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We made laws to prevent companies from helping China oppress its people, after Tiananmen Square. All this is out the window.

Hats Off to Rolling Stone Magazine and Naomi Klein on this expose of US Complicity in the maintenance of a Chinese Police-State (and the importation of it to the US):

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/20797485/chinas_allseeing_eye

One chilling thing Naomi Klein points out is that the US already has more people in Jail than China does today, even though our population is much smaller than theirs.

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They tried to unseat him in a coup d'etat. They talk smack about him today.

Some say he was poisoned:

http://fdrassassination.50megs.com/

Some say he was shot:

www.winternet.com...

The Same kind of people that hated Roosevelt hated Kennedy.

They hated "Liberals". They still do, today.


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I'm not talking about our butchery-laden history; I'm talking about the ideals that define the idea of "America", outlined in the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. We don't need yet another law that violates the freedoms guaranteed all persons under the Constitution's Bill of Rights.

If there really IS a group out there who "Hate our Freedom", maybe they have ideas such as making laws that will strip our freedom from us.

Call your Senators and urge them not to pass this latest affront to liberty, and call the reps who voted to pass this and let them know you don't like it:

http://www.wardchurchill.net/
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Senate Moves Forward on Orwellian “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act”

May 19, 2008 on 12:15 am | In Uncategorized

by Tom Burghardt / May 15th, 2008

In the wake of Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Susan Collins’ (R-ME) alarmist report, “Violent Islamist Extremism, the Internet, and the Homegrown Terrorism Threat,” the Senate may be moving towards passage of the Orwellian “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007″ (S. 1959).

A companion piece of legislative flotsam to the House bill, “The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007″ (H.R. 1955), the Democrat-controlled Congress seems ready to jettison Constitutional guarantees of free speech and assembly. The bill passed the House by a 404-6 vote in October. Twenty-three congress members abstained, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers.Under cover of studying “violent radicalization,” both bills would broaden the already-fluid definition of “terrorism” to encompass political activity and protest by dissident groups, effectively criminalizing civil disobedience and non-violent direct action by developing policies for “prevention, disruption and mitigation.” . . . . click here to read the rest of the story.

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"They threatened to filibuster" is a cowardly excuse for not getting results in congress.

The Republicans have vowed non-cooperation in congress. They have broken all records in this.

Call their bluff. If they say they're going to filibuster, I want to see everybody there at 3 in the morning, the rambling orator sporting a piss-bag.

It's what we pay you for.

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Just as Cheney Protects Bush, because the People are afraid of Cheney, Edwards will protect Obama, because the Corporations are afraid of Edwards.

I think this is a good thing.

Now, I'd like to see Kucinich in the team somewhere.

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Based on Rush Limbaugh's recent remarks encouraging listeners to do physical violence at the upcoming Democratic Convention, it is clear that Rush Limbaugh is not using the public airwaves to further the public good, and that more specifically Rush Limbaugh's hate-mongering rhetoric and incitement to public rioting necessitate that his radio show should be removed.

To persecute other celebrities for harmless naughty behavior, while letting a true criminal like Rush Limbaugh slide, would be a concrete case of Fraud, Waste and Abuse by the leadership of the FCC.

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I worked with Charles Carroll in our virtual Band "Triple C and Mr. M" on this song, "The Ocean Between":



Website for "Triple C and Mr. M":
www.CCCmrM.com

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Wanted: a candidate who will make it known that PARDONS for Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice, and all others implicated in crimes including but not limited to the illegal invasion of the sovereign nation of Iraq, WILL NOT BE ISSUED, and that the above named individuals and their accomplices will in fact be tried for their crimes.

War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, Misappropriation of Public Funds (and Reckless Endangerment of an entire planet?) are just some of the crimes that should be tried.

Look. If a candidate can't say they will "take pardon off the table", do they really have any credibility?

on that note:

"You know, I often get questions about impeachment at town hall meetings and I've said that is not something I think would be fruitful to pursue because I think that impeachment is something that should be reserved for exceptional circumstances."
-- Barack Obama

W T F ?

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The Nazis ("National Socialists") embodied many fascist traits, and were largely a product of corporatism:



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We're stuck with, uh, Coke or Pepsi, for Presidential Candidates this year, because we don't have instant runoff voting at the federal level yet.

Neither sounds like they're really going to be able to address some serious issues we will have to face immediately (although I suspect that Obama and Edwards could motivate and mobilize the population to embark on some major changes for the better), because a monopolized press and a hugely corrupt and ineffectual government have crippled our society and soured our position in the world.

Listen to Nader, get LOCAL. Do outreach. Get out of your chair. Communicate. Make Calls. I just called the Obama campaign and recommended that they start pushing legitimacy, accountability and credibility, and impeachment of certain war-criminals. Call your legislator OFTEN. Put the toll free numbers in your phone and USE them. One single-sentence issue per call.

Like Mr. Nader says: "If you don't turn on to politics, politics will turn on you."

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An Obama-Edwards Ticket will defeat "Bomb-Bomb McCain" and lead our country out of economic meltdown.

Or We're all doomed.

I like the first idea better.

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http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_linda_mi_080311_is_spitzer_being_tar.htm
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Governor Spitzer was scheduled to deliver a major address yesterday morning in Albany, New York, on the issue of women's reproductive rights. One thousand people were awaiting the Governor's address when the news of his sexual liaison broke. Governor Spitzer abandoned his women's rights speech to defend his own rights instead. He had no other choice.
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http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_linda_mi_080311_is_spitzer_being_tar.htm

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As aquifers and glaciers dissapear, more and more our useable water will have to come from plants such as the one in Tampa Bay (currently the largest in the U.S.):

http://www.tampabaywater.org/watersupply/tbdesal.aspx

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Stirling Energy Systems could be a key player in kick-starting our new energy economy.

http://www.stirlingenergy.com/

Here are some good audio interviews regarding Stirling.

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Without intelligent leadership, the Human Race is Doomed. This book needs to be in the forefront of public debate. You read Shock Doctrine.. now read this one:

Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization

The Whole Book is available online as a PDF, FREE HERE.

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Here's a St. Petersburg Times Article comparing the TSA to the Nazi Party:
http://www.sptimes.com/2008/02/06/Business/Comparing_TSA_to_Nazi.shtml

Good. The Press must keep the government in check. Don't use this as an excuse to hate government, however. Read On:

Here are some comments from a local blogger regarding it:
http://tampasbackdoor.blogspot.com/2008/02/sieg-heil-tsa.html

Good. Citizens should talk about this kind of stuff.

I am Familiar with the TSA. I believe all Members of the TSA should:

1. Get 'em Through efficiently.
2. Keep 'em Safe.
3. Use Professional Courtesy.

I believe that TSA Personnel who do this right, and who minimize interpersonal abrasion, are generally regarded in a positive light by the traveling public; and make their own jobs easier.

Regarding the hassle and inconvenience of airport checkpoints: we ALL could have paid more attention to our government and energy policy and foreign policy over the past couple generations, and then maybe we would not have gotten ourselves in such a mess to begin with. Like it or not, agree or disagree on the causes, flying is less safe for Americans today than it was before. Checkpoints are today a necessary evil, and as such, are inherently not profitable, and are thus naturally a public government activity.

Government employees and elected officials work for the citizens.

The U.S. Government is no place for ass-kissing, back-stabbing, people-hating, boot-licking goose-steppers. If the shoe fits, G T F O. (Git the ---- Out [and have a nice day]).

Federal government employees are required to adhere to a code of ethics:
http://usgovinfo.about.com/blethics.htm
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CODE OF ETHICS FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Any person in Government service should:

1. Put loyalty to the highest moral principals and to country above loyalty to Government persons, party, or department.

2. Uphold the Constitution, laws, and legal regulations of the United States and of all governments therein and never be a party to their evasion.

3. Give a full day's labor for a full day's pay; giving to the performance of his duties his earnest effort and best thought.

4. Seek to find and employ more efficient and economical ways of getting tasks accomplished.

5. Never discriminate unfairly by the dispensing of special favors or privileges to anyone, whether for remuneration or not; and never accept for himself or his family, favors or benefits under circumstances which might be construed by reasonable persons as influencing the performance of his governmental duties.

6. Make no private promises of any kind binding upon the duties of office, since a Government employee has no private word which can be binding on public duty.

7. Engage in no business with the Government, either directly or indirectly which is inconsistent with the conscientious performance of his governmental duties.

8. Never use any information coming to him confidentially in the performance of governmental duties as a means for making private profit.

9. Expose corruption wherever discovered.

10. Uphold these principles, ever conscious that public office is a public trust.

[Source: U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee]

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We need functional government. All men are not angels. Lew Rockwell is Wrong in this regard. Government is how an organized community of human beings protects itself from crooks (like big thieving corporations, for instance). Government is how the organized community protects itself from "persons" who have been pushed over the edge into antisocial and/or violent acts, for whatever reason. Most people who won't say anything at all out loud desire and treasure order in their society, so long as that order is just. Regarding Order, Uniforms should connote order. Not Oppression.

(An Aside:)
Our Military and our Police used to have to wear Class B's (clothing that is an expression of respect for the community). That they more often nowadays can be seen in battle-garb is alarming and I think this should be changed. Battle is not cool or neat. It's when human beings kill and destroy. Walking among us clothed for that is bad.

Part of a functional government is a vibrant fourth estate (the Press). In the absence of an effective Press, governments can and do become corrupt and oppressive.

I would like to see effectively enforced legislation (maybe constitutional amendments) breaking up media monopolies and keeping the Internet neutral (no filtering by ISP's.) Sound like a tough one? Not if enough people in government take seriously their allegiance to the Constitution, which specifies protections for the Press. Not if enough citizens take seriously their allegiance to the republic for which the flag of the United States stands.

The Newspaper Article caught my notice. My gut feeling is, don't take unfair advantage of your position in order to inflict your own personal misery on others (but then this is regarding INDIVIDUAL SELF-GOVERNMENT).

I'll leave it to you to find it.. I heard about it on Mike Malloy's show.. I heard the clip.. Now we know where Bill Clinton stands on the 9-11 coverup, I wonder what he thought about the Kennedy Assassination. That there could be a link between 9-11 and JFK is in the minds of many who believe the one fundamental truth of our times:

You're Being Fooled.

Edwards dropping out of the 08 presidential race should be a clear message to anyone who cares, that THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WILL NOT SOLVE MOST OF OUR PROBLEMS. Any real, meaningful change in our country will require ORGANIZED work from all citizens, and not just rooting for whichever race-horse appears to have a chance of winning a particular election.

Don't use this disappointment as an excuse to play victim and "quit". Join us as a truly concerned citizen and help us make our world better, one step at a time. Here are some of my own ideas on areas to focus on:

http://www.americanwisdom.org/solutions.htm

I will certainly vote. I will not throw my vote away on a spoiler candidate.

(now.. where should I put these "Edwards" stickers?)

http://blog.johnedwards.com/onecorps