Bush should grant Stewart Clemency...

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Monday April 25, 2005 · 9:03 PM PDT

2005/04/25 · 21:03

I know this is probably not going to be populare, but enough is enough already... Let the lady run the company she founded. If she were a man, she would have had to go through the ordeal that she has.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/25/news/newsmakers/martha_probe/index.htm

What benefit is to society to keep Stewart under house arrest... Read More

Universal Healthcare - A Way to Level the Playing Field

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Tuesday April 19, 2005 · 7:40 AM PDT

2005/04/19 · 07:40

I was reading an article on CNN.com, Safeway CEO: No choice on health care, about how safeway had to stop paying the entire cost of healthcare and shift the burden to some of their employees. (this is what lead to the strikes in SoCal).

Safeway CEO: No choice on health care
http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/19/news/fortune500/safeway.reut/

I will include the main article below the fold. But main point is that b/c some companies like Wal-mart offer poor benefits, other companies have to adjust their benefits lower to compete... Read More

Shays says Delay should step down

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Sunday April 10, 2005 · 2:31 PM PDT

2005/04/10 · 14:31

About damn time!

"Shays Says DeLay Should Step Down"
"WASHINGTON - Rep. Christopher Shays (news, bio, voting record) said Sunday that fellow Republican Rep. Tom DeLay (news, bio, voting record) should step down as House majority leader because his continuing ethics problems are hurting the GOP. "

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050410/ap_on_go_co/delay

Someone from the Repugs had the balls to call it like it is!
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I won't apologize, I live for me, not for you...

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Tuesday March 22, 2005 · 9:23 PM PST

2005/03/22 · 21:23

Ok so I am going to rant for a second about this Terri Schiavo issue and the right to die in general...

The right to speak freely is as important as the right to not speak at all... Also, the right to die is as important as the right to live... The idea is that it's my choice to make; not yours; not Congress; and definitely not the President's.

I believe in the idea of sovereignty of the individual with regard to decisions that directly affect - medical choices, et al.

I do not believe society has a right to decide whether I live or die. End of story. Society did not give me my life - my life is mine, my gift my choice. Therefore I am opposed to the death penalty (but not banishment, nor life in prison). And as far as abortion goes - I'm a man so I won't ever have to worry about making the decision for myself, I wasn't aborted - so it does really make the top 10 on my personal issues list (though to qualify... I believe in the right to choose; it's between a woman, her conscience, and whom she chooses to involve)

But enough of this and onto the rant
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The US should increase the size of the House

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Friday March 11, 2005 · 5:26 PM PST

2005/03/11 · 17:26

The US has ~296 million citizens and 435 members of the House of Representatives. This is basically 680,000 citizen per representative. The United Kingdom (Great Britan) has ~60 million citizens and 659 members of parliament. This is about 92,000 citizens per representative.

We wonder whats happening to democracy in the United States? It's the fact our representatives are out of touch and removed from the citizenry who elected them.

Want to know why corporate interests fare better than citizen interests? It's the fact that corporations have more clout and are more visible. Read More

The face of hate... Virginia Del. Robert Marshall

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Saturday March 05, 2005 · 2:21 PM PST

2005/03/05 · 14:21

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2005/3-4/news/localnews/vadp.cfm

Virginia Del. Robert Marshall (R-Manassas) introduced four amendments to prevent gay citizens from receiving benefits from their domestic partner's employers. One would have denied benefits to any person who belongs to a group that the American Red Cross refuses to accept blood donations from. Gay citizens are in that group. (Photo by AP)

Contribute - Tiffany Muller, Lesbian City Council Member in KS!?

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Wednesday March 02, 2005 · 7:02 AM PST

2005/03/02 · 07:02

Maybe Kansas can be "saved" afterall. I saw this news this morning about the Topeka anti-discrimination ban being upheld and read further.

'Tiffany Muller (D) is running to retain her seat on the Topeka City Council. She was appointed to the seat last year by a majority of the Council and is the only out official in the entire state of Kansas. Her re-election bid has incited the ire of www.GodHatesFags.com founder Fred Phelps, whose church is located in Topeka. Phelps' granddaughter, who regularly travels from city to city to insult and harass gays and lesbians, is running against Tiffany. '

I hope you reccomend so this gets on the radar. I think the grass roots is way to build a stronger party in the future!

http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/03/01/topeka.gay.rights.ap/index.html

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The U.S. Needs Single Payer Health Insurance

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Monday February 28, 2005 · 8:07 PM PST

2005/02/28 · 20:07

I have been thinking about this issue alot and actually wrote a paper about it. I thought I would post and see what people thought.

Don't think I'm advocating socialized medicine, I am not. I am advocating a economically efficient health care system based on single-payer insurance and private provisioning of medicine.

My thoughts...

Different policy options are on the table for health care reform ranging from socialization to complete privatization of all health care. Inevitably though, it is the public's burden to assure the publics' health. Read More

FCC: 'Private Ryan' not indecent but breast is...

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Monday February 28, 2005 · 1:10 PM PST

2005/02/28 · 13:10

I think this is a great irony in America. The FCC frowns on the accidental exposure of a female breast, but not blood, death, and gore... Nice!

WaPo Story (sorry for not using a box quote, i don't know how).

FCC: 'Private Ryan' not indecent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. communications regulators Monday rejected complaints that the broadcast of "Saving Private Ryan," a film depicting the U.S. landing in France during World War II, violated indecency limits. Read More

Sic Semper Tyranis, unless your gay

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Tuesday February 08, 2005 · 1:02 PM PST

2005/02/08 · 13:02

The Virginia Senate passed a resolution yesterday which called for an amendment to the Commonwealth's Constitution defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. This is intended to permanently prohibit same-sex unions of any kind.

"America will only be as strong as its families," said Sen. Nick Rerras (R-Norfolk). "We must do all we can to uphold the sanctity and dignity of marriage, which is the foundation of our society, our community and our nation."

Am I mistaken, I thought the foundation of our society, community, and nation revolved around freedom to express religious beliefs, to not be taxed without representation, and to secure the common blessings of liberty...

At what point will people realize that our government has more important things to worry about than the private relationships between two individuals - I mean seriously, aren't social security, a balanced budget, the war in Iraq, economic prosperity, and feeding the hungry significantly more important than how Jane and Jenna or John and Rick live their lives.
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