TheVoiceOfJoyce Can citizen assemblies work in America? They’re a way for people across the State and Country to meet to discuss issues that concern them and resolve those issues by formatting ballot proposals. Ballots work in Michigan, California and other States. Some states have restricted citizen ballots and I’m not sure that’s Lawful. That’s one way for Citizen assemblies to effect change. Citizen Assemblies can also meet, to propose Legislation based on their findings of fact. We’d work directly with Legislators to get our Bills passed? This is a 2 nd way for citizen assemblies to function: become a ThinkTank and write bills for Congress ( State and Federal Levels) to pass. Why leave Congressional Legislation to Corporate attorneys, when “We the People “, require legislation that reflects our needs? Who will join me in forming Citizen Assemblies? Contact me at: thevoiceofjoyce@earthlink.net. Together we can develop legislation and lobby legislators for their implementation.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/01/citizens-assemblies-are-they-the-future-of-democracy The system is not unlike jury duty. With facilitators in place to provide background information on the issue at hand and encourage everyone’s participation, the group meets over the course of several days to learn about a problem, hear from a range of stakeholders and experts, and come up with recommendations for new legislation. … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Can citizen assemblies work in America? They’re a way for people across the State and Country to meet to discuss issues that concern them and resolve those issues by formatting ballot proposals. Ballots work in Michigan, California and other States. Some states have restricted citizen ballots and I’m not sure that’s Lawful. That’s one way for Citizen assemblies to effect change. Citizen Assemblies can also meet, to propose Legislation based on their findings of fact. We’d work directly with Legislators to get our Bills passed? This is a 2 nd way for citizen assemblies to function: become a ThinkTank and write bills for Congress ( State and Federal Levels) to pass. Why leave Congressional Legislation to Corporate attorneys, when “We the People “, require legislation that reflects our needs? Who will join me in forming Citizen Assemblies? Contact me at: thevoiceofjoyce@earthlink.net. Together we can develop legislation and lobby legislators for their implementation.