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William John Cox authored the Policy Manual of the Los Angeles Police Department and the Role of the Police in America for a National Advisory Commission during the Nixon administration. As a public interest, pro bono, attorney, he filed a class action lawsuit in 1979 petitioning the Supreme Court to order a National Policy Referendum; he investigated and successfully sued a group of radical right-wing organizations in 1981 that denied the Holocaust; and he arranged in 1991 for the publication of the suppressed Dead Sea Scrolls. He promotes a peaceful political evolution at Voters Evolt!; and he archives his articles at WilliamJohnCox.com. He is currently working on a fact-based political philosophy.
Monday, February 13, 2012 Transformation: Effectuating Democracy by a Voters' Rights Amendment (4 comments)
If they are to ever achieve true representative democracy and the freedom and opportunity inherent in its promise, the People of the United States must transform their government, rather than to reform or restore it back to something which will not serve or protect their best interests.
Thursday, December 1, 2011 A Voters' Rights Amendment to Unify Occupiers and Tea Partiers (3 comments)
The most basic issue that Occupiers and Tea Partiers can readily agree upon is a Voters' Rights Amendment to the Constitution which insures that the future of the United States is decided by its voters rather than by the corporate and wealthy elite, which currently manipulates and controls the voter's representatives.
Saturday, September 10, 2011 Reflections on the Holocaust Denial Case (23 comments)
As we witness the increased militarization of the U.S. and its acceptance of torture and illegal wars, we must reflect back on the fate of the last nation that believed it could do as it pleased.
Friday, September 2, 2011 Voterism: A Government for The New Millennium (1 comments)
Voterism is the political belief that a legitimate government must be composed of and created by the voters who elect it, and that the primary purpose of such a government is to care for the needs, aspirations and interests of those who elect it.
Monday, August 22, 2011 Airport Screening Policy: Repression or Discretion (3 comments)
Google "TSA stupidity" and you will find that almost one-and-a-half million websites have something to say about the subject. If the United States is to avoid another major terrorist attack on its air transportation system without placing greater restrictions on the civil liberties of air travelers, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had better get smart.
Monday, June 27, 2011 Netroots Nation Talks About Voters Evolt! (2 comments)
Interviews regarding a National Policy Referendum and write-in ballot for president were conducted at the Netroots Nation Conference held in June 2011 in Minneapolis.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 An All-American Retirement System: Building for the Future (2 comments)
While Congress bickers and the President dithers, roads are crumbling, bridges are failing, dams are cracking, and water and sewer systems are leaking all across the United States. If that's not enough to worry about, the government is threatening to default on the $2.5 Trillion it has borrowed from the Social Security Trust Fund, and few private employers are offering decent retirement plans.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 The Race for Space Solar Energy (1 comments)
The radiation plume from melting reactor cores and the smoke of burning spent fuel rods threaten the lives of the unborn; yet, they point in the direction of the only logical alternative to these failed policies -- the generation of an inexhaustible, safe, pollution-free supply of energy from outer space.
Saturday, March 5, 2011 Who Are the Tea Party Patriots? (16 comments)
Most people only see the public faces of the Tea Party Patriots: those doing televison interviews, appearing on the covers of magazines, waving from the steps of private jets at political rallies, and who spend the millions of dollars in donations they have raised; but who are the 15 million "patriots" who attend the 1000s of local tea parties across the heartland of America? Answers were sought at the TPP Summit in Phoenix.
Monday, February 28, 2011 Ron Paul Endorses National Write-In Presidential Election Protest (1 comments)
During a wide-ranging interview prior to taking the stage at the Tea Party Patriot National Summit Conference in Phoenix this week, likely presidential candidate Ron Paul stated he "encouraged a write-in vote" as a protest against the existing corrupt "single party system" consisting of Democrats and Republicans.
Thursday, February 24, 2011 A Tale of Three Nations: Freedom, Religion and the Rights of Women (3 comments)
As the youth-led Freedom Movement of 2011 spreads rapidly across the Middle East and around the world, one can only wonder what would be happening in Iraq today if the U.S. had not invaded eight years ago. What does the movement portend for the rights of women in other nations, such as Tunisia and in the United States?
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 An American Suicide Terrorist (1 comments)
The shooter of Congresswoman Gifford acted as a domestic suicide terrorist on the political "battleground" of American politics. His YouTube postings and "goodby" phone messages are ominously reminiscent of the traditional farewell videos of Islamist martyrs.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 Voter Empowerment - Not a New Party (6 comments)
Rather than a violent revolution, American voters have the duty and obligation to peacefully evolve a new system of government that will better serve to provide freedom, justice and prosperity to all who share this fragile planet.
Saturday, November 6, 2010 The Youth Vote and the Election of 2012 (3 comments)
Looking across the piles of dead and wounded on the political battlefield at the vast hoard of mercenaries gathering to administer the coup de graĉe to representative democracy, paid for by unlimited secret corporate financing, there is only one reserve force with the motivation, power and loyalty to defeat the army of fascism --" those who have most to lose --" the youth of America.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 The Fraudulent Criminalization of Marijuana (10 comments)
For almost 40 years, the United States has waged a war on its own citizens who have used marijuana as a part of a drug culture originally encouraged by the government. The war was commenced despite the government's own findings that marijuana posed less of a risk to American society than alcohol, and that the greatest harm that would result from criminalization would be the injury caused to those arrested for possession.
Monday, May 17, 2010 The Age of Space-Solar Energy: Innovation in the Public Interest (3 comments)
The first nation that captures and effectively makes use of space-solar energy will dominate the world energy market for generations to come and will provide its citizens with a much healthier and a far more secure society.
Monday, May 3, 2010 Elitism and Empathy in American Presidents: Who Cares for the Suffering Children (5 comments)
If the President of the United States fails or refuses to take action on behalf of children, the most vulnerable victims of the unlawful wars he continues to fight on behalf of the ruling elites, or the corrupt policies he pursues for their benefit, who shall speak for the children?
Monday, April 19, 2010 A Mad Tea Party (11 comments)
There are good reasons why the tea partyers are mad; however, their solutions are equally mad.
Sunday, March 14, 2010 A Highway for Peace
A vision in which the elusive "roadmap for peace" in Israel-Palestine is replaced by a concrete "Highway for Peace."
Friday, December 4, 2009 A Smart and Simple Tax (10 comments)
It is time to discard our stupid and complex system of taxation and replace it with a smart and simple tax that balances the burden of taxation with the benefits of government.
Friday, June 19, 2009 Ground the Airbus? (11 comments)
We do not know if Air France Flight 447 was brought down by a lightning storm, a failure of speed sensors, rudder problems or pilot error. What we do know is that its plastic tail fin fell off and the plane fell almost seven miles into the ocean killing everyone aboard.
Monday, June 15, 2009 Extremism and Suffering Children (1 comments)
What does a shootout at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., the confessions of a Khmer Rouge jailer and the murder of a Kansas medical doctor have in common? The answer is "children," and how they suffer from being targeted and used by extremists to advance their own hateful agendas.
Friday, June 12, 2009 From the Comet and Airbus to the Spaceplane: The Future of Commercial Aviation (3 comments)
As commercial aviation becomes increasingly dependent upon computerized digital technology and less reliant upon hands-on human control, we have to consider the crash of Air France Flight 447 into the Atlantic Ocean, with the loss of all aboard, and other similar disasters in the light of our collective experience and expectations.
Thursday, May 14, 2009 Fear of Crime and Things to Come (1 comments)
The fear of crime strikes all who live with its dread, as well as those who are personally victimized. Fear keeps us from doing what we want to do; it causes us to distrust friends and to view strangers with prejudice; and it can trick us into trading freedom for a false sense of security.
Thursday, January 8, 2009 No Victors in the War on Dissent (3 comments)
Among the wars currently being fought by the American government is one in which there can be no winners. The "war on terrorism" has spawned an internal "war on dissent" in which everyone loses.
Monday, December 1, 2008 Making Smarter Cars Instead of Stupid Decisions (1 comments)
With sales grinding to a halt and their credit ratings plummeting, the Big Three cannot borrow sufficient funds in the credit markets to survive. Like drunks on a freeway, they are racing down the fast lane without a seat belt, holding a bottle in one hand and flipping off the public with the other, daring everyone else to stop them before they crash.
Sunday, November 9, 2008 America Has Already Changed (1 comments)
Barack Obama campaigned on a platform of "Change"; however, the fact of his election proves that America has already changed.
Sunday, October 26, 2008 Abortion: Government's Choice? (9 comments)
Any government having the power to prohibit abortions has the power to require abortions. Any government having the power to prohibit birth control has the power to forcibly sterilize women (and men).
Thursday, October 23, 2008 A Dream Ballot for 2008
Can you even dream about a National Ballot that will establish your authority, one in which you, rather than politicians, create the policy guidelines for your government and you, rather than hacked computers, decide whom you want to implement your policy?
Saturday, October 11, 2008 Economic Chaos and Political Survival (2 comments)
No matter how deeply we ordinary citizens dig into our pockets, we cannot financially compete with the powerful special interests. No matter how well we organize, we cannot match the influence of the financial and political insiders. No matter how often we march and picket, they will always beat us through the side door into the corridors of power.
Friday, October 3, 2008 Betrayed by the Bailout: The Death of Democracy (24 comments)
On this date, October 3, 2008, the American people were betrayed by those whom they had elected to represent them.
Perhaps democracy in the United States is not dead; if not, it's on its deathbed. Resuscitation in the form of responsible representation is possible, but time is growing short.
Thursday, September 25, 2008 The Gore Presidency: An Alternative History (9 comments)
An alternative history about what might have happened in the U.S. had Justice Kennedy voted for Gore rather than Bush
Monday, September 22, 2008 The Triple Whammy of Bigotry in the 2008 Election (1 comments)
We will soon know whether Barack Obama and the American people have suffered a single, double, or triple whammy and we will all suffer from the assault.
Single Whammy - Overt and Latent Racism; Double Whammy - Religion, Sex and Other Prejudices; Triple Whammy - Class Disenfranchisement
Thursday, September 18, 2008 Valuable, Voluntary and Educational National Youth Service (2 comments)
Irrespective of who's anointed at the presidential coronation in January, many more Americans will soon be performing national service, including compulsory military tours of duty in the never-ending War Against Terror and the soon-to-be-announced Wars Against Sedition, Starvation, Unemployment, and Internal Insurrection, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
Saturday, September 13, 2008 Deliver Us From Chaos: Ten Political Commandments (1 comments)
From a political standpoint, chaos theory requires us to consider the effect of a vice president flapping his lips on an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf or in the former U.S.S.R. republic of Georgia on starting World War III or Cold War II.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 ROBOCOPS: PROFESSIONAL POLICING OF POLITICAL PROTEST (1 comments)
Last week, hundreds of protesters in St. Paul were arrested outside the Republican National Convention by helmeted police officers wearing black uniforms and full body armor reminiscent of scenes from the 1987 movie, RoboCop featuring: "Part man. Part machine. All Cop. The future of law enforcement."
Sunday, August 31, 2008 Holding Murderers Accountable: The Case Against Bush, Cheney, et al (2 comments)
Those whom we empower by our vote to either serve us in Congress or to lead our nation as president have a duty to use the power we give them to ensure accountability for its abuse. They have a duty to focus and to maintain attention on the most egregious and deadly violations of our laws and to not allow murder to go unpunished.
Sunday, August 24, 2008 America's Economic Future: Nightmare or Vision?
Offers a dynamic vision of the future and offers solutions for the interrelated issues of taxation, social security, retirement, health care and economic stimulus.
Monday, August 18, 2008 A Vision for Change: An American Energy Policy (3 comments)
Highlights the pitfalls of Obama's energy policy and offers an alternative and imaginative vision of an America that decided to generate the energy to power its national highways from outer space.
Saturday, February 16, 2008 Concentration Camps in America: The Consequences of 40 Years of Fear (15 comments)
Although Internet reports of the best known concentration camps in America are not supported by the facts, there is abundant evidence that the Bush Administration plans to declare martial law and is busily getting ready to do so. The calendar may say 2008, but, increasingly, we're living in 1984. America may not have concentration camps yet, but we're sure enough working on 'em.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007 The Iraq War Trial (2 comments)
The Democrats now have a golden opportunity to show the world how a democratic republic should work and what freedom's really all about. Democrats can fulfill the will of the people and do what's right by immediately holding hearings to establish whether Congress should fund an illegal war, and if so how much and under what conditions.
Friday, November 2, 2007 A Brief on the Use of Water Torture by American Officials in the War on Terrorism (4 comments)
A Brief submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee on the use of waterboarding as an interrogation technique and its implications in the appointment of Michael B. Mukasey to be Attorney General of the United States.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 War Without Win: A White Paper On Iran (12 comments)
Instead of attacking Iran, the United States should immediately reestablish diplomatic relations, negotiate unconditionally, and ensure Iran's protection from armed attack by Israel or any other nation under a comprehensive policy that seeks to avoid the expansion of nuclear weapons to Iran and all other nations and to disarm all nations within ten years.
Wednesday, February 7, 2007 Make Scholars -- Not War
Is the education of our children so critical to the future of our society that we should think of it in the same terms as national defense? What can we do to preserve public education, the very institution that set our nation on the path to greatness?
Monday, January 29, 2007 ONE HEALTH CARE POLICY INDIVISIBLE WITH BENEFITS FOR ALL
As a part of a comprehensive health care policy, we should establish a National Health Academy, whose graduates become professional officers in a National Health Corps.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 A Just and Fair Tax (4 comments)
Wouldn't it be more sensible and much fairer to simply tax the movement of money in our economy? Not a sales tax, not a value added tax, not a flat income tax, but rather a simple toll on every financial transaction that occurs within our economic system.
Monday, January 15, 2007 Hitler's Bulge -- Bush's Surge
A comparison between the administrations of Hitler and Bush and the Battle of the Bulge and Bush's Surge
Friday, May 12, 2006 Energy For The New Millennium (1 comments)
An alternative to $4 gasoline and enslavement to corrupt energy companies and undemocratic governments.
Saturday, April 15, 2006 This George Is No Washington
A compare and contrast between George Washington and George W. Bush
