Something/Someone Old
I found this today while Christmas shopping for a dear friend I don't see much. She's interested in maps, and she's from the Research Triangle, so I thought this might be nice:
Back in 2015, I proposed a “Declaration of Rights And Grievances” [link is to TOP] for the Progressive Movement, having in mind the Declarations of earlier American political movements. Here's the Constitutional basis for that proposal, and how I believe it can unify our movement.
There’s been a conflict in this country ever since the era which gave it birth: a conflict between those who have wanted to maintain traditions of privilege and domination, and those who have wanted a country which treats its citizens equally, and guarantees equal rights for all. The vision of equality has prevailed in the conflict thus far, but only by the sustained effort and sacrifice of its citizens.
We are in the Land Of The Free.
How do I know that? It's in the song.
Just look at all the flags, and lapel pins, and just ask any conservative. They'll tell you this place is free.
There's just one problem: it's all bullshit.
Americans a) don't know what freedom is, and b) want no part of actually being free.
I'm going to break this down one civil right at a time.
Politics
On June 11, 1920, during the Republican National Convention the Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to choose their candidate for President. As a result, the A.P. coined the phrase "smoke filled room".
Roger Severino most recently was director of the DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society at the Heritage Foundation, where he concerned himself with "religious liberty, marriage and life issues." But the Trump Administration has been staffing itself with Heritage people, so Severino has been chosen to be director of the Office of Civil Rights at HHS.
With just one week left in his presidency, Obama rushed through more extensive and broad domestic spying for his surveillance state.
On the morning of January 21st, Democrats all over the country are going to wake up and suddenly realize they care about civil rights.
We've handed Don't Trump the most terrifying, Orwellian surveillance state in history.
The Democrats are now run by sociopaths. They don't believe in fair elections or the right to vote, and neither does Hillary. Hillary is a poisonous, power hungry ogre. I won't vote for her ever, ever ever. I won't vote for anyone that supports her. She is violating the civil right of thousands of Americans. As usual they are smearing Sanders accusing him of their crimes.
