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elkojohn commented on the blog post Union Line Says “Bah Humbug” to Occupiers
Union or not, if they are big enough to have military contracts,
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elkojohn commented on the blog post FDL’s #OWS Channel
WHEREAS THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION PROVIDES:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
WE, THE NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in order to form a more perfect Union, by, for and of the PEOPLE, shall elect and convene a NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY beginning on July 4, 2012 in the City Of Philadelphia.
see
https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/
for the 20-point platform.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that IF the PETITION OF GRIEVANCES approved by the 870 Delegates of the NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY in consultation with the PEOPLE, is not acted upon by Congress, the President, and Supreme Court, to the satisfaction of the Delegates of the NATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY, said Delegates shall organize a THIRD, COMPLETELY NON-PARTISAN, INDEPENDENT POLITICAL PARTY to run candidates for every available Congressional seat in the mid-term election of 2014 and again in 2016 until all vestiges of the existing corrupt corporatocracy have been removed by the ballot box.
★THE NINETY-NINE PERCENT★
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elkojohn commented on the blog post We Can’t Break AIG Bonus Contracts But Worker Pensions? No Problem!
Jane,
Glad to see you are posting again.
The Democratic Party and their Leader-In-Chief
seem to be impotent when it comes to helping unions and the marginalized.
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elkojohn commented on the blog post Sign the Petition: Cut Off Mubarak
If and when the revolution succeeds, I hope the new government of Egypt
will be more sympathetic to the people in Gaza and help them with a
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elkojohn commented on the blog post Senate Rules Reform: Udall, Harkin, Merkley Remind Us Why Washington Doesn’t Take Liberals Seriously
Its the old Bait & Switch Routine.
The Democrats have been using this since 2006 –
after many liberals, progressives, libertarians, socialists, unionists, syndicalists and anarchists
worked to elect democrats to stop the Republican agenda.They bait us to get our votes, then switch to screw our agenda.
The motto of those in power at the Democratic Party is –we are the lessor of the two evils–
and –where are you going to go, the Republicans?–Get used to it, you want to be a Democratic politician, you play ball with those in power.
So perhaps we need to re-read our Declaration of Independence:
–We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all (people) are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among (people), deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government. . .–
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elkojohn commented on the blog post Call Democrats and Ask if They Support Pelosi if She Pushes Obama-GOP Tax Plan
Will the ”progressive” caucus stand up & be counted like Senator Bernie Sanders,
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elkojohn commented on the blog post Government’s Vestigial Organ Voices Opposition to McConnell-Obama Tax Deal
This could be another bait and switch to give ”progressive” Dems cover
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elkojohn commented on the diary post The End of Social Security by Nancy Altman.
I know they won’t do it, but wow, wouldn’t we have a dynamic government
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elkojohn commented on the diary post The End of Social Security by Nancy Altman.
and while we’re at it, that Nancy Pelosi is a ”liberal”
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elkojohn commented on the blog post 83% of 2008 Obama Donors Oppose Tax Cut Extensions
As long as Republicans aren’t opposed to the GOP Plan, Obama is for it.
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elkojohn commented on the blog post The Game IS Rigged
You are absolutely right Jane.
The Republicans take care of the rich and say ”What are you going to do about it?”
Obama and company take care of the rich and then lie, deceive and spin their antics to the voters.
Therefore, in my opinion, Obama and company are more evil than the Republicans.
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elkojohn commented on the blog post Top 10 Surprise Losers of Election Night
I agree, Obamacare was junk legislation that the folks don’t understand.
In 2014, when I am forced by my Big Brother, Nanny State Federal government
to hand over my money to the big insurance corporations, HOW MUCH WILL I HAVE TO PAY ??
And if I can’t afford my subsidized payment, HOW WILL BIG BROTHER PUNISH ME ??
Besides, when I did have for-profit health insurance, I had to fight for procedures and medicine
that my doctor wanted but the insurance company wouldn’t cover.
I don’t want to be part of the for-profit health insurance industry because it’s against my ethical beliefs.
All I really wanted was the right to buy into medicare at cost, with no subsidy.
Easy to explain, easy to understand, and well-known and trusted for many years,
but no, the Harvard lawyer gave us a 2400 page piece of legislation that brought down the Democratic
Party in 2010.
We primary-ed Johnson in 68, I hope we primary Obama in 2012.


