Citizen Action Day - replace Columbus day

CITIZEN ACTION DAY!

Replaces Columbus Day with a day off for the non-governmental employees only. All governmental agencies/offices* and schools will be open for business as usual (*except those recognized for their patriotism, see #3 below).

Suggested activities:

1. Honor the civil servants. Stop by your local post office, police dept., fire dept., town hall, and thank all governmental employees for working for the taxpayers. If they’re doing a good job, thank them, if not, offer constructive criticism. In closing, remind them again (because some often forget who pays their nice salary, benefits & pension) that they are civil servants and that they work for the people, and for the benefit of taxpaying people in America.

2. Meet with your locally elected politicians and other such beaurocrats, and thank them for representing the people in America that made their jobs possible. These people need constant and vigorous reminders that they work for the people, since they forget this fact about 30 seconds after being sworn into office. Thank them for representing you on issues that are important to you, and/or offer constructive criticism. For example, ask them to renounce corporate donations and close the door to lobbyists. As an added health benefit, they will sleep better at night having shaken the guilt arising from the conflict of interest that is created when they do what their biggest donors want, instead of what is in the best interests of the people in their district.

3. Honor the whistleblowers. These people are the real, true patriots in America, with the spirit of 1776 flowing strongly through their veins. The bravest and most courageous of civil servants are the whistleblowers, that risked their jobs, almost certain retaliation, incredible hostility and stress and possibly their lives, to blow the whistle on and expose governmental waste, self-dealing and corruption. These very special men and woman deserve a day off from civil service, and to be recognized for their service to their country and Constitution. They chose the less travelled path, and followed in the footsteps of the founding fathers, and rejected the old “just doing my job” or turning a blind eye excuse, (as made infamous by countless nazi prison guards).

4. Public gatherings. People can organize gatherings to show support for specific issues in public squares in their communities. For example, a group could gather in the town square to support peace initiatives, or to show support for their elected town officials who deserve recognition, or have speeches to explain a proposition on the upcoming election, feature new sustainable energy technologies, support your local economy, et al. People can exercise their First Amendment right in a construction way to send a message to the government that should be working for and representing them.