Toby's Political Diary - 'Let it Begin Here'I am from Lexington, Massachusetts. I believe the "war on terror" is a threat to democracy both here and abroad. Over 200 years ago, John Parker, Captain of the 70 Lexington Minutemen facing 700 heavily armed British soldiers said "Stand your ground. Don't fire until fired upon. But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here." Thus began the American revolution. The spirit of this web site is to support the ideals of justice, equality, liberty and the pursuit of...The shameful state of democracy in the U.S.- September 23, 2004 We are living a lie. We have the icons of freedom and democracy thrown at us mercilessly by the corporate media and politicians. Yet few Americans know that we live in one of the less free democratic countries in the world. Two examples, that are not tolerated in most established democracies, are election for life in the House of representatives, and the disenfranchisement for life of millions of Americans because of prior felony convictions. One often wonders why so...http://blogs.salon.com/0001282/2004/09/23.html#a218 The media have it wrong about voter apathy- September 21, 2004 I went canvassing in New Hampshire this past weekend with ACT (America Coming Together), which is a coalition of labor, environmental, women&146;s and other progressive groups all dedicated to the effort to turn out the largest number of democratic voters in history. Sept. 18th was designated a day to canvass to get more women out to vote, and health care was the major issue. More than 300 volunteers gathered in Manchester NH, and there was a kick off rally with John Sweeney, Pres..http://blogs.salon.com/0001282/2004/09/21.html#a217 |