DIY Lobbying
Externally driven government
Some would say that 30 years of misguided, incompetent, negligent, inefficient or corrupt government has taught perceptive Australians that government can easily go astray. Astray it has certainly gone, led by politicians of all parties and factions! Look at today’s problems!
Government depends more than we thought, on external direction and feedback from the general public. Currently that direction comes primarily from the ultra-rich and powerful, big business corporate executives, political donors and highly paid professional lobbyists. These people influence government for their own benefit and often to the detriment of the broad Australian community.
Don’t miss out
A large proportion of the Australian community however, is not going so well at all. It is homeless, battling unaffordable debt, suffering from the rising cost of living, low paid, unemployed or under-employed and lacks a range of vital quality government services. These Aussies are deprived of equal opportunities to get ahead including top quality education to tertiary level, good satisfying and well-paid careers and the security for old age that only home ownership can bring.
There is no valid reason for the massive wealth divide that exists in Australia today, but it is up to those who are feeling deprived, to use DIY lobbying to have government fix it. Going to one local MP or protesting in the streets is a very blunt instrument. A Votergram on the other hand will usually produce a result.
Only those who miss out on what others enjoy have the motive to drive the changes required to enhance their lives. There are plenty of caring Australians who will help them. But they must make the first move to show that they care enough themselves. If they don’t care, others won’t care. If they care others will. With DIY lobbying the poorest Aussie can exercise every bit as much power as the rich and famous.
The Peter Principle in Politics
The Peter Principle applied to politics, has caused untold chaos as the Australian population size has grown from 18 million in 2000 to 28 million now. It has moved well beyond the ability of our MPs and political parties, bureaucrats and public servants, to manage effectively. We are leaving our children massive debts to repay with interest. Services are a shadow of what they used to be. People are dying because of it, killed by the system! The only sensible solution is for ALL concerned Australians to individually get in and help our elected politicians work out what to do. Let’s stop criticising them and help them “Plan Australia” properly, then put the plan into place..
Into a vacuum…
The Australian people have, unknowingly, elected then neglected their politicians. They thought they were electing leaders, like elected kings and queens, but no such people exist. They have elected people, often sight-unseen, to parliament to represent them. They have voted in people about whom they know almost nothing. But worse, they have not told those politicians what they would like done or explained why they would like it done. That failure has created a huge vacuum around every parliament. Into it the rich and powerful, the big Business bosses, donors and lobbyists have comfortably settled, to build their vast fortunes from the wealth that is really ours. They do it by getting governments to serve their interests first. Now the rest of us can do the same with DIY lobbying.
The people have the power
Now those Aussies who do care about life being fair have been provided with a very effective DIY Lobbying service, Votergrams. With Votergrams, they can compete against the Big Business donors and professional lobbyists with even more powerful DIY lobbying.
When we think about it that is a logical step. It is the members of the community who know best what they need. Unlike the big corporations, it is the Australian people in their role as voters who elect the politicians to represent them in parliament. Parliament is the path to political power for the people. It is the only section of government over which they have any real power. Parliament gives them huge voting power and influence thanks to DIY lobbying.
By the people, for the people
DIY Lobbying is powerful and influential because it is done by individual Australians who actually vote in elections. They can also go into marginal electorates and campaign to sway votes there, if ignored.
All over Australia DIY lobbyists are today recognising that if they want good government it is up to them to drive it.
Votergrams are there to make it easy. It does not matter whether it is housing or health care, schooling or social welfare, a personal issue or a national one. DIY lobbying is the way to get it fixed in our Australian democracy and it has no party favourites, so MPs of any party can be happy to work with it.
