99 Percent Declaration
| 99 Percent Declaration | |
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| Created | October 7, 2011 |
The 99 Percent Declaration or 99% Declaration is a document associated with Occupy Wall Street, however it has not been backed by the OWS movement in New York City or accepted nationally. It calls for a "National General Assembly" to convene on July 4, 2012 in Philadelphia. The attendees will be 876 delegates elected by direct vote. There will be a man and a woman from each of the 435 Congressional Districts and one delegate from each of the US territories. The delegates will vote on final Petition for a redress of grievances. The 99% declaration puts forth 22 suggested grievances and solutions including an immediate ban on all monetary and gift contributions to all politicians, implementing a public financing system for political campaigns, and the reversal of the Citizens United case by the Supreme Court.
Background
Occupy Wall Street is a movement, which began as an advertised demonstration asking "What is our one Demand". It has been notable, however, for not having any demands. This has led various individuals and groups to propose demands and try to get Occupy Wall Street support. None of these efforts has succeeded. The 99 Percent Declaration is one of these sets of demands. It has since gone on, however, to have it's own organization.
Document
The declaration calls for a national general assembly to represent the 435 congressional districts and 6 US territories to gather on July 4, 2012, for the purpose of assembling a list of grievances and solutions. A National General Assembly idea comes from the Demands Working Group, a protester committee designated at one of the General Assembly meetings in Zuccotti Park. The plan includes elections by direct vote of two delegates (one man and one woman) from the Congressional Districts and one delegate from each territory. These delegates would vote on a list of grievances at an assembly in Philadelphia. After forming, the group launched a website and published a proposed list of grievances online. The subjects of the grievances/solutions are:
Conservative response
The 99 percent declaration has been cited conservative organizations to highlight the differences between their positions and the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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