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The injustice of our ballot access and two party system

Posted on November 7, 2008 by iwilder

KW: A person’s right to run for office is directly related to their right to vote. Every voter can and must be able to run for office under reasonable circumstances, or our democracy is a fraud.

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30 Days to Congressman Malik Rahim

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

Wait! I thought we were done with all this election stuff? After Hurricane Gustav, the Louisiana Secretary of State pushed back the election dates.  December 6, 2008 is the general election for District 2 Congress.  You can get on board now for this exciting, winnable, campaign to get a peace candidate into our Congress. To […]

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View of the Obama Election: A Nader Supporter from Nassau County, NY

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

Steve Sloane, a Long Islander who supported Nader, sent out the following e-mail: Nader Forum-You are blind-copied to protect your privacy (what is left of it). I voted for Nader again yesterday.  I watched the results on CNN, Comedy Channel and NET.  They did not mention Nader during the hours that I watched.  It was […]

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Post-Election Vision from Cindy Sheehan, Peace Mom

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

Cindy Sheehan ran for Congress in San Francisco, against Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. As an independent, first-time candidate, Cindy Sheehan received about 17% of the vote. I Will Never Concede Defeat Cindy Sheehan “I have fought the good fight, I have run the good race, I have kept the faith.” St. Paul in […]

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Ballot Access News: Wins and Losses for IRV/Alternative Voting Systems

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

Having Instant Runoff Voting (where voters can rank the candidate they choose in preference order) and other Alternative Voting Systems are better for third parties. IRV takes away the chance or idea that a third party could possibly spoil an election. IRV also has other merits of increasing democracy, eliminating the “winner-take-all” system, and usually […]

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View of the Obama Election: Bradley Thunderbird Phoenix

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

Bradley Thunderbird  Phoenix November 5, 2008 I cried this morning when I learned Obama was elected…tears of joy. I thank Almighty God that McCain did NOT win the presidency! I haven’t felt this happy to be an American for 8 years! Our problems are NOT over.  Neo-con and Nazi-crat thinking still has to be challenged. […]

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View of The Obama Election: Mexican American Political Association

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

November 05, 2008 Greetings! BANKING ON OBAMA WITH OPEN EYES I’M VOTING FOR THE BLACK MAN Nativo Vigil Lopez National President, Mexican American Political Association (MAPA) The American people can now rejoice in one of the greatest blows against racism in its history – the election of President-elect Barack Hussein Obama. This is the culmination […]

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Sad news for LGBT community, and our humanity: 4 states approve anti-gay measures

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

Found this article on Common Dreams: Published on Thursday, November 6, 2008 by The New York Times On Day of Hope, Disappointment: Bans in 3 States on Gay Marriage (and another on gay adoption) by Jesse McKinley and Laurie Goodstein The article notes that voters in three states approved bans on gay marriage: California Arizona […]

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View of the Obama Election: Party Chiefs React

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

This video is truly worth seeing. It is from the National Press Club, where there is a debate between DNC Chairman Howard Dean and RNC Chairman Mike Duncan about if Barack Obama has a mandate, and what is that mandate. Some highlights:

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Issues and new laws around the country: Ballot measure results

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

There is a good list of ballot measures, with the actual wording, and the results at: www.news.aol.com/elections/2008/ballot Some issues: Unfortunately, in California, Proposition 8 passed, which says that the state constitution will define marriage as between a man and a woman. An article about that is: here. I believe that proponents of same-sex marriage believe […]

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A side effect of Election 2008: Marijuana in Massachussetts

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

Thanks to WBAI producer and Cynthia McKinney supporter Don Debar, of Ossining NY, for bringing our attention to the story below. The Green Party supports the legalization of marijuana. With the 2006 Governor’s race, the Green Party of New York State‘s Governor Candidate, Malachy McCourt, had as a campaign issue, the legalization of marijuana for […]

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Green Party 2008 Presidential Candidate Poses Challenge to the Gates Foundation

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

Green Party 2008 Presidential Candidate Cynthia McKinney’s Challenge to the Gates Foundation: Stop choosing Seattle’s corporate power brokers over the African-American community’s need for a meaningful world class cultural institution. SEATTLE, WA — On Monday, October 27th, during her recent visit to Seattle, Green Party 2008 Presidential Candidate Cynthia McKinney made an unannounced visit to […]

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California Greens win statewide elections…

Posted on November 6, 2008 by iwilder

State Green Party wins mayor spot, may put 2 on SF Board of Supervisors, and amass at least 5 wins statewide after Tuesday’s election News Advisory THE GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA www.cagreens.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Contact: Cres Vellucci,press secretary cvellucci at cagreens dot org SACRAMENTO. The Green Party will assume the […]

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Views Of The Obama Election: Finding A Tribe’s Voice

Posted on November 5, 2008 by iwilder

KW: We will be posting a series of post-election thoughts and e-mails from various people, including some people who did and some who did not vote for Obama. The e-mail below was sent out by Lisa Votino-Tarrant, who lives on the Shinnecock Reservation, in Eastern Long Island. Finding A Tribe’s Voice Hi All, I had […]

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