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“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.” This poem was written by Pastor Martin Niemoller about the Nazis in World War II. Adolph Hitler harangued against the Jews for years before he took control of Germany. He repeated his lies about Jewish "power" until people them and let his Nazi stormtroopers murder six million. In Donald Trump I see frightening similarities. Trump is spreading lies about Mexicans and undocumented aliens in the United States. In his increasingly hysterical comments, a thread of truth may be twisted and exaggerated. If you listen, there’s not much substance to his rants, mainly attempts to get people both afraid of his targets and to hate them. Hitler tested his poison gas on disabled persons. Trump pokes fun of the disabilities of reporter Serge Kovaleski. He is also aiming his barbs at Muslims, with threats to register to keep track of them. Would he next require all Muslims in America to wear yellow patches? Think about what Pastor Niemoller said. If we don’t stand up for the disabled, the Mexicans and undocumented, and Muslims in our midst, who’s next? I worry about whom he will go after next. Don’t you? What if he were President?

Definition of DISCRIMINATION for Kids: the practice of unfairly treating a person or group differently from other people or groups of people. In my experience kids have no trouble understanding this definition, but it seems our representatives sometimes struggle with believing and upholding it. This is exactly what the Visa Waiver Program “Improvement” Act of 2015, known as H.R 158, will do if we do not take immediate action. It will subject millions of law abiding American citizens to be treated with suspicion and be subjected to hardships in exercising their basic rights such as traveling abroad. Debate and media exposure about H.R 158 has been very limited. Under the shadow of the Paris Climate Summit , the issue has not captured enough attention and has not had solid public debates . The bill, as early as next week, could become the law. We have to act now. I am asking the MoveOn members to read and carefully consider the negative impact of H.R 158 on millions of our fellow citizens. Then, contact your senators and let them know that such thoughtless measures do not improve the security of our country, but further divide our society. In case H.R 158 comes to pass next week, a new chapter in violation of civil liberties of many of our fellow citizens will open, which subsequently will require many struggles to rectify. White House web site: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/take-action-against-discriminatory-repercussions-visa-waiver-program-improvement-act-2015-hr-158

Every night's news broadcast leads off with some story about Donald Trump. He gets more free air time than any other candidate of any party. News organizations have an obligation to give fair balanced reporting to all candidates.

Congress is holding our government hostage to fund unnecessary riders on bills that should pass on their own merit. Pledge of We the People We the People declare that we will no longer be subject to corporate and government terrorism. The United States, as We the People, Do not negotiate with terrorists. We Demand clean legislative bills with few riders, We demand that the needs of the many outweigh the needs or wants of the Few, We demand a constitutional ammendment creating transparency in government posting all proposed bills to the public for public review with a link to send congress a letter of opinion, We demand that a website be established in order to post bills in simple English along with All riders, and that the votes by every representative for or against be posted, with an option to message our representatives and rate them on their performance according to the people based on individual profiles with 1 vote per representative per bill; and We demand to be represented by the people we elect to office. If these demands are too difficult for you to understand we understand that we will decide to take further action and begin recall ballots, impeachment hearings and plain removal from office for those not willing to work for the common good. We have lived off the scraps long enough; we demand that our representatives work for their constituents, not just to line their pockets, careers, and for unbridled Greed. As in the Declaration of independence ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL, and WE THE PEOPLE HAVE CERTAIN INALIENABLE RIGHTS, THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. Your constant battle for the greed and wealth has blinded you of these facts and we demand them back. We the People, as a united front, can and will return this country to its former glory. We are dedicated and will continue to unite under this banner and declare, NO MORE! Congress will no longer hold us hostage for its political backers and the greed of the wealthy. We believe we have the rights to Fair and equal Representation. All men/women deserve to be heard. We declare that all felons without a violent felony be returned the rights to vote after 5 years from their release date. All citizens shall have the rights to register and vote at will. If ID's are required for voting then basic state ID's shall be generated in each district for free to low income residence. For districts that have move the places to get id's away from certain areas Reliable transportation must be provided to get every citizen to an ID center and Poll to cast a ballot. We will no longer be the silent masses, the quiet majority. It is time WE stand up and take back our government from corporate and Wealth Terrorism. We have a revolutionary movement started and will continue to grow in numbers eventually ousting all politicians that no longer represent the people they serve. You have forgotten We the People are your boss and we will be represented. Don't think your military will save you this time as you have cut them out of jobs when they return home, cut their benefits, forgotten them and leave them homeless after they serve with their lives. You deem anyone with little money as expendable. We the People includes our military brothers and sisters. All Races, places of origin, Creeds, and sexual orientation are included in We the people we are fighting for our rights and freedom from oppression just as our founding fathers did. Signed, We the People of the United States of America.

Everyone has an inherent right to medical care. Expanding Medicaid in Nebraska will provide 77,000 Nebraskans who currently have no medical insurance with medical insurance. It will save 67-212 lives per year. It will ensure that rural hospitals don't close because they have too much bad debt from charity cases (some rural hospitals have closed in states that haven't yet expanded Medicaid). Expanding Medicaid will create jobs and that will result in more income taxes and sales taxes paid. This increase in revenue will pay for Nebraska's share of the expansion (10% in 2020 and on). Expanding Medicaid will mean fewer businesses will be fined for not providing their workers with health insurance. Fewer people will declare bankruptcy, which will also be good for businesses. It makes sense on all fronts.

On December 29, 2001, Andy Smith left a party in Standish, Maine with no shoes, coat or hat on. Shortly after leaving, Cumberland County Deputy Kyle Neugebauer stopped Andy and questioned him. Former County Sheriff Mark Dion said in a news report that someone pulled up and offered to get help to bring Andy home. Dion reports that Neugebauer left to handle another call. Andy would be found dead just a few yards from where he was stopped. There are many questions that have not been answered by the Cumberland County Sherriffs Office and the Maine State Police, so the family is asking for help from the United States Attorney’s Office of Maine to please review the case file and find out what happened to Andy.

This is about the reality on the ground and not the 1% of people that manipulate all the workings in this "democracy. The sooner we state the true nature of our social, economic, and national problem the quicker we will address inequality and justice and return to democracy.

I and many other people are poor, disabled, and are scared and sic and tied of police and this barbaric justice system that doesn't allow alternatives to jail or any legal help or enough mental health help for anyone who didn't do no wrong and was falsely accused of stuff they didn't do and are being jailed for petty crimes just for saying i love and am sorry to someone i love/d it isn't fair for us to suffer so much from lack of a good system. My life is ruined thanks to Virginia's system! I want it to end now! I WANT MY FREEDOM RESTORED, my health restored, AND WANT EVERYONE TO LOVE ME AND GIVE ME THE LOVE THAT THE CHURCHES PREACH BUT DON'T PRACTICE ESPECIALLY THAT PRES COV IN HBURG, VA that pretends to be prolife and christian, but ar e proeugenic bigoted asinine IDIOTS who don't knwo what durg withdrawal is until they gt dragged into court!! at leatsa few of them broke the law and belong in prison! THE FEDS NEED TO STOP ALL THIS ILLEGAL NEGLECT AND ABUSE OF THE DISABLED AND THE ISOLATION OF THEM TOO. MY POOR TYPING IS THE RESUTL OF INJURY AS A RESULT OF THIS LEGALA BUSE FORM THE POLICE, THE JSUTCIES, A FEW MEMBERS OF A CHURCH, ETC ETC. I WANT MY FREEDOM! THEY LIED ABOUT ME IN COURT AND YOU ALL LET THEM EGT AWYA WITH IT BECUASE YOUW NAT MONEY AND MONEY BUYS HAPPINESS, BUT IT WILL NEVER BUY LOVE. I AM NOT RETARDED OR STUPID I JUST AM INJURED AND AM HURTING. I JUST WANT TO BE FREE! I WANT A LAWYER FOR FREE since i witnesses crime and yet noone will help me, because i am poor and rubbish to you all? so why can;t i be happy like the perosns who hurt me? why are they allwoed to break laws and get away with mapratcice and other stuff that hurt me? because of bigotry and poorness and greediness in the USA? what happened to the CONSTITUTION? why are we not all equal and happy? when will we have the freedom and rights that we are suppsoe dot have? iw a s raped because they took awya my weapons rights without investigating my claims against some crazy mfers and let them go free to mess around w ith sluts! i ahev coem to hate my own coutnry, but will never love another, because this land si the freeest land of all and nothign is better excpet heaven! USA, sotp acting liek this is hell for the poor and heaven for the spoiled evil sinners who fore aboriton ond iasabeld and don't allow marital rights for disabeld women thta prs cov or another chruch is involevd in for logn time!

Former NY Senate Majority Leader Skelos has just become the second legislative leader to be convicted on corruption charges in the past two weeks. However, justice for New Yorkers won’t be served until we change rules that make such abuse of power possible. Elected officials should serve the people of New York only.

Such massive industry is not a good use for the ocean, particularly in the waters off Morro Bay, site of a proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

When El Super tried to break our union one year ago today, we wouldn’t let them. In 2014, El Super managers encouraged us to decertify our union. But we were united, and on December 12, 2014, we voted by an overwhelming majority to keep our union, the United Food and Commercial Workers, and fight for respect, family-sustaining wages and a dignified workplace. “A union contract is much more than a legal document to me, my family and my coworkers,” says Flora Castaneda, an El Super cashier who has worked for the company for 12 years. “It means that this holiday season I’m able to make dinner for my family and buy some little presents for my kids.” Castaneda adds that a fair contract would also mean “we are able to go to the doctor when we are sick, save for our children to go to college, have enough money at the end of the month to afford food and rent, and have more protection from the company’s retaliation against union supporters.” On the one-year anniversary of our recertification of the UFCW as our voice at work, we are still without a contract from El Super. We are asking you to join our demand for this company to end its shameful attacks on workers’ rights and to negotiate in good faith. The U.S. government has issued complaints, finding merit to numerous charges against the company for violating our federally protected rights. It even sought and obtained from the Federal Court a rare injunction, ordering El Super to rehire an unfairly fired union activist. In the face of these actions the Company committed to the NLRB and the Court that it would return to negotiations-after refusing to do so for more than a year. Last December, we launched a boycott that has turned away over 160,000 customers to send a message that the community stands with us. We will continue to keep that pressure on and we thank you for your support. Despite the unity shown by the workers and the community, the company continues to refuse to bargain in good faith and to fulfill its obligations to its employees. All we want is what is right – an agreement with fair working conditions. That’s why we need your support now. El Super’s low-road behavior hurts us all. It drives down standards in our industry and in our communities. Please tell El Super to stop stonewalling and negotiate a fair contract. Together, we can win!