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The party is over, on its last legs, and the Citizens’ Movement has begun

An initiative of The Center for American Studies at Concord, MA, USA:
www.concord-ium.us

Where 1, 2, 3, 4 and more shots were fired "heard' round the world".

"As usual, you (Concordians) are years ahead of us,"— Dennis Kucinich,
Congressman, Presidential Candidate, Public Servant stated a few years back.
Might the time be at hand?            


WE,
THE PEOPLE
FOR PRESIDENT...

and for all Constitutional Offices


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WELCOME TO THE CITIZENS MOVEMENT: 
A FUTURE WORTH ENVISIONING TOGETHER



A CALL TO "ARMS,” HEARTS & MINDS





“Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.”


Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
 



 

Dear Friends,


Welcome to The Citizens’ Movement. Our purpose, as expressed, is to Revive the
Spirit of Public Service — through the introduction of the ethic of Servantship.

Toward that end:


1.  Those who are serving, or aspire to serve politically may find in the
Citizens’ Movement the vehicle you’ve been seeking. As outlined in the
following, all that is asked is that you assume the (note) constitutional
office/mantel you feel called to and serve your fellow citizens — without
expectation or fanfare. Simply serve. You’ll discover, we believe, that the
revival, the fruits are most bountiful.


2.  Those whose service to the public extends, as we speak, beyond the political
arena to life itself, you need not do anything different. Rather, we invite you
to consider doing what you’re doing differently. That is, with an awareness of
this greater citizens’ movement that you are invited to be a part of. May we
inspire and support one another along the way in our shared service.


3.  Those who haven’t yet found an avenue of service, we invite you to consider
the planks/offerings on this site. We trust you will find them both nourishing
and hearty food for thought. For Dr. King’s words couldn’t, we believe, be
truer: In our service lies our greatness, our very humanity. 

 

A warm welcome, friends, to lend a thoughtful, whole-hearted hand. In the words
of Margaret Meade: 

 

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens [to begin with]
can change the world for the good. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.”

 

 

 

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“Many are called; few are chosen."

 

   And fewer still make the choice.

 

Ever More . . . .

 

 

 

To be clear at the outset, The Citizens’ Movement is not a campaign with
candidates. Rather, We, the People are a Celebration with Celebrants. 

 

We’re not running against anyone. Rather, We, the People are walking, walking
the talk of public service/service to the public.  

 

We are not intent upon winning. Because We, the People can’t lose, as long as we
give it our best and offer up our labors in service. 

 

There are no sign-up sheets or dues. For ALL fellow citizens of good will are
honorary, and honored, members of We, the People: The Citizens Movement to
Revive the Spirit of Public Service.

 

For starters. Need one say more?

 

If so, we invite you to read on . . . . 





Corrections:1) Dennis Kucinich’s campaign spoken of was not in 2,000 but in
2004;  2) Senator Danforth is not of Montana but Missouri.

 

Clarifications:1) The light and shadows that pass over the video reflect the
blustery May day;  2) Fellow citizens are stepping forward not just as
constitutional place-holders, standard bearers, but also as
candidates/Celebrants in their own right, who, as noted on this site, are
dedicating themselves to the revival of the spirit of public service.



A WARNING FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON, THE "FATHER OF OUR NATION"

 

The Citizens’ Movement is founded and grounded in Washington's dire warning
about partisan politics noted in his Farewell Address.



Let me now take a more comprehensive view, and warn you in the most solemn
manner against the baneful [exceedingly dangerous and injurious] effects of the
spirit of the party. . . .

 

To the efficacy and permanency of your Union, a government for the whole is
indispensable. No [partisan] alliance, however strict, between the parts
[factions] can be an adequate substitute; they must inevitably experience the
infractions and interruptions which all alliances in all times have
experienced....



Washington was well aware of the division bound to be sown by the parties when
he said:



You cannot shield yourselves too much against the jealousies and heartburnings
which spring from these misrepresentations; they tend to render alien to each
other those who ought to be bound together by fraternal affection.



CONSIDERING THE WELLBEING OF OUR COMMONWEALTH IS THE IMPERATIVE OF THE TIME.


OUR SOURCE




"America is great," DeTocqueville stated, "because America is good. And if
America ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great."



So it was at the beginning of our nation: The aspiration for a truly United
States, US. Before, as Washington noted, the “baneful" spirit of
"party-politics" took hold. 

 

With all our imperfections, so the striving will ever be  in what is destined to
become “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” The time is at hand to
take courage, to revive the Spirit of Public Service. "Politics as usual" has
had its day.

 

We return to Buckminster Fuller’s words, simply expressed: If the system is
broken, don’t fuss with it. Learn the lesson to be learned, and do what you can
to help create a better system, an Ever More Perfect Union.


THE "CALLING"




The Citizens’ Movement offers an avenue whereby the People, We — young, old,
middle-aged, female and male, red, black, white, brown, yellow, nurses,
environmentalists, teachers and union members, bakers and candle-stick makers —
a venue whereby ONE AND ALL can not only share, present your service, concerns,
your labors for the consideration of your fellow citizens and public servants
[LINK TO THE PLANKS/STRANDS OF THE TAPESTRY] . . . . 

 

But, those so moved to step into the political arena are encouraged to do so:
Assume the constitutional 

mantel/political office to which you feel called — from president to dog-catcher
— without expectation or fanfare, within the spirit of public service.

 

The point being: If your service to your fellow citizens is worthy, you will be
recognized as a true public servant. 

Whichever constitutional office/mantel you may assume, you will become a trusted
resource for your fellow citizens, some they will seek out.





New ideas of where we ought to be headed . . . . will emerge from individuals.
The material out of which we [the People] shall build a new world is in us, in
our minds, in our character, in our memory of things past, in our hopes for
thefuture. We are the source. We shall conceive it; we shall design it; and we
shall put it into operation.

—John W. Gardner, Founder, Common Cause

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