*It's kind of a Tea Party without the... wait a second, what was the Tea Party actually supposed to offer, politically speaking?
"I was extremely skeptical when I first heard about a group�s plan to replace every member of the House of Representatives, but after attending a meeting last night I�'ve seen how simply this could be done and now understand why it must be done. (((That took one night? Gosh.)))
"If you love our country as much as I do, and recognize we must do things differently, take a few minutes and check out www.GOOOH.com. I encourage you to join the group and help get our nation back on track. It takes only an email address. (((If only we'd all known it was that easy.)))
"If you are tired of career politicians, If you believe money has corrupted Washington, If you believe politicians have too much power, If you are weary of the death grip the two parties have on our government, and are ready to return control of our government to the people, then you are a concerned citizen and will be interested in the plan.
"What's the plan? It is a non-partisan, common sense plan to eject all 435 incumbents from the U.S. House of Representatives and replace them with true citizen representatives. I�ve known about this plan for some time now, and like many, I�ve been watching and waiting. I was never skeptical about the mission as it is indeed very admirable. What concerned me was the logistics. Could they pull it off? How could they pull it off? When in the HISTORY of our country have we replaced the entire House of Representatives in one election cycle? Would that even be wise? These were the questions rattling around in my head until I attended the meeting last night.
Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.
–Robert A. Heinlein (((If you've been waiting your entire life to give the late Robert A. Heinlein some political power, this may well be the political movement for you)))
"Members who wish to to declare their candidacy will need to complete the six Candidate Selection Session registration steps. Once the deadline has been reached, all candidates will follow the process summarized below, with one person in each of the 435 congressional districts ultimately bubbling to the top of the system as their district's nominee.
(((Who wrote the following? My guess would be computer programmers. They're the only guys on the planet who think that American politics involves a step-by-step foolproof algorithm.)))
"1. Candidates will be randomly assigned into pools of 10 participants within their congressional district. There will be as many pools as are needed in each district.
" 2. Pools will meet simultaneously at predetermined locations across the country on consecutive Saturday mornings. Sessions start at 9 AM and will last approximately 5 hours.
" 3. Each pool of participants will select two candidates to advance to the next round, via the GOOOH Selection Session process outlined in the book.
" 4. Advancing candidates will be randomly assigned into a new pool within their district. Steps 2 and 3 will repeat until there are only ten candidates remaining in each district.
" 5. If there are 1,250 participants, there will be four rounds. The actual number will be determined based upon the number of participants in each district. There will be a maximum of eight rounds, though four to six are more likely.
" 6. Before the final round, we are considering having the 4,350 finalists participate in a weekend retreat to ensure they fully understand how the final selection round will work and to ensure they are committed to representing their district if selected. Details will be determined as the time nears.
" 7. The final ten candidates in each of the districts will select a single nominee to represent their district.
" 8. The 435 nominees will be placed on the November ballot, in their respective districts, to compete against the Republican and Democratic politicians.
" 9. The campaign for each of the candidates will be orchestrated by the system, which will provide all necessary funding.
" 10. Click this to learn more about the plan.
