Comments on: Faithless to Our Fathers: R.I.P. Their Republic http://www.grass-roots-press.com/2010/03/07/faithless-to-our-fathers-r-i-p-their-republic/ A progressive, alternative source of news and commentary in southern New Mexico Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:16:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kathy http://www.grass-roots-press.com/2010/03/07/faithless-to-our-fathers-r-i-p-their-republic/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 kathy Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:51:42 +0000 http://www.grass-roots-press.com/?p=3119#comment-2146 I share most of your disappoints with Obama, although unlike some on the left, I do not blame him for all our ills. But it seems that the vote for him was the last gasp of the Republic. The palpable energy that resulted from people getting involved and excited was very scary to those who count on our disaffection and distraction -- and steps have been taken to ensure that never happens again. Congress is now ruled by corporate interests. The corporate media only reports on tea party grassroots movements (apparently the left has disappeared) -- the pundits are talking heads that just keep repeating talking points; never is a true progressive voice heard. Supreme Court decisions have made corporations the fourth branch of government. And the schools have effectively created students who do not have the complexity or subtlety of thought needed to be progressive. The odds have been stacked against us. I'm not sure we have a Republic to turn over to the idiots anymore. I share most of your disappoints with Obama, although unlike some on the left, I do not blame him for all our ills. But it seems that the vote for him was the last gasp of the Republic. The palpable energy that resulted from people getting involved and excited was very scary to those who count on our disaffection and distraction — and steps have been taken to ensure that never happens again. Congress is now ruled by corporate interests. The corporate media only reports on tea party grassroots movements (apparently the left has disappeared) — the pundits are talking heads that just keep repeating talking points; never is a true progressive voice heard. Supreme Court decisions have made corporations the fourth branch of government. And the schools have effectively created students who do not have the complexity or subtlety of thought needed to be progressive. The odds have been stacked against us.

I’m not sure we have a Republic to turn over to the idiots anymore.

]]> By: Gwyneth C. Jones http://www.grass-roots-press.com/2010/03/07/faithless-to-our-fathers-r-i-p-their-republic/comment-page-1/#comment-2144 Gwyneth C. Jones Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:43:08 +0000 http://www.grass-roots-press.com/?p=3119#comment-2144 I couldn't agree with you more regarding the disappointments of the Obama administration so far. But there is a cure within our grasp which could be much easier than the development of additional political parties. What if "We the People" could become the fourth branch of government, with the ability to make our own laws at the local, state and national level? What if a constitutional amendment could ensure that such a system becomes the law of the land--an amendment which does not require ratification by Congress, but only ratification by enough citizens voting on the internet? Surprise! The National Initiative for Democracy exists and fulfills all the points mentioned above. Please investigate Senator Mike Gravel's life's work (since exposing the Pentagon Papers back in the 1970's.) Please learn about true "Citizen Power" that could get the people the results we want by going to Mike's website: ni4d.us You can vote for this proposed constitutional amendment at that site. You can learn who has endorsed the national initiative by going to vote.org--you will find the names of the late Robert MacNamara, the late Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, and Pete Seeger, among many, many more more. I hope you'll do a future blog on this radically important initiative. Onward! And thank you so much for the work you do! I couldn’t agree with you more regarding the disappointments of the Obama administration so far. But there is a cure within our grasp which could be much easier than the development of additional political parties. What if “We the People” could become the fourth branch of government, with the ability to make our own laws at the local, state and national level? What if a constitutional amendment could ensure that such a system becomes the law of the land–an amendment which does not require ratification by Congress, but only ratification by enough citizens voting on the internet?

Surprise! The National Initiative for Democracy exists and fulfills all the points mentioned above. Please investigate Senator Mike Gravel’s life’s work (since exposing the Pentagon Papers back in the 1970′s.) Please learn about true “Citizen Power” that could get the people the results we want by going to Mike’s website: ni4d.us You can vote for this proposed constitutional amendment at that site. You can learn who has endorsed the national initiative by going to vote.org–you will find the names of the late Robert MacNamara, the late Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, and Pete Seeger, among many, many more more.

I hope you’ll do a future blog on this radically important initiative. Onward! And thank you so much for the work you do!

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