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CONTACT: Steve Glickman
310-1417 East 8th Avenue
Vancouver, Canada
Tel: 604-646-0560
Email: SteveG@FairSystem.com (Correction: SteveG@VoteSizing.org)
Website: www.FairSystem.com (Correction: www.VoteSizing.org)

The Gentle Revolution Gives The Poor a Weighted Vote

Vancouver, Canada. May 13, 2002  A new national political party is emerging in Canada devoted to giving more power to votes cast by the poor. The Fair System Party or FSP, founded by Steve Glickman was designed to decrease the disparity of political influence between the wealthy and the poorer unimpowered majority by giving the poor a weighted vote.

"The FSP is out to change the world, using free elections and our current government structure. Our goals are to encourage the necessary reforms and gradually shift things so that everybody has more equal contribution to the process." It is a "gentle revolution" designed to help the poor gain equality and opportunity through a new and innovative political process.

Glickman adds, "When we say power to the people, we mean it. We're not trying to be spokespeople on behalf of the poor, but rather give them a very real opportunity to have their voices heard." This new political alternative has no rigid agendas or fixed political platforms - however, at the forefront of the movement are the goals of establishing environmental integrity, a sustainable economy, and a newfound respect for the democratic process.

"The challenge is that the poor are the least vocal, least organized, least pursued, and least interested in politics. They feel that the government doesn't want to hear what they have to say, so they have no interest in participating in the voting process. Instead, what we are witnessing nowadays is an expression of frustration through violent and destructive means." The FSP attempts to reverse this trend by empowering the poor and helping them make a difference constructively and non-violently. We need to find a way to permit the principles of democracy, capitalism, and globalization to live side-by-side in harmony.

With the increasing percentage of the wealth being held by fewer people, the poor are more disenfranchised now than any other time in history. It's time for them to rise up, take back their power and be counted. The FSP party is the only political party on the horizon that can help them correct the disparity. Glickman concludes, "Drastic situations sometimes call for innovative measures. There's been enough finger pointing and blame, it's time to find a way for each of us to look inwards and make small sacrifices so that we can all share and benefit together. Historically, this is how we have evolved and prospered. If we do nothing, the widening gulf between those who have and those who have-not is certain to lead to political chaos."

To learn more about this radical political party, visit www.fairsystem.com (Correction: www.VoteSizing.org) or contact Steve Glickman at 604-646-0560. A video and book explaining this movement in more detail is available on the website for a small donation.

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