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The Concept of Unified Community
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by Paul Gaylon
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<B>ComUnion is conceived as a community union of villages, towns, and cities
working together for the benefit of all. The concept of ComUnion enables
communities to proactively address infrastructure needs and economic prosperity,
while preserving local sovereignty.</B>
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<B>This community union, the ComUnion, links individuals, groups, organizations,
companies and municipalities in order to address the entire range of services
required for healthy, sustainable, and viable communities. ComUnion would
promote: appropriate technology; clean, renewable energy; public libraries
and education; health care services; safe working conditions; protection
of our soil, air, and water; and local autonomy and individual privacy rights.
ComUnion seeks to establish policies and procedures for developing a decent
standard of living while protecting and conserving our natural resources.</B>
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<B>To achieve these goals requires a public forum, such as an Internet site,
where individuals from different communities can discuss the issues at hand
and provide solutions. This is especially important for building a consensus
and sharing successes. There must be a way whereby the successes of communities
can be made publicly available so that others that are facing the same challenges
can readily learn from them. There could likely be a community listing of
those in the ComUnion where challenges and successes are presented. Such
a site would also chronicle the activities of progressive social groups all
over the world.</B>
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<B>All of this is possible, and achievable, if the ComUnion sets these goals
as priorities rather than having to direct all the energy of our society
into a war economy. There are choices we have to make concerning our prosperity,
freedom, and our future, or we subjugate our power to a State that is squandering
the means of our livelihood and precipitating the decay of our communities.
There is too much corporate lobbying in collusion with governmental greed
at the expense of public welfare, health, and safety. We need to make wise
and viable choices and advocate programs of genuine social betterment.</B>
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<B>Through ComUnion we would regain local sovereignty of our water, soil,
and air. ComUnion would enable communities to hold corporations accountable
for the pollution of our environment. Special interests that continue to
promote nonrenewable energy and unsustainable practices have contributed
to the predicament we find ourselves in today. Public accountability on local,
state, and federal issues must be open to view. Transparency is essential.</B>
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<B>With the concept of ComUnion, we are developing a vision of economic
prosperity, health, and safety for all. A world at peace, as envisioned by
Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, with his proposal for
a Department of Peace, is our sincere hope. Local sovereignty imbued with
compassion and fairness is true security. With peace in our heart, clarity
of purpose, and the welfare of our community in mind, we can move forward
toward a vision that we know is possible.</B>
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