initiative petition

via Opposing Freedom Scientific's Secure and Compatible Braille Display Initiative Petition. The article goes on… But the part I'd copied and pasted was cut off and unfortunately I don't have the energy to go back and repaste it, ...The petition would revise Chapter 115 of the Missouri statues and allow voters to vote early without having to provide a reason for doing so.State officials have given the go-ahead for circulation of an initiative petition that would seek to severely limit insurers' abilities to steer members away from certain health care providers. The petition by the group Missourians ...One provides that the voters themselves, by initiative petition, could call a state Constitutional Convention. The other provides for a part-time legislature. Each needs 694354 valid signatures, since they each are themselves proposed ...Jefferson City, MO - Secretary of State Robin Carnahan today announced that a new initiative petition met state standards for circulation. The petition would amend the Missouri Constitution relating to health carriers. ...An Initiative Petition is now circulating to eliminate YOUR property taxes and YOUR personal property taxes in the State of Missouri. Have discovered many do not know what an Initiative Petition is or how it works. ..."Instead, the city delayed filing its protest until 119 days after the signed initiative petition was filed with the city auditor and 56 days after the city auditor certified the initiative petition to the board of elections. ...At the same time, the court also found that the Initiative Petition Committee had operated in good faith and that it followed the rules as best it could, given the lack of clear directives. On Sept. 10, 2009, President Shirley made a ...Jefferson City, Missouri – Secretary of State Robin Carnahan today announced that a new initiative petition met state standards for circulation. The petition would amend the Missouri Revised Statutes relating to early voting. ...Just wanted to ask you all to sign our petition on www.nownys.org We are working to get ride of Senator Monserrate in NY. He is the Senator that slashed his girlfriend and got off on a misdemeanor. But DV is DV and he must go! ...
This powerful tool can stop a vote on a bill as long as members are willing to talk.
Choose one answer.
a.
filibuster

b.
cloture

c.
initiative

d.
discharge petition

e.
extended session


My mother had her land and buildings in trust. Naming her trustee of the trust. When she died;myself and three siblings are named the beneficiaries. My eldest brother we nominated the trustee of the trust after her passing.
In the trust the "Duration" paragraph states termination is (a)the death of the trustee(at signing was my mother) or (B)expiration of 20 years(2016). Is the trust still valid?

I am being told the trust ended the day my mother died. Why then did we need to nominate a trustee?

Also in the trust documentation is paragraph "termination" which states the trust shall be terminated by trustees's own initiative or upon written request of a majority of beneficial interest,and the termination recorded at the Registry of Deed's.......

My siblings and I do not agree on a selling price,does that statement of Termination mean that the three of them can terminate by majority against me and sell the house at their price?

If the "Duration" paragraph is true, what value is the Termination paragraph?
I've been sent papers to sign which I'm told would make the beneficiaries "Tenants in Common". Does that result in:
1.Terminate the trust.
2.Make it possible that my siblings can sell at whatever price and I would have to accept because of them being the majority.

They've also threatened to "Petition the Court" for the sale of the house. How does that work?


As I recall the First Amendment states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Hmmm...a double standard for those who pull the race card to gain public office?


i cant seem to get these right

A. allows voters to elect each partys candidate for office
B. allows citizens to vote in private and so avoid being pressured to vote a certain way
C. allows voters to vote an official out of office
D. allows citizens to sign petitions proposing laws to be considered by their states legislatures
E. allows voters to approve laws or amendments proposed by their states legislatures

1. Secret Ballot- I put B for this one..its the only 1 im sure of.
2. Direct primary- I had A for this one
3. Initiative-
4.Referendum- I had D for this one
5.Recall- I had C for this one


I've seen individuals in front of grocery stores asking for signatures to get an initiative on a future ballot. The individuals have said they make great money, and I'd like to know how to start my own petition business. Please share the process of making contacts, obtaining the initiatives, and most importantly the flow of payment from the initiative promoter on down. Thanks for your input...


We need a way to suggest national law. A ballot initiative would do well, but this is a Republic, and I don't know enough about it to see the way to do it. And we need to be able to bring ballot questions to the ballot on a regular basis. Every two years.. and yes that would be costly, but if enough people were present on the ballot initiative, that extra cost would be acceptable.

Is there a way to petition congress and force a law to be made?
Voting does not add specific law. We need a way to suggest, and vote on laws that would affect Congress and the People. Voting, by the way, doesn't deal with either idea.


Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."



A. Amendment VIII

B. Amendment X

C. Amendment V

D. Amendment II
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.


A. Amendment VI

B. Amendment IV

C. Amendment VIII

D. Amendment X
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law."



A. Amendment X

B. Amendment VII

C. Amendment VIII

D. Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."



A. Amendment IV

B. Amendment V

C. Amendment VII

D. Amendment X
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence."



A. Amendment V

B. Amendment VII

C. Amendment VI

D. Amendment I
On_________, ten amendments were added to the Constitution.


A. November 15, 1791

B. December 15, 1791

C. January 15, 1791

D. December 15, 1792
The 9th and 10th amendments set out or enumerate the substantive and procedural individual rights associated with that description.


A. True

B. False
Another form of direct lawmaking by the voters in some states is called the______.


A. referendum.

B. initiative

C. contentment

D. None of the above
United States is sometimes referred to as a "nation of immigrants."


A. True

B. False
An application to file a petition for naturalization needs to be obtained from the local Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) office.


A. True

B. False


how did the introduction of initiative procedures by government reformers expand democracy?

a.They enabled voters to approve or reject laws proposed by elect officials.
b. They gave voters a way to remove unpopular elected officials from office.
c. They empowered voters to propose new laws by having citizens sign petitions.

please explain how/why you chose the answer that you did.

Thanks In Advance!
never mind the answer is C.
(: it's amazing what the book can do, isn't it?


Why is the Senate referred to as a non-continuous body but the House is continuous?
Whats a writ of habeas corpus
What are persidential coattails?
What are party machines?
What do party bosses do?
What does the senate majority leader do and how is he elected
What do law clerks do?
What do party whips do?
What does grass roots democracy mean? grass roots support?
What do libertarians want?
What are voter referendums
What are initiative petitions
What do the 11th and 12th amendments mean?
What were SALT I and II treaties?
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resoolution?
What's the bully pulpit again?
Whats the difference between expressed and enumerated powers
What was the Brady Bill?
How exactly does a caucus work?
What are single-member districts?
What have been some past court rulings on gerrymandering?
What was the Judiciary Act of 1789
What are revenue sharing measures?
Medium scrutiny standard?
Inevitable discovery and objective good faith?
What's meant by matching funds?

Answer any that you know. I would greatly appreciate it!
I meant selected for the 6th question down ^^


To be specific, when will you get your act together and organize a petition drive to repeal your state's flagrantly unconstitutional gun laws? After all, Proposition 8 passed.
I was out there in 1982, when the "handgun freeze initiative" (Prop, 15) was on the ballot. All the pundits were predicting that it would pass by a 2-1 margin, but it got defeated by that very margin, or close enough. I'll tell you what, when the TV newscasters had to read those results, it looked like somebody had just pooped on their sushi platters.
Is it really that bad out there? I haven't been there since '82.


Can regular people try and propose new state laws ( through initiatives-- petitions?)? Is it possible that a citizen- developed proposition can make it on the ballot?


it will repay Acorn for helping in the Major Theft of the election?
Obama Giving ACORN $5.2 Billion in Stimulus Funds
A rising chorus of GOP leaders are protesting that the blockbuster Democratic stimulus package would provide up to a whopping $5.2 billion for ACORN, the left-leaning nonprofit group under federal investigation for massive voter fraud.What if Barack Obama’s most important radical connection has been hiding in plain sight all along? Obama has had an intimate and long-term association with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (Acorn), the largest radical group in America. If I told you Obama had close ties with MoveOn.org or Code Pink, you’d know what I was talking about. Acorn is at least as radical as these better-known groups, arguably more so. Yet because Acorn works locally, in carefully selected urban areas, its national profile is lower. Acorn likes it that way. And so, I’d wager, does Barack Obama.
According to the law, registered voters must sign, print their name and list their address on petitions calling for a ballot initiative. It doesn't take a handwriting expert to see that many of these were filled out by the same person. (Also, see pages 30-42 and take note of the signatures — a bit odd to sign your last name first, isn't it.)


ACORN Is A Bad Seed
Something’s rotten in the state of New Mexico, and Ohio, and Michigan, and Pennsylvania, and Florida, and…

ACORN says it is a community group, but it is really a multi-million-dollar, multinational conglomerate. Its political agenda is driven by a relative handful of anti-corporate activists. ACORN spends millions of dollars to promote economic policies (like raising the minimum wage), but has admitted that it doesn't always want to abide by them. ACORN advocates for workers' rights and runs two unions, but has in the past fought its own employees' efforts to form a union.

ACORN's history makes for pretty interesting reading. The Clinton Administration found that ACORN was misspending government grants designed to help counsel the poor. Although it seeks minimum wage increases in cities and states across the country -- ACORN sued the state of California to get out of paying its own employees the state minimum wage.

ACORN's practices have corrupted our political process as well. It has engaged in questionable election activities for years—stretching back even to the organization's founding years in Arkansas. In recent years, as its political power has increased, so have instances of fraud.


How about, America? As you may recall from a history class, the Progressives argued that direct democracy would rescue Americans from the tyrannies of special interests (or pluralism) and elitism (19th century plutocrats). In California, especially since Proposition 13 (1978), we have developed quite a habit of proposing laws by petition (initiatives) and then voting on them in the next election. What do you think of this way of making decisions? Consider a recent proposition such as Proposition 8 (marriage).

Do you think the people should be deciding these issues? Or would it be better if the state government (legislators in the State Assembly and the State Senate plus the governor) decide.


Obama Giving ACORN $5.2 Billion in Stimulus Funds
A rising chorus of GOP leaders are protesting that the blockbuster Democratic stimulus package would provide up to a whopping $5.2 billion for ACORN, the left-leaning nonprofit group under federal investigation for massive voter fraud.What if Barack Obama’s most important radical connection has been hiding in plain sight all along? Obama has had an intimate and long-term association with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (Acorn), the largest radical group in America. If I told you Obama had close ties with MoveOn.org or Code Pink, you’d know what I was talking about. Acorn is at least as radical as these better-known groups, arguably more so. Yet because Acorn works locally, in carefully selected urban areas, its national profile is lower. Acorn likes it that way. And so, I’d wager, does Barack Obama.
According to the law, registered voters must sign, print their name and list their address on petitions calling for a ballot initiative. It doesn't take a handwriting expert to see that many of these were filled out by the same person. (Also, see pages 30-42 and take note of the signatures — a bit odd to sign your last name first, isn't it.)


ACORN Is A Bad Seed
Something’s rotten in the state of New Mexico, and Ohio, and Michigan, and Pennsylvania, and Florida, and…

ACORN says it is a community group, but it is really a multi-million-dollar, multinational conglomerate. Its political agenda is driven by a relative handful of anti-corporate activists. ACORN spends millions of dollars to promote economic policies (like raising the minimum wage), but has admitted that it doesn't always want to abide by them. ACORN advocates for workers' rights and runs two unions, but has in the past fought its own employees' efforts to form a union.

ACORN's history makes for pretty interesting reading. The Clinton Administration found that ACORN was misspending government grants designed to help counsel the poor. Although it seeks minimum wage increases in cities and states across the country -- ACORN sued the state of California to get out of paying its own employees the state minimum wage.

ACORN's practices have corrupted our political process as well. It has engaged in questionable election activities for years—stretching back even to the organization's founding years in Arkansas. In recent years, as its political power has increased, so have instances of fraud.


Obama Giving ACORN $5.2 Billion in Stimulus Funds
A rising chorus of GOP leaders are protesting that the blockbuster Democratic stimulus package would provide up to a whopping $5.2 billion for ACORN, the left-leaning nonprofit group under federal investigation for massive voter fraud.What if Barack Obama’s most important radical connection has been hiding in plain sight all along? Obama has had an intimate and long-term association with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (Acorn), the largest radical group in America. If I told you Obama had close ties with MoveOn.org or Code Pink, you’d know what I was talking about. Acorn is at least as radical as these better-known groups, arguably more so. Yet because Acorn works locally, in carefully selected urban areas, its national profile is lower. Acorn likes it that way. And so, I’d wager, does Barack Obama.
According to the law, registered voters must sign, print their name and list their address on petitions calling for a ballot initiative. It doesn't take a handwriting expert to see that many of these were filled out by the same person. (Also, see pages 30-42 and take note of the signatures — a bit odd to sign your last name first, isn't it.)


ACORN Is A Bad Seed
Something’s rotten in the state of New Mexico, and Ohio, and Michigan, and Pennsylvania, and Florida, and…

ACORN says it is a community group, but it is really a multi-million-dollar, multinational conglomerate. Its political agenda is driven by a relative handful of anti-corporate activists. ACORN spends millions of dollars to promote economic policies (like raising the minimum wage), but has admitted that it doesn't always want to abide by them. ACORN advocates for workers' rights and runs two unions, but has in the past fought its own employees' efforts to form a union.

ACORN's history makes for pretty interesting reading. The Clinton Administration found that ACORN was misspending government grants designed to help counsel the poor. Although it seeks minimum wage increases in cities and states across the country -- ACORN sued the state of California to get out of paying its own employees the state minimum wage.

ACORN's practices have corrupted our political process as well. It has engaged in questionable election activities for years—stretching back even to the organization's founding years in Arkansas. In recent years, as its political power has increased, so have instances of fraud.


Suspects’ lawyer admits drafting order


By Tetch Torres
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 17:27:00 01/06/2009

Filed Under: PDEA-DOJ bribery issue


MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) The lawyer for two of the three suspects in a controversial drug case has admitted that he drafted the release order and sent it to the Department of Justice.

Felisberto Verano confirmed a statement by justice undersecretary Ricardo Blancaflor who told the House of Representatives investigating the issue that the lawyer sent the document to his office for delivery to Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez.

In an interview after he filed a petition for habeas corpus for Joseph Tecson and Richard Brodett Tuesday, Verano said since it was Christmas time, he was “doing the boys a favor,” referring to his clients.

Verano admitted that what he did was not normal, but did not see anything wrong, saying that if Gonzalez did not sign it, then there was nothing he could do about it.

He said his conversation with Gonzalez who promised that he would study the resolution issued by Chief State Prosecutor Jovencito Zuño gave him hope that the three suspects would be released.

Verano said what he did was “not influencing but simply facilitating” for the immediate release of Brodett, Joseph and Tecson.

"The letter was going to be signed by the Secretary of Justice. I just facilitated it," Verano said.

Asked how he got hold of the DOJ letterhead, Verano said "I got hold of it sometime in the past. I go in and out of the DOJ."

"I was doing the boys a favor," Verano said, pointing out that it was almost Christmas and since the case had been dismissed, he took the initiative to make the draft.


I'm organizing a petition drive to get President elect Barack Obama to introduce the following legislation, HR 8181 dubbed 'The Creeper Bill'.
It shall legally require all men labeled 'creepy' by women to wear distinguishing arm bands and to introduce themselves as 'creepy' preceding any business transactions. They shall also be assigned separate rest rooms and drinking fountains in public (god knows where they've been) as well as attend different schools (to relieve the duress felt by the female student body). To cover the costs of implementing these measures 'creepy' guys shall also attend 're-education camps' where they'll work in agriculture and manufacturing to the benefit of their respective communities while learning, through 'scared straight' initiatives, to not look at a woman twice or even dream they can express their sexuality as non-creepy men do.
I'm just testing the water to see how many ppl I can count on to sign my petition.


I'm organizing a petition drive to get President elect Barack Obama to introduce the following legislation, HR 8181 dubbed 'The Creeper Bill'.
It shall legally require all men labeled 'creepy' by women to wear distinguishing arm bands and to introduce themselves as 'creepy' preceding any business transactions. They shall also be assigned separate rest rooms and drinking fountains in public (god knows where they've been) as well as attend different schools (to relieve the duress felt by the female student body). To cover the costs of implementing these measures 'creepy' guys shall also attend 're-education camps' where they'll work in agriculture and manufacturing to the benefit of their respective communities while learning, through 'scared straight' initiatives, to not look at a woman twice or even dream they can express their sexuality as non-creepy men do.
I'm just testing the water to see how many ppl I can count on to sign my petition.


Multiple Choice:

1. Who founded the Niagara Movement of 1905?
a. Booker T. Washington b. William E.B. DuBois
c. Susan B. Anthony MY CHOICE: B.

2. The 17th Amendment provided for the direct popular election of
a. the president of the US b. U.S. Senators
c. Supree Court Justices MY CHOICE: B.

3. What act exempted unions from anti-trust provisions?
a. the Clayton Antitrust Act b. the Adamson Act
c. the Federal Reserve Act. MY CHOICE: B

4. In World War I, Great Britain, Italy, France and Russia were...
a. Allied Powers b. Central Poweres c. neutral
MY CHOICE: A

5. When World War I broke out, the US
a. supported the allies b. supported the central powers
c. was neutral MY CHOICE: C

6. One of the reasons Herbert Hoover defeated Alfred E. Smith in the President election of 1928 was the Smith was
A. Protestant B. Roman Catholic C. Jewish
MY CHOICE: B

7. What industry did not prosper in the 1920's?
a. construction b. transportation c. farming
MY CHOICE: C

8. What amendment repealed prohibitation?
a. the 17th b. the 18th c. the 21st
MY CHOICE: C

9. The first person to make a solo flight across the Atlantic was?
a. Charles Lindbergh b. Gertrude Ederle C. Amelia Earhart
MY CHOICE: A

10. What African-American musician helped make jazz popular in 1920's? a. Louis Armstrong b. Benny Goodman c. George Gershwin

TRUE OR FALSE

1. The US purchased Alaska from Canada. False
2. The US used the "open door" policy to keep trade in China open to all nations, True
3. George Washington Carver was an African-American scientist whose experiments led to the development of many agricultural products. True
4. Muckrakers were writers and other individuals who wanted to expose publicly the terrible conditions in factories and elsewhere. True
5. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to the outbreak of World War I. True
6. In World War I, Austria-Hungary was part of the Central Powers. True
7. The US entered World War I after a German submarine sank the Lusitania. True
8. The Treaty of Versailles included all of President Wilson's 14 Points. False
9. The census of 1920 showed tha tmore Americans lived in towns and cities than in rural areas. True
10. A direct primary allows voters to electg each party's candidates for office. True
11. A secret ballot allows citizens to vote in private and so avoid being pressured to vote a certain way. True
12. An initiative allows voters to approve laws or amendments proposed by their state's legislatures. False
13. A referendum allows citizens to sign petitions proposing laws to be considered by their states' legislatures. True
14. A recall allows voters to vote an official out of office. False

Questions I couldn't find:

1 Alfred Thuyer Mehan believe the key to a great nation's power was
it's:
a. army b. navy c. air force

2. President Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Price for his help in negotiating the treaty that ended.
a. spanish-americna war
b. the Russo-Japanese War
c. World War I

3.Who instituted many reforms as the Progressive governor of Wisconsin?
a. Charles Evan Hughes
b. Robert La Follette
C Hiram Johnson


2. Most individuals when they come in contact with government it is
a. at the local level
b. at the state level
c. at the federal level
d. because they are being sued
3. The major reserved powers of the states are the powers to
a. tax and spend
b. establish roads and a post office
c. establish lower courts and to regulate interstate commerce
d. issue writs of mandamus and writs of habeas corpus
4. The states have a general police, meaning
a. states can create a limited armed force
b. states are authorized to hire trained enforcement officers providing the state pays for such a service without aid from the federal government
c. the state can promote and safeguard the health, safety, welfare, and morals of the people
d. the state can enforce laws without any interference from the federal executive branch
5. All state governments in the U.S have
a. a unicameral legislature
b. a separate appeals system for civil and criminal cases
c. a provision that allows the citizens to vote for county secession from the state
d. an executive, legislative and judicial branch
6. The initiative is a technique
a. that allows state legislatures to override a governor's veto.
b. which voters can propose a change in state or local laws by submitting a petition to the legislature
c. that allows citizens an avenue to remove officials from office
d. used by courts to redraw state legislative districts.
7. State laws that legalize marijuana for medicinal uses
a. are in keeping with national public opinion that drug laws should be more lenient
b. have been supported in Congressional action
c. violate federal law
d. a and b
8. The highest state appellate courts are
a. federal appellate courts
b. state supreme courts
c. the U.S supreme courts
d. petit courts
9. The state can create a local overnment
a. if the ppl in that area approve with a 2/3 majority
b. but cannot change the boundaries of such a government
c. and the state can terminate the right of a local government to exist
d. providing the county government does not oppose the new government
10. A document issued by a government that grants rights to a person, a group or a corporation to
a. legislation
b. a charter
c. a rule
d. a platform



Socialism always destroys personal freedoms by trying to plan for other lives through a central government system that watches out for you. (This is why President Reagan once quipped that the worst words you could ever hear were these: “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you!”) Capitalism allows you to plan for yourself. It allows for creativity and enterprise. Furthermore, it encourages people to provide for others in order to express their creativity through goods and services. Greed is, in reality, inimical to capitalism. Greed drives the welfare state more than it does capitalism since greedy people want unearned rewards to be given to them by a benevolent government that levels the playing field. Such a system directly causes people to petition governments to solve their personal problems, and the bigger the government’s role becomes the worse the nightmare.

The problem with liberal economic state-based solutions is that they undermine this cycle of personal success and initiative. Capitalism allows even “the wretched of the earth” to succeed. Envy and greed create wars and revolutions. Witness the great twentieth century bloodbaths, most of which revolved around economic thoughts and the role of government in engineering material possession and seeking to level the playing field economically.



Many young Christians are being sold a bill of goods about the evils of capitalism by evangelical writers such as Ron Sider, Tony Campolo and Jim Wallis. The intentions of these men are generally good. They desire equality, which is good. They also hate injustice and racism. This is also very good. But the equality of means and income is not the basis of real freedom. Even lifting everyone out of poverty is not possible since poverty is rooted in much more than access to more money.



"life, liberty, and the PURSUIT of happiness" (emphasis added)
"provide for the common defence, PROMOTE the general welfare..." (emphasis added)
"to secure the blessings of LIBERTY, to ourselves and our posterity" (emphasis added)

Are we now a country were liberty, individualism, self-reliance, and initiative are considered greedy and bad, and now we have a society who expects that the government will always catch them when they fail and take away risks from our decisions? Are you an employer who provides a lot of jobs, go ahead take risks, and make bad decisions, the government will prop you up!

Are you a bank that made risky loans? Don't worry, the government will bail you out!

Are you a homeowner who took out an stupid mortage you couldn't afford? Don't worry, the government will bail you out!

Don't have a job? Don't worry, no need to retrain, move, or work on your skills, the government will dole out money to create one for you!
Are we a country that now believes the government needs to PROVIDE the general welfare, not just PROMOTE it?
Are we a country where everyone expects the government to provide them happiness, not just the opportunity to pursue it?

Should we petition to become part of Britain again since so many people seem to admire their cradle to the grave welfare system, health care, gun laws, etc?


Funny how it's always about WAR with McCain...

Shocking Choice by John McCain

WASHINGTON-- Senator John McCain just announced his choice for running mate: Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. To follow is a statement by Rodger Schlickeisen, president of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund.

“Senator McCain’s choice for a running mate is beyond belief. By choosing Sarah Palin, McCain has clearly made a decision to continue the Bush legacy of destructive environmental policies.

“Sarah Palin, whose husband works for BP (formerly British Petroleum), has repeatedly put special interests first when it comes to the environment. In her scant two years as governor, she has lobbied aggressively to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, pushed for more drilling off of Alaska’s coasts, and put special interests above science. Ms. Palin has made it clear through her actions that she is unwilling to do even as much as the Bush administration to address the impacts of global warming. Her most recent effort has been to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the polar bear from the endangered species list, putting Big Oil before sound science. As unbelievable as this may sound, this actually puts her to the right of the Bush administration.

“This is Senator McCain’s first significant choice in building his executive team and it’s a bad one. It has to raise serious doubts in the minds of voters about John McCain’s commitment to conservation, to addressing the impacts of global warming and to ensuring our country ends its dependency on oil.”

This is what she considers "environmental policy":

I have some sad news. Unfortunately, Alaska voters defeated a ballot initiative yesterday that would have ended the state’s brutal aerial hunting program.

Thousands of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund supporters gave invaluable support to this important campaign, but in the end, deep-pocketed special interests carried the day.

This morning, I spoke with Nick Jans, co-chair of Alaskans for Wildlife, our grassroots partners in The Last Frontier who spearheaded the state ballot initiative to end Alaska’s brutal aerial hunting program. He wanted me to pass on this message to you:

“I want to thank Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund supporters for their help in this hard-fought campaign.

"We faced an approximately $750,000 campaign from our opponents -- including Safari Club International and a $400,000 state-funded campaign approved by Governor Sarah Palin and the Alaska legislature. They used deceptive propaganda and the authority of the Alaska government to defeat the ballot initiative.

"But thanks to the generous support of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund activists and donors, we were able to reach thousands of voters. Yesterday, over 75,000 Alaskans voted to end this barbaric practice.

“Despite this loss, we’re not giving up -- Alaskans for Wildlife will continue to hold the state Board of Game’s feet to the fire and redouble our efforts to end this brutal program.”

Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund will continue to partner with groups like Alaskans for Wildlife and our sister organization Defenders of Wildlife to end Alaska’s slaughter from the skies.

As we prepare for another bloody season of aerial hunting in Alaska, we are redoubling our efforts to pass the Protect America’s Wildlife (PAW) Act in Washington, DC to bring an end to Alaska’s aerial hunting program -- and prevent programs like it from spreading to places like the Greater Yellowstone region.

This bill already has strong bipartisan support in the House of Representatives -- now we must ensure that this important bill gets passed.

Please take a moment to write to your Representative in Washington, DC and urge him or her to support this important wildlife-saving legislation today.

Once again, thank you for your support in this important campaign. Together, we’ll continue to fight for sensible wildlife management -- and end the senseless slaughter of wolves by airborne hunters.

Sincerely,

Rodger Schlickeisen
President
Defenders of Wildlife

Shooting wolves from airplanes and targeting the last unspoiled region of America for a stop-gap "quick fix" of oil drilling that will do NOTHING to help America's fuel problems.

Please help the Wildlife in this country, animal lovers. Please go to Defenders.org and sign their petition and please vote NO to McCain/Palin in '08. I don't care if you vote Blue Blob from Outer Space, just don't let these national resource ravagers run our country.

Thank you.
I despise PETA. I am not a radical, nor a bunny hugger. I am a realist. This is about SCIENCE.

Wolves and Polar Bears have a place in scientifically based environmentalism.
They evolved here, they belong here. Predators provide balance.
I despise PETA. I am not a radical, nor a bunny hugger. I am a realist. This is about SCIENCE.

Wolves and Polar Bears have a place in scientifically based environmentalism.
They evolved here, they belong here. Predators provide balance.
EDIT TO JHILL: How about preserving the Moose population by restricting HUMAN HUNTERS that are after trophies and not substenance? Wolves eat moose. Humans mount them. Sure, it's a much easier fix to blow away a bunch of wolves than it is to stop taking in all the revenue from the hunting licenses. And your reference to 'baby' is sad. What's cuter, a baby moose or a baby wolf? EVERYTHING kills to eat. Even vegetarians.
EDIT TO GEN PATTON: Way to hide behind no email. I welcome email. Even when I totally disagree with someone, like you, I let them state their opinion. Can't you read? I DESPISE PETA. There. Got that? PETA undermines everything I believe in with their radicalism and lack of science. I love science. I am a realist. SCIENCE says that we need predators. Like we need air. Like we need ozone. Like we have 1 BILLION people at risk if the coasts flood due to climate change. SCIENCE says Hurricane Gustav is gonna whack New Orleans again. What do you say to SCIENCE???
Andrew: What happened to the F-bomb I just raved to you about? Damn censors... LOL the other day one of my YA friends said their dog got into some go ok and YA censored it as "ethnic slang."


Native Americans and some immigrants

a. rejected the help of reformers because the reformers did not respect their culture.
b. welcomed reform groups that wanted to assist them with social problems.
c. embraced Americanization as a way to avoid discrimination.
d. quickly advanced into the American middle class and did not need the help of the progressives.


Recall provisions allow voters to

a. remember what measures were on the ballot.
b. remove an elected official from office.
c. vote on a measure again if the vote was close.
d. bring an elected official back after the term of office has expired.


The Wisconsin Idea refers to reforms that, among other things,

a. called for direct elections.
b. abolished convict labor.
c. helped mine workers.
d. established settlement houses.


Until passage of the Seventeenth Amendment, members of Congress were elected by

a. state legislatures.
b. the electoral college.
c. initiative petition.
d. secret ballot.


Jim works for a political action committee. He is currently working on a team project to collect signatures for a ballot initiative. Each of the members of his team has to go out into the community and ask as many people as possible to sign a petition. At the end of the project, the team will be paid $1 for each signature collected.

While out in the community, Jim can choose to work hard or to shirk. If he shirks, he will collect 25 signatures. If he works hard, he can collect 50 signatures. Jim prefers shirking to working hard: specifically, Jim estimates his cost (in lost utility) of working hard, as opposed to shirking, at $5.

Suppose the total revenue gained by the team is divided equally among the team members. Will Jim choose to shirk or work hard?

A. Definitely shirk.

B. Work hard if there are five or fewer team members, but shirk if there are more than five team members.

C. Definitely work hard.
D. Work hard if there are five or more team members, but shirk if there are less than five team members.

My Thoughts: If there are more than 5 people, shirking is more possible...


Until passage of the Seventeenth Amendment, members of Congress were elected by



A initiative petition.
B the electoral college.
C secret ballot.
D state legislatures.


Obviously, companies cannot make hiring or firing decisions based on political affiliations. But in cases where the company has a strong stake in the election of a candidate or passage/failure of a measure or initiative, can a company deny you a promotion, perk, bonus, or other benefit based on political affiliations.

I mean, are there situations where you have to sacrifice your personal convictions at the altar of company loyalty as far as political matters are concerned. Would you fear being called a "Benedict Arnold" in the company's eyes--because from the firm's perspectice, you are basically engaging in treason, if you take the side opposite that which the firm takes. I mean, does working for the company require you to also support the organization's political goals in addition to its business goals. For instance, can an employee be required to attend a political rally (e.g. a candidate visit or an anti-war protest) or sign a petition?
What I really am talking about was this: Can you be in trouble with your company if you do not support its political causes by voting for the positions and candidates that the company endorses? I mean, isn't there any way that the company can find out how its employees voted without asking them (e.g. checking with the county elections office)?


CAMPAIGN AGAINST BRITISH SUMMER TIME

Ever since I first found out about British Summer Time (BST), I wondered what on Earth the point of it was - I mean, the sun comes up when it comes up, doesn’t it; regardless of what your clock is showing when it happens?
I was about six years old when I figured this out, and yet the government still doesn’t seem to have realized the futility of BST.
And what is the alleged purpose of BST? To allow farmers (0.016% of the population, at last reckoning) to get up ‘earlier’ and work ‘later’ during the summer months, or something. Has it not occurred to these farmers that they should just get up earlier on their own initiative, like everyone else (99.984% of the population) has to? What difference does it make, what time your clock shows?
For a government, whose stated purpose is to do whatever is best for the majority of the population it controls, does it not at least seem a little misguided to do something that only 0.016% of its people benefit from? Beside the fact that this 0.016% don’t actually benefit at all from BST anyway?
Now, some people have put forward the thought that most of the population do in fact benefit from farmers, producing food as they do; and this is a fair point. But would you be concerned if you knew that your potatoes had been harvested at 7.30 in the morning instead of 8.30? I don’t think so.
Add to all of this that most farmers get up at ridiculous times in the morning anyway, and really begin to wonder what the point of it all is.
In addition to all of the above, it should be noted that much of the food we eat is now imported - in other words, grown by farmers in other countries who do not have the ‘benefit’ of BST. Farmers in other parts of the world (roughly 98.65% of farmers) just get up and do their work like everyone else, and don’t request bizarre clock-changes that mess up everyone elses’ biorhythms and don’t actually help them at all anyway.
This growing prevalence of cheaper imported food also raises the question of what farmers in Britain actually do these days. We’ve all known for years that the government pays farmers not to grow some crops, thus regulating the food price index; and even pays many farmers to stockpile food they’ve already harvested (grain mountains, butter mountains and the slightly less imaginable milk mountains spring to mind). Therefore, why are these farmers in such a hurry to get up in the mornings anyway?
Also, it should be brought to your attention that an increasing amount of farming land is being given over to the production of biofuels, which don’t actually benefit anyone (they cause more carbon emissions in production than the equivalent amount of petrol or diesel does during combustion, in addition to the pollution emitted when they themselves are burned). And, in relation to BST, the rapeseed plants (that the oils for these fuels are harvested from) don’t know or care what time of day it is.
All of this still doesn’t explain why farmers see the need to drive their tractors along A-roads during peak traffic times. The suspicion arises that they don’t have anything else to do (being paid by the government not to grow anything) and are a bit bored (having got up really early in the morning and not having done anything since). I know it’s not specifically related to the subject, but tractors are designed to drive across fields, yes? So why do they have to drive on the roads at all? And if the do, why not do it when they get up, ridiculously early in the morning?

Therefore, considering all of the above, what about an initiative to promote GMT 24/7 and force the government to recant the outdated and impotent British Summer Time law?
Initially I propose a campaign of ridicule, starting with always referring to BST as ‘British Stupid Time’. This, I hope, will reinforce to the government the depth of feeling amongst the people with regard to the antiquated and defunct law.
Next, there should be some sort of petition, signed (obviously) by as many people as possible. This will be presented to the Prime Minister (or whoever passes for that at the time) by myself, or someone designated by the members of the Campaign.
Media coverage is of course another obvious tool we can use in our efforts, and pretty much any publicity will be good - be creative and think of some things to do that will raise awareness of our mission.
If the government fails to respond to all of the above, there is the final step of just boycotting BST wholesale. This really is a situation where if we all just ignore BST, it will go away - the government simply cannot ignore 99.984% of the population forever.
So then, let us go forth and cancel this aberration, doing our part to bring normality back to Britain (there is obviously a lot more involved in that than just getting the clocks right; but one step at a time, eh)?
What do you all think??


The California Supreme Court's decision that the law against same sex marriage is unconstitutional takes effect in 30 days allowing same sex couples to marry, but the court's decision could be overturned in November due to initiative petitions that have already been submitted for a state constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage.

Since same sex marriage wasn't currently legal in the other states that have passed amendments banning it, will there be a backlash against California voters if the ban passes since they will be taking away a civil right for same sex couples that they already have?


TO ALL TRINI'S

Over the past two years, we have been faced with a continuous escalation of food prices, but how much of
it is justified? Some businesses are taking advantage to maximize their profits and I believe one such
company is KFC.

Let's look at a breakdown. A chicken can be divided into 9 parts; 2 legs, 2 thighs, 2 wings, 2 side
breasts and one centre breast. A medium chicken retails at the supermarket for around $35. KFC
literally buys truckloads of chicken daily so we can assume they would pay around $30 for the same size
chicken.. How much does KFC sell the same nine pieces of chicken for? $78! A PROFIT OF $48 PER CHICKEN!

What's worse, a regular size soft drink sells for $5. Pour out the ice and see just how much drink you get
for $5. just about half a cup.

The worst of it all - KFC sells a 400ml bottle of Blue Waters
for $4.50. I made a call to Blue Water and they
said a case of 400ml water sells for $34. that's $1.41 per bottle. KFC buys water by the truckload and would
get it much cheaper. THEY MAKE $3.00 - $3.25 PROFIT ON A SMALL BOTTLE OF WATER!

We work hard for our money and we are getting little value for our hard earned dollars. We all need to
call Prestige Holdings - the parent company of KFC at 623-2646 and tell them that if they do not show
justification for their prices or reduce them... WE NOT BUYING! It's time we make a united stand on
principles of fairness. AS CONSUMERS WE HAVE THE POWER IN OUR OWN HANDS. I urge you to consider this
initiative and please forward this E-mail to everyone in your address book and encourage them to keep passing it along.

Take a stand man..this getting outta hand
Sent via email from a friend


5. recall A. allows voters to elect each party's candidate for office
B. allows citizens to vote in private and so avoid being pressured to vote a certain way
C. allows voters to vote an official out of office
D. allows citizens to sign petitions proposing laws to be considered by their states' legislatures
E. allows votersto approve laws or amendments proposed by their states' legislatures


In California, a petition must gather 8% of the number of voters in the last gubernatorial election to become a ballot initiative if it's an amendment to the constitution. If it qualifies, does anyone know what percentage it must pass with the voters to amend the CA constitution? Is it simple majority (>50%) or a 2/3 majority? Thank you.


1. sodden - (adj.) soaked with liquid or moisture; saturated

2. resignation - (n.) an accepting, unresisting attitude

3. pugnacious - (adj.) inclined to quarrel or fight readily

4. consolation - (n.) the act of consolingl; comfort; solace

5. languid - (adj.) lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow

6. fractious - adj.) readily angered; peevish; irritable

7. gumption - (n.) initiative; aggressiveness

8. ponderous - (adj.) of great weight; heavy; massive

9. languish - (v.) to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade

10. supplication - (n.) an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition


The sharp rise in economic activity spurred by industrialization and cheap labor contributed to concentrations of economic power among large national corporations and the formation of huge trusts as companies sought to eliminate their prime competitors. Political reformers of Progressive Movement pushed to end political abuses created Anti-Trusts acts and fought for women suffrage, in addition; Economic reformers of the Progressive Movement pushed for fair labor laws for children, control over monopolies and a federal reserve bank.Progressives and labor union activists campaigned for new laws that prohibited child labor and improve conditions for female workers. Although most children worked in agriculture, children in the factories faced the worst conditions. Supervisors splashed cold water on children’s faces to keep them awake and girls working more than 16 hours a day. By 1912, child labor laws were passed in 39 states, which prohibited children from working at night and required children to be able to read before they were sent to work. However, many employers continued hiring child workers. In 1938, Congress finally passed the National-Minimum wage law.Reform of the electoral process, which increasingly had become controlled by political machines and bosses, was another priority of the progressive agenda (New Jersey Women’s history, 1984). Progressives sought to weaken the control of political machines, which often aligned themselves with the interests of big business, and promote wider citizen participation in the electoral process. In several states, particularly in the West, progressive reformers advocated forms of direct democracy, such as authorizing citizen groups through "Initiative and Referendum" to propose new laws or to review the actions of legislatures by obtaining sufficient citizen signatures on petitions to allow voter referenda on specific issues. Woodrow Wilson who was the Progressive Democratic President lowered the tariff and made stronger laws against monopolies. He also created Federal Trade Commission act to investigate and punish unfair business practices. Additionally, Economic programs were called "New Freedom". Federal Trade Commission organization was set up to investigate and punish unfair business practices. Moreover, Federal Reserve act created a national banking system that regulated the economy and the nation's banks.
Economic reformers of the Progressive Movement pushed for fair labor laws for children, control over monopolies and a federal reserve bank. Between 1897 and 1904, 4,227 firms merged to form 257 corporations, with the largest merger consolidating nine steel companies to create the U.S. Steel Corp. controlled by Andrew Carnegie. By 1904, 318 companies controlled about 40 percent of the nation's manufacturing output. A single firm produced over half the output in 78 industries (National labor laws, 71).


The sharp rise in economic activity spurred by industrialization and cheap labor contributed to concentrations of economic power among large national corporations and the formation of huge trusts as companies sought to eliminate their prime competitors. Political reformers of Progressive Movement pushed to end political abuses created Anti-Trusts acts and fought for women suffrage, in addition; Economic reformers of the Progressive Movement pushed for fair labor laws for children, control over monopolies and a federal reserve bank.Progressives and labor union activists campaigned for new laws that prohibited child labor and improve conditions for female workers. Although most children worked in agriculture, children in the factories faced the worst conditions. Supervisors splashed cold water on children’s faces to keep them awake and girls working more than 16 hours a day. By 1912, child labor laws were passed in 39 states, which prohibited children from working at night and required children to be able to read before they were sent to work. However, many employers continued hiring child workers. In 1938, Congress finally passed the National-Minimum wage law.Reform of the electoral process, which increasingly had become controlled by political machines and bosses, was another priority of the progressive agenda (New Jersey Women’s history, 1984). Progressives sought to weaken the control of political machines, which often aligned themselves with the interests of big business, and promote wider citizen participation in the electoral process. In several states, particularly in the West, progressive reformers advocated forms of direct democracy, such as authorizing citizen groups through "Initiative and Referendum" to propose new laws or to review the actions of legislatures by obtaining sufficient citizen signatures on petitions to allow voter referenda on specific issues. Woodrow Wilson who was the Progressive Democratic President lowered the tariff and made stronger laws against monopolies. He also created Federal Trade Commission act to investigate and punish unfair business practices. Additionally, Economic programs were called "New Freedom". Federal Trade Commission organization was set up to investigate and punish unfair business practices. Moreover, Federal Reserve act created a national banking system that regulated the economy and the nation's banks.
Economic reformers of the Progressive Movement pushed for fair labor laws for children, control over monopolies and a federal reserve bank. Between 1897 and 1904, 4,227 firms merged to form 257 corporations, with the largest merger consolidating nine steel companies to create the U.S. Steel Corp. controlled by Andrew Carnegie. By 1904, 318 companies controlled about 40 percent of the nation's manufacturing output. A single firm produced over half the output in 78 industries (National labor laws, 71).


The sharp rise in economic activity spurred by industrialization and cheap labor contributed to concentrations of economic power among large national corporations and the formation of huge trusts as companies sought to eliminate their prime competitors. Political reformers of Progressive Movement pushed to end political abuses created Anti-Trusts acts and fought for women suffrage, in addition; Economic reformers of the Progressive Movement pushed for fair labor laws for children, control over monopolies and a federal reserve bank.Progressives and labor union activists campaigned for new laws that prohibited child labor and improve conditions for female workers. Although most children worked in agriculture, children in the factories faced the worst conditions. Supervisors splashed cold water on children’s faces to keep them awake and girls working more than 16 hours a day. By 1912, child labor laws were passed in 39 states, which prohibited children from working at night and required children to be able to read before they were sent to work. However, many employers continued hiring child workers. In 1938, Congress finally passed the National-Minimum wage law.Reform of the electoral process, which increasingly had become controlled by political machines and bosses, was another priority of the progressive agenda (New Jersey Women’s history, 1984). Progressives sought to weaken the control of political machines, which often aligned themselves with the interests of big business, and promote wider citizen participation in the electoral process. In several states, particularly in the West, progressive reformers advocated forms of direct democracy, such as authorizing citizen groups through "Initiative and Referendum" to propose new laws or to review the actions of legislatures by obtaining sufficient citizen signatures on petitions to allow voter referenda on specific issues. Woodrow Wilson who was the Progressive Democratic President lowered the tariff and made stronger laws against monopolies. He also created Federal Trade Commission act to investigate and punish unfair business practices. Additionally, Economic programs were called "New Freedom". Federal Trade Commission organization was set up to investigate and punish unfair business practices. Moreover, Federal Reserve act created a national banking system that regulated the economy and the nation's banks.
Economic reformers of the Progressive Movement pushed for fair labor laws for children, control over monopolies and a federal reserve bank. Between 1897 and 1904, 4,227 firms merged to form 257 corporations, with the largest merger consolidating nine steel companies to create the U.S. Steel Corp. controlled by Andrew Carnegie. By 1904, 318 companies controlled about 40 percent of the nation's manufacturing output. A single firm produced over half the output in 78 industries (National labor laws, 71).