Besides actually getting out to vote next month, being REGISTERED to vote is the next most important thing we need to do.
This site has a very detailed look at each state's requirements, but here's a quick look at the deadlines for registering:
Alabama Fri, Oct. 24
Alaska Sun, Oct. 5 (postmark by Sat, Oct. 4)
Arizona Mon, Oct. 6
Arkansas Mon, Oct. 6
California Mon, Oct. 20
Colorado Mon, Oct. 6
Connecticut Tues, Oct. 21
Delaware Sat, Oct. 11
District of Columbia Mon, Oct. 6
Florida Mon, Oct. 6
Will McCain actually show up and cast a vote on the financial bailout? Or will be be a chicken liver like he has been this year so far on 8 key votes on America's Energy crisis. Obama should have nailed him to the wall on that one and pounded the nails in.
Then there was the important vote on medicare--the one that Ted Kennedy literally got up from his deathbed to come to the Senate to cast his vote. McCain was not present to vote on that one either.
Instead of STANDING UP for the people with his vote, McCain prefers to play it safe and stand down with his rich conservative friends--oh well they probably have a lot in common like 7 homes and 13 cars.
http://www.hadenoughvotedemocratic.org/
As the Queen (of my world), I added a new permanent page to my website. I share it here with you:
If you receive a request to register to vote or update your address in the mail, please take it to your local Democratic Headquarters and ask them to deal with it. This may be important. Some states allow the ruling party (the one who carried the last general election in the state) to send out these notices and to strike names from the registered voters rolls if voters don’t respond to these requests. (They “assume” that the voter either doesn’t exist or has moved from this precinct. It is a type of Jim Crow voter disinfranchisement trick.)
If you have not voted, the Queen has just added a new page to help you.
VOTE
Select this Link:
https://www.voteforchange.com/?source=party0907
THIS ELECTION IS ABOUT THE ISSUES: The economy! Health Care, Education, Failing Infrastructure, Port Security, the Economy! National Security, Jobs, Pensions, Toyota or GM, the Economy! Immigration, Housing, Retirement, the Wars in Iraq And Afghanistan, The Economy! Restoring American Credibility, our Reputation and Moral Standing in the World, The Deficit and Back to: The Economy!
AND THE SUPREME COURT!!!Those justices with one hand on the Constitution and the other hand on women's ovaries! An article titled: The Last Word -- on the back page of the May 12/2008 issue of the news magazine Newsweek calls Supreme Court justices among the most powerful people in America! She says their decisions affect and shape our lives for decades. Like: Brown v. Board of Education? Roe v. Wade. School Prayer. Eminent Domain. Unreasonable searches and protection from self-incrimination.
The Newsweek article says republican presidents have appointed all (but two) of the justices on the Supreme Court in the last 40-years and the court is now tilting in the direct of the ultra-conservative right with the appointments of Samuel Alito (he replaced Sandra Day O'Connor) and John Roberts, the Bush appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice.
And do not forget the lower courts. A USA Today article (May 12, 2008) cites President Ronald Reagan and his influence on the APPEALS COURTS. The author says 20-years ago, Reagan appointed justices to an influential set of 13 regional courts and these Appeals Court justices are now a dominant force in American law. Author says we are now feeling their decisions. These judges have apparently become the first in more than a half-century to say the Second Amendment protects individual rights to own guns. They also took the lead in ruling against affirmative-action (University of Michigan--the affirmative action plan at their law school) and other race-conscious policies. They also upheld bans on partial-birth abortion procedures before that even reached the Supreme Court!
Reagan was the one (according to the USA Today article) who set out to (quote) reverse the trend of judicial involvement in school integration, prison problems and the environment...(unquote) Reagan also broke the prior White House pattern of accepting senators preferences for appeals courts seats and put in place a sophisticated screening of candidates run by Department of Justice and White House lawyers. One critic in the article says good people were passed over because they were not ideologues. The author says president Bill Clinton did not want to expend major political capital with his court appointments. Clinton chose, instead, to put a priority on diversity and set records for appointing women and minorities.
A president Obama or John McCain will likely get to appoint several justices to our highest courts. The question for voters, especially female voters OF ALL RACES IS: Do you want more conservatives and ultra-right courts? Want judges legislating your reproductive decisions? If you do not, then decide carefully whom you vote for. Because you may try to exercise your free will to choose what to do with your fallopian tubes and find that a pit bull is blocking your path. With or without lipstick!
But this leaves the question, When determining a Candidate for the office of President, what principles must a candidate have to either support, or in the case of proving a lack of the principle, do you dissent? Read More »
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Even if you didn't vote on July 15th, you can still vote today! If you voted in the Democratic Primary on July 15th, you must vote in the Democratic Primary today!
Go Vote!
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The Democrats do not have enough members to control the Senate. In order to do that, we would need 60 Democratic Senators. This is the important fact for us to remember when supporting Democrats in the fall. Just because we have control of the gavel, does not mean that we have control of the Senate.
There are 49 Democrats and 49 Republicans and two independents. But because both of the independents caucus with the Democrats, the Democrats have a 51 to 49 majority and thus Democrats control the gavel with Harry Reid. However if you will consider that one of those Democrats is Lieberman who votes often with the Republicans, and if you will consider how rarely Republicans cross party lines in the Senate, you can see what a struggle it is for Democrats to pass legislation in the Senate—when it does happen it is only with many amendments to the legislation.
A post in regard to the vote I recently posted was incorrect in regard to the 2/3s majority required for every vote. This is not true. I apologize for posting this misinformation. The 2/3’s rule is required only in certain cases. Among them include ratification of treaties. But, as I said, only 2/3’s majority of a quorum present is required to impeach, not 2/3’s of the Senate. That is important to remember because it is easier to impeach than we may have been led to believe.
Read More »Yes, I will write-in Hillary no matter what the ballot will look like on the Election day. Please go on, Hillary!
Register to vote, and send Voltage to play at the Democratic National Convention. We have songs that are perfect for the event already written, and I am already the number one democrat at the DNC.
Register to vote, and send Voltage to play at the Democratic National Convention.
We have songs that are perfect for the event already written,
and I am already the number one democrat at the DNC.
Perhaps today, but for cetain sometime this week the Senate will vote on FISA,
Harry Reid has said that he will ask for a clause to strike the telecom immunity. Obama has said the same. Call your senators today and hold their feet to the fire on this issue. Tell them to strike the telecom Immunity clause from the FISA bill.
Bush has said that he wants this bill passed as is as soon as possible. I'll bet he does. STOP THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND CORPORATE AMERICA'S FREE RIDE. Those who break the law shouild not be given retroactive immunity.
One necessary component to having viable alternatives to Republicans and Democrats (and let's face it, we do need alternatives because the country is much more politically diverse than these two parties would seem to indicate) is to cast a vote for those alternatives.
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