C-Span is a real hoot sometimes; well worth accessing.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?524615-3/washington-journal-adam-goodman-discusses-future-republican-party  –DECEMBER 11, 2022  | PART OF WASHINGTON JOURNAL 12/11/2022

Washington Journal

Adam Goodman on the Future of the Republican Party

Adam Goodman, a Florida-based veteran Republican media strategist, talked about the future of the Republican party and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis‘ (R) rising profile within the GOP.

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C-Span–8:30AM–caller–paraphrase—spoke of the colonization of America by Europeans, without immigration status or documentation.

Guest–reply—paraphrase—-It is a different world today.  What do we do moving forward?  

(The so-called democracy we experience in 2022 seems not similar to principles of the US Constitution and in particular acknowledgment of concepts from Indigenous Americans.

https://www.history.com/news/iroquois-confederacy-influence-us-constitution#:~:text=In%20around%201722%2C%20the%20Tuscarora,’%20thinking%2C%20says%20Donald%20A.      –The Iroquois Confederacy was in no way an exact model for the U.S. Constitution. However, it provided something that Locke and Montesquieu couldn’t: a real-life example of some of the political concepts the framers were interested in adopting in the U.S.–end of history info–

Upon the sad but predictable death of Queen Elizabeth, US MSM brought up the topic of broad colonization of UK of foreign nations in past decades and centuries.  However one didn’t hear a word about colonization of America.  Even though the Founders seem to have borrowed principles of Haudenosaunee governing for the US Constitution, this is seldom acknowledged.  

Meanwhile the C-Span guest spoke of “reparations” when the caller never mentioned reparations, but something more fundamental and weighty, perhaps like human rights.

Deflection feels like denial, on the topic of colonization of America and the harm to Native Americans.

One could understand defense of our current hierarchical capitalist system over ideals of a democratic (small d) Constitutional republic, if the newer system actually worked.  So far it has not proved to be viable for the majority of people.

Several views arise below that may or not be in syncopation……AKA democratic (small d) process.  The hierarchical Establishment hyper-control system isn’t working so well.  Let’s try democracy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVLge7xH-mg     —

#GreenSocailist Notes #102

–end of howiehawkins info——We’ll need to wait until January for a discussion about degrowth, and some people do so with anticipation.

Letter from Jayapal and Warren on the topic of exploitation of Medicare (my characterization)  —  https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/221208%20ACO%20REACH%20Letter%20to%20CMS%20with%20Signatures.pdf?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=5f2cf7a6-0f46-42a7-9f39-44bd945529f2         –We write today regarding our concerns that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) model provides an opportunity for health care insurers with a history of defrauding and abusing Medicare and ripping off taxpayers to further encroach on the Medicare system.

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PETITION   —  https://pnhp.salsalabs.org/DCEpetitionSeptember2021/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=5f2cf7a6-0f46-42a7-9f39-44bd945529f2      —

In 2020, the Trump Administration launched a new policy “experiment” designed to privatize Traditional Medicare.

Under this model, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has moved millions of Traditional Medicare beneficiaries into mostly commercial, for-profit plans called Direct Contracting Entities, without the enrollees’ full understanding or consent.–end of petition info–  Sign if you wish…..

The USA still is devoid of a 1-payer comprehensive public health care policy that removes the middleman to provide opportunity for a less expensive and more inclusive health care system that treats health rather than depends upon disease.Blast from the past—–The caliber of information from NYS anti-fracking advocates is noteworthy.          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thjfCJoV_NY        —

Toxics Targeting Revives its NY Campaigns to Clean Up Fossil Fuel Hazards, Legacy Toxic Sites, HABs

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A number of anti-fracking advocates who possessed intensely relevant FACTS were crucial in the result of the NYS anti-fracking ban.

Those in the peanut gallery are grateful for the support.

****As one who would be perfectly contented to retain the Senate if they adhered to Oaths of Office more than to Citizens United campaign donations, one is interested in a topic raised as to the reason we maintain the US Senate—-

 This is a reminder of how much we don’t know.  This brings one around to Howie Hawkins, who continues to impress with original thought.  We also could acknowledge Hawkins often speaks to censored information.
One such topic about which one would never have even considered, is whether the USA needs The Senate.  Apparently The Senate is little other than expensive window dressing, promoting hierarchical interests, and too often placed in positions of power by big-money via Citizens United.  But the public gets to fund this curiosity of pompous supremacy.  Who knew?
The Democratic Branch of the Republican/Democratic Duopoly are especially functional in voter suppression—–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNbdkuU1edw          —#GreenSocialist Notes #76
Howie Hawkins brings up the concept of whether the USA needs the Senate.  Apparently according to some people, the Senate isn’t necessary.  This brings up the blockage from the Senate of many bills that would benefit We The People.  Combined with Citizens United that promotes big-money interest choice of Senators, in which laws are passed that benefit big-money interest rather than We The People, and that We The People support economically, the members of the Senate, this seems a good topic for discussion.
The US Constitution doesn’t seem to sanction elections run by political Parties, and to permit control of political debates by political Parties seems equally corrupt.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ7kn2-GEmM       —

Ross Perot in 1992 on NAFTA and the “Giant Sucking Sound”

Centralization is the lifeblood of the R&D duopoly.  It’s the way to enforce capitalism onto workers in 2022.———————–We can do better———-

That “we are a 2-Party system” is a fabrication of the Republican/Democratic duopoly and spread by MSM.  In FACT the majority of voters aren’t either registered Democratic or Republican.  The censorship about this info must be envied by bureaucrats of the Former USSR and their simplistic style of 1-Party elections.  

Regardless of which character sits in the Oval Office, We The People have work to do to maintain principles of our democratic (small d) Constitutional republic.  Several items to challenge—*We need the integrity of ranked-choice voting so voters won’t feel compelled to “hold your nose and vote”*Censored debates must be stopped.  The Democratic/Republican duopoly pretends to legitimate debates in what is nothing other than another campaign show.  Independent debates run by uninterested sponsors such as The League of Women Voters, must be restored.  (Access www.debates.org to understand the extent of duopoly control).  The so-called Debate Commission is a corporation to promote the Democratic corporation and Republican corporation, not to inform We The People*Challenge and stop gerrymandering that is a trick especially of the Republican branch of the duopoly.*Stop voter suppression by political Parties, and especially confront and stop Party suppression, which is the over-arching approach to voter suppression.  Party suppression seems to have been the responsibility of the Democratic corporation*Promote by law ranked-choice voting, so we won’t be told again, by D&R duopoly, to “hold your nose and vote”
If these issues are handled, our next elections can be honorable. 
*******************************************************************https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx—-Political Party affiliation of voters.
    https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/league-refuses-help-perpetrate-fraud–LEAGUE REFUSES TO “HELP PERPETRATE A FRAUD”

WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FROM FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE–end of lwv info–Murray Bookchin, who founded social ecology, a theory that strongly influenced early Green Socialist thought, strongly advocated the discussion and study group as the first step of any revolutionary movement. A group of individuals meets to expand their knowledge of radical thought and form a radical intellectual community; through the give and take of discussion, can eventually form ideas for next steps in organizing and political activity. According to Bookchin, study groups help create solidarity and a shared language — with a shared coherent vision — for building a mass, organizing, political movement!