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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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:
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