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Together Rebuilding Democracy

My Democracy Pledge

***** Direct Election of Mayor *****
​1*. Select as Mayor the Candidate with the first highest #1 vote count.
2
*. Select as Vice Mayor the Candidate with the second highest #1 vote count.

***** Term Limits *****
3. Serve no longer than 3 terms of 2 years, or a cumulative 6 years as City Councilor.
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***** Publicly Financed Campaigns *****
4. Spend no more than 15,000 dollars during my campaign, and donate any excess to the charity of my choice.​

***** People Power for Equity and Justice *****
5*. Place people and environment before money.

6. Demand accountability and transparency of elected officials, the City administration and its processes.

7. Work to reinvent our local Democracy to better serve the needs and ambitions of the citizens of Cambridge. 
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VOTE  Nov 5, 2019

Liberty without accountability leads to Authoritarianism

10/25/2019

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Accountability is a fundamental element of a functioning Democracy.   Liberty, equality, accountability.  Liberty without equality is nothing more than privilege. Free speech without accountability leads to impunity.  Authoritarianism begins when the powerful think they can act with impunity.  Loose accountability, and you loose Democracy.   Anyone can say anything. There will be very little to no consequences.  With no accountability, how can we ensure equity and justice?   Cambridge has no mechanism to hold neither the City nor the politician and supporting city-wide organizations accountable.  No independent printed newspaper or journalists.  No checks and no balance.  We have lost our way.

Adapted from Billy Bragg , "Three Dimensions of Freedom"
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