People ask me, "Why doesn't the @GOP want to solve problems?"
Because problems = Power & Control.
If we had a fair legal immigration system that works, how do they use fear & bigotry to win elections?
If we had a fair & equitable tax system, how would they . . .
Hide huge tax breaks for the wealthy, disguised as tax breaks for the middle class, that Dems then have to campaign against (or campaign to resend)?
If we had great schools, with strong civics classes, how does ignorance cause the ill-informed to . . .
Vote against their own best interests?
If we had a healthcare & wage system that reduced sickness & poverty, more Americans would participate in elections, & more votes would support progressive ideas.
When a Dem is President, the GOP blocks all efforts to fully fund . . .
Critical needs like the military & infrastructure, to keep Dems from getting "political wins," regardless of the risk, damage, injury, or death caused.
The control of Information and Money = Power, and in DC Power means everything to the GOP, and the needs of the people . . .
Means absolutely nothing.
Everything we see now is caused by the increasing influence of Money (Power) coinciding with decreased Morality.
The Citizens United ruling by the SCOTUS didn't cause the deterioration of our society, but it greatly exacerbated it.
We must . . .
Move away from Private/Corporate funded elections and go to a Publicly funded system with strong, non-political oversight.
If we don't, our system of government will fail, that is certain.
To be very clear, our system is in the midst of failing, which makes us vulnerable . . .
To our world enemies.
We know Money is Power, that Power corrupts, and that Absolute Power corrupts Absolutely.
That, my friends, explains the GOP's motivations, their support for a would-be Dictator, and their willingness to risk everything to stay in power.
Bottom line 👇
Our current system of selecting who represents us in Government is broken.
We can't fix problems or do what's right for our people (or our nation) until we fix that system.
Every other problem we have is just a symptom of that core issue.
rescind, not resend . . .
Sorry, I was using voice to text & didn't catch it. 😒
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He that striketh his bondman or bondwoman with a rod, and they die under his hands, shall be guilty of the crime.
But if the party remain alive a day or two, he shall not be subject to the punishment, because it is his money.—Exodus 21:20–21
Non-Virgin before marriage:
They shall cast her out of the doors of her father’s house, and the men of the city shall stone her to death, and she shall die: because she hath done a wicked thing in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s houself.
—Deuteronomy 22:20–21
In cases of Rape:
Thou shalt bring them both out to the gate of that city, and they shall be stoned: the damsel, because she cried not out, being in the city: the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour’s wife.
—Deuteronomy 22:23–24
Short Thread - My Closing Statement on the 2020 Election
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Let's compare what we've been living through these past 4 years to the Preamble to the Constitution.
The overall objective:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union . . .
The goals of the document:
. . . establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity . . .
The action taken:
. . . do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
So how are we doing?
Our Union is far from perfect. In fact, it is the most divided it has been since April 12, 1861.
Establish Justice? Trump/Barr have undermined Justice.
To restart our economy, without killing 1000's more Americans, we will need a logical plan.
1. Test/Categorize Americans into 3 distinct categories:
A) Home/Isolated/High Risk/Infected
B) Workers/At Risk
C) Workers/Immune/Antibodies Present (Donors)
It's pretty easy to understand how Groups A & C will function moving forward. We're seeing those groups emerge now & function successfully, so we will focus on group B here.
2. Protect Group B, (Workers/At Risk):
A) Develop free disposable self-tests & require daily testing.
B) Develop an app to monitor testing & contact tracing that includes an "exposure alert system."
C) Develop detailed PPE & workplace protective equipment, and put the onus for providing them on employers. (PPE purchased by Gov., in bulk, sold at cost to employers).
Single best thing you can do to improve your Twitter experence.
1. Identify the top 10 to 20 accounts you like to comment on or Retweet most.
2. Go to Settings/Privacy, Notifications, Push Notifications, & TURN ON Push Notifications.
Wait there's more👇
3. Search/select those accounts you identified on step #1 and turn on that account's notifications (the little bell and + sign usually). Select "All Tweets." Repeat for all the accounts you've want notifications from.
Of course, my account should be on your list! 😃👇
4. Now, go back to Settings and Privacy and TURN OFF push notifications.
Ok - You will not get annoying alerts every time someone on your list tweets, (you probably got some while completing this process), but you will get a handy list of their tweets.