Friday, January 22, 2010

1608...Facebook And Democracy

Is the title of a piece in this morning's National Post.

Shilo Davis, is the organizer of "...Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament (CAPP) Facebook group, and the co-ordinator of nationwide rallies planned for tomorrow..." and she writes that "At last count, the CAPP Facebook group had over 200,000 members, with more joining every hour. That makes it not only the biggest Facebook group in Canada, but also the quickest large-scale grassroots political mobilization in Canadian history. CAPP has more Facebook followers than all of the major political leaders combined -- not bad for a three-week-old group founded over a matter of parliamentary procedure."

Miss Davis also is the national rally coordinator for Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament.

The proof is in the pudding; let's see if people forgo their Saturday of shopping and watching NCAA basketball and gather on the Hill, in Gore Park, Hamilton and elsewhere for this protest.

Truly this is a watershed moment in Canadian politics and pop culture, kinda catching up to what President Obama did during his successful run in '08. No matter what, Miss Davis is to be commended for doing something.

WFDS

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