This quote summarizes the nature of my concerns and the content of personal experiences which stir my activism:
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement on human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves". --Paul Revere, House of Commons
Sunday, March 15, 2009 Week of Historic Senate Hearings on Integrative Medicine May Open New Doors
There is a bill currently on the Senate floor appropriating large funds for healthcare and which would include funding for preventive and alternative health care. Obama is urging that it be legislated by the end of this year.
Friday, November 7, 2008 Blueprint for Change: What Obama Must Do (1 comments)
It's our (the ACLU's) blueprint for freedom, spelling out the specific actions that our new President must take to launch a restoration of American values and to convey a clear rejection of the shameful policies of the Bush era.
Friday, November 7, 2008 Suggestions to Opednews Members (7 comments)
I am quite concerned that we may be unintentionally undermining our credibility by writing in certain ways, and in so doing also undermining our cause. None of this is on purpose, of course: It's all innocent mistakes. Here are some suggestions.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Why I quit posting to Opednews and am so mad at those posting here: (22 comments)
Please friends let's be aware of the demotivation factor. Let's select our time when to say what, understanding that the masses are "lying down" out of depression. This must be key to any proactive work we do. If we encourage the masses, we will have proactivity.
Monday, September 15, 2008 Courts are stacked: Is there hope for the Andover criminal trial of Bush + Co? (2 comments)
Cognitive distortions are based on a grain of truth, but also throw off the message we give ourselves from the real truth. Let's correct the cognitive distortions about the courts being stacked, without denying the reality either, and get to work. Thanks!
Sunday, September 7, 2008 SUE them, Amy! SUE them! (2 comments)
Opportunity knocks! It is golden! We can put this fire out, thanks to your sacrificial lamb experience! You may be the saving of us ALL, yet!
Saturday, August 2, 2008 Please Help: Impeachment has made Robert Wexler a Target (2 comments)
In the eyes of the right wing, I am seen, along with Rep. Kucinich, as one of the symbols of the impeachment fight. They believe that if they defeat me they defeat our cause.
Thursday, July 31, 2008 Please sign this ACLU Petition: STOP kidnapping anywhere in the globe!!
RED ALERT!!! Please sign this petition by the ACLU and pass it on to everybody in your address book. Mukasey and Bush want to declare the entire globe, including the USA, a "battlefield" in which anybody designated by Bush himself as "Enemy combattant" is locked away forever without right to legal counsel. Not funny at all. Congress is poised to pass this, unbelievable! We MUST act and we MUST NOT EVER do nothing here. Thanks!
Monday, July 21, 2008 Open Discussion Thread: How can we Stop Martial Law? (17 comments)
The masses are discouraged by depression. To tout the hope ---and the specifics thereof---is key to spawning proactivity. Talking about martial law and FEMA camps will only hold people down. Discussing the hope will get people going.
Monday, July 14, 2008 When is a Tower Not a Tower? (9 comments)
A letter to the editor submitted by a 911 truth activist to his local paper. And...it was published in the North County Times!!!
Monday, July 7, 2008 URGENT: Action plan/open discussion thread to stop war on Iran! (7 comments)
An open discussion thread and action plan to stop war on Iran and the very likely economic depression which would result. Please post your ideas and pass this on!
Saturday, July 5, 2008 Please vote for impeachment in Moveon.org's poll: (12 comments)
A request to vote in Moveon.org's poll to make impeachment and restoration of civil liberties a priority. Where many of us may feel ineffective, the truth is that Moveon.org is very powerful and politicians often do reverse their positions when millions of Moveon signatures come in. Here is a chance to make your voice heard and really make a difference in the political climate. Voting only takes about fifty seconds. Thanks!
Thursday, June 19, 2008 I don't believe it's only 4,000 US soldiers dead. Do you? (9 comments)
Just recently, an acquaintance told me he was going to attend the funeral of his neighbor's son, who died in Iraq. Go figure: The San Francisco Chronicle did not print anything about his death. Not a word.
Monday, March 31, 2008 I Just Love this Story (3 comments)
Heaven or hell? It's all a state of mind. This fable shows an example of how that is true, by telling a really fun/interesting heaven and hell story. The ending is the real surprise. Check this out! You'll love this.
Monday, March 3, 2008 A Commission that Should Cause Concern (article about S 1959)
The Independent Institute in Oakland, CA saw to it, based on my phone call to them, that they got an article about S. 1959 the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, into the mainstream press. Here the article by their free speech attorney, Donald Downs, which as a victory to celebrate, is helping to break through the media black-out on the deadly S. 1959 "The Thought Crimes Bill".
Thursday, February 28, 2008 The Clock is Ticking: Pass Redeployment Now
The good news is that Sen. Feingold's bill S. 2633 to bring troops home within 120 days has been "allowed" (such a concept) to be debated on the Senate floor, and the results of yea/nay should be by the end of this week. The bad news is that with continued war funding and the current recession, we will be in a depression. Please sign the petition and remind Senators that even they need to eat! Then pass this article on. Thanks
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 ACLU Slams Classified FBI Memorandum Directing Law Enforcement to Engage in Protest Suppression Tactics (1 comments)
I personally think there is a message in this for everyone. On the one hand, I think the ACLU is absolutely right for going after the FBI for targeting activists and quelling free speech. On the other hand, some activists need to learn to do their thing in a non-violent, orderly manner and not heap trouble on the heads of other activists. Those engaging in violent protest are affecting free speech nation-wide. Live and learn?
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Is the FBI Spying on You?
The ACLU's files on FBI spying on....guess who? Terrorists? Of course not. On activists, of course! Check it out. FYI this is only a very partial representation of their reams of such statistics. Everybody needs to see this, because knowledge is power: No more "paranoia" chants and lots more proactivity will be spawned if people know. Please read and pass it on. Thank you.
Saturday, January 19, 2008 The only thing that will save us now will be our own proactivity (3 comments)
Congress is to blame for passing bad legislation, but We the People are a forgotten branch of government: The first branch of government. When that branch lies down and plays victim, the result is that we are walked all over. If fascism takes over America, it will be just as much our own fault as Congress's. Here are a few things we can do:
Thursday, January 17, 2008 We Reject your Rationale, NBC News!
A letter of reprimand to NBC News for cutting ANY Presidential Candidate out of the Debates. An appeal for all Americans to spread word far and wide about boycotting NBC and spreading information about alternative news sources.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 Rights Matter: It is Average Americans, not "terrorists" being targeted by the FBI
It is not terrorists who are being targted by the FBI, but ordinary Americans like you and me. To break through the public belief in the war on terror, please pass this and other things around as reality check. Thank you!
Monday, December 24, 2007 The Psychodynamics of Activism and Human Interactions
Sometimes our effectiveness as activists is not about "being right", but instead it's about honoring the listener's psychology. In fact, "being right" can at times be our losing point, where the psychology of human interactions is concerned. For others to believe in our work goes much deeper than being convinced by facts alone. It's interactive psychology, not facts which are the tipping point in our activist's work.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 A forgotten corner when electing any Candidate (2 comments)
Knowing a Candidate's voting record is key to preserving America as The Land of the Free. Reading up about current legislation makes us more insightful, aware and vocal. And boycotts pack the most powerful punch which WILL result in politicians giving us an ear, at last!
