Maharg, thanks for sharing this and very surprised I was not considered a signatory of the document although I made similar proposals on the same at a different level. It is not important now who does what, when, where, and how. The importance is that great minds think alike. What stands our most are;

“On a deeper level, we feel that the changes we seek cannot simply be voted into existence- we want to bring participatory democracy to life in all spheres of society…..It will also reassure those of us who have been hurt by politicians in the past that this will remain a relationship of equals, and you won’t forget about us when we get you elected. And it will help turn the political revolution into a revolution of everyday life- where democracy becomes something we practice every day in our neighborhoods, workplaces, unions, and community organizations, not just every few years at the ballot box.”

.“We want something long-term, we want to make something together that is built to last.” Restating what Bernie Sanders has been saying all along for 50+ years does not make it new. The following appears to have a questionable ring or undertone that may not be helpful to the entire document; “Change will not happen with one election or one politician. We need a social movement. Social movements are made up not of one politician speaking out on stage against the establishment- but of millions of individuals standing up and working together.” (#2)

This should not be a public document until at the Convention in Philadelphia; when Bernie Sanders becomes head of the Democratic ticket and can immediately work on integrating the mindset of this document into DNC and its entire national structure. In essence, it will mean taking over the DNC and transforming it into a new and improved DNC. Setting up a different name and structure can only be thought of when the foregoing fails.

Some of the thinking in the cited portions are not really helpful, but I won’t want to go into them now.