Why this blog is needed

Please look at Open letter to James Hinton, Cong'l candidate CA05 and the comments, and particularly note the passionate views expressed by Daniela Walls in her two comments.

Then ask yourself, how in the world is MAYDAY going to accomplish its goal?

Politics is awash with passions. They are all over the place, and there is much tension and conflict among many of them.

The passions are powerful and can quickly lead to condemning of MAYDAY, if MAYDAY doesn't go along with a holder's particular passions (e.g., Daniela Walls).

How is MAYDAY going to accomplish its goal if there is so much passion for other things?

If MAYDAY sides with any of the passions for other things, it will alienate and not receive support from those having opposing passion.

It comes back to Professor Lessig and his central message to the effect that "CFR is not the most important issue, but it is the first issue, and until it is addressed, there can be no solution by Congress for your most important issues."

By the same token, I would say "CFR must be embraced as a 'first passion' before your most important passions can receive action by Congress."

MAYDAY can accomplish its goal only if it gets enough voters to vote on the basis of said first passion.

Given the prevalence of passion for other things, this is very hard sell that MAYDAY has to make.

MAYDAY has funds it will spend to make the case through TV, radio and other advertising.

I think it is pretty clear that MAYDAY needs all the help it can get from its supporters to go out and engage aggressively with voters and also with candidates. As to the candidates, they will largely react only to the extent they perceive that the issue is important to voters.

This blog is intended to organize and motivate MAYDAY supporters to do the foregoing.

If any other supporter is endeavoring the same as me, I want to join up with them.

I hope I have convinced you why this blog is needed.