Monday, March 4, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
Virginia's Independent Greens Urge Bill Bolling to Run for Governor as an IG
Press Release
Independent Greens of Virginia state Vice Chair and other Independent Green Party leaders launch Draft Bill Bolling for Governor field operation, political committee and website. The idea is to encourage Lt. Governor Bolling to lead the ticket for the Independent Green Party in November 2013.
www.draftbill.org
http://votejoinrun.us/news.html
contact: Denny McKell 703-338-0200
Independent Green Party leaders are very serious about Bill Bolling as their Independent Green Party candidate for Governor. Led by the Indy Green Party state Vice Chair, Gail “for Rail” Parker, and Denny McKell (Gail “for Rail” and McKell are both U.S. Air Force retirees), the Indy Greens have established a political action committee (PAC). Now the Independent Green Party team has a Draft Bill Bolling web site: www.draftbill.org.
http://votejoinrun.us/news.html
contact: Denny McKell 703-338-0200
Independent Green Party leaders are very serious about Bill Bolling as their Independent Green Party candidate for Governor. Led by the Indy Green Party state Vice Chair, Gail “for Rail” Parker, and Denny McKell (Gail “for Rail” and McKell are both U.S. Air Force retirees), the Indy Greens have established a political action committee (PAC). Now the Independent Green Party team has a Draft Bill Bolling web site: www.draftbill.org.
An alliance between Bill Bolling
and the Independent Greens makes sense. The Indy Green Party has a proven
record of collecting thousands of petition signatures across Virginia every
year. Bolling will need 10,000 valid signatures to get on the ballot. That
means Indy Greens would need to collect 20,000 signatures for Bolling. Some
Independent Greens started collecting signatures in January.
The Independent Green Party group has released a series of video press releases urging Bill Bolling to run for Governor as Independent Green Party candidate. Denny McKell is a retired TV and radio producer, and newsman. McKell produced the video press releases for his Independent Green Party.
"We need 'More Trains, Less Traffic!" says Gail “for Rail” Parker, the retired U.S. Air Force officer and former two-time statewide on-the-ballot candidate for US Senate (2006 & 2008).
"An alliance with the Independent Green Party of Virginia and Bill Bolling as our Indy Green candidate for Governor can provide positive pro-business, and pro-rail policy to grow the economy and create sustainable rail, solar, wind, and geothermal energy jobs." Gail “for Rail” Parker has been on the ballot as an Indy Green Party rail advocate for each of the last 8 years. The Independent Greens are Virginia's most successful on ballot third party in Virginia in a century.
The Independent Green Party is recruiting candidates for House of Delegates across Virginia. Indy Greens hope to run a full slate of 100 House of Delegates candidates this year.
Independent Green Party Draft Bolling video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqaKXdkiacM&list=UUJAvfgs4nK3Viu5HXZxv_bw&index=4
Indy Greens want Bill Bolling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GL0dnDwVaw&list=UUJAvfgs4nK3Viu5HXZxv_bw&index=5
Bolling and More Trains, Less Traffic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd1BTXeJoxg&list=UUJAvfgs4nK3Viu5HXZxv_bw&index=2
See Denny McKell urge Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling to join Independent Green Party on You Tube.
http://youtu.be/9GL0dnDwVaw
Indy Green Bolling Draft committee Spokesperson Denny McKell, , 703-351-1235.
http://www.draftbill.org/
Gail for Rail Parker, Independent Green Party of Virginia state Vice Chair and Committee Director.
http://draftbill.org/about-us.html
703-960-5602, or 571-282-8381.
Monday, April 4, 2011
enlightened rogue: Quotes of the Week
enlightened rogue: Quotes of the Week: "“The genius of the state is that it gets us to voluntarily, without pay, to stand up for it, and to deter, damn, and defriend not just the people who challenge its presumed authority, but to heartily reject both ideas and factual information that challenge the state’s façade of moral certitude, and its mask of justness.”
Karen Kwiatkowski"
Karen Kwiatkowski"
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
House To Look At Extending Patriot Act Today And, Sadly, Likely To Renew It
Posted in Liberaland by Alan • February 8, 2011
Three controversial elements of the PATRIOT Act that expire February 28 are sadly likely to be renewed, at least temporarily, and probably more permanently. Democrat Diane Feinstein of California wants it extended until 2013. This plan has the support of the Obama administration. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans want it renewed permanently. But the original sponsor of the Patriot Act, Wisconsin Congressman James Sensenbrenner, wants a temporary extension while hearings are held before a long-term or permanent extension. In any event, three troubling provisions are likely to be extended and, as the ACLU notes, it seems they purposely waited until the last minute.
Three controversial elements of the PATRIOT Act that expire February 28 are sadly likely to be renewed, at least temporarily, and probably more permanently. Democrat Diane Feinstein of California wants it extended until 2013. This plan has the support of the Obama administration. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans want it renewed permanently. But the original sponsor of the Patriot Act, Wisconsin Congressman James Sensenbrenner, wants a temporary extension while hearings are held before a long-term or permanent extension. In any event, three troubling provisions are likely to be extended and, as the ACLU notes, it seems they purposely waited until the last minute.
Three sections of the Patriot Act — the so-called ‘library provision’ that allows a secret court to issue orders for anything deemed relevant to an investigation; the roving wiretap provision that allows the government to get a wiretap order that doesn’t specify the person or place to be tapped; and the ‘lone wolf’ provision, which permits intelligence wiretapping of people not connected to a terrorist group — are scheduled to expire on February 28.
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For almost 10 years, the Patriot Act has given the government too much leeway to pry into our private lives. It’s long past time for Congress to stop making excuses and sneaking through reauthorizations and start making meaningful reforms to the Patriot Act.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
PATRIOT Act vote today - Take Action!
Remember the PATRIOT Act?
A message from Shahid Buttar, Executive Director
Passed immediately after 9/11 by a nearly unanimous vote in the Senate, the PATRIOT Act was the most visible of many blows that our privacy and civil liberties have suffered over the past decade. Police and intelligence agencies gained broad powers to spy, pry, and access private information about innocent people without a warrant or any checks and balances.
Multiple government and independent reports have documented widespread abuse of these powers, as well as profiling according to race, religion, national origin, and political viewpoint. These problems have particularly affected Muslim Americans, Arabs and South Asians of other faiths, and activists working for peace or environmental justice. But because our Constitution belongs to all of us, all Americans have been affected.
Several provisions of the PATRIOT Act are up for renewal in February.
Call your congressional representatives today.
Take a moment to review our talking points. Then, call your senators and your representative and ask them to stand up for our rights:
8 Bridge Street, Suite A, Northampton, MA 01060
www.bordc.org
info@bordc.org
Telephone: 413-582-0110
Passed immediately after 9/11 by a nearly unanimous vote in the Senate, the PATRIOT Act was the most visible of many blows that our privacy and civil liberties have suffered over the past decade. Police and intelligence agencies gained broad powers to spy, pry, and access private information about innocent people without a warrant or any checks and balances.
Multiple government and independent reports have documented widespread abuse of these powers, as well as profiling according to race, religion, national origin, and political viewpoint. These problems have particularly affected Muslim Americans, Arabs and South Asians of other faiths, and activists working for peace or environmental justice. But because our Constitution belongs to all of us, all Americans have been affected.
Several provisions of the PATRIOT Act are up for renewal in February.
Call your congressional representatives today.
Take a moment to review our talking points. Then, call your senators and your representative and ask them to stand up for our rights:
- Vote NO on Reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act until it is amended to add strong protections for civil liberties.
- Rein in the FBI and COINTELPRO 2.0: Congress must conduct more careful oversight and prevent the FBI from monitoring innocent Americans without any evidence—or even suspicion—of a crime; or profiling based on race, ethnicity, religion or political belief.
- Cut spending: When addressing the bloated federal budget, start with wasteful programs justified in the name of national security that offend both fiscal conservatism and constitutional rights.
8 Bridge Street, Suite A, Northampton, MA 01060
www.bordc.org
info@bordc.org
Telephone: 413-582-0110
Inviting posts
Please join us in commenting on independent electoral activity for the 2011/12 campaign season.
Example: Jim Burns a Libertarian for President 2012 will deliver a book to you if you will give him thirty minutes or so of your time or organize a meeting during the 2011/12 campaign season.
His web site www.jimburnsforpresident.com needs improvement if you can help.
Example: Jim Burns a Libertarian for President 2012 will deliver a book to you if you will give him thirty minutes or so of your time or organize a meeting during the 2011/12 campaign season.
His web site www.jimburnsforpresident.com needs improvement if you can help.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Independent Election Reform Platform
As Independents we are not convinced that we can rely on the Big Two parties for correcting the mess they have gotten us in to. Fixing democracy is vital and must be implemented to increase citizen involvement in solving the issues of war, immigration, health care, environment, education, trade, etc.
Here are ten key points of our national Election Reform platform. We are asking all presidential and congressional candidates to pledge their support...
1. Uniform Ballot Access for federal candidates. Rather than candidates for president having 51 different rules for making the ballot, we make the criteria the same throughout the land. That means those running for Senate and House also have the same criteria in each state.
2. Loosen Third Party Ballot Restrictions. Force states to untie ballot access to past election results. Without fair ballot access in place now, the thresholds to become a recognized third party are too difficult to achieve (by design of the Big Two). Currently only 37 states have at least one recognized third party and that changes based on election results.
3. Universal Voter Registration. Legislation has already been passed that will require government standardized identification cards which should be acceptable to election officials to allow anyone who shows up at the right precinct on Election Day to vote on-the-spot whether registered or not.
4. Extended Election Day. Either hold elections on weekends or move it to a holiday like Columbus Day in October.
5. Equal Media Access for third party contenders to include broadcast time and inclusion in the debates.
6. Institute Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) which allows voters to rank their choices. If no candidate gets a majority of the vote – over 50% - then the lowest number of first place votes is eliminated and the votes are recounted for how many second place votes came in. This continues until a candidate is declared a winner of a majority.
7. Secure the Vote - Ensure the security of our voting instruments whether it is via a papertrail or some better method. Six years after the Florida debacle and we still do not have secure voting machines – considering the fact that electronic machines are subject to manipulation.
8. Public Campaign Financing - Instituting a fair and equitable method of public campaign financing reduces the taxpayer burden. Here's how: It costs the country more now under the current system that forces candidates to raise exorbitant sums of money from corporate and private donors (read: elitists). The winner is then beholden to the group of financiers that paid for that victory which creates a corrupt system of paybacks and legislation that raids our Treasury – at an enormous cost to the real owners of our country – the people.
9. Direct Election of the president. Get rid of the Electoral College.
10. Voting Rights in congress for the citizens of the federal District of Columbia.
written by Joseph Oddo, National Director. www.IndependentAmerica.org
Here are ten key points of our national Election Reform platform. We are asking all presidential and congressional candidates to pledge their support...
1. Uniform Ballot Access for federal candidates. Rather than candidates for president having 51 different rules for making the ballot, we make the criteria the same throughout the land. That means those running for Senate and House also have the same criteria in each state.
2. Loosen Third Party Ballot Restrictions. Force states to untie ballot access to past election results. Without fair ballot access in place now, the thresholds to become a recognized third party are too difficult to achieve (by design of the Big Two). Currently only 37 states have at least one recognized third party and that changes based on election results.
3. Universal Voter Registration. Legislation has already been passed that will require government standardized identification cards which should be acceptable to election officials to allow anyone who shows up at the right precinct on Election Day to vote on-the-spot whether registered or not.
4. Extended Election Day. Either hold elections on weekends or move it to a holiday like Columbus Day in October.
5. Equal Media Access for third party contenders to include broadcast time and inclusion in the debates.
6. Institute Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) which allows voters to rank their choices. If no candidate gets a majority of the vote – over 50% - then the lowest number of first place votes is eliminated and the votes are recounted for how many second place votes came in. This continues until a candidate is declared a winner of a majority.
7. Secure the Vote - Ensure the security of our voting instruments whether it is via a papertrail or some better method. Six years after the Florida debacle and we still do not have secure voting machines – considering the fact that electronic machines are subject to manipulation.
8. Public Campaign Financing - Instituting a fair and equitable method of public campaign financing reduces the taxpayer burden. Here's how: It costs the country more now under the current system that forces candidates to raise exorbitant sums of money from corporate and private donors (read: elitists). The winner is then beholden to the group of financiers that paid for that victory which creates a corrupt system of paybacks and legislation that raids our Treasury – at an enormous cost to the real owners of our country – the people.
9. Direct Election of the president. Get rid of the Electoral College.
10. Voting Rights in congress for the citizens of the federal District of Columbia.
written by Joseph Oddo, National Director. www.IndependentAmerica.org
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