TrueMajority

TrueMajority is an organization which advocates certain liberal or progressive changes to U.S. Government policy.http://www.truemajority.org/who/principles.php Our Principles: TrueMajority.org] Although these changes would constitute a large divergence from U.S. policy to date, TrueMajority holds that many if not most U.S. citizens would actually favor making such changes.

The organization's basic strategy is that people register for free as TrueMajority members; then, when TrueMajority decides it is important to send a message to the government (usually specifically to the U.S. Congress), they will send emails to all their members, containing a brief policy statement. Members may ignore each statement, or may approve it by sending a reply email. Whenever a member approves a statement, that statement will be faxed to that member's Congressional representatives in that member's name. Members may also modify the statement or replace it with another to be faxed. [http://www.truemajority.org/who/ Who We Are: TrueMajority.org] The whole process is automated and is advertised to take members two minutes per month (assuming they don't write their own statements).

TrueMajority was founded by Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's.

TrueMajorityACTION is a separate but closely related organization, which has a different status under U.S. law so that it can campaign for specific parties and politicians. In September 2007, TrueMajorityACTION merged with USAction. [http://www.usaction.org/site/pp.asp?c=eiJPJ5OVF&b=83295 About USAction]

As of July 2005, TrueMajority claims 435,000 members; TrueMajorityACTION claims 150,000.Fact|date=March 2008

True Majority was mentioned on The Colbert Report on Monday March 5, 2007 when Ben and Jerry made a guest appearance. [cite web| title=Ben and Jerry| url=http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=83216| date=2007-03-05| publisher=The Colbert Report| accessdate=2008-07-17]

TrueMajority Principles

True Majority does not advocate increases in taxes but rather a re-allocation of how federal funds are applied. [http://www.truemajority.org/who/priorities.php Our Priorites: TrueMajority.org]

# Attack poverty and world hunger as if our life depends on it.
# Champion the rights of every child, woman, and man.
# End our obstructionism to the world's treaties.
# Reduce our dependence on oil and lead the world to an age of renewable energy.
# Close the book on the Cold War and ease the nuclear nightmare.
# Renounce Star Wars and the militarization of space.
# Make globalization work for, not against, working people.
# Ensure equal treatment under law for all.
# Get money out of politics.
# Close the gap between rich and poor kids at home.

Principles explained

The principles can be read at the TrueMajority website here:http://www.truemajority.org/who/principlesex.php Our Principles Explained: TrueMajority.org]

Principle endorsements

TrueMajority's principles are endorsed by Greenpeace, Rock the Vote, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Peace Action, the National Head Start Association, Global Exchange, The Interfaith Alliance, The Nation magazine, Sojourners Magazine, Rainforest Action Network, Women's Action for New Directions (WAND), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), National Council of La Raza.

External links

* [http://www.truemajority.org/ TrueMajority's web page]
* [http://www.archive.org/details/sglGreatSpeechesandInterviews_CalPERSurgedtodivestfromKBR CalPERS urged to divest from KBR] by True Majority

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