How you guide them is more important than who you elect

For a Fair GO Guide the government that is elected.

How voters guide their parliament (or congress) to do what they want is far more important than who the voters elect. Running the country is quite different to electioneering. Parliament is the only part of government voters can control.

In Australia we know that for as little as a $55 Votergram reaching every MP, any voter can start guiding the parliament to do what they want, regardless of who is their local member or which party is in government. Run with whoever the people elect. As in the US,  changes from time to time in Australia too.

MPs value voter input

Their Votergram is political party neutral, so all MPs treat it the same way. If you are party neutral you will always be heard by some MPs.

The Votergram comes politely and in a friendly way from a voter serious enough to spend money on it and so possibly serious enough to vote according to how MPs respond or even to persuade other voters to vote according to how different MPs respond. MPs depend on votes for their jobs.

80% less wealthy own the majority of votes

A tiny rich, powerful and vocal minority currently control  federal and state Australian governments, because the silent majority allow them to. It makes the rich far richer far faster as they drain the money out of society and push the rest deeper into debt. But the general community holds hundreds of times more votes and so can use its persuasive power to influence parliaments to shape society for the benefit of the less wealthy 80% rather than for the 5% of super wealthy billionaires who pay big money to political parties. That money is used to buy votes. But 80% of the voters own 80% of the votes and so can control election results if they wish to share a bit more in Australia’s health, wealth and happiness.

Any Aussie can become a very Influential Voter by using ultra-cheap  Votergrams. Regardless of who is elected, that is the way to enjoy a fair society. Help the ele3cted representatives of the people to deliver a fair go to the people. MPs don’t know what that is, but the people out there in the suburbs, cities, towns and paddocks do.

American Democrats should not despair. With a bit of effort they can still do a lot to guide their government.