http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/books.php?disp=comments en-US hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/books.php/2008/02/11/declaring_independence_the_beginning_of#c11841 2008-02-12T03:28:15Z rbwinn [Member] I personally do not see the present move by Americans to independence as a crisis. I see it as a good sign as far as government is concerned. What I see as a crisis are two corrupt political parties which dominated the government for 200 years. Their recent actions are showing signs of desperation, as Americans continue to register independent in spite of the best party efforts to turn it around. In April of 2005 Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano signed into law a Senate bill requiring a new voter registration formm which had the following immediate effect on independent voter registration in the state. 2000-2002 107,715 2002-2004 165.771 2004-2006 26,483 This was accomplished by removing the option to register independent from the Arizona voter registration form. However, in 2007, the rate was back up to 40,000 per year again as independent citizens began to inform one another that citizens of Arizona could still register independent with a voter registration form that says they must register as party members. Arizona is not the only state where the parties are trying tactics like this. The situation at the present time is that political parties have had 200 years to pass un-Constitutional election laws at state level to give their candidates an exclusive access to appear on the ballot, which will take time to overcome, however, their Achilles heel is voter registration, which the people still control. Parties have never been able to register enough voters to make their position secure. Party controlled government is inefficient, corrupt, oppressive, and above all, boring. It keeps voter registration at a level that will not sustain political parties forever, as the parties are now finding out. This is a good thing, not a crisis. Originally, all voters in the United States were independent voters, which is why they still exist in the government today. The first time there was an organized effort to eliminate independent voters in the government was in the 1830's, when Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren mounted a campaign to convince the people of America that political parties were necessary, a largely successful effort, it might be added. Whenever there is an effort of this kind from political parties, we can see from history that a party event is not far in the future. Party events are generally wars and economic failures. The event which followed the assault on independent voters in the 1830's was the Civil War, which resulted to a large degree because there were no independent voters to absorb the shock of party contentions, allowing the parties to put together a war of extremes, one faction demanding a continuation of slavery, and another demanding immediate abolition. Because the branches of government were controlled by party factions, the Supreme Court, Congress, and Executive branch all missed opportunities to avoid the impending disaster by holding fast to the status quo. Independent voters can protect a nation against crisis. Political parties, for the most part, are the cause of crisis. All independent voters need to do at the present time is hold their ground and keep demanding their rights. We are United States citizens who are registered to vote. Political parties are not the government of the United States. They are self-created societies which seek special status and special powers for themselves in government. As independent voters, we need to insist that our rights to register to vote, to be candidates for office, and to vote in all elections we pay taxes to finance, are recognized. We should see ourselves as having a good effect on government just by our existence, while political parties and their corrupt politicians are having a bad effect. We do not have to agree with one another, have an agenda, seek to elevate personalities, or attempt to exert control over others. What we do need to do is recognize that independent voters are necessary in elective government and hold our ground. We can establish free and open elections right here in the United States.
2000-2002 107,715
2002-2004 165.771
2004-2006 26,483

This was accomplished by removing the option to register independent from the Arizona voter registration form. However, in 2007, the rate was back up to 40,000 per year again as independent citizens began to inform one another that citizens of Arizona could still register independent with a voter registration form that says they must register as party members.
Arizona is not the only state where the parties are trying tactics like this. The situation at the present time is that political parties have had 200 years to pass un-Constitutional election laws at state level to give their candidates an exclusive access to appear on the ballot, which will take time to overcome, however, their Achilles heel is voter registration, which the people still control. Parties have never been able to register enough voters to make their position secure. Party controlled government is inefficient, corrupt, oppressive, and above all, boring. It keeps voter registration at a level that will not sustain political parties forever, as the parties are now finding out. This is a good thing, not a crisis.
Originally, all voters in the United States were independent voters, which is why they still exist in the government today. The first time there was an organized effort to eliminate independent voters in the government was in the 1830's, when Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren mounted a campaign to convince the people of America that political parties were necessary, a largely successful effort, it might be added. Whenever there is an effort of this kind from political parties, we can see from history that a party event is not far in the future. Party events are generally wars and economic failures. The event which followed the assault on independent voters in the 1830's was the Civil War, which resulted to a large degree because there were no independent voters to absorb the shock of party contentions, allowing the parties to put together a war of extremes, one faction demanding a continuation of slavery, and another demanding immediate abolition. Because the branches of government were controlled by party factions, the Supreme Court, Congress, and Executive branch all missed opportunities to avoid the impending disaster by holding fast to the status quo.
Independent voters can protect a nation against crisis. Political parties, for the most part, are the cause of crisis. All independent voters need to do at the present time is hold their ground and keep demanding their rights. We are United States citizens who are registered to vote. Political parties are not the government of the United States. They are self-created societies which seek special status and special powers for themselves in government. As independent voters, we need to insist that our rights to register to vote, to be candidates for office, and to vote in all elections we pay taxes to finance, are recognized. We should see ourselves as having a good effect on government just by our existence, while political parties and their corrupt politicians are having a bad effect. We do not have to agree with one another, have an agenda, seek to elevate personalities, or attempt to exert control over others. What we do need to do is recognize that independent voters are necessary in elective government and hold our ground. We can establish free and open elections right here in the United States. ]]> http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/books.php/2007/12/06/global_warning_the_last_chance_for_chang#c11802 2008-02-05T04:55:08Z unity1 [Member] Main stream media has been ignoring climate change for over 15 years - now that its having huge financial ramification's - re the stern report they finally can't stop talking about it - or could that be because they have cynically discovered they can make money out of it - emission trading etc whatever the case the facts are this - 'mankind' cannot stop climate change, it is arrogant in the extreme to think that it can - all we can do is take up the challenge and change our way of living on the earth - get back into nature - to prepare ourselves for the change that degrading the natural world for profit is going to bring the paradigm that we have been born into is one of a massive disconnection that severs us from the natural world - which is why we think we can do what we like with her and her finite resources - humans for the most part degrade the environment where ever they go - not only are we facing the consequences of this now, but we have yet to face the consequences en mass of spewing Depleted Uranium throughout the ME climate change is not the biggest challenge we as a degraded humanity is being asked to face - it will however force us to change, to go green - remember all those 'green ideas people laughed at, governments degraded in their pursuit of power, glory and greed - our future is assuredly green and those in power are NOT the ones to help navigate through these rapidly shifting times people bleat on about their rights, but fail to see their responsibilities - we are living the consequences of irresponsible policies made by shortsighted profit and war driven politicians who are well insulated by their obsene wealth - it is we - you and me, and the other species we share this planet with who will pay the price of climate change
whatever the case the facts are this - 'mankind' cannot stop climate change, it is arrogant in the extreme to think that it can - all we can do is take up the challenge and change our way of living on the earth - get back into nature - to prepare ourselves for the change that degrading the natural world for profit is going to bring

the paradigm that we have been born into is one of a massive disconnection that severs us from the natural world - which is why we think we can do what we like with her and her finite resources - humans for the most part degrade the environment where ever they go - not only are we facing the consequences of this now, but we have yet to face the consequences en mass of spewing Depleted Uranium throughout the ME

climate change is not the biggest challenge we as a degraded humanity is being asked to face - it will however force us to change, to go green - remember all those 'green ideas people laughed at, governments degraded in their pursuit of power, glory and greed - our future is assuredly green and those in power are NOT the ones to help navigate through these rapidly shifting times

people bleat on about their rights, but fail to see their responsibilities - we are living the consequences of irresponsible policies made by shortsighted profit and war driven politicians who are well insulated by their obsene wealth - it is we - you and me, and the other species we share this planet with who will pay the price of climate change
]]> http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/cgi-bin/blogs/books.php/2005/07/30/friendly_fire_on_holy_grounds_the_stockl#c1852 2005-09-03T17:11:49Z Penny Yip [Visitor] Like most people that lived through the JFK assassination I can remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard the news of his death like time stopped. I never believed what the United States government passed off as factual rationale, for the cause of this tragedy. The Warren Commission report did not make sense. I read it in the 1965 and could sense that something was not right. A friend of mine recommended this book to me she knew I was like a majority of people alive, thinking that we would go to our grave not knowing what really happened to JFK. It was her husband a career law enforcement official that convinced me to read this story; it was the best documentation surrounding the crime he claimed. Mr. Hemingway takes you on a trek that only he and JFK traveled while presenting new facts that I have never heard and would have never thought of. I would have never imagined that murdering someone over a political mistake could have caused the turmoil it did. So much of the story sounds like what is going in the United States today, it borders on surreal. The book made me livid. When I was finished; there was a lot of corruption exposed. Truly I can accept this research as fact and this gives me a sense of closure to this grave incident in United States history. Some minor editing changes could be made but it did not overshadow the ground breaking content and earthshaking ideas made this incredible. Like most people that lived through the JFK assassination I can remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard the news of his death like time stopped. I never believed what the United States government passed off as factual rationale, for the cause of this tragedy. The Warren Commission report did not make sense. I read it in the 1965 and could sense that something was not right. A friend of mine recommended this book to me she knew I was like a majority of people alive, thinking that we would go to our grave not knowing what really happened to JFK. It was her husband a career law enforcement official that convinced me to read this story; it was the best documentation surrounding the crime he claimed. Mr. Hemingway takes you on a trek that only he and JFK traveled while presenting new facts that I have never heard and would have never thought of. I would have never imagined that murdering someone over a political mistake could have caused the turmoil it did. So much of the story sounds like what is going in the United States today, it borders on surreal. The book made me livid. When I was finished; there was a lot of corruption exposed. Truly I can accept this research as fact and this gives me a sense of closure to this grave incident in United States history. Some minor editing changes could be made but it did not overshadow the ground breaking content and earthshaking ideas made this incredible.
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