Category Archives: Citizen Power

First Maine, now New York

We just saw a short period of expansion of our rights, and now there’s some push-back. We need to push back even harder – I hate to have to feel like I have to become a single-issue voter, because the … Continue reading

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Medicare for All

As Keith Olbermann said last night, let’s get rid of the phrase “Public Option.”  It does no one any good, and provokes fear.  If it’s public, does that mean there’s no private?  If it’s an option, can it be taken … Continue reading

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Republican Health Plan: Die Quickly

The GOP doesn’t have much sense of humor – they can dish it out, but they can’t take it. So the false outrage of the Republicans over Representative Alan Grayson’s (D-FL) recent floor speech where he said “The Republicans have … Continue reading

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Justice Sotomayor Is The Shizzle

In her very first appearance as a Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor struck right to the very heart of the matter: JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: Going back to the question of stare decisis, the one thing that is very interesting about this … Continue reading

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CALL TO ACTION: Call Congress, Get Friends to Call Congress to Reform Health Care with Public Option

What can you do today, right now, to ensure health care reform that includes a public option?  Call your congressional representatives, call your friends and ask them to call. And Clinton inadvertently sent the bloggers a very different message. Lane … Continue reading

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Nancy Pelosi: How Rude!

I was calling my congressional representative, Nancy Pelosi, this morning to express my opinion about keeping the public option, or better yet, single-payer health care, and as I started to say hello, the aide who answered the phone put me … Continue reading

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Boycott Nevada

Governor Jim Gibbons vetoed the state’s domestic partner’s bill, saying it conflicted with the 2002 constitutional amendment limiting marriage to opposite sex couples.  From the article: In a statement Monday, Gibbons said Senate Bill 283 conflicts with a constitutional amendment … Continue reading

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Day of Decision

Tomorrow the California Supreme Court will render it decision regarding the constitutionality of Proposition 8. There are Day of Decision events planned for all around the state. Check here for Day of Decision events. Check here for Meet in the … Continue reading

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President Obama’s Weekly Address

He’s got a lot of action items, and the President needs our help to continue to forward his agenda of change.  Contact your Representative and Senators and urge them to support President Obama’s plan for change. Tell the world:

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TAKE ACTION: Employee Free Choice

SEIU | Employee Free Choice. The power of collective action and Freedom of Association are what brought the rise of unions.  Unions are what made the 40-hour work week possible, what made retirement pensions possible, what made healthcare benefits possible. … Continue reading

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