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Dave Diducks Grassroots Creed
As a believer in Grassroots or Populist democracy, I pledge to voice my concerns and opinions on any subject that I feel strongly about.
My reasons and rationale may not always be delivered in a fashion the listener may like, but it is an opinion that belongs to me and the grassroots principle cannot work in silence.

I will not decline to voice my feelings on the grounds that someone may feel I do not have enough facts on which to base my decision. The pursuit of facts can be unending and facts are ever changing at any rate. To0 often those who would condemn an opinion as having no basis in fact, want only their own facts to be considered.
The question that is almost impossible to answer is: At what point does one have enough facts to make a decision? I understand that many will rank facts according to the Academic or Social standing of an opinion giver and I do not wish to fall into that trap.

When a person has accepted a set of Principles into their life, Decisions on a variety of subjects no longer become the dilemmas that some would have us believe in trying to advance their own feelings by Argument or Rhetoric.
It may come to pass that I am given the honor of your confidence to conduct various affairs on your behalf. Should I seek this position, it is my duty to freely answer whatever questions you may ask to determine what my philosophy or principles are based upon. It is also incumbent on both of us to understand that at times I may be called upon to represent a body larger than just the two of us.

Should that happen I would advise that body and yourself, that your and their views must be made known to me honestly and clearly. I pray that the advice that I have used was given in respect of and for the benefit of all beings. I also pledge that I will not use the position given to me to influence the body by means unavailable to them. It is my promise to keep the body informed as much as possible in a non-prejudial fashion.

It is only by communicating your feelings or thoughts that Grassroots Democracy can be achieved. By expressing them you may find many others share the same sentiments. Often, just expressing them is enough to become a factor in influencing a political or social outcome.

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