Blogger Profile: Dan DeWalt
Dan DeWalt, a musician and woodworker in South Newfane, Vermont, authored the Newfane impeachment resolution passed in 7 Vermont towns in 2006.
Active in the Vermont impeachment movement, he is the founder of Patriotic Response to Renegade Government, an organization based on the free association of like minded souls, without the organization part.
Dan DeWalt
Woodworker, Musician, Activist
December 3rd, 2011
Ther's Only One (thank God)
Last week at the Republican Party “Commander in Chief” debate, the bellicose rhetoric was in full flower. One favored theme was “American exceptionalism” and Obama's inadequacy as an exceptionalism cheerleader.“We're not just another nation, we are an exceptional nation” Mitt Romney lectured, “My foreign policy's pretty straightforward. I would be ...
Dan DeWalt
Woodworker, Musician, Activist
November 3rd, 2011
Rejecting the Big Lie
By now it should be clear to everyone why Barack Obama refused to prosecute the Bush/Cheney administration for their crimes and unConstitutional actions; he had every intention of continuing their tradition of lawbreaking by Executive fiat and didn't want to set any precedent that could restrain his own actions.Is there ...
Dan DeWalt
Woodworker, Musician, Activist
October 26th, 2011
The Revolution is Leaving the Station
The ruling class should be getting worried. They had hoped that the Occupy Wall Street movement would have been ridiculed or ignored into oblivion by now. But the anger fueling this movement has staying power. Long simmering frustrations over America's obscene imbalance of shared wealth have boiled over and the ...
Dan DeWalt
Woodworker, Musician, Activist
September 12th, 2011
The Constructive Anarchy of a Vermont Peoples' Movement
A blue sky dawned on the day after Irene blew through Vermont last week. At first sight of the colossal damage that their rivers and creeks had caused, Vermonters were stunned and shocked. Just as quickly, they went to work. The overwhelming magnitude of the damage prevented our local town ...
Dan DeWalt
Woodworker, Musician, Activist
August 26th, 2011
Vermonters Building a Peoples' Sovereignty Movement to Counter Corporate Abuse of Power
A classic David v. Goliath battle is taking shape in the courtroom and in the streets and fields of Vermont as Entergy Nuclear of Louisiana tries to overturn Vermont law in the federal courts. The state has thoughtfully and repeatedly voted no to the extension of Entergy's Vermont Yankee nuclear ...
Dan DeWalt
Woodworker, Musician, Activist
July 19th, 2011
Pro-Life
Recently, our air waves have featured a number of analysts and “experts” stating that American troops are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan in order to preserve the American lifestyle.In another report a young woman spoke about the importance of finding a job that would allow her to have the lifestyle ...
Dan DeWalt
Woodworker, Musician, Activist
June 27th, 2011
Why Any Thinking Person Should Question the NRC
The Vermont legislature, when considering whether or not to allow Vermont Yankee to operate for another twenty years past its original license, was not permitted to consider safety issues. The people of Vermont, however, are under no such restriction. In fact, we must scrutinize the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which ...
Dan DeWalt
Woodworker, Musician, Activist
June 16th, 2011
Why the Tea Party Should Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Vermont
While Vermont may be stirring the waves with its march towards universal health care, and marching to its own drummer by expanding collective bargaining rights in the state, its most pressing and immediate issue is one that should rally tea party folks from across the nation to come to its ...
Dan DeWalt
Woodworker, Musician, Activist
June 11th, 2011
A Call to Arms, Legs, Hearts and Minds
Friends,2011 is our year for mobilization to make sure that Vermont Yankee closes down as scheduled. We hope that the federal courts don't usurp Vermont's right to govern what happens in our state. But if they do, we must be ready to respond by March 21 2012, the day VY's ...