Sunday, December 26, 2010

Got Leverage?

Imagine every conceivable kind of task that bikers rights activists do, from one extreme to the other. Now for each kind, estimate how much manpower it would take to accomplish the following objective:

Change one single legislator's vote.

It's just like pushing down on a lever. The closer you are to the middle of the see-saw, the harder you have to push. But if you apply pressure where you have the most advantage, the slightest effort is all you need.

To change that single vote, bikers could write a million letters to politicians and the press. Thousands would be needed to swarm around the capitol in thunderous protest runs. Hundreds could pack committee hearings, or instead they could reach down deep in their pockets for sizeable campaign contributions.

It's all good.

But it would take only dozens of campaign volunteers, IF they worked for an electable candidate who supports their right to decide. Not millions. Not thousands. Not even hundreds.

Dozens.

You can build a legislative majority, one legislator at a time. All you have to do is take a stand, right where you have the most leverage: On the campaign trail.

-RIDE2REPEAL@gmail.com

PS: There are dozens of special elections going on right now. To find one near you, visit RIDE2REPEAL.COM and click on  ELECTIONS  at the top of the page.

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