I agree. vote for no pol who does not push for true look at 9/11 as does
McKinney.
Michael
> vote Green
>
> [Please forward broadly]
>
> Dear Green-Rainbow Party Friends,
>
> It is time that we let our Congresspeople hear our dismay and our
> disgust.
> And it is time that we let the world know that there are other voices
> than
> the corporate duopoly of Democrats and Republicans. We must work to open
> the debates and to have our voices heard.
>
> On Saturday, the Senate passed a $488 billion Pentagon budget -- on a
> voice
> vote,
> meaning that the names or numbers of Senators voting for and against were
> not recorded.
> The spending bill that passed also threw in $70 billion for occupation of
> Iraq and
> Afghanistan, $25 billion in subsidized loans to the auto industry, and
> the
> lifting of
> off-shore drilling bans.
>
> Late last night, the Senate passed a $700 billion Wall Street bailout,
> representing a
> purchase by taxpayers of junk assets from troubled financial institutions
> who were
> gambling away other people's money. The fear-mongering around this bill
> --
> with demands
> that it must happen and bipartisan agreement from the leading
> presidential
> candidates
> -- follows the same path that led us into invading Iraq.
>
> It is clear that we need more voices represented in the US political
> system.
> The actions below are some ideas for registering our voices loudly and
> clearly.
>
> Contents:
>
> 1. Open the Debates Action Week - 100 letters to the editor
> 2. Call your Congressperson - 'no' to the bailout
> 3. Participate in the ThirdPartyTicket.com pledge to open the debates
> 4. Become a pollworker and ensure fair treatment of third party (and all)
> voters
> 5. Donate to the Green-Rainbow Party
> 6. Donate to the McKinney/Clemente Campaign
>
> *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,*
>
> 1. Open the Debates Action Week, Oct. 1-7: Let Cynthia & Rosa debate!
> 10/1/
> - 10/7/08
>
> Open the Debates Action Week, October 1-7: Let Cynthia & Rosa debate!
> Help get Cynthia McKinney & Rosa Clemente in the news and in the debates!
> Goal: 100 letters to the editor in newspapers across the US
>
> On Thursday, Oct. 2, the first vice presidential debate will take place
> at
> Washington University in St. Louis. And on Tuesday, Oct. 7, the second
> presidential debate is planned for Belmont University's Curb Event Center
> in
> Nashville, Tennessee. The third presidential debate is on Oct. 15 at
> Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.
>
> The debate sponsors intend to exclude the Green Party's presidential
> ticket. Let's not let that happen without a fight for democratic
> inclusion
> of all qualified candidates!
>
> By excluding all candidates except Democrats and Republicans, the debate
> sponsors are rigging the election. Cynthia and Rosa are on the ballot in
> enough states to win the election, so they deserve an invitation, and
> voters
> deserve to hear them debate!
>
> We encourage all Greens and friends to participate in the first in a
> series
> of actions we're planning for October. Please help us spread the word
> about
> the McKinney-Clemente campaign and their right to take part in the
> debates.
> Stay tuned for more actions throughout the month.
>
> Here's what you can do:⢠Write a letter to the editor about how
> important it
> is for Cynthia and Rosa to participate in the debates. See the Talking
> Points below for ideas. Keep the letter short and focused â five or
> six
> sentences is good. We're aiming for 100 letters sent by Greens to
> newspapers and news web sites all across the US. Visit the
> letter-writing
> page to look up a newspaper and post a letter â use the provided text
> as a
> basis, or write your own:
> http://www.democracyinaction.com/dia/organizationsCOM/Greens/pickMedia.jsp?let
> ter_KEY=474
>
> ⢠Go viral! Recommend and promote video clips and articles with
> positive
> coverage of Green candidates by 'Digging' them (http://digg.com).
>
> ⢠Promote the McKinney-Clemente Power to the People campaign on
> Facebook,
> Myspace, and blogs. Don't forget to add links to these important web
> sites:
> http://votetruth08.com
> http://www.rosaclemente.com
> State and local Green Party and other Green campaign sites
>
> ⢠Host a Debate-Watching House Party:
> http://www.democracyinaction.com/dia/organizationsCOM/Greens/event/distributed
> EventSignup.jsp?distributed_event_KEY=179
>
> ⢠Contact TV, radio, blog sites, and urge them to cover the campaign.
>
> ⢠Other actions: write an op-ed column or article and submit it to a
> newspaper or news web site. Post a message on an e-mail bulletin board.
> Call in to a radio talk show.
>
> ⢠Make a donation to the McKinney-Clemente campaign to help the
> candidates
> travel around the US for media appearances and campaign events:
> http://votetruth08.com/index.php/contribute/donate?task=pre_paypal
>
> ~ Talking points ~
>
> Open the debates to Cynthia McKinney and other candidates on the ballot!
>
> Cynthia tells the truth.
> Let Cynthia debate!
>
> ⢠Voters have a right to know about all the candidates whose names
> they'll
> see on the ballot, not just the candidates approved by the Commission on
> Presidential Debates or the candidates whose poll numbers declare them
> 'winnable.' Voters deserve to know which candidate best represents their
> own interests and ideals.
>
> ⢠Cynthia McKinney, Rosa Clemente, and the Green Party represent
> millions of
> voices whose opinions will be excluded from the debates unless they are
> invited. Ms. McKinney is the only woman presidential candidate in 2008.
> Ms. McKinney and Ms. Clemente are the first US presidential ticket in
> which
> both nominees are of African ancestry, and Ms. Clemente is Black Puerto
> Rican. Ms. McKinney has involved herself personally in the struggle of
> people in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region to fight permanent
> eviction
> and return to their homes â the September 26 debate will take place in
> Oxford, Mississippi, a Gulf Coast state. The Green Party and its
> candidates
> represent the promise of an anti-war, progressive party that takes no
> money
> from corporations â an imperative for America in the 21st century. No
> other
> candidate in the 2008 stands for what the McKinney-Clemente ticket stands
> for.
>
> ⢠When debates are limited to two candidates, the voting public hears
> only a
> narrow range of ideas, opinions, and solutions. When presidential
> debates
> are restricted to Democrat and Republican, important and popular ideas
> don't
> get discussed, such as single-payer national health care, rapid and
> complete
> withdrawal from Iraq, ending the war on drugs, saving US democracy from a
> repeat of the stolen elections of 2000 and 2004, and impeachment of
> President Bush and VP Cheney. Without Cynthia McKinney, these ideas will
> be
> censored from the debates.
>
> ⢠Cynthia McKinney will be on enough ballots to get elected to the
> White
> House. Any presidential candidate who is on enough ballots to be elected
> deserves to participate in the debates.
>
> ⢠The only valid democratic measurement of public support for
> candidates is
> the election. Opinion polls are subjective, vulnerable to bias,
> constantly
> fluctuating, and often exclude candidates from the questions asked.
> Polls
> are not democratic and should not be used to determine who gets to
> participate in debates.
>
> ⢠The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), which sets rules for
> candidate participation, took over the debates from the nonpartisan
> League
> of Women Voters after the LWV withdrew in protest of the Democratic and
> Republican candidates' attempts to control nearly every aspect of how the
> debates were to be conducted. The CPD is owned and run by the Democratic
> and Republican parties, which have an interest in excluding all
> candidates
> except their own. The CPD is funded through contributions from
> corporations, which have their own interests in limiting the candidates
> who
> participate in the debates.
>
> ⢠In Canada, the TV networks initially tried to exclude Elizabeth May,
> leader of the Green Party of Canada, from the September 10 debates before
> the October 14 national election. After the Greens launched a "Reclaim
> Democracy" campaign and Canadians throughout the country demanded Ms.
> May's
> inclusion, Ms. May was invited to participate. Americans who value
> democracy and fair elections should demand multi-party debates too.
>
> *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,*
>
> 2. Call your Congressperson now: 'no' to Bailout
>
> On Wednesday night, the US Senate passed the $700 billion bailout plan
> that had an overwhelming number of phone calls come in opposing the plan.
>
> On Friday, the House of Representatives will be taking up the vote.
>
> Call your Congressional Representative, toll-free 800-830-5738 or
> 202-224-3121 and ask for your Congressional representatives to not vote
> for
> the bailout and if they do, demand:
>
> {Demands compiled by the Mass Alliance Against Predatory Lending}:
>
> Help For Homeowners & Tenants
>
> o Bankruptcy Protection for Homeowners: Amend bankruptcy law to allow
> federal bankruptcy judges to modify the mortgage terms on a principal
> residence, like they can on vacation homes.
>
> o Automatic Modifications for Homeowners with Mortgages: Modify all
> "underwater" mortgages to fixed, 30-year mortgages based on present
> appraised value, not to exceed 38% debt to income ratio, such as has been
> attained by the FDIC in its takeover of the IndyMac portfolio. This
> provision would apply to any home mortgages, either wholly owned or
> included
> in securities owned by a financial institution.
>
> o Protect Tenants: Any participating financial institution must allow
> occupants who pay rent and fulfill other tenant obligations to remain in
> their homes.
>
> o Six Month Moratorium on Foreclosures
>
> o Credit Repair: the credit reports of homeowners facing foreclosure
> or
> foreclosed upon should not include either sub-prime mortgage-related bad
> credit or associated bad credit incurred by homeowner while trying to
> stave
> off foreclosure.
>
> o Any new legislation shall preserve current claims and defenses the
> homeowner has against the lender or assignee as well as respect existing
> civil rights laws.
>
> Regulation of Financial Institutions To Prevent Future Abuses
>
> o Re-regulate the financial industry: Any financial institution that
> benefits from the bailout must provide government equity in proportion to
> their bail-out and be subject to the Community Reinvestment Act requiring
> them to invest in low- and moderate-income communities.
>
> o Enact Anti-Predatory Lending legislation to ensure this does not
> happen again.
>
> o Those responsible for financial crisis cannot benefit from bail-out.
>
> o No salary, stock options or parachutes for CEOs and top executives
> who
> created this situation until they start turning their financial
> institutions
> around.
>
> o Increase transparency, return to and expand regulatory oversight on
> all financial institutions - include GAO and congressional oversight of
> the
> bail-out itself.
>
> o Bail-out funds cannot be used for lobbying by financial
> institutions.
>
> For more information visit http://maapl.info/actionalerts.html
>
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>
> 3. ThirdPartyTicket.com: Open the Presidential Debates... or we will!
>
> GOAL:10,000 pledges
>
> When the debates are limited to two increasingly similar points of view
> we
> all suffer. The ThirdPartyTicket.com debate is an important step in our
> efforts to take back the political process. Our message-- "Open the
> debates,
> or we will!"
>
> Watch the third party debates online
>
> Please join us for a third party candidate debate and money bomb (date to
> be
> announced as we approach 10,000 pledges mark, location in New York City).
> All of the major candidates will be invited to participate. The event
> will
> be broadcast via BreakTheMatrix.com and many others (details to come).
> Remember, all of America is on the Internet. Together we can break the
> media
> blackout on third party candidates. Be sure to tell your friends and
> family
> to tune in.
>
> Earn mainstream attention for your candidate
>
> At the start of the debate we will launch a money bomb for each of the
> candidates. Contributions will be made directly to the candidates via
> their
> respective websites. ThirdPartyTicket.com will report the totals of all
> the
> candidates in one location as the moneybomb proceeds. If a significant
> amount of funds are raised for one or more candidates the mainstream
> media
> will take notice! Please spread word.
>
> Please pledge to indicate your participation in the money bomb.
>
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>
> 4. Become a Pollworker for Democracy
>
> Of course you'd expect Masspirg to encourage you to get out and vote on
> Election Day. Casting your ballot is a big part of making your voice
> heard
> on issues that matter to you.
>
> But this year, I'm writing to encourage you to take it one step further,
> and
> to make sure that everyone else gets to make their voice heard, too.
>
> http://act.credoaction.com/pollworkers/index.html?rc=tm
>
> Masspirg is partnering with TrueMajority and CREDO Action on the
> "Pollworkers for Democracy" project -- a nonpartisan effort to get more
> people involved in protecting our elections.
>
> I'm asking you to help the effort by signing up to be a pollworker on
> Nov.
> 4. We'll provide you with information to supplement your pollworker
> training, and also a system to report and track any problems on Election
> Day.
>
> Your county still needs pollworkers for the Nov. 4 general election.
> Signing
> up as a pollworker is easy. Plus, you support our democratic system...and
> get paid.
>
> http://act.credoaction.com/pollworkers/index.html?rc=tm
>
> The fairness of this year's election is in your hands, and the best place
> to
> protect the election is at the polling location.
>
> Thanks in advance for taking action.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Janet S. Domenitz
> Masspirg Executive Director
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.MASSPIRG.org
>
>
>
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