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Re: The Walled Garden: Fading away at the CDP

humanbeing — Sat, 16 May 2009 12:05:17 -0000

As a progressive for 60 years now, I can tell you that I have seen how the Democratic party has been taken over by the rich and the powerful.
It did not used to be that way. The Democratic party has historically been composed of the working class. In our age of the de-industrialization of America, the workers of America have been pushed to the sidelines.
The Democratic party no longer represents the best interests of the workers of America.
Global corporate interests have dominated both political parties.
Global corporations do not care about America's workers.

Many of my brothers and sisters from the 50's and 60's sold out.
Many of them sold their souls to the devil for the almighty dollar.
We should root out the evil within our midst, while driving an agenda of justice for the workers of America.
People unite! We are the majority. They cant stop our numbers.

Re: Take Heart and Have Courage

humanbeing — Sat, 16 May 2009 11:53:41 -0000

In this brave effort to create some positive change -
Our world does not need one more drop of negativity, hatred, or destructive attacks upon each other.
We are all responsible for what we are and what we do.
Be positive.

It is time for each and every one of us to decide for ourselves.
Will you be a part of the solution, or a part of the problem?

It is time to get down, and get on with it, brothers and sisters!
Come together, and create our own new reality.

We are not satisfied with the Obama administration, but they are a heck of a lot better than the Bushies!
We need better, and we cannot let our guard down.
Continue the fight for our vision!
We may even live to see it in our life times!

Re: PROGRESSIVES FOR OBAMA

humanbeing — Sat, 16 May 2009 11:44:19 -0000

I am very dissappointed to see so much negativity in this forum, in this brave effort to create some positive change.
Our world does not need one more drop of negativity, hatred, or destructive attacks upon each other.
We are all responsible for what we are and what we do.
Be positive.

It is time for each and every one of us to decide for ourselves.
Will you be a part of the solution, not a part of the problem?

It is time to get down, and get on with it, brothers and sisters!
Come together, and create our own new reality.

Re: PROGRESSIVES FOR OBAMA

humanbeing — Sat, 16 May 2009 11:37:26 -0000

Right on, Tom, Bill, Barb, and Danny! Power to the People!
The root cause of our social injustice is corporate personhood, which needs to be abolished ASAP.

"The right to petition the government is the freedom of individuals to petition their government for a correction or repair of some form of injustice without fear of punishment for the same." - from wikipedia.

It has become increasingly obvious that some private corporate interests and the financial "masters of the universe" have had far too much influence on our government, and have brought our great economy down to it's knees. While we are losing jobs, homes, health, liberties and freedoms, it is appropriate to resolve the controversy over "corporate personhood".

Corporate personhood began in our courts during the 1800s, it was never really defined in the constitution. The courts extended the rights of the individual to legal entities called corporations.
Per wikipedia, "Since the mid-1800s, corporate personhood has become increasingly controversial, as courts have extended other rights to the corporation beyond those necessary to ensure their liability for debts."

Today, the individuals of America have to compete with powerful global corporate lobbies and influences when we petition our government to represent our interests.
To further aggravate the problem, the corporations have gone global, with far flung interests all over the world. They do not necessarily represent America's best interests. In fact, American workers are at a disadvantage to global outsourcing.

I think it is time to take back our individual rights, and abolish the current court mandated concept of corporate personhood. We should be a country of and by the PEOPLE - as our constitution defines it.