August 30, 2021
One Day Voting Petition: Pervasive vs Minimal Regulations

To: 77 MP Candidates from 5 Parties** in BC, 13 Chief Electoral Officers, 155 reporters and commentators; plus 168 folks who are generally interested in good governance including members of the Social Mavrik Federation.

From: Bob Bray, President, Social Mavrik Federation

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CAMPBELL RIVER: Bob Bray announces that his petition calls for more freedom through simpler voting regulations and pushes back against the same people who are hellbent on safety regulations for lockdowns and health identity cards.

Pervasive vs Minimal Regulations
As we move into the second Fall season of the pandemic we see a majority opinion that accepts all government imposed strategies to control the pandemic and a minority opinion that resists them.

These two opinions reflect time honoured worldviews. And my voting procedures petition comes down on the side of one of these world views, but more of that later.

One worldview holds that people are naturally benevolent and good. The other holds that people are weak, fallible and self-interested.

I take inspiration for these observations from The Great Divide, written in 2015 by William D. Gairdner.

If people are good then society can be made perfect by people because government is a product of human will. That's one worldview.

The other worldview says forced perfection always has evil results; current society is settled in its practices through long experience, trusted moral codes, tradition and folk wisdom.

I see the two worldviews impacting our daily lives differently through the weight of government regulations. Many say to approach perfection we need a lot of regulations. I say that to protect our settled society we must keep regulations to a bare minimum.

I have compared these two levels of regulation in the table below using four areas of our daily lives:
  • Voting Procedures - complicated or simple
  • K-12 Education - centralized or local
  • Safety - laws or judgments
  • Pandemic - COVID 19 or Commie Virus (google "Commie Virus" for fun)

And I epitomized with one word the attitude instilled by pervasive regulations (obedience) and, with another word, the attitude that naturally evolves from minimal regulations (resilience).

My petition calls for a return to the simpler voting procedures we enjoyed when Election Day was a single day that was publicized through concentrated media exposure and provided in an opportunity for interactions with neighbours at the in-person voting place in each community.
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One Day Voting Initiative Petition - IP-2021-001
The name of this legislative petition is: Initiative to change the voting opportunities in provincial elections.

The petition is described on the Current Initiative Petitions page of the Elections BC website along with the Public Notice which can be seen here.

As I write there are 4 canvassers registered by Elections BC for signature gathering from folks who prefer strengthening their community by having almost everyone vote on a single day at an in-person event in their neighbourhood over those who feel the easiness of vote-by-mail and the convenient options of early voting are totally without nefarious consequences.

On the Social Mavrik list the ridings of the 4 canvassers are shown.
Status of the Voting Opportunities petition
Registering as a Canvasser is open.

The Canvasser Application Form is here.

Just want to sign it? Please let me know by email.
Watching Brief - Policing Petition - IP-2021-002
The name of the second legislative petition in 2021 is: Initiative to conduct a Surrey policing binding referendum.

The petition is described on the Current Initiative Petitions page of the Elections BC website.

At the time of writing 318 canvassers are registered for signature gathering from folks who prefer national policing over local policing.
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** MP candidates with a published campaign email address that I have found:
Christian Heritage 3, Conservative 33, Libertarian 3, Maverick 2, People's 36
for a total of 77.
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Contact:
Bob Bray, President, Social Mavrik Federation
Phone: 250-504-0052
Mail: 784 Bowen Drive, Campbell River, British Columbia V9H 1S2
Email: bob.bray@socialmavrikbc.ca
Website: socialmavrikbc.ca
The Social Mavrik Federation is a registered society in British Columbia dedicated to cultural politics through endorsing candidates for Leadership / MP / MLA / Trustee positions and supporting legislative petitions.
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