GuvWurld Post #1000 - The Launch of "We Do Not Consent," an e-book

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GuvWurld Post #1000 - The Launch of "We Do Not Consent," an e-book

http://guvwurld.blogspot.com/2006/03/press-release-guvwurld-author.html

PRESS RELEASE: GuvWurld Author Publishes "We Do Not Consent," An Online Book

PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LOCAL AUTHOR, ELECTION INTEGRITY ADVOCATE PUBLISHES FIRST BOOK
Dave Berman issues �We Do Not Consent,� a compilation of essays from the GuvWurld blog
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March 27, 2006�Just one week shy of the GuvWurld Blog�s second anniversary, author Dave Berman has compiled 20 essential essays into an online book called �We Do Not Consent� (.pdf). The material highlights Berman�s style of advocacy journalism, reporting on his own work for social change in a way that furthers those efforts. Berman puts himself above charges of bias by openly stating his progressive goals and promoting this approach as a key to successful community organizing.

Berman observes the obsolescence of mainstream journalistic neutrality, citing debunked threats of WMD, withheld reporting on unconstitutional surveillance, the unresolved contradictions and scientific impossibilities of 9/11, and thousands of uninvestigated electronic voting glitches.

�What the newspapers and network news don�t tell us is enough to manipulate the common perception of reality,� Berman explains. �Shaping perceptions this way is intentional, yet subliminal. I�m also trying to shape your view of reality but I�m telling you this up front and showing you the difference between what the media report and what you can directly observe for yourself. I�m asking you to be ruthlessly honest � with yourself.�

GUVWURLD BLOG � LOCAL BY NATURE, NATIONAL BY STATURE

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In a January 2006 cover story on Humboldt County blogs, the North Coast Journal recognized GuvWurld for �gaining some stature in the larger blogosphere.� This notoriety stems primarily from the Voter Confidence Resolution (VCR), a statement challenging the legitimacy of the U.S. government�s claim to power after elections that did not seek the Consent of the Governed. Such Consent, according to the Declaration of Independence, is the source from which government�s �just Power� is derived. The book's title, "We Do Not Consent" is a clarion call to peaceful revolution and served as the theme of a recent community forum in Eureka.

Last July, the City Council of Arcata, CA became the first to adopt the VCR. More recently, Palo Alto�s Human Relations Commission and several Progressive Democratic caucuses in WA have also endorsed the VCR. Berman cites this as the GuvWurld Blog�s most successful example of advocacy journalism.

LEADING ELECTION REFORM EXPERT ENDORSES GUVWURLD EFFORTS
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This work has brought Berman into contact with other thinkers on elections and election law. Paul Lehto is an attorney in Everett, WA. He sued election machine maker Sequoia, and eight months later their machines were removed from use in Snohomish County, WA. Lehto wrote the Foreword to "We Do Not Consent."

According to Lehto, "Berman, writing under the GuvWurld name, is spearheading one of the most incisive arguments to make against the secret vote counting that always occurs with electronic voting. Namely, whenever secret vote counting is used, there is no rational basis for confidence in the reported election results. This is so because nobody saw the count, nobody can verify it, and nobody can independently repeat it. Such conditions violate all of the basic principles of science necessary to have a basis for confidence in the reported election results. That's no way to run a system of elections if you're serious about defending democracy."

BERMAN TO DISCUSS BOOK AT UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS
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Berman�s writing and quotes often appear in Humboldt County media and he keeps an active speaking schedule. Upcoming appearances include the Demand Your Democracy Forum on April 11, 7pm, at HSU Founders Hall Room 118; and KHSU radio �Thursday Night Talk� with Rob Ammerman on April 13 at 7:30pm.

Berman is also a founding member of the Voter Confidence Committee (VCC) of Humboldt County, an election integrity watchdog group. Supported by GuvWurld promotion, the VCC conducted the county�s first parallel election last November and continues to lead the resistance to the use of Diebold and any other election machines containing �proprietary� programming.

�WE DO NOT CONSENT� AVAILABLE ONLINE AND IN PRINT
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�We Do Not Consent� is available at no charge, without copyright restrictions, at http://tinyurl.com/rlnr2. The book is an easy to navigate Adobe PDF file with cross-referenced pages and numerous, comprehensive hyper links to online resources for readers.

Eureka-based Agreda Communications worked with Berman to publish the book in both PDF and printed, bound versions available at discounted costs. For a printed version, please contact the author.

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CONTACT:
Dave Berman, author, �We Do Not Consent�
Tel: (707) 845-3749
blog@guvwurld.org
http://tinyurl.com/rlnr2 (�We Do Not Consent�)
http://guvwurld.blogspot.com (GuvWurld blog main page)
http://tinyurl.com/amryg (Voter Confidence Resolution)

GuvWurld Post #1000 - The Launch of "We Do Not Consent," an e-book

Get the Hell out of office if you can't legitimize your election.Clearly stated, persuasively argued, and timely...at any time in our nation's history.

Get the Hell out of office if you can't legitimize your election.

Clearly stated, persuasively argued, and timely...at any time in our nation's history.