A time existed when posing this question would have felt uncomfortable.  That ship has sailed.

C-Span–8:40AM–guest–paraphrase–CEO’s sit on the Boards of each other and raise each other’s salaries, in a process that is nearly a cartel.

car·tel

noun

1. an association of manufacturers or suppliers with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level and restricting competition.”the Colombian drug cartels”
   • HISTORICALa coalition or cooperative arrangement between political parties intended to promote a mutual interest.

NYS Assembly members voted into law a sizable increase in their personal remuneration derived from We The People.  Meanwhile a report came out this morning that the life expectancy in NYS people has decreased by 5 years.  The two are not connected but neither do they justify enhanced lifestyle for lawmakers.

All of the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches of our government have styled a system of socialism for themselves, and hardy individualism for everyone else, as they say.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/691624-we-all-too-often-have-socialism-for-the-rich-and   —

“We all too often have socialism for the rich and rugged free market capitalism for the poor.”

― Martin Luther King Jr.

–end of mlk, Jr. quote—https://www.c-span.org/video/?527237-3/washington-journal-peter-morici-discusses-us-economy-federal-spending      —

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Washington Journal

Peter Morici on the U.S. Economy and Federal Spending

Peter Morici talked about the U.S. economy and the debate over federal spending.

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C-Span guest Peter Morici seemed straight forward in expressing a view that our Supreme Court Justices may be as questionable as are our lawmakers pertaining to professional integrity.  These are the people presuming to judge the nation.  Questions, anyone?

https://www.c-span.org/video/?527237-5/washington-journal-gabe-roth-discusses-financial-disclosure-requirements-justices-federal-judges&live  —
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Gabe Roth on Financial Disclosure Requirements for Justices and Federal Judges

Gabe Roth talked about revised financial disclosure requirements surrounding free trips, meals, and other gifts for Supreme Court justices and federal judges.

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Citizens United is corruption in the electoral process.  Money is not speech, but it can suppress Free Speech.  A vibrant police force is needed to maintain control in this type of society.  

Any notion that the Democrat/Republican duopoly are working for their constituents is absurd.  Solving problems means campaign-donation hooks are gone.  For example, the Democratic Party had sufficient opportunity to codify Roe v. Wade, but prefer to use rights of women as a campaign issue.  Republican constituents are as impacted as anyone by Climate Change, but Republican politicians continue to promote fossil fuels.  Government has become a control game rather than governance.

Use of taxpayer money for foreign engagements may be the biggest money-laundering scheme in history.  Presumption of spreading “Western values” into Ukraine overlooks the character of the corruption in that nation that is similar to the US.

One fails to see how this is different from the Medieval feudal system.  That a primary topic is women’s control of our own body mirrors the same during so-called Witch-burning times.  Insidious hierarchy functions to similar ends, regardless of place and time.  

Hierarchy gets away with too much while everyone else must toe the line.  Is this dictatorship or organized crime?  — https://popular.info/p/where-does-the-tennessee-house-speaker?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1664&post_id=113759540&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email      –The neighbor said that Sexton is only around on weekends, except occasionally in the summer when school is out of session. Sexton’s presence is conspicuous because he lives at the end of a small cul-de-sac and, as Tennessee House Speaker, is often accompanied by law enforcement. “He says he lives here,” the neighbor said, “but he’s not here.” 

The neighbor shared this information with Popular Information on the condition of anonymity because they were fearful of the implications of speaking publicly about one of the most powerful people in Tennessee. 

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Anyone talking back will be summarily dealt with  —  https://www.commondreams.org/news/tennessee-gop-threatens-local-funding     –“This is what folks really have to realize,” said former state Rep. Justin Pearson. “The power structure in the state of Tennessee is always wielding against the minority party and people.”

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Patriarchy has been at this so long they deem themselves invisible while the rest of us are only too aware.  Patriarchal systems of meritocracy are, in FACT, written into law in the USA.

What isn’t taught in public educational systems is telling.  

Beware of ‘meritorious manumission’ Black leaders!

This system is surely not exclusive to race, but does that make a difference?  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb3fibTc-bI     —

“THIS Changed My LIFE!” | Rainn Wilson Interview – #108 – Stay Free With Russell Brand PREVIEW

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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!