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Tom Kurhajetz's avatar

Project 2026 If Brazil can do it, so can we!

Win the Senate and House, Impeach and Prosecute.

ORGANIZE ORGANIZE ORGANIZE!!!!!

ORGANIZE OVER THE COMMON GOOD DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. JUST READ THE PLATFORM BULLET POINTS. ORGANIZE!!!!

ALLEGIANCE TO OUR PLATFORM AND THE CANDIDATE THAT PROMOTES OUR PLATFORM!

GOOGLE YOUR STATES DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM TO READ IT!

MAKE AMERICA GRATEFUL AGAIN!

The Democratic Platform IS the Preamble to Our Constitution

The Preamble

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

The Democratic Party should be the party of Interdependent voters..

Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (Official Audio)

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Rona Topaz's avatar

I’m an ex New Yorker and I don’t understand. If the result of these stats are correct, why is Donald Trump President? Is this what he represents? I have my doubts. #confused

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marjorie johnson's avatar

IT IS THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE THAT PUTS A PERSON IN THE WHITE HOUSE~"The Electoral College is the process through which the President and Vice President of the United States are indirectly elected. It is a key part of the U.S. Constitution that functions as a compromise between a direct national popular vote and election by Congress." YOU CAN GOOGLE IT....THERE IS MORE INTO THE EC THERE~ "According to officially certified results, Clinton received nearly 2.9 million more votes than Donald Trump, making her the fifth candidate in U.S. history to win the popular vote but lose the presidency due to the Electoral College system.

Final popular vote counts were approximately:

Hillary Clinton: 65,853,625 votes (48.0%)

Donald Trump: 62,985,106 votes (45.9%)

Donald Trump won the presidency by securing 304 electoral votes compared to Clinton's 227. " WE THE PEOPLE NEED TO GET RID OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE~ "Popular Vote vs. Electoral Vote: It is possible for a candidate to win the national popular vote but lose the Electoral College vote, and thus the presidency. This has occurred five times in U.S. history, most recently in the 2000 and 2016 elections.

Faithless Electors: While some states have laws or fines to prevent it, electors are not constitutionally required to vote for the candidate they are pledged to, though it is a rare occurrence. In 2020, the Supreme Court upheld the right of states to enforce laws requiring electors to vote as pledged.

Reform Efforts: Changing the system would require a constitutional amendment, which is difficult to achieve. An alternative approach, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, is an agreement among states to award their electoral votes to the national popular vote winner, but it has not yet secured enough states to take effect. "

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Rona Topaz's avatar

A bit undemocratic imho!

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marjorie johnson's avatar

ABSOLUTELY!!!

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Tom Kurhajetz's avatar

I agree, the math doesn't add up. But if Brazil can do it, so can we!

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Rona Topaz's avatar

Just saw your post below. You mean, get rid of Trump! Hear here.

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Rona Topaz's avatar

If Brazil can do what, sorry? Their President is a socialist-are you comparing Lula to Donald Trump? I’m more confused now?

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Tom Kurhajetz's avatar

Brazil had a dictatorship for 20+ years and they put their ex brazilian president bolsonaro in prison for 27 years and they jailed 6 or more of his ilk. I don't know what kind of prison but...... they did something!

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Rona Topaz's avatar

I forgot that they jailed Bozo (Bolsonaro for short, that was his nickname!) I have vascular damage affecting my memory. I hope that the USA can get off their knees and send President Trump to an assisted living facility! (Not prison, I think he is too far gone mentally. I remember him in the 80’s, his mind is gone now, imho)

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Italien's avatar

I hear you (ha! In my case I sort of don’t…)! There are things you recall, and some you don’t. Drives a lot of people nuts!!💕

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marjorie johnson's avatar

THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS WHAT PUTS A PERSON IN THE WHITE HOUSE....ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

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Annie's avatar

Not sure if the fact that 72% of us don't own a gun is comforting or really frightening since that means there are millions of guns in the hands of 28% of the population, but thank you, Michael, for providing these statistics and for encouraging people to vote today.

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Tom Halstead's avatar

The consultant class and “moderate” Dems repeatedly assure us this list is too liberal, which is their way of campaigning for Repugnicans.

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The Illusion of Justice's avatar

My fellow Americans,

Nothing is going to change until you wake up and realize both parties are corrupt and we collectively demand an end to the system of legalized bribery that is the cause of all the problems in the world.

My name is Ted Martin. I have finished writing a book about my first hand encounters with a morbidly corrupt federal judicial system. The book is titled: The Illusion of Justice and contains documented, incontrovertible proof of widespread systemic corruption in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court, the Administrative Office of United States Courts, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the U.S. Department of Justice. (There is a link for a free digital copy of my book in this post.)

The corruption is undeniable. The judges in both of my cases incorporated the defendant’s fraudulent defenses into their opinions even after I pointed out the fraud in every brief that I filed. These “judges” are clearly taking dictation from corporate defense counsel without even reading the plaintiff’s briefs.

These black robed grifters obviously fixed both of my cases. But, by far, the worst part was knowing that they were systematically violating everyone’s constitutional rights—they just got caught violating mine.

The Supreme Court not only ignored two of the most egregious cases of judicial misconduct imaginable (my cases) but also an amicus brief by former Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner in which he blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Judge Posner’s amicus brief can be found on the Supreme Court’s website at www.supremecourt.gov (Go to CASE DOCUMENTS at the bottom of the web page and click Docket Search. Enter 17-8352 in the box and click SEARCH. When Docket for 17-8352 appears, click it to find Judge Posner’s amicus brief.)

It will be painfully obvious to anyone who reads my book (or Judges Posner’s amicus brief) that the Supreme Court denies certiorari without even bothering to read the petitions submitted by the citizens of the United States. This obscene betrayal of the public trust is a clear-cut violation of every Justice’s judicial oath and a crime under federal law that is commonly referred to as honest services fraud.

In short, my book proves that the leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties have been conspiring together to pack the courts with corrupt corporate judges who will never side with the American people. This was abundantly clear when Senator Chuck Schumer and the other Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee repeatedly refused to use irrefutable evidence of judicial misconduct by Amy Coney Barrett (a Republican nominee) at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing.

This bipartisan band of seditious conspirators also refused to address the underlying corruption in clear violation of their oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”

The only difference between the two major political parties is the rhetoric. The special interest groups running this country don’t give a damn which bribe taking stooge you vote for or even if you vote at all. They have already successfully rigged every election by controlling “our” choices.

The leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties have been caught red-handed conspiring to pack the courts with corrupt judges who will never side with you. If there was ever a reason to be a one issue voter, this is it. Besides, any politician caught lying about their fidelity to the Constitution and laws of the United States is obviously lying about everything—particularly their agenda.

Republicans push the corrupt corporate agenda. Democrats pretend to be opposed. Together, they sell their offices to the highest bidders. They foment war for the military industrial complex, promote racism for the prison industrial complex, refuse to restrict access to assault weapons for the gun manufactures, permit large quantities of toxic cancer causing chemicals to be dumped into our air, land, and water for the chemical manufactures, deny needed medical care to our country’s citizens for the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries, and turn a willful blind eye to the catastrophic effects of global warming for the fossil fuel industries. The list of their greed fueled crimes against humanity goes on and on.

Voting your current elected representatives out of office should be a no brainer. But, to make sure that they are not replaced with another batch of equally corrupt corporate stooges, we’re also going to have to take back both the Republican and Democratic parties and get the money out of politics.

While this may appear to be a daunting task, all we really need is a sound plan. After giving this matter some careful consideration, I have the following proposal: We agree to put aside all of our ideological differences and unite as Americans in support of the Constitution of the United States.

If you read my book, it really won’t be that difficult. You will know who the real enemy is and it certainly isn’t your fellow citizens. We just need to become one issue voters. Ignore their contrived wedge issues, bullshit talking points, and cringe worthy campaign ads. If they are not fighting tooth and nail to get the money out of politics—don’t legitimize them with your vote.

Seriously, if in doubt—throw them out. Besides, any government official who is not forcefully calling for the resignations of the corrupt leaders of their own political party is, by definition, violating their oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”

Whether Republican or Democrat, a treasonous corporate criminal is a treasonous corporate criminal, they serve the same master and nothing is going to change until we get the money out of politics.

*You get the money out of politics by publicly funding elections, banning all campaign contributions, and, in exchange for their broadcasting/operating licenses, requiring news organizations to give every candidate for public office an equal amount of free advertising space.

In the future, I may write a book titled: The Illusion of Journalism. But for now, I’m just going to say that the media is not going to help anyone blow the whistle on their partners in crime. In the past four years, I couldn’t find a single news organization that hadn’t sold us out.

All an honest journalist would have to do is read Judge Posner’s amicus brief to know that the courts are irretrievably corrupt. Reading my book will conclusively show that the courts are corrupt by design.

If you want a government that actually acts in your best interests, I urge you and everyone you know to read my book as soon as possible. You can get a digital copy of my book free of charge at the link below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_vaMH1riLodzOfQn0kI7ow0RDrPM0NqE/view?usp=sharing

P.S. I blame the Federalist Society for the corruption in the federal judicial system. The six so-called conservative justices on the Supreme Court, Mitch McConnell, and all the Republican Senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee are members of the Federalist Society. Donald Trump picked “his” judicial nominees from lists provided by the Federalist Society.

I didn’t know that the Democrats were in on it until I tried to give them proof of judicial misconduct by Amy Coney Barrett at her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. If you would like to read about their disgraceful conduct, you can skip ahead to the Postscript on page 221 of my book. But, by all means, read the rest of the book. The federal government is more corrupt than you can possibly imagine!

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Italien's avatar

I’m going to sit back and watch!! I’m hoping that in spite of some hijinks, this is a blue wave day!!

California here…YES ON 50!!!

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Sam Popkin's avatar

It’s an incredibly important day, and I thank you for reminding everyone of that. Fingers crossed til numb!

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Yvette Smith's avatar

I VOTED IN CALIFORNIA FOR PROP. 50. ALSO, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COUNTRY. MY GRANDMA WOULD SAY, AND I AGREE, "YOU'RE DOING THE LORD'S WORK".

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PEB's avatar

State Districts make sense locally, for local needs and elections, but for Federal votes the states should give vote counts based on individual voters, not districts. Everyone has a voice, majority has the most say in a matter.

Even majority decisions should be discussed and compromises should be reached.

Gee, maybe we could hire people to help us do that, as a Nation.

What a brilliant idea! Let’s fire all the billionaires’ minions in DC and try that for a change.

Too late.

King Skubalon Don has other plans.

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marjorie johnson's avatar

NEVER TOO LATE TO TRY~~~~~~~~~`

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Chuck Watts at Empathy Surplus's avatar

The majority looks like the #CareWing. Join the #CareWing.

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