NC-13: Support Brenda Cleary for Congress

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Friday February 28, 2014 · 10:48 AM PST

2014/02/28 · 10:48

I just used ActBlue to give my local Democratic challenger some capital. If you live in NC-13 and are suffering under that TeaPublican gasbag, Rep. Holding, may I suggest you do the same.

http://www.clearyforcongress.com/

Jamaste

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Thursday February 06, 2014 · 6:25 AM PST

2014/02/06 · 06:25

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) gave some incredible testimony directly to deputy drug czar Michael Botticelli, and it was highlighted on MSNBC's Last Word. He eviscerates the war on drugs unlike anyone I've ever seen. If you long for truth being told to power on this subject, you should really watch.

Jamaste

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Wednesday September 25, 2013 · 11:17 AM PDT

2013/09/25 · 11:17

Greetings readers, I'm here again with another installment of how things aughta be, as dictated by me. Today's topic is, who gets that money when JPMorgan Chase shells out the billions?

Jamaste

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Tuesday June 04, 2013 · 10:28 AM PDT

2013/06/04 · 10:28

Sooo, paying off the debt is clearly a bipartisan win, right? Paying off the debt entirely would be a good thing.

Unlimited campaign contributions aren't quite as scary as they were before the Romney zeppelin crash of '47. Some things just will not fly.

What if unlimited contributions above say, $1000, had a debt-busting 20% contribution provision to directly pay off the national debt? It is clearly a failure of the political system that we have so much debt, so lets take the money back before Congress doesn't spend it wisely.

Jamaste

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Friday April 26, 2013 · 12:05 PM PDT

2013/04/26 · 12:05

From Banksters to Gerrymanderers to drone murderers to lobbyists to oil pipelines, citizens like us are screwed. We need big, big solutions to these issues, and none are in sight.

Follow me under the basket of oranges to hear some ideas that I have no power to implement.

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Salary Cap

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Public Treasury

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Public Citizen

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Gerrymandering

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Congressional reform

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Pie

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Dude, you're crazy

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Demand Reasonable Gun Laws

Jamaste

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Tuesday April 09, 2013 · 7:58 AM PDT

2013/04/09 · 07:58

Gun debates, or utter lack thereof, in the wake of so many deaths (over 3317 since Newtown this morning) bother me for many reasons. One over-arching peeve is our problem with Obam-argoning (yes, I just made that up). When you compromise your best ideas before you begin, there is little reason to expect you'll get results.

Obviously we need background checks, no internet sales, no loopholes, limits to what weapons are reasonable, and magazines not made for mowing down the maximum number of people without pause.

Why aren't we talking about the stuff below the dragon snout?

Jamaste

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Monday April 08, 2013 · 1:56 PM PDT

2013/04/08 · 13:56

Dear Politicians, here is how to fix Social Security. And by fix, I mean extend the multiple decades of solvency it currently has indefinitely.

1) Raise the limit on income taxed from its 2013 maximum of $113,700 to infinity. Make the contributions over, say $1,000,000, really small, like .7%, or .007. On $1M that would be $7,000. If at some point the Trust Fund grows beyond a reasonable limit, say 75 years of solvency, reduce the percentage. That is called being fiscally conservative.

All done! Was that so hard?

Also, Social Security has nothing to do with the budget deficit, so shut the hell up about making budget deals that impact Social Security. Thanks a bunch.

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Congress, the POTUS, and other federal officials should have to pass a basic civics, economics, and mathematics exam before they are sworn in. Retakes allowed.

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Congress, the POTUS, and other federal officials should have to pass a basic civics, economics, and mathematics exam before they are sworn in. Retakes allowed.

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WaPo, NY Times, WSJ all but endorse legalizing marijuana

Jamaste

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Monday October 12, 2009 · 9:48 AM PDT

2009/10/12 · 09:48

2009 will no doubt be remembered as the year that traditional media woke up to the folly of the drug war. The Postand Timeslast week all but called for legalization.

Post:

Stiff competition from thousands of mom-and-pop marijuana farmers in the United States threatens the bottom line for powerful Mexican drug organizations in a way that decades of arrests and seizures have not, according to law enforcement officials and pot growers in the United States and Mexico.

NY Times:

"I think what’s appropriate is for this to be completely out in the open," said Len Goodman, a patient who started NewMexicann, a nonprofit group seeking state approval to distribute marijuana. "As long as you follow the rules, you should be able to come out of the closet and function with no fear or shame."

Jamaste

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Tuesday June 23, 2009 · 7:07 AM PDT

2009/06/23 · 07:07

Representative Barney Frank has again introduced the Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2009. H.R. 2943 reschedules marijuana and removes federal penalties for possession of up to 3.5 ounces of marijuana, and the not-for-profit transfer of an ounce of marijuana.
Click to contact your Rep. and show your support.

South of the border, the Mexican congress recognizes that drug users are not criminals.

From the UK comes my new favorite ad campaign.

Jamaste

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Friday May 08, 2009 · 9:34 AM PDT

2009/05/08 · 09:34

Many Kossacks have advocated patience with respect to Obama and reforming drug policy. More and more Americans don't want to wait.

Following 4/20 coverage from all corners of the media, the hits just keep on coming.

Zogby (yeah, I know):52% Say Marijuana Should Be Legal, Taxed, Regulated

Schwarzenegger wants debate, Rep. Frank is great commenting on 'debate' with Lou Dobbs over on Drug WarRant. Thanks Pete, I had missed that one.

LEAP's Norm Stamper on alcohol vs. marijuana and the new Drug Czar, Gil Kerlikowske.

MPP on MSNBC and CNBC and The Marijuana Law Tipping Point below the fold.

Jamaste

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Tuesday April 07, 2009 · 7:44 AM PDT

2009/04/07 · 07:44

Obama and Holder may not like the direction and speed this discussion is taking, but the nation is tired of this failed prohibition.

Check the new video from MPP.

Jamaste

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Friday December 12, 2008 · 8:57 AM PST

2008/12/12 · 08:57

I absolutely love this. Obama's first open for questions top vote getter was this:

"Will you consider legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs and create a billion dollar industry right here in the U.S.?"
S. Man, Denton

Given their pathetic response to the war on drugs in the recent policy outline, assuring us that we'll get more drug courts and rehab, the response to this question will be very interesting.

Can you really deliver the change we need Barry?

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