Sunday, February 23, 2020

divided government

divided government has become the norm in the USA. for those of us who claim to be neither a republican nor a democrat, there's a sublime logic in divided government. with divided government both the republican party and the democratic party are limited in their mischief-making. 

 had enough? 

to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for  republican and democratic party candidates, including incumbents. 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for their party. 
public domain

even with their billion dollar donors, if voters don't vote for republicans and democrats, then the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die.

once the republican and democratic parties are gone, and lobbyists are rendered powerless, then much-needed changes to the constitution can be made--like "no taxation without representation", a.k.a. powerful national politicians (e.g. pelosi, mcconnell, etc.) that 99+ percent of americans didn't vote for.

hopefully, some day, when the republican party, the democratic party, antiquated party rules and lobbyists are gone, and the constitution has been amended, then we'll be able to vote for leaders who will try to make our country better rather than throw rocks at each other.

nothing will be better for our country. 


the same goes for the news media--stop patronizing biased news media that lobby for the republican and democratic parties instead of reporting the news factually and truthfully. they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

how did we get the wizard of oz as president and the wicked witch of the west as speaker of the house?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZR64EF3OpA

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had enough? 

 to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for  republican and democratic party candidates, including incumbents. 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for their party. 
public domain

even with their billion dollar donors, if voters don't vote for republicans and democrats, then the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die.

once the republican and democratic parties are gone, and lobbyists are rendered powerless, then much-needed changes to the constitution can be made--like "no taxation without representation", a.k.a. powerful national politicians (e.g. pelosi, mcconnell, etc.) that 99+ percent of americans didn't vote for.

hopefully, some day, when the republican party, the democratic party, antiquated party rules and lobbyists are gone, and the constitution has been amended, then we'll be able to vote for leaders who will try to make our country better rather than throw rocks at each other.

nothing will be better for our country. 


the same goes for the news media--stop patronizing biased news media that lobby for the republican and democratic parties instead of reporting the news factually and truthfully. they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 





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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

we shall overcome

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Shall_Overcome 

https://www.k-state.edu/english/nelp/american.studies.s98/we.shall.overcome.html 

 Pete Seeger (Live) - We shall overcome ... - YouTube


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Sunday, January 12, 2020

I don't like trump, but he did the right thing with soleimani

I don't like trump, but he did the right thing with soleimani. and, Iran--the gang that can't shoot straight--should never be permitted to have nuclear weapons.

 and the democrats, like the iranians,  keep shooting themselves in the foot.

 have you had enough? 

 to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for  republican and democratic party candidates, including incumbents. 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for their party. 
public domain

even with their billion dollar donors, if voters don't vote for republicans and democrats, then the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die.

once the republican and democratic parties are gone, and lobbyists are rendered powerless, then much-needed changes to the constitution can be made--like "no taxation without representation", a.k.a. powerful national politicians (e.g. pelosi, mcconnell, etc.) that 99+ percent of americans didn't vote for.

hopefully, some day, when the republican party, the democratic party, antiquated party rules and lobbyists are gone, and the constitution has been amended, then we'll be able to vote for leaders who will try to make our country better rather than throw rocks at each other.

nothing will be better for our country. 


the same goes for the news media--stop patronizing biased news media that lobby for the republican and democratic parties instead of reporting the news factually and truthfully. they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 




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Sunday, December 29, 2019

99+% of U.S. voters never voted for pelosi or mcconnell

  • kentucky's mcconnell got 806,787 votes in his last election (2014). 
  • california's 12th congressional district representative pelosi got 275,292 votes in her last election (2018). 
  • approximately 138,847,000 voters voted in the 2016 presidential election. 
  • 806,787/138,847,000 = 0.00581
  • 275,292/138,847,000 = 0.00198
granted that in a national election, mcconnell and pelosi would get some votes outside their respective kentucky and san francisco, but enough to win a national election? no way. yet, speaker of the house and senate majority leader are major players in our national government. two powerful old timers misrepresenting the vast majority of us. 

 enough already!

have you had enough? to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for  republican and democratic party candidates, including incumbents. 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for their party. 
public domain

even with their billion dollar donors, if voters don't vote for republicans and democrats, then the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die.

once the republican and democratic parties are gone, and lobbyists are rendered powerless, then much-needed changes to the constitution can be made--like "no taxation without representation", a.k.a. powerful national politicians (e.g. pelosi, mcconnell, etc.) that 99+ percent of americans didn't vote for.

hopefully, some day, when the republican party, the democratic party, antiquated party rules and lobbyists are gone, and the constitution has been amended, then we'll be able to vote for leaders who will try to make our country better rather than throw rocks at each other.

nothing will be better for our country. 


the same goes for the news media--stop patronizing biased news media that lobby for the republican and democratic parties instead of reporting the news factually and truthfully. they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 




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Saturday, December 28, 2019

disgusted with politics

democrats, republicans, pelosi, trump, schumer, mcconnell, congress, impeachment, nra, national debt, political campaigns, politicians in general, debates, rhetoric, news media, cnn, fox news, talking heads, ... 
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 enough already!

 have you had enough? to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for  republican and democratic party candidates, including incumbents. 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for their party. 
public domain

even with their billion dollar donors, if voters don't vote for republicans and democrats, then the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die.

once the republican and democratic parties are gone, and lobbyists are rendered powerless, then much-needed changes to the constitution can be made--like "no taxation without representation", a.k.a. powerful national politicians (e.g. pelosi, mcconnell, etc.) that 99+ percent of americans didn't vote for.

hopefully, some day, when the republican party, the democratic party, antiquated party rules and lobbyists are gone, and the constitution has been amended, then we'll be able to vote for leaders who will try to make our country better rather than throw rocks at each other.

nothing will be better for our country. 


the same goes for the news media--stop patronizing biased news media that lobby for the republican and democratic parties instead of reporting the news factually and truthfully. they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 




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Saturday, December 21, 2019

please, santa, all I want for christmas is no trump, no pelosi, no republicans and no democrats

no sane person would argue that speaker of the house and senate majority leader aren't two of the most powerful positions in the federal government. how representative of the american people are two national politicians that 99+ percent of americans didn't vote for? in a democracy? 
  • kentucky's mcconnell got 806,787 votes in his last election (2014). 
  • california's 12th congressional district representative pelosi got 275,292 votes in her last election (2018). 
  • approximately 138,847,000 voters voted in the 2016 presidential election. 
  • 806,787/138,847,000 = 0.00581
  • 275,292/138,847,000 = 0.00198

granted that in a national election, mcconnell and pelosi would get some votes outside their respective kentucky and san francisco, but enough to win a national election? 
NO WAY!!! 

pelosi and mcconnell were elected to represent the voters in their state/district. yet, speaker of the house and senate majority leader are major players in our national government. two powerful old timers misrepresenting the vast majority of us. some democracy. needless to say, national leaders should be elected nationally. 



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had enough? 

who do you trust?
   - the republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire PACs that supply us with the candidates for public office? 
   - biased news media?

to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for  republican and democratic party candidates, including incumbents. 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for their party. 
public domain

even with their billion dollar donors, if voters don't vote for republicans and democrats, then the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die.

once the republican and democratic parties are gone, and lobbyists are rendered powerless, then much-needed changes to the constitution can be made--like "no taxation without representation", a.k.a. powerful national politicians that 99+ percent of americans didn't vote for.

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for your local (state/county) representatives. hopefully, some day, when the republican party, the democratic party, antiquated party rules and lobbyists are gone, and the constitution has been amended, then we'll ALL be able to vote for our national leaders.

nothing will be better for our country. 


the same goes for the news media--stop patronizing biased news media that lobby for the republican and democratic parties instead of reporting the news factually and truthfully. they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 




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Friday, December 20, 2019

our nation is defined by the personal qualities of its people and its leaders

a quality is a distinctive attribute or characteristic possessed by someone(s) or something(s). 

 our nation is defined by the personal qualities of its people and its leaders. 

 why don't voters more carefully consider the qualities of the people that they elect to represent them and our nation?

 beats me.





had enough? 

who do you trust?
   - the republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire PACs that supply us with the candidates for public office? 
   - biased news media?

to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for  republican and democratic party candidates, including incumbents. 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for their party. 
public domain

even with their billion dollar donors, if voters don't vote for republicans and democrats, then the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die.

 in the next election--national, state or local--vote for someone who has the qualities that you want for yourself and for your country.

nothing will be better for our country. 


the same goes for the news media--stop patronizing biased news media that lobby for the republican and democratic parties instead of reporting the news factually and truthfully. they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 




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Thursday, December 19, 2019

recipe for a divided country

ingredients 
1 constitution
1 house of representatives
1 senate
2 political parties
politicians w/o term limits 
party rules

 preparation 
1. sort the house politicians according to party
2.  sort the house politicians according to age
3. sort the senate politicians according to party
4. sort the senate politicians according to age
5. take the oldest, most partisan, politician from the majority party in the house
6. make them speaker of the house
7. take the oldest, most partisan, politician from the majority party in the senate
8. make them senate majority leader
voila!
a divided country

 the oldest, most partisan, majority party politician in the USHOR (who could represent the least populated district of the 435 USHOR districts) now has control over the agenda of the entire USHOR.

 and, the oldest, most partisan, majority party politician in the senate (who could represent the least populated state of our 50 states) now has control over the agenda of the entire US Senate.
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had enough? 

who do you trust?
the republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire PACs that supply us with the candidates for public office? 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

   
   - biased news media?

to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for  republican and democratic party candidates, including incumbents. 

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for their party. 

public domain

in the next election--national, state or local--don't vote republicans or democrats. even with their billion dollar donors, if voters don't vote for republicans and democrats, then the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die.

nothing will be better for our country. 


the same goes for the news media--stop patronizing biased news media that lobby for the republican and democratic parties instead of reporting the news factually and truthfully. they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 
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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

could pelosi or mcconnell survive a national election? an argument for term limits

NO WAY!!! 
  • kentucky's mcconnell got 806,787 votes in his last election (2014). 
  • california's 12th congressional district representative pelosi got 275,292 votes in her last election (2018). 
  • approximately 138,847,000 voters voted in the 2016 presidential election. 
  • 806,787/138,847,000 = 0.00581
  • 275,292/138,847,000 = 0.00198

 granted that in a national election, mcconnell and pelosi would get some votes outside their respective kentucky and san francisco, but enough to win a national election? NO WAY!!! yet, speaker of the house and senate majority leader are major players in our national government. two powerful old timers misrepresenting the vast majority of us.


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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

NPR poll: Americans overwhelmingly say impeachment hearings won't change their minds

Impeachment Inquiry: Most Americans Say Hearings Won't Change Their Minds : NPR  
nothing new or surprising here. democrat or republican, liberal or conservative, left or right, the country is so polarized now that "never the two shall meet". ... how can we fix this mess? if voters to stop voting for democrats and republicans, then even with their billion dollar PACs and lobbyists and their billion dollar donors, the democratic and republican parties will cease to exist if no one votes for their candidates. George Washington had it right about political parties. nothing will be better for our country than to end our "two-party system" of government.
the good, the bad & the ugly: we need new George Washington style representatives in government 

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 had enough? 

who do you trust?
   - george washington?
   - trump, nunes & friends?  
   - pelosi, schiff & friends?
   - the republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire PACs that supply us with the candidates for public office? 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

   
   - biased news media?

to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for  republican and democratic party candidates, including incumbents. 

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for their party. 

public domain

in the next election--national, state or local--don't vote republicans or democrats. vote for someone who isn't an ignorant partisan hack. even with their billion dollar donors, if voters don't vote for republicans and democrats, then the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die.

nothing will be better for our country. 


the same goes for the news media--stop patronizing biased news media that lobby for the republican and democratic parties instead of reporting the news factually and truthfully. they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 





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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

the photo says it all


Congresistas: no hay evidencias de espionaje telefónico a … | Flickr
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Trump impeachment hearing, Day 1: The battle lines are drawn - AOL News


the photo says it all. the federal govt. is broken--it has been for a LONG time. time to listen to George Washington (the good, the bad & the ugly: the wrong stuff) and get rid of our 2-party system of govt.--it's EASY--STOP voting for republicans AND democrats.


had enough? 

who do you trust?
   - trump, nunes & friends?  
   - pelosi, schiff & friends?
   - the republican and democratic parties that are financed by billionaire corporations and billionaire PACs that supply us with the candidates for public office? 
image by Democracy Chronicles
two party system | See the article "Two Parties See Record L… | Flickr

   
   - biased news media?

to fix our dysfunctional government is simple and easy--stop voting for  republican and democratic party candidates, including incumbents. 

voting for a republican or a democrat is a vote for their party. 

public domain

in the next election--national, state or local--don't vote republicans or democrats who have the wrong stuff. vote for someone who has the right stuff. even with their billion dollar donors, if voters don't vote for republicans and democrats, then the republican and democratic parties will shrivel up and die.

nothing will be better for our country. 


the same goes for the news media--stop patronizing biased news media that lobby for the republican and democratic parties instead of reporting the news factually and truthfully. they'll go out of business. nothing will be better for the USA. 





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Saturday, November 2, 2019

should athletes be compelled to participate in political activities?

'I just can't do it.' Nationals closer Sean Doolittle declines White House visit | WJLA 

 should athletes be compelled to participate in political activities? no more than ordinary citizens should be compelled to participate in political activities. 








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commies

Russia 'Sovereign Internet' Law Gives Kremlin Sweeping Control Over Web : NPR 

 the commies use the internet to interfere in our elections while squelching freedom in their own country. isn't that just like commies?









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Sunday, October 27, 2019

THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE SECRET MISSION TO SEIZE NAZI MAP DATA


The Untold Story of the Secret Mission to Seize Nazi Map Data | History | Smithsonian


USAF photo
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