1)
Create Twitter account, Facebook Page and Group,
email address, petition on Change.org, and blog (Did everything, but my twitter
account was suspended because I was using the reply feature unsolicited, and I
guess they frown on that.) Hit pasetebin.com. Youtube (rickroll style). Use these and any other social networking
tools that come to mind to spread word.
If possible, create Facebook bot to send automated PMs and Invites.
2)
Utilize what we know about search engine
optimization (SEO) to bring articles/blogs opposed to the EC to the top in
search results for “Electoral College.”
This can be done by creating links to those articles and pages. We can also read up on SEO to come up with
other ideas as to how we can accomplish this.
This must be done by the time the EC starts getting more attention as
the election season approaches—when people start looking up the EC, the first
things they’ll see are those articles/blogs we’ve chosen to promote.
3)
Gather as many people as possible in Washington,
D.C. for a rally sometime in the period of July 3-5. This will provide greater media attention and
more notice from the public. Rally will
be in support of the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
4)
At the rally, start with masks off. Once the rally gains media attention, put on
the masks to reveal that this is an Anonymous operation. Noticing the greater breadth of our efforts
will draw new members, adding to the complexity and creativity of the
collective; additionally, it will provide positive PR to counteract the reputation
Anonymous has a being merely a bunch of Hackerz on steroids. The increase in Anonymous’
population and improvement in reputation will help us when it comes to planning
future projects.
5)
After the rally gets attention, we can turn our
attention having rallies at the offices of the state legislatures where the
Compact hasn’t yet been signed.
6)
In case the amount of media attention garnered
so far isn’t enough to make the EC a topic of Presidential debate, we organize protests at the universities at
which these debates will be held (first one is October 3). Since there will be secret service (meaning
we can get in a LOT more trouble if arrested than we would if they weren’t
there) at the debates, instead of having a traditional protest, we’ll have a “walk-out.” This will entail convincing the students and
professors at those universities who have tickets to the debates take their
seats and then, partway through the debate, walking out in unison. Additionally, before the walk-out, and before
the secret service arrives on campus, we make a large message about the EC that
will be visible in the aerial camera shots that will appear on TV from the
event. To avoid getting in trouble for
vandalism/destruction of property by painting the message or using other
traditional means, we set stakes in the ground and attach the message, to the
tops of the stakes, so that there is no defacing of the universities’ property
(and fewer grounds on which to get in trouble).
7)
This happens at each of the first two debates,
bringing public interest to a head and forcing the candidates to confront the
issue. At least one, of course, will side
with getting rid of the EC because 62% of the population wants to end it. Making them commit to a position means that,
even if they don’t want the EC to be an issue, they’ll have address it once
elected to satisfy the people. Thus
there will be pressure on legislators to confront the issue, and knowing that over
60% of Americans want them to get rid of the EC will pull them to that side on
the issue.
8)
We write to all senators and representatives,
asking them to introduce a constitutional amendment, while simultaneously
targeting the legislators in the states that haven’t yet agreed to the National
Popular Vote Interstate Compact.
9)
This will give us two viable approaches; a
back-up plan should the NPVIC fail to be agreed upon in enough states. Protests will continue periodically as long
as legislation has not yet been passed.
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