The Incorruptibles Wichita
Incorruptible politicians aren't born, they're made.
Our Mission is to fill
government with Incorruptible politicians who are committed to
fighting the takeover of our government and economy. Incorruptible
politicians will strive to create a government that represents all
the people, protects the vulnerable, and improves the lives of all
Wichitans. Corporate groups and corporate money have far too much
control over the lives of the majority. The Incorruptibles’ work
engages everyday citizens to reclaim their rightful voice in
society. Our goal is to create true democracy in Wichita.
The Incorruptibles are a new
kind of volunteer organization. We believe this movement will only
succeed if we integrate the unique skills and perspectives of
thousands of volunteers. We call this Radical Creative
Diversity, and we live up to this belief with every new
opportunity our volunteers come to us with. We know that every
city in America will have different issues and different
perspectives. This is why we have created a unique Wichita
platform. There are two core principles that all local teams must
adhere to: No corporate money and No party
affiliation. Join us as we build coalitions of progressive
groups in order to fill all levels of government with unwavering
politicians fighting for economic, racial, environmental, and
social justice.
We are the Wichita Chapter of
the national The
Incorruptibles organization and we want to take local
government from corporate control back into the hands of the
people. We have a platform of three issues we focus on which are
Police Accountability and Transparency, Public Transportation, and
Increased Transparency and Accountability in Local Government. We
think you share our ideals in general and particularly the three
issues we want to focus on. We offer to help individuals campaign,
but more importantly and better, we build a campaign on the issues
to form a common identity that convinces voters that their voices
may actually be heard, that their vote will actually matter,
because we are campaigning for a majority of the City Council, not
just one or two good candidates.
Why local politics? Here are three reasons why joining our Incorruptibles chapter in Wichita is perhaps the best thing you can do right now:
- Candidates who refuse big money and candidates who stand
for the majority of Wichitans, have a greater difficulty
winning national offices like the House or Senate. It is much
easier for them to get grassroots support for a local position
like City Council or Mayor, where it is possible to knock on
enough doors to speak directly to voters. Once an
Incorruptible candidate becomes a politician, they can build
on the trust of their constituents to gain more and more
supporters and donations as they move up to state and national
offices. We currently don’t have a strong, organized group of
incorruptible local politicians ready to move up to the state
level. Corporatists have been much better about this and have
taken over governments, causing absurd levels of
gerrymandering and other forms of corruption.
- If you’re worried about Congress, you should know this:
the biggest problem with midterms is that people don’t come
out to vote. When more people vote, candidates who stand up
for the majority of voters win. The best way to get people to
vote for candidates in sate assemblies and congress is by
engaging them in local elections like the Wichita City
Council.
- Perhaps the most important reason we have an
Incorruptibles chapter in our city is that city councils can
protect people from the circus that is our current national
and state government. Cities and counties that shield
residents from deportation, sanctuary cities, are a good
start, but there is a lot more we can and should do at the
local level.
Our issues
Our primary issues for Wichita are:
- Police Accountability and Transparency
- Need for additional training in crisis intervention for people in mental health crises
- Need for de-escalation training to reduce/eliminate use of deadly force to save citizens' and officers' lives
- Need for implicit bias training and demilitarization
- Public Transportation and its impact
- People with no other means of reliable transportation
- Jobs
- City Growth
- Economy
- Increased Transparency and Accountability in Local Government
- To eliminate the influence of money in local politics, in the decisions made by elected officials
- To eliminate potential corruption and favoritism to developers
- To eliminate the inequity in development dollars only being spent on more affluent neighborhoods or the downtown areas while needs in less affluent, poorer neighborhoods are being ignored
- To ensure that public services and public spaces/lands are not privatized or handed over for private purposes
Contact us
You can get in touch with us through email incorruptibles.wichita@gmail.com. Find us on Facebook.
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