The 2008 presidential primaries have been undoubtedly exciting for me and for the rest of the world.  Never before has so much attention for so long been focused on the election for a presidential candidate in my lifetime.  After eight years of George Bush and his costly war on terror, the 50 trillion dollars of debt the country has sunk into, and ( Read more... )

The concept of educational sabbaticals is not new. Teachers periodically are granted time off to travel and otherwise acquire fresh understanding and information which can be translated into more effective and meaningful classes in the schoolroom.

Industry and government, too, recognize the value of continually upgrading the performance and the ( Read more... )

AFTER YEARS AND YEARS of failing schools, the federal government finally woke up to the concept of accountability. Unfortunately, their solution to the lack of accountability was No Child Left Behind, which mandates testing so "failing schools" can be identified and punished. Many politicians point to rising test scores and call that program a ( Read more... )

The National Initiative for Democracy

- Permits citizens access to the central power of government-lawmaking.

- Completes the work of the Constitutional Framers by providing legislative procedures for the people to amend the Constitution and make laws.

- Permits the people to empower themselves, if they choose.

- Allows citizens to vote on all public ( Read more... )

Citizen Power

Chapter 1

Now It's the Citizen's Turn

"There can be no democracy unless it is a dynamic democracy. When our people cease to participate-to have a place in the sun-then all of us will wither in the darkness of decadence."

--Saul D. Alinsky

Citizens Are the Solution

- The optimism of grassroots movements raises false expectations.

- False ( Read more... )

Isn't it funny how a country that is both a democracy and a republic has a democratic and republican party ( Read more... )

I wish to start a new political blog ( Read more... )

Facebook is a bloody addictive waste of time.  This is perhaps the only useful thing about facebook.  I get to write rather embarassing, revealing diaries about myself, and rant here about how depressed I am.  Since I don't want to be a drag on anybody, i don't go out and tell people how shitty. and miserable and depressed I feel from time to time. ( Read more... )

Here comes another one...

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This is my first entry in nearly a year. So much has happened ( Read more... )