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Re: Truth Team: Fighting the myths on Obamacare with cold, hard facts — Blog — Barack Obama

aicram62 — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 10:50:10 -0000

Tell the President to stop the delays. No more breaks. Every extension affects another part of the bill. STOP BEING A PUNK OBAMA you got the bill now implement it.

Re: I Am No Longer a Democrat.

aicram62 — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:03:00 -0000

What differences are there in platform or views between the Democratic Socialists and the Green Party?

Re: I Am No Longer a Democrat.

aicram62 — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:01:59 -0000

We understand your fear. It was like that back in the days when we formed a union. People were afraid to join and go on strike. They thought they'd lose their jobs. Well we're about to lose our constitution/country. We're supposed to have the right to address our grievances, but how can you without any privacy? Don't worry Early we'll do the hard work for you. we'll stand strong and fight the good fight until you're finally not afraid to do what you know is right, and vote for no corporations, caring for the environment, equal treatment under the law, healthcare for all, and privacy.

Re: Obey

aicram62 — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 11:06:32 -0000

join the GREEN party, form cooperatives hurry you're late!!!

Re: Making Unions Matter Again

aicram62 — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 09:01:51 -0000

It wasn't the "union" it was the membership that lost their way. and started believing that crap about their dues being taken from them and they not getting anything in return. Middle class white union members got told the same thing they told the indentured servants. "you're better than those people you're united with, you split from them and we'll give you a little status."

How are you going to get on corporate tv when they don't want you? You'd have to blow something up, and we don't do that. What we need to do is forget about tv and go to the neighborhoods. take our little groups to a different neighborhood every month. And hand out our own news. And talk to people face to face.

Re: Making Unions Matter Again

aicram62 — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 08:59:16 -0000

Unions should form co=ops. They have the skills to teach the rest of us.

Re: Unions and Environmentalists: Get It Together!

aicram62 — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 08:56:37 -0000

can't we all just get along? oh and Mossy was just announcing himself. LOL

Re: Unions and Environmentalists: Get It Together!

aicram62 — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 08:54:49 -0000

How can one get in touch with Jane McAlevey?

Re: CREW and Others Call on U.S. Senate to Pass the DISCLOSE Act

aicram62 — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:48:32 -0000

We ask CREW to support this effort too. As supporters of National Popular Voting and the Disclose Act.

Hello all:
We The People are working on an Amendment which should solve all the
issues regard voting at one time.
Just imagine if Amendments 15, 17,
19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 were all in one amendment. We still need your help. We could use any editing
notes you can spare. And any help in converting what we have into legal jargon. Later we intend to get an endorsement from all of you, just as
you have endorsed pieces of this Amendment separately, already.

Thank You,
Marcia Everett

https://www.facebook.com/gr...

8/14/12 ver. EQUAL ACCESS AMENDMENT (The Right to Vote)

Whereas we the people are created equal, and

whereas we the people are endowed with certain unalienable rights, and

whereas we the people instituted a government to secure these rights, and

whereas we the people lay the foundation on such principles,
and organize its power in such form, as to us shall seem most likely to
effect the above objective, do require the following amendment to the
constitution.

SECTION 1. Adult Citizens of the United States have the
right to vote in primary and general elections for President and Vice
President, for electors for President and Vice President, for
Representatives and Senators in the Congress, and for executive and
legislative officers of their state, district, and local legislatures,
and such right shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or
any State.

SECT I ON 2. The right of adult citizens of the United States
to vote and to participate in elections on an equal basis shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of
political-party affiliation or prior condition of incarceration.

SECTION 3. Washington DC: The District constituting the seat
of Government of the United States shall elect Senators and
Representatives in the Congress in such number and such manner as it
would be entitled if it were a State.

SECTION 4. Representation: The representatives shall be
increased 100%. The first seating of these new representatives will be
all women. Thereafter Congress shall vote on every census whether more
representatives are needed.

SECTION 5. The Board of Elections: It shall be established as the agency of all election activity.

a) It shall count the votes, by hand on election day.

b) It shall post equal sized advertisements for all candidates in print media.

c) It shall provide mailings to all citizens on all
candidates. No advertising for campaigns on television or radio, because
it can not be distributed equally. Candidates may soapbox.

d) It shall determine the amount and location of the debates
and invite the media to attend. Debates will be televised on National
Public Television/Radio/Livestream

e) It shall survey the public for questions to ask during the debates.

f) It shall arbitrate all disputes.

g) It shall determine rules for disputes, which are to be uniform throughout the states.

h) It shall, provide information on all election laws, and bills up for referendum.

i) It shall provide classes on civics and the constitution, and provide meeting rooms for political parties.

j) It shall provide equal polling time for all states.

Congress shall provide funds to accomplish this task.

SECTION 6. Campaign Financing: The Congress of the United
States is a public office. It is not for Private gain. Bribery nor
the appearance of bribery is not allowed. Private money may not be
used for public elections. Congress will provide funds to the Board
of Election, to allow candidates to announce themselves to the public
on soapboxes. The Board of Elections will post billboard
advertisements for all candidates equally in as many places as they
choose. The board of elections will purchase newspaper space for all
candidates equally. The Board of Elections will mail copies of an
informational brochure to every citizen. There will be no "air" time
of the candidates except the debates because it can not be divided
equally. All advertising for candidates shall be in print. The
debates will be aired on PUBLIC television/radio/Live stream.

SECTION 7. Ballot Access: All citizens of the United
States, residing in all states, shall have equal access, (the same
requirements), to creating a political party and achieving a ballot
line. The Board of Elections shall accept applications for political
party status requiring only proof of actual conduct as a political
party. These proofs shall be:

a) Statement of Beliefs

b) 12 meetings per year

c) 12 agendas

d) 12 minutes

e) 12 attendance sheets

These proofs may be from anywhere within the state.

The Board of Elections will institute a deadline for parties
to secure a ballot line. The Board of Elections will institute a
deadline for parties to chose their candidates. Non party candidates
shall have the same deadline to become a write in candidate. The
deadline shall be the same for every state.

ALL CANDIDATES THAT MEET THE DEADLINES WILL ATTEND THE DEBATES.

SECTION 8. Ballot Access/non party: Citizens wishing to run
without a party affiliation, must register at the B.O.E. and meet
candidacy requirements. They must use a petition to collect 500
signatures form other citizens. Then they must convince people to write
in their names on election day. Spelling errors will be attributed
to the candidate, as long as two candidates with the same name are not
present. If so a designated letter or number will be given to each
candidate.

SECTION 9. Debates: The Board of Elections will schedule a
number of debates (perhaps 12) for all persons who have achieved status
by the deadline and all citizens who have registered without a party.
Location of the debates will be determined by the B.O.E. Only media
personnel will be in attendance of the debates. Any media may attend.
Citizens will not be allowed within audible distance of the debates.
Citizens are biased and can not be expected not to applaud. Public
Television, Public Radio, and Public Internet will air the debates.

Each candidate will be given equal time to be used as they
see fit. The candidates will be given a timer that counts their
speaking time. After the question is placed on the screen candidates
may answer. The candidate may speak as long as they like but they
will be using their own time. Any time a candidate speaks they
must turn on their timer to turn on their microphone. If they run
out of time before the debate is over they will no longer be able
to speak.

The questions will be determined before hand by the B.O.E.
Candidates may know the questions beforehand. Candidates may use
powerpoint or some such device to illustrate their answers. All
powerpoint sources must be identified. After the question is placed
on the screen candidates may answer. The order of the answerer will
not be as important because all answers will be recorded.

Rebuttals will be at the expense of the candidate's time.

SECTION 10.

EC. 201. REQUIRING USE OF INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.

(a) In General- Notwithstanding any other provision of
law and except as provided in subsection (b), each State shall
conduct general elections for Federal office held in the State
during 2008 and each succeeding year using an instant runoff voting
system, and shall ensure that the voting equipment and technology
used to conduct the elections is compatible with such a system.

(b) Exception for House Elections in Multi-seat
Districts- Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any
election for the office of Member of the House of Representatives
which is held in a multi-seat district (as provided in title I).

(1) The term `Federal office' has the meaning
given such term in section 301(3) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(3)).

(2) The term `instant runoff voting system' means a system for the election of candidates under which--

(A) runoff counts of candidates are conducted in rounds;

(B) voters may rank candidates on the ballot according to the order of preference;

(C) if in any round no candidate receives a majority of the
votes cast, the candidate with the fewest number of votes is
eliminated and the remaining candidates advance to the next round;

(D) in each round, a voter shall be considered to have cast
one vote for the candidate the voter ranked highest on the ballot
who has not been eliminated; and

(E) the runoff counts are carried out automatically at the time the votes are cast and tabulated.

SECTION 11. All voters in all jurisdictions across the
country should have reasonable confidence that their votes will be
counted accurately. All ballots are to be counted by hand. The counting
will be observed on c-span

SECTION 12. THIS SECTION NEEDS WORK The
Constitution directs each state to select presidential elections
however it sees fit and states have used a variety of methods for
doing so throughout history. The Constitution also authorizes states
to enter into binding agreements. So, states can mutually agree to use
the national popular vote to choose electors within the existing
constitutional framework.

Under the National Popular Vote (NPV) plan, states agree to
allocate all of their electoral votes to the candidate who receives
the most votes in all 50 states, but only if states with a combined
total of 270 electoral votes join the agreement. Just as in every
other election, every citizen’s vote would count then equally.
The election will be counted by individual votes. Using IRV the
candidate with the most votes after all rounds will be President.

SECTION 13. Gerrymandering: A non-partisan committee shall be
created to draw the district lines. The creation of independent
redistricting commissions will be used to draw legislative district
lines.

SECTION 14. Media: The fairness doctrine will apply to any
media that wears the title NEWS. Journalists will be protected under the
whistle blower statutes.

SECTION 15. Protesting: Citizen's will be provided an area
proportional to the area of the establishment by 1/8th and beginning 25
feet from the entrance, for controversial expression.

SECTION 16. Bills: All legislative bills shall be single
issue. Citizen's have the right to expect a "speedy trial" for their
laws. To do this bills shall be addressed in the numerical order as
presented. Bills shall not be set aside on a partisan basis. Bills
will not wait to be addressed until the party in power supports it
enough to bring it out to committee. Bills may be set aside ONLY for
more information and for a specified period of time not exceed one week
without a vote on the circumstances.

SECTION 17. Initiatives and Referendums: Citizens may add a proposition or referendum to the national elections by (when)...

SECTION 18. Voter ID: Citizens will show identification
when voting. One month in each year, not less than 180 days to an
election, vital statistic documents will be free to the citizen

SECTION 19. Election day shall be a National Holiday

SECTION 20. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation and funding.

Re: Quantum Eco Park - Development of an "eco" park using LEEDS or other "green" design principals. Amenities to include trails through natural areas, nature center for environment...

aicram62 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:41:06 -0000

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Re: BETHEDSA PARK-THE CURRENT FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT DESIGNS AND CONSTRUCTS A 20-ACRE PARK WITH COMMUNITY BUILDING, COVERED SPORT COURTS, DISC GOLF COURSE, WALKING TRAILS, PLAYGROUND, AND PARKING - S...

aicram62 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:36:05 -0000

Building this park is where the "job" is. I live in Angier, and we did not have a park well we had a sand pit around a lake. Now we have a park with six baseball fields two playgrounds, four basketball hoops four soccer fields one tennis court and a walking trail for exercising. The place is constantly flooded with seasonal activity, and the town makes a lot of money on the team sports fees. Lets say we have about 40 baseball teams with a minimum of ten kids on each all paying about $40 bucks to participate....

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Re: Reinvestment Zone Housing - StimulusWatch.org

aicram62 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:25:20 -0000

Didn't almost everyone from Louisiana MOVE to Beaumont? or was it just the town that was destroyed by a hurricane? Either way they need to rebuild.
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Re: Substantial Rehabilitation of 38 Affordable housing units for seniors and disable persons at Park Place . - StimulusWatch.org

aicram62 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:16:20 -0000

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Re: Cameron Valle Scatered Sites II: Substantial structural repairs to building foundations, structure, and building envelope due to age and effects of erosion. Total of fifteen (15) public housing hom...

aicram62 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:14:48 -0000

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Re: Funding to create a revolving fund to finance ready to go housing projects for underserved population. Revolving fund will provide financing for underfunded projects due to financial crisis. Housin...

aicram62 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:09:37 -0000

I like the revolving fund, you plan to make money off of the rentals to return to the pool to make more housing. and you are creating 300 jobs, I like it.

I bet the people who voted don't even live in Puerto Rico.
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Re: Goler (workforce/affordable housing) - StimulusWatch.org

aicram62 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:07:57 -0000

Why so much? Why in Winston-Salem? Why not Smithfield? Or Goldsboro?

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Re: Substantial Rehabilitation of 15 Affordable housing units, building & site due to old age and substandard conditions. - StimulusWatch.org

aicram62 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:05:45 -0000

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Re: Albuquerque Rail Yards Redevelopment, environmental remediation Phase I and development of affordable housing component, economic development, quality of life, and historic preservation for Downtow...

aicram62 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:04:04 -0000

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Re: Affordable Mixed Income Housing Community. Low interest construction loans to developers to build 100 housing units. - StimulusWatch.org

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Re: St. Joseph's Academy Artist's Loft Conversion - conversion of an existing vacant school into artists' loft housing and community space. The school is located in an distressed neighborhood that is ...

aicram62 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:00:44 -0000

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Re: St. Joseph's Academy Artist's Loft Conversion - conversion of an existing vacant school into artists' loft housing and community space. The school is located in an distressed neighborhood that is ...

aicram62 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:58:30 -0000

It's not a done deal, it's a proposal.

Re: Stimulus Watch in O'Reilly Radar

aicram62 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:54:26 -0000

I'm all for people believing in whatever, but this attempt at rewriting history, IS NOT GOING TO WORK!!! I"IN GOD WE TRUST" wasn't put on the money until the 1950's

You may THINK the country was based on the belief in God, but all you can prove is that some of the constitutional committee admitted to an awareness of GOD. You can't prove how they put that awareness into action, whether they were Catholic,Protestant, Quaker, or Pilgrim or downright atheist. What they DID know was that great persecution could take place if any ONE religion would be forced on others by the government.

And lastly many of them were having affairs, killing their slaves, stealing land, working on Saturday I would find it very hard to agree that they were living their lives according to the 10 commandments. If you want to preach religion, you should just set your example and not talk, because everything you said can be and has been refuted.

Re: Edgewood Village housing units - StimulusWatch.org

aicram62 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:41:54 -0000

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Re: Replacement housing units 20@20,000 inclusive of professional serivces - StimulusWatch.org

aicram62 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:41:29 -0000

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Re: Construction funds for special needs housing units (partial costs) - StimulusWatch.org

aicram62 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:39:44 -0000

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