Economic Blackout February 28

Submitted By: k.r.yurka@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

As a citizen, I have a sacred duty to stand up in defense of my country. One way to stand up is to vote in every election, from school board, to soil & water district to president. Until the next election, we also have first amendment rights to speak, peaceably assemble and petition for redress of grievances. I’m grateful to my fellow citizens who stood up and questioned Sen. Merkeley and Rep. Bonamici last weekend.

One other way we can stand up for our country is to choose to whom, why and when we ‘vote’ with our dollars. This is a right we exercise daily. I will be withholding my dollars on Friday, February 28, along with millions of other Americans who are concerned that their civil votes and public comments aren’t being heard. The only message the corporations hear is $$$.

I encourage you to join me in not spending a penny (except for emergencies, and only with locally owned businesses) for only one day.

To our beloved local business owners:
I do and will continue to support you, but not on Friday. I encourage you also to withhold your dollars for one day. No orders, no payments to vendors for one day. It’s one way we can stand together against the oligarchy that we all can see has invaded our national government. Stand up for your government OF the PEOPLE, BY the PEOPLE, FOR the PEOPLE.

Regardless of what the Supreme Court and Mitt Romney say, corporations are not people.