Wanted - Your ideas for the Netroots platform!

From Netroots Nation:

Dear Friend,

Are you concerned about our country's addiction to oil? Or about getting universal healthcare passed? This is your chance to express what you think our national policies should be!

One of our goals at Netroots Nation is to take ideas from our community, match them with the right technology, and empower you to act. In Austin, we provided a way for you to contribute to a collaborative Netroots platform. The response was fantastic, but we still need your voice.

We need your help to ensure that all the planks are strong, and that the platform accurately reflects our collective views. Contribute your ideas at netrootsplatform.org.

The final platform will be submitted through Obama's "Listening to America" process in which the campaign is encouraging supporters to jointly craft platform planks. Our impact will depend on the process being completely democratic and participatory, and on engaging as many members of the Netroots as possible.

Curious? Skeptical? Here's an excerpt of the current "general principles" plank:

"As progressive women and men living in the United States of America, we believe that the American dream means extending equality of opportunity to every American and working to narrow the gap between opportunity and outcome. We see no reason why the outcome of any American's pursuit of happiness should be economic destitution caused by unemployment, inflation, high energy costs, lack of health care, or any of the other myriad problems facing everyday Americans today. America can do better, and as progressives we pledge ourselves to working for greater opportunities and better outcomes for all Americans."

Read the rest at netrootsplatform.org.

To craft a political platform together, democratically, we're using MixedInk's unique collaborative writing tool. It works kind of like a blog's diary submission and recommendation system, only you can borrow other people's words and ideas to create the best possible plank. From the economy to healthcare to the environment, you'll have a chance to contribute new ideas, edit existing planks, remix the group's best ideas to form new versions, and rate what others have written to help choose the final version.

By fusing our voices together and producing a precise policy vision that reflects our collective viewpoints, our community can better influence the official Democratic platform.

Be sure to contribute your ideas at netrootsplatform.org.

In solidarity,
The Netroots Nation Team
Raven Brooks
Karen Kolber
Mary Rickles
Nolan Treadway

P.S. Don't miss out on other community projects: Register for NN09 in Pittsburgh at regonline.com/nn09. (There are still a few tickets left at the $225 rate.)