Thanks to Christopher for flagging this down: The SJC has made a rather uncomfortable "emergency" decision, in halving the number of signatures needed for some offices; extended deadlines; and required Sec. of Commonwealth Galvin to accept … [Read more...]
We will not sit idly by and watch our country be dragged back into the past
For many of us, last week’s election loss was about more than politics and we’re still coming to terms with the fact that millions of our fellow citizens voted for a candidate who is brazenly racist, xenophobic, and misogynistic. Since … [Read more...]
Candidate for Sheriff Kevin Coppinger wants to Stifle Democracy
Fellow Democrats, I was extremely disappointed when I viewed Kevin Coppinger's response to a question on his campaign Facebook page. A constituent of Essex County asked the canidate why we had an elected Sheriff. In response Coppinger … [Read more...]
Demonstrate Solar IS Civil Defense at the Boston Climate Defense Carnival
Update: This event has been cancelled as of November 30, 2015. 350 Maine, 350 Vermont, 350 Massachusetts, 350 New Hampshire & 350 Connecticut are organizing a Boston Climate Defense Carnival on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 3:30pm … [Read more...]
Mayday PAC a friendly critique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3X2eDCmPRY Mayday PAC is a SuperPAC to end all SuperPACs. It has already raised 5 million dollars and plans on picking 5 congressional districts in which to support pro campaign finance reform … [Read more...]
Markey is right re Citizens United and Dred Scott
As is now being widely reported, Congressman Ed Markey made this statement on Tuesday about the Citizens United ruling: “The Constitution must be amended. The Dred Scott decision had to be repealed; we have to repeal Citizens … [Read more...]
Combatting Election Theft: Some Resources
Ever since the selection of 2000, the rudiments of US democracy have been under attack. We still haven't dealt with the multitudinous problems of electronic voting machines and now we have a concerted attack on registration and voting by … [Read more...]
Ever since the selection of 2000, the rudiments of US democracy have been under attack. We still haven't dealt with the multitudinous problems of electronic voting machines and now we have a concerted attack on registration and voting by … [Read more...]
Democracy Technology
A Facebook group called Upgrade Democracy is collecting a list of "teams/organizations working on technology-powered solutions to the systemic problems of governance/group decision-making." They want help in expanding the list … [Read more...]
The Democracy Bucket — more demand ideas for Occupy
Blue Mass Group's Bob posted recently some possible demands for the Occupy movement. As I see it, there's a lot that needs fixing right now to get back America of FDR's New Deal and Johnson's Great Society (and even Reagan's tax rates, not … [Read more...]
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