April 1, 2017.
Evening all, yes its been a while since I've Blogged. I have been busy with the Delta Dems, and setting up work shops on Safe Havens, AKA, Sanctuary cities.
Being back into Politics at age 61 is a lot harder than I remember from the 70's.
Ok, whats new; the investigation into Twitter fingers trump and his Russian connection is under way, if you say it fast. And, we have the old saying of: 'The fox guarding the chicken coop!' The only way the truth is going to come out, is if they have an independent investigation! Trump insiders are not going to find any wrong doing. Of that, you can be sure. Anyone with an once of working brain matter knows that trump is in bed with Putin and Russian agents. "Where there is smoke, there is sure to be fire." If you doubt this collusion, then look no further than all the Russians who could testify, suddenly ending up dead.
In CCC, or (Contra Costa County), we are fighting a jail expansion to house ICE victims, and lock up people with mental issues. In my research, locking up people with mental issues NEVER WORKS. It just creates more problems for the individual. This lock up comes at a two fold price: first, the cost to the tax payers is prohibitive. It costs more to house people in prison than it does for walk-in mental health programs. Second, in lockups, there are never any good quality services for the inmates.
ICE is violating human rights at every turn. It's gotten so bad that they are locking up American Citizens now. Arresting legal aliens, and locking them up in conditions that no human being should be made to suffer. Crowded holding cells with as many as 30 people for days, no beds, cold food, one toilet, and forced to sleep on a concrete floor. They are doing this to men, women and CHILDREN! Today, April 1st, they arrested LEGALS trying to update their green cards. Within the past few days, ICE has been trolling court houses, picking up people they suspect of being without legal status just because of how they look or sound!
Where does it end? With everyone locked up in FEMA camps ? Forced to do slave labor? Strong hints of Nazi Germany are going on here.
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Trump and His Trumpeteers
Having not yet reached his first 100 days in office, this pleonastic individual has already seen fit to taking a vacation. It's all about him, and always has been.
He rails about budget, and spending money; but only where it concerns the health and well-being of others. He has no problem spending millions and billions upon himself and his cronies. Tax breaks for the wealthy equal tax burdens on the poor and middle class.
His most egregious act so far, besides the "Muslim countries" ban, and the random detaining of people going about their own business, is the withdrawal of support for military families stationed abroad.
He has no compunction about this at all. A psychiatrist from Johns Hopkins Medical Center has described this impostor of a president as a "malignant narcissist." It means he just does not care about anyone who is not of his own income bracket or social class.
That last is the oxymoron of all oxymorons. He has no class; never has, and never will. Unfortunately, the turn of events that placed (not voted, but placed) him in the highest office in the land saw the state of the occupant go from first class to white trash.
In his rush to fulfill his ill-advised campaign promises, he has made several executive orders which are ignorant at best, and unconstitutional at worst, and he has alienated large segments of the population.
This is easily seen in the mass protests happening all over, and the cowardly withdrawal of his fellow Republicans from attending their own 'town hall' meetings. There has also been a notable exodus from the White House of those whom he sought to appoint to his cabinet.
The tables will turn; they are turning, slowly, but picking up speed. He thinks he is the center of the universe, but he is far from it; he'd better watch out, or, like the old fashioned fun house big disk ride, he will be flung off to the side.
He rails about budget, and spending money; but only where it concerns the health and well-being of others. He has no problem spending millions and billions upon himself and his cronies. Tax breaks for the wealthy equal tax burdens on the poor and middle class.
His most egregious act so far, besides the "Muslim countries" ban, and the random detaining of people going about their own business, is the withdrawal of support for military families stationed abroad.
He has no compunction about this at all. A psychiatrist from Johns Hopkins Medical Center has described this impostor of a president as a "malignant narcissist." It means he just does not care about anyone who is not of his own income bracket or social class.
That last is the oxymoron of all oxymorons. He has no class; never has, and never will. Unfortunately, the turn of events that placed (not voted, but placed) him in the highest office in the land saw the state of the occupant go from first class to white trash.
In his rush to fulfill his ill-advised campaign promises, he has made several executive orders which are ignorant at best, and unconstitutional at worst, and he has alienated large segments of the population.
This is easily seen in the mass protests happening all over, and the cowardly withdrawal of his fellow Republicans from attending their own 'town hall' meetings. There has also been a notable exodus from the White House of those whom he sought to appoint to his cabinet.
The tables will turn; they are turning, slowly, but picking up speed. He thinks he is the center of the universe, but he is far from it; he'd better watch out, or, like the old fashioned fun house big disk ride, he will be flung off to the side.
Friday, February 24, 2017
It's time for change within the DNC......
OK, we tried it their way, and we were spanked, its time for a new direction within the DNC. WE need a much more PROGRESSIVE WAY OF THINKING. And so far, Pete Buttigieg seems to fit the bill.
The old ways, "go high when they go low", ONLY makes it all the more painful when you fall. This past election has shown this. The OLD ways do NOT work anymore. A new direction is needed.
We did not lose this past election, it was stolen, with Gerrymandering, and voter suppression.
I say that the Cheetos man-child was NOT elected, he was installed by the elite. He lost by over 3 million votes! And the PEOPLE know this. This is why you are seeing protest after protest and angry people showing up at Town Hall Meetings. People are angry, they are scared, and unsure what the future holds.
Trump has done more to divide this country, than all the Terrorist groups could ever hope to.!!!
The old ways, "go high when they go low", ONLY makes it all the more painful when you fall. This past election has shown this. The OLD ways do NOT work anymore. A new direction is needed.
We did not lose this past election, it was stolen, with Gerrymandering, and voter suppression.
I say that the Cheetos man-child was NOT elected, he was installed by the elite. He lost by over 3 million votes! And the PEOPLE know this. This is why you are seeing protest after protest and angry people showing up at Town Hall Meetings. People are angry, they are scared, and unsure what the future holds.
Trump has done more to divide this country, than all the Terrorist groups could ever hope to.!!!
1984 Is Here!
George Orwell was correct: he just got the year wrong! Welcome to the United Police States of America!
The video shown below includes violations of many of our constitutional guarantees, not the least of which is freedom of movement within the state, between states, and freedom to live where one chooses.
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, (1898 - 1980) explained it well:
What is happening in too many parts of our country, most notably in the southwest, is beyond appalling, and in clear violation of this clause of the Fifth Amendment.
If what you see in this video does not make your blood boil, you are either dead or part of the problem.
The video shown below includes violations of many of our constitutional guarantees, not the least of which is freedom of movement within the state, between states, and freedom to live where one chooses.
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, (1898 - 1980) explained it well:
"The right to travel is a part of the 'liberty' of which the citizen cannot be deprived without due process of law under the Fifth Amendment. If that "liberty" is to be regulated, it must be pursuant to the law-making functions of the Congress. . . . . Freedom of movement across frontiers in either direction, and inside frontiers as well, was a part of our heritage. Travel abroad, like travel within the country, . . . may be as close to the heart of the individual as the choice of what he eats, or wears, or reads. Freedom of movement is basic in our scheme of values."
What is happening in too many parts of our country, most notably in the southwest, is beyond appalling, and in clear violation of this clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Furthermore, these actions also involve violations of the Fourteenth Amendment, as they both address 'due process.' From Wikipedia:
"Due Process Clause:
The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution each contain a Due Process Clause. Due process deals with the administration of justice and thus the Due Process Clause acts as a safeguard from arbitrary denial of life, liberty, or property by the Government outside the sanction of law. The Supreme Court of the United States interprets the Clauses as providing four protections: procedural due process (in civil and criminal proceedings), substantive due process, a prohibition against vague laws, and as the vehicle for the incorporation of the Bill of Rights."
If what you see in this video does not make your blood boil, you are either dead or part of the problem.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
No More Jails!
Sheriff Livingston of Contra Costa County wants a jail expansion. His (skewed) logic is that the current jail in west county is overcrowded. Well, of course it is. He has seen fit to rent beds to ICE for their detainees. This is not the use for which prisons were intended.
This idea is a multi-million dollar boondoggle, and a total waste of taxpayers' money. Interestingly, Livingston managed to be away in D.C., hobnobbing with Drumpf's nominee for attorney general, Jeff Sessions, on the day the vote was held concerning a grant to build the facility he wants.
There are already far too many people languishing in jail for such minor offenses as to border on the ridiculous. The people of whom I speak were incarcerated for non-violent, minor crimes. Mandated community service work would be a better sentence, less costly, and free up beds to boot.
However, it is difficult to keep people out of jail when there is a monetary incentive for making arrests. This miserable scenario came about due to the privatization of many prisons around the nation. The corporation runs them for a profit! So, if they don't fill beds, they don't get paid. That is just plain predatory!
Instead of more jails, let's stand up and demand investment in quality education, renew such older practices as the apprenticeship programs, (on the job training), and trade schools. Let's have community centers for youth. Let's reopen the treatment facilities closed during the Reagan administration to offer real help to people with mental health issues. Putting them in jail does not help them. We need treatment facilities (with mandatory attendance) for people who have committed crimes while on drugs or alcohol.
Livingston's plan is short-sighted, and wrongly focused. We don't need to rent beds to ICE. Let them build their own facilities for detainees. In the long term, more and better treatment programs and community services of various kinds will serve better to keep people out of jail in the first place, and at a lower cost.
This idea is a multi-million dollar boondoggle, and a total waste of taxpayers' money. Interestingly, Livingston managed to be away in D.C., hobnobbing with Drumpf's nominee for attorney general, Jeff Sessions, on the day the vote was held concerning a grant to build the facility he wants.
There are already far too many people languishing in jail for such minor offenses as to border on the ridiculous. The people of whom I speak were incarcerated for non-violent, minor crimes. Mandated community service work would be a better sentence, less costly, and free up beds to boot.
However, it is difficult to keep people out of jail when there is a monetary incentive for making arrests. This miserable scenario came about due to the privatization of many prisons around the nation. The corporation runs them for a profit! So, if they don't fill beds, they don't get paid. That is just plain predatory!
Instead of more jails, let's stand up and demand investment in quality education, renew such older practices as the apprenticeship programs, (on the job training), and trade schools. Let's have community centers for youth. Let's reopen the treatment facilities closed during the Reagan administration to offer real help to people with mental health issues. Putting them in jail does not help them. We need treatment facilities (with mandatory attendance) for people who have committed crimes while on drugs or alcohol.
Livingston's plan is short-sighted, and wrongly focused. We don't need to rent beds to ICE. Let them build their own facilities for detainees. In the long term, more and better treatment programs and community services of various kinds will serve better to keep people out of jail in the first place, and at a lower cost.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Very important call to action! Mark down this date!
Friday, February 17th, 2017
This is something everyone can do. It costs zero money, and you don't even have to get out of your comfy chair. You don't even have to get dressed, if you don't want to!
This is the "ordinary people's protest." For those of us who cannot join marches and roadblocks, this protest is done from your own home.
On this date, is a nationwide boycott everything protest. The action is to shut everything down, as far as possible. Here's how it will happen:
- Stay home all day!
- If there is any reasonable chance that you can call in sick to work, do so.
- Do not purchase anything! (Including online shopping)
Hopefully, this will send a strong message to the right-wing extremists trying to turn our nation into a dictatorship and oligarchy.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Time For Boots on the Ground
Wow, being forced to be civil, is really not easy for me. I'm known as a hard ball player on Face Book. When I see or hear BS, I voice my liberal opinion. And, I show facts to back up what I am saying.
But, I can not keep quiet with what is going on with this travel ban on people for the religion they believe in. All except for the four nations he does business with. What trump, (not capitalized on purpose) is doing is beyond sickening.
This is how Hitler stared in 1933.
One by one, trump is slowly eroding civil rights; he and his cabinet of the Neo-Nazi chief of staff Steve Bannon, his KKK member buddies, as well as other people so unqualified for the positions they are appointed to, is frightening.
People, it is time, it is time to put boots on the ground. To fight the hate, to fight the bigotry, and so on. we the people can not allow this to continue. And we need to do it now!
But, I can not keep quiet with what is going on with this travel ban on people for the religion they believe in. All except for the four nations he does business with. What trump, (not capitalized on purpose) is doing is beyond sickening.
This is how Hitler stared in 1933.
One by one, trump is slowly eroding civil rights; he and his cabinet of the Neo-Nazi chief of staff Steve Bannon, his KKK member buddies, as well as other people so unqualified for the positions they are appointed to, is frightening.
People, it is time, it is time to put boots on the ground. To fight the hate, to fight the bigotry, and so on. we the people can not allow this to continue. And we need to do it now!
Saturday, January 28, 2017
This is Wrong!
Today is a sad day in U.S. History. Trump really stepped over the line on this one. To ban people solely due to their religion is just wrong on every level. It is worth noting that the countries with which he has financial dealings are left off the list. Also, four of the five men behind the 9/11 attack came from one of the countries excluded from his horrid list.
Any so called Christian, or elected official that agrees with this craziness should not be allowed to be in the service of any church or public office.
This is just pure evil. Hitler did things like this. And we, as True Americans can not, and will not allow such actions to stand!
It did this old heart of mine good to see so many people out, and standing up to such tyranny!
Any so called Christian, or elected official that agrees with this craziness should not be allowed to be in the service of any church or public office.
This is just pure evil. Hitler did things like this. And we, as True Americans can not, and will not allow such actions to stand!
It did this old heart of mine good to see so many people out, and standing up to such tyranny!
Friday, January 27, 2017
1984, The Novel, Come to Life
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-orwellian-really-means-noah-tavlin
This is a video that really explains what is going on in today's world. From Russia, to the United States, governments are controlling the way we think, the way we feel and the way we live. As the video explains, you hear the word "ORWELLIAN" used frequently. Do you know what it really means. This video explains its true meaning.
Let me know what you think. Would you like to see more like this? Or should I move on to other things.
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-orwellian-really-means-noah-tavlin
In my opinion, using terms such as "Alternative facts" as did Trumps Press people, is very Orwellian. Giving new meaning to know facts.
This is a video that really explains what is going on in today's world. From Russia, to the United States, governments are controlling the way we think, the way we feel and the way we live. As the video explains, you hear the word "ORWELLIAN" used frequently. Do you know what it really means. This video explains its true meaning.
Let me know what you think. Would you like to see more like this? Or should I move on to other things.
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-orwellian-really-means-noah-tavlin
In my opinion, using terms such as "Alternative facts" as did Trumps Press people, is very Orwellian. Giving new meaning to know facts.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Important News for East Contra Costa County Democrats!
Residents east of Antioch in eastern Contra Costa County, California (District 4), now have a place and a voice to support Democratic issues. This is a current and burning issue, as we all know.
We are a grassroots group, beginning with a small core group. Keep abreast of this blog and watch for posts on Facebook, Twitter, and in the local newspapers, (Brentwood and Oakley Presses, East County times, etc.) for important information on how to become part of our voice.
We aim to act against Trumpery, both in the real sense of stopping the current occupant of the White House from doing the damage he intends toward our nation, and in the dictionary definition of the word.
Last night I was elected vice chair of this group, the Delta Democrats. Our immediate focus is stopping the onslaught of executive orders, (most of which probably won't stand, anyway), and also to address other issues important to our collective understanding of the Democratic process.
These include, but are not limited to: Women's Issues, Education, LGBTQ Issues, Veterans, Native American, Homeless, Disabled Persons, and Senior Issues.
Comments and suggestions are welcome, but please remain civil; no name calling or foul language. Comments running afoul of this simple rule will be deleted.
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