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I am left with the political conundrum of what "I" stand for, whatever that is, contrasted with what i must "vote" for. Prior to the 2000 election, i did not care. So after years now on DU and other areas to chat on said topics, "I" am a libertarian socialist. I pretty much agree with what people say on DU, and if i don't, when we have a chat, i agree. It makes me not "anything" politically, really, just at this point in my life, it is the best wisdom i've awakened to "libertarian socialism". Using the universal declaration of human rights as guidance, for a sustainable government designed to actually achieve those rights for all peoples on the earth. When every person on the earth has the right to life and liberty, we will have come a very long way. This would involve a universal stand down in military empire towards education and healthcare for the all the people on the earth.
The 2000 election abrogated, broke and otherwise smote asunder the constitution the republic has lived under since 1776. It is not in force anymore. Bush's America is a great house filled with rats who have chewed the old document to bits, as well as any principals that were in it.
As a post-mortem on that republic, and this period of "musharraf- bush" effective dictatorship. Political Pluralism is systematically crushed in the american media, by the oligarchy of TV and radio broadcasting business. Media has failed in its function to discover and expose incompetent government, and has instead become the window dressing on a coup.
The republican party claims to speak for the republic, when the party itself has raped the republic and left her weak and divided.
WHen the republic takes on a new constitution, after this 2000-2004 gap of criminal government, it needs to fix loopholes the founders did not fill in the original:
1. Finance - The federal reserve system and as well, the central bank that has designed credit origination in its open markets committee. This group is antidemocratic, and puts the public goodwill in to the pockets of the priviledged. This should be a formal part of the government with public elected officials. As well, the financial system cannot be used to buy votes, as by defining money and trade, the constitution would clarify plutocracy and democracy.
2. Mass Electronic Media - These media have taken over elections. There should be a total media blackout on political broadcasting 6 weeks before an election. This would include billboards and all political advertizing. Segment-marketed mass media violate the principals of fair elections and should be formally, by law, regulated. In this area, business-legal-media could be regulated that business-false-persons have limited rights to speech and representation... as in truth all a business is anymore is a bunch of computer records at the bank and treasury, and these are regulated by mass electronic media.
3. Separation of Church and state - Freedom of religion yet that all religions are equal. No government religions.
4. Clarifiction of rights to bear arms - militia only.
5. Voting rights and gerrymandering - The constitution should declare a mathematical system for zoning that is totally unbias, and makes election districts democratic. As well, it is the right of all american citizns to be counted. ALL. During times of strife, a 40% vote of the congress could request a 100% population referendum, and a re-vote in elections where the results are within error margins.
By severing the money-elections link, and eliminating tampering by media, and eliminating election fraud, the rest of the goodwill of the american people can re-assert itself.
That aside, anyone but bush to restore the republic's integrity.
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