"Time for the mind"

"What just pick this weekend?" Ask not currently few, especially against the background, as a continuation of the grand coalition seems to be almost a done deal. We want the citizens as well? And: What alternatives are there?

In my role as publisher, editor and journalist, I am the documentor, and legally would therefore express no specific recommendation to vote. However, it is my heart, key facts and trends in society and demonstrate the consequences of possible choices that love you, dear reader, reader, may ease the agony of choice.

A grand coalition was always slip profile free party politics and harbors due to the weak opposition caused by them are potentially dangerous. A continuation of the same coalition, however, seem almost as safe as the Amen in the church, or work on next election day more citizens than expected, with her voice on a miracle? (Photo: R. Diessl)

Now you can choose the one party represented in parliament, which has always been given the vote, either out of habit, tradition or even fear of the "rights" might otherwise attract many votes. Thus we confirmed that there are policies in recent years in its entirety. For this purpose I have in another article written a few.

You can choose tactically, such as swing voters, with dubious success. Even this choice is system assent.

You can select protest. But then you might just have the wrong party's voice, in any case, but chooses not "pro", but "cons".

Or you can for one of the so-called "small parties" agree to use the more idealistic and motivated to stand up for real values ​​and beliefs. Which the parties might be, for example, you read my post "electoral Colorful Carnival (Part 2)" .

This (training) election is not just for the second vote, but also for the first vote. For orientation: While you decide, with the two-known voice for a party, choose a candidate with the latter directly in the Bundestag (whether a member of any political party or independent). And therein lies a great opportunity.

In recent years, my observation after three trends emerged as a central citizens' interests, for the part of the government and also from the other two major parties no or hardly any lobby exists. This is the topic of self-determination rather than incapacitation (the pirate party is here on behalf of freedom in the network), the issue of participation (to the desired one by referendum and direct democracy - a subtle contribution to this we have currently in our online special published, it gives an informative video clip here ) and the issue of basic security, especially that of the movement is calling for an (unconditional) basic income.

Despite the ignorance of the government, committed citizens can not give up and insert your veto of politics over their needs, respectively, so far mainly by means of petitions (recently: for a basic income and against Internet censorship ), which are ignored by the ruling parties insisted. Without losing heart, and also to show how serious the situation, have now spread across the country put up by individual citizens, as a direct candidates to compete for these issues.

Candidates for the participation issue you will find, sorted by constituencies, the following websites:

• www.volksentscheid.de/wahlkreis/
• www.fuervolksentscheide.de/wahlen/bundestagswahl-2009/245-aktuelle-praesenz-in-deutschland

Candidates for the basic security topic you can refer to the following websites:

• www.grundeinkommen-is-waehlbar.de
• www.du-can-basic-income waehlen.de
• In addition, individual candidates have their own home pages or create video clips, such as the initiator of the basic income-petition Susanne Wiest , continues the singer of the band "The bandwidth," Marcel Wojnarowicz Wojna alias , or in Berlin-Mitte, the author and philosopher Ralph Boes .
• Additional information about parties (such as the "Violet") and candidates who stand up for the basic income, see the "Archives basic income" and on the social networking platform Facebook .

A conceptual idea, which she began very early for the offensive use of the first vote and, more recently, both the subjects Selbst-/Mitbestimmung calls as well as a basic income is the "Willi-way project" with its initiator Frederick Schönbeck. On their website there is also an overview of direct candidates in different constituencies.

The list of candidates who promote themselves on these issues is, of course, no guarantee that this is always about integrity personalities. Especially in relation to the Willi-way candidate or the party small "Germany for You" (D4U) occurred in the network to controversial discussions. Whatever may be true to the allegations, it must check each one for himself. It is therefore advisable to determine the telephone number of the corresponding list of candidates and rounded to a personal meeting their own opinion. Moreover, also offers Abgeordnetenwatch.de where possible has already been asked the same questions, help.

Of the circulating proposals to boycott the election or deliberately choose to void, so as to give expression to his protest, I personally think nothing. Why I think so, I had already in advance of the elections represented.

A good idea towards the end: In this election it may be worthwhile as an election observer "participate" as the (not approved for election) 'Party of Good " inspires in its last press release . Just make sure that everything is above board. You never know.

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