The American Cancer Society will hold it’s 16th annual Celebration of Life Fashion show Friday March 25, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Monterey. Fashions from local merchants will be modeled by cancer survivors with proceeds to benefit the American Cancer society of Monterey County. The show and luncheon, which will begin at 11:00 am, will […]
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Buying Government: Are Corporate Campaign Contributions An Inalienable Right?
Trust-busting president Teddy Roosevelt railed against the fat cats of his time. So did Louisiana Governor and U.S. Senator Huey Long, as flawed as he was. We need people like that in office today, because the fat cats are still fat and getting fatter – often at the expense of the handicapped, the mentally retarded, […]
Both China and the US Abuse Human Rights – Outrageous Fourth Amendment Violations Approved by 293 House Members
Some will argue there is a big difference between the totalitarian government of the Chinese and the current Bush Administration. The current Bush administration is decidedly authoritarian and acts very much like the Chinese government in many ways. The Chinese torture political prisoners; the Bush Administration tortures political prisoners.The Chinese are not bound by Constitutional […]
One Vote Away from Constitutional Disaster – the Case for an Obama-Clinton ticket
For those of us who cherish civil liberties, the last thing we need is Sen. John McCain in the Oval Office. What many people don’t think about when pulling the lever in the voting booth is that the president appoints judges that control their lives – not only appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court, but […]
Prosecute War Criminals
May 21, 2008 I shook hands with Mary Tillman, mother of Pat Tillman. a U.S. Ranger who died on April 22, 2004 in Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border. Tillman was slaughtered by American troops for no reason, with gross indifference and in direct violation of the rules of engagement. “Friendly fire” and “fratricide” are oxymorons to […]
