturn of Trump v. The United States. Presidents are not above the law.
I would love to have peoples input, but also if you agree, start populating these demands elsewhere in your local groups. We need to have a focus and demands so then when we escalate, we have a set of clear and actionable requests that are not too vague or open ended.