Thread: Boycott Ideas!

Boycott ideas:

We should plan a "sick" day to show how much it will cost if the majority are not taken to heart. If we can get a few hundred thousand to all take the same day off or call in sick (and get the word out to the media), then we can represent our buying power in another way. I suggest May 5!

Another idea; we should have one day where we boycott all restaurants. We could do this next May on the 5th, or we could do it every weekend in May. But we need to get the message out to the press!!! Without the press being aware, then it might not make much difference.

A few things I don’t understand about the proposed legislation:

1. Why is an illegal allowed to stay on the path to citizenship until he or she has “3” misdemeanors (or one of the proscribed felonies)? I would think any crime after entering a temporary work program should be enough to cause deportation. Essentially, one should be on probation for illegally entering the country and any future convictions should be considered a violation of such probation.

2. Why do politicians say that the money spent on border security has been doubled over the last few years, but we still have a problem; and therefore, spending more money on border security is not the answer? This does not make sense? Does anyone think that we should spend zero, or less money on securing the border? If we still have a problem it is either because not enough money is being spent or it is being managed by idiots. After all, we are talking about our government. The same government that put a pedophile in our office of Home Land Security. Way to go!

3. Why can't a temporary work program be established that does not give illegal aliens an earned income tax credit and does not give them a path to citizenship unless they get in line and wait their turn? Under this route, the taxes collected should make this beneficial to all that need consideration.

4. Why don’t we cut off existing work visas being given to Mexico until it can ensure us that the illegal immigrants entering our country from Mexico are less in number than its allotted annual visas of around 200 thousand. How about getting them involved? Under the proposed legislation, the number of visas effectively increases to 1 million! What is going on in D.C.?

APRIL 17, 2006
A DAY WITHOUT AMERICANS
DON'T GO TO WORK
DON'T GO TO ANY STORES
DON'T BUY ANY GAS
DON'T CONDUCT ANY BUSINESS ON LINE

This has been proposed for at least two weeks now.

I am up for any day you guys can get the "numbers."

I also think if we do something on the 5th of May it should have some symbolic impact. We don't need to do anything fancy. Just avoid all restaurants (i.e., make a lunch or whatever) and don't go to work. As the 5th is a Friday, it will give us a good long weekend. I think we should keep it simple so we can get more people behind it.

Oh yah, I have also been boycotting Wal-Mart for a month now too.

The keys are keeping it simple, get the numbers, and let the media know what is being targeted. Wal-Mart is a great example, because once it sees its profits / sales slumping (even by a very small amount) you know it will have their lobbyist call DC. We need to get “money” to feel the impact to get people, which DC actually listens, concerned and motivated.

WE REALLY NEED TO GET A SEPARATE BOYCOTT FORUM SET UP AND POST A MASTER LIST.

WE WILL HAVE MORE IMPACT IF WE AVOID SPENDING OUR DOLLARS AT VERY SPECIFIC PLACES OR ON SPECIFIC DATES. THIS WILL BE MUCH MORE DRAMATIC THAT TRYING TO HOLD A MARCH OR DEMONSTRATION, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE THIS IN PLACE BEFORE THE SENATE GETS BACK AND WE NEED TO EMAIL THE MAJOR NEWS MEDIAS TO INDICATE THAT WE ARE DOING THIS. WE SHOULD ALSO TRY TO GET CONSENSUS WITH OTHER SIMILAR BOARDS. CONSENSUS IS KEY, SO WE MIGHT NEED TO KEEP THE LIST SMALL! SEE BELOW:

WE NEED TO KEEP IT SIMPLE, WE NEED TO GET THE NUMBERS, AND WE NEED TO PUBLISH OUR INTENT!

I SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING BOYCOTT IDEAS:

1. THE PRIOR "CHICKEN FOR APRIL" IDEA SOMEONE HAD(DOES THIS MEAN CHICKEN AT THE STORE OR ANYTHING THAT INCLUDES CHICKEN AT RESTAURANTS?).

2. THE FOLLOWING NEWS CHANNELS: FOX NEWS, CNN, & MSNBC.

3. WAL-MART.

4. PEPSI (HAS THIS BEEN AGREED ON?)

5. MCDONALDS (HAS THIS BEEN AGREED ON?)

6. WORK ON MAY 5TH AND ALL RESTAURANTS ON MAY 5TH.

April 17th, Tax Day

The following week congress will be back in session. We need to send them a message.

I have already scheduled that day off.

Don't buy anything on that day. Turn your cell phones off and don't use them on that day. Even if you can't take off from work, at least do this.