Future Party: A Rational Response To The Tea Party by Alan Koslow M.D.

by Alan Koslow M.D.

I am dismayed. I see a growing political movement that is based on looking to the past for answers. They believe the worlds is static and that solutions to current day problems can only be found in the political writings of our Founding Fathers. However, they like religious fundamentalists tend to pick those writings of these venerated Founding Fathers that support their views while ignoring those that refute it. The worst is that they do not see the need to change the game plan as the game changes. I felt this is a critical time to bring a rational perspective to the national political climate. It is the right time to birth a new political movement: The FUTURE PARTY.

The Future Party Manifesto

Where as: Public policy and politics have become irrational, and

Where as: Our Founding Fathers were products of the Enlightenment: and

Where as: The founding documents of the United States, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, are based upon Enlightenment philosophy, and

Where as: The world is not static, and

Where as: Global Warming will make our future more uncertain, and

Where as: We are moving into the Future not the past, and

Where as: The rest of the world is moving into the Future at a faster rate then the USA, i.e. the world is flattening, and

Where as: The Scientific Method is well established as a way to understand our physical world, and

Where as: Rational, critical thinking is often lacking in our political process, and

Where as: Every human being have the right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness as defined in the Declaration of Independence, and

Where as: The majority does not the ability to deny a minority the same rights that majority enjoys, and

Where as: Our fore fathers came to the United States to escape religious intolerance and of all our freedoms the first one enumerated in the Bill of Rights is religious freedom and separation of church and state, and

Where as: The Constitution establishes that there shall be no religious test for office, and

Where as: Our politicians are for sale because of our campaign finance system, and

Where as: Our political system has deteriorated into One dollar One Vote instead of One Person One Vote, and

Where as: Corporation are not persons

Therefor:

We Pledge to: Restore sanity and rationality to public policy and politics, and

We Pledge that: The best scientific knowledge and predictions will be used to form public policy, and

We Pledge that: A Manhattan Project approach to solving Global Warming that does not cripple our economic system will be implemented, and

We Pledge to: Base all political solutions on Enlightenment principles and concepts, and

We Pledge to: Ensure all students are taught critical thinking skills in school starting in pre-K, and

We Pledge to: Ensure all students graduate High School with adequate science skills to understand our physical world and the scientific method that teaches us how that world functions, and

We Pledge to: Ensure all students be taught financial skills to thrive in our complex financial world, and

We Pledge to : Make Consumer Contracts and User agreements be required to have a plain word summary that would fit on a single page, and

We Pledge to: Eliminate the concept of person-hood for corporations, and

We Pledge to: Eliminate private financing of campaigns and have only public financing or small dollar individual contributions, and

We Pledge to: Ensure the freedom of religion, that our fore fathers felt so important is granted to all persons in the USA including the right to not have a religion, and

We Pledge to: Ensure the constitutional demand that NO religious test be used for public office be enforced, and

We pledge that: Theology will not be a basis for public policy and we will fight to uphold the first amendment, and

We Pledge that: College and professional school be affordable for all and not be a barrier to anyone, and

We pledge that: All persons in the United States will have health insurance, and

We Pledge to: Have a pathway to citizenship for all illegal aliens that have not committed a felony, and

We Pledge to: Have a rational visa system to allow enough seasonal workers to come into the country to fill the need not filled be legal residence, and

We Pledge to: Fight for human rights of all, regardless of how small or outcast a group they are in and regardless of age, race, country of national origin, religion (or lack of), sexual orientation, sex or philosophy.

This is a document in Flux. I have already made two major changes. As I get feedback and comments I may make more. i recommend if you are interested in this you re-check this on a weekly basis. I will also post major analysis and academic analysis as a separate blog on 'The Future Party' Blog.