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Gee willikers, it seems Congress's deficit "super committee" is having trouble reaching their $1.5 trillion deficit. Who could've guessed a committee of 6 Democans and 6 Republicrats wouldn't rise above the obstruction in Congress's bowels to avoid a prolapse in the nation's economic ass. The answer: the same dolts who didn't see the economic implosion coming.Gee willikers, it seems Congress's deficit "super committee" is having... more
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Government is not the problem, the people who elect those to run the government are the problem. — The Omnipotent PoobahGovernment is not the problem, the people who elect those to run the government are... more
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Add your name to the Demand for the Restoration of the Rule of Law and Accountability for War Crimes today.
High Road for Human Rights is building a grassroots network that educates and mobilizes people in local communities nationwide to push for changes in human rights policies and practices.
Since its founding three years ago, High Road has vigorously advocated for the restoration of the rule of law in the U.S. – for an end to torture, an end to felonious surveillance of U.S. citizens, accountability for illegal conduct by administration officials, and a commitment to a constitutional balance of power, where the courts once again provide a check on abuses of power by the other branches of government.
The Demand for the Restoration of Rule of Law and Accountability for War Crimes is addressed to President Barack Obama, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the U.S. Congress, the United Nations, all other international bodies committed to the rule of law and preventing aggressive wars, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, and the nations of the world. The signatories to the Demand urge those to whom it is addressed to take all necessary steps to restore the rule of law, to hold perpetrators of crimes against peace and war crimes accountable, and to deter similar illegal conduct in the future. The full demand can be read on High Road's website: www.highroadforhumanrights.org.
Hundreds of people have already added their names to the Demand. Our goal is to present the Demand with the names of at least 10,000 people, which will be a powerful signal that people in the U.S. still believe in the rule of law, the Nuremberg Principles, the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the commitments of the U.S. under international treaties and domestic law. The list of signatories so far include:
Daniel Ellsberg, leaker of Pentagon Papers, author, Secrets - A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers
Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, author, citizen and legal activist
Helen Fein, Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Genocide
Ira Nepus, jazz trombone recording artist
George Hunsinger, Princeton Theological Seminary
Bill McKibben, author, founder 350.org, environmental activist and organizer
Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author
Graham Nash, rock star (Hollies; Crosby Stills Nash & Young)
James Abourezk, former U.S. Congressman
Edwin B. Firmage, author To Chain the Dog of War
Rocky Anderson, former Salt Lake City Mayor, Executive Director High Road for Human Rights
Lester Brown, author, founder Worldwatch Institute, Earth Policy Institute
Chuck Findley, jazz trumpet recording artist
Please sign your name to the Demand for the Restoration of the Rule of Law and Accountability for War Crimes today!
www.highroadforhumanrights.orgAdd your name to the Demand for the Restoration of the Rule of Law and Accountability... more
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO), issued it first annual report on reducing or eliminating duplication, overlap, or fragmentation in government spending (embedded below). This particular report identifies areas where adjustments would generate tens of billions of savings, and the GAO did not even examine the entire federal government.
http://politisite.com/2011/03/01/congress-want-to-cut-the-budget-by-100-billion-start-here/The Government Accountability Office (GAO), issued it first annual report on reducing... more
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The US is like a ship without a rudder – or more appropriately, a ship with a broken one. Prevailing wisdom says Republicans will romp and take back Congress for Contract on America – Part Deux. But, perhaps they should be careful what they ask for.The US is like a ship without a rudder – or more appropriately, a ship with a... more
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Much has been made about Republicans possibly taking control of Congress. The conventional wisdom says yes and the conventional wisdom is probably right. The open question is whether it will be a Republican blowout or a squeaker.Much has been made about Republicans possibly taking control of Congress. The... more
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The mainstream media failed to show up for a historic debate in Congress regarding the future of the Afghanista War. This is not unusal for the media. They have been MIA as to covering both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars since they started almost a decade ago. In that time, a combined nearly 5,000 young Americans have been killed in either Iraq or Aghanistan. Read more here:
http://www.zimbio.com/Afghanistan/articles/kDqc-wU7eeJ/CONGRESS+HOLDS+HISTORIC+DEBATE+AFGHANISTANThe mainstream media failed to show up for a historic debate in Congress regarding the... more
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Without Republican support, Pres. Obama's $3,600,000,000,000 federal budget passed in the United States House of Representatives. The budget would make way for major overhauls in education, energy, and health care. Democratic Speaker of the House, Nacy Pelosi said “The American people want us to find our common ground where we can, but they did not send us here to split the difference. They want real change, and we have come here to make a difference.” The United States Senate will soon vote on their own version of the budget.
Source: The New York Times Online
Will the bill pass in the Senate? What are your (rational) thoughts on the bill?Without Republican support, Pres. Obama's $3,600,000,000,000 federal budget... more
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What the next elected President of the United States can do to undue the human health and environmental damage caused by the Reagan Administration post 1972?What the next elected President of the United States can do to undue the human health... more
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Earth Day is traditionally a time when we focus on the environment...
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