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Obama Toughens Tone - State of Union to be Telling
Author: Independent-voter 
01 25th, 2010WSJ.com - WASHINGTON—Coming off one of the most difficult weeks of his presidency, Barack Obama has beefed up his political staff and is expected to deliver an uncompromising State of the Union address. Aides said Sunday that the White House wasn’t making any abrupt policy shifts, even as the message was retooled to focus more sharply on job creation.
Comment: Let’s see his resolve at this critical point. Obama blew the confident of many of his supports by going along with the same old things even though he was elected on change. He tried to be nice to opposition in hopes of getting along and some compromise. That didn’t work for him. So what’s next? I think the State of the Union address on Wednesday will be telling.
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We Are Change Atlanta
Author: Independent-voter 01 20th, 2010I came across this site, We Are Change Atlanta and see they also have a channel on YouTube for We are Change Atlanta. Watch the video on their Youtube channel about Vaccination laws in Georgia / Swine Flu / Take Action. I did already have the vaccine myself but agree with them that governments should not force citizens to have it. The video is excellent and I encourage you to see it and sign up for their channel. It is not only about this one issue but others also. They are keeping an eye on government actions and making them accountable, and that is a good thing.
Vote Out Incumbents Democracy -VOID
Author: Independent-voter 01 13th, 2010Vote Out Incumbents Democracy, (VOID), is a group of volunteers from all the major political perspectives from conservative to liberal, who believe our political system is corrupted far beyond what political parties were intended to be, and their corruption has in turn made our government corrupt. This corruption has eroded the principles of our democratic republic which founded our nation. Supporters and volunteers hail from all around the United States.
Comment: Void in my opinion has the best commentary on why we should vote out incumbents. When I started this blog back in 2006, VOID was already around and has been consistent in their efforts to bring this problem to people’s attention. I respect their non partisan efforts as it gets beyond the back and forth bickering in the two party game that is in place to keep us from the real change needed. VOID’s Director, David R. Remer, writes some great editorials about why we should vote out incumbents and I plan to posted of some these on this site and especially on our Anti Incumbents twitter account.
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Euthanasia, Physician-Assisted Suicide
Author: Independent-voter 01 10th, 2010
Oregon, Washington, the Netherlands and Belgium are the only jurisdictions in the world where laws specifically permit euthanasia or assisted suicide. Now I understand Montana has done with same with a recent court case.
What is the difference between euthanasia and assisted suicide?
One way to distinguish them is to look at the last act - the act without which death would not occur.
Using this distinction, if a third party performs the last act that intentionally causes a patient’s death, euthanasia has occurred. For example, giving a patient a lethal injection or putting a plastic bag over her head to suffocate her would be considered euthanasia.
On the other hand, if the person who dies performs the last act, assisted suicide has taken place. Thus it would be assisted suicide if a person swallows an overdose of drugs that has been provided by a doctor for the purpose of causing death. It would also be assisted suicide if a patient pushes a switch to trigger a fatal injection after the doctor has inserted an intravenous needle into the patient’s vein. Courtesy of internationaltaskforce.org
Do you think euthanasia and or physician assisted suicide should be controlled by the government or a law passed in your state allowing a person to choose for themselves.
Some who are against allowing these two options are against it for religious reasons. Others claim their is no relationship because there are non religious people on both sides.
What are the Pros for Euthanasia. You have control over your own life. It is a way to deal with extreme pain and when you have a life ending illnesses like cancer.
What are the Cons against Euthanasia? People can use it when they think they have a life ending illness but may live longer than experts expected. Older people may use it when they need assistance and they no longer want to be a burden. Some think their is a “slippery slope” that once this is approved and becomes an approved medical treatment, then the government, other institutions or even relatives may pressure a person in to using euthanasia or physician assisted suicide to end their lives prematurely.
These issues are complex to be sure and there are many pros and cons but this subject seems to be focuced on more today with in health care and the fact the older population is increasing. You may think unless you live in a retirement community, this is not an issue for you, but what about your relatives. And when you really think about it, this would be a big issue for a young person that has a life injury or illness. So what do you think? Are you for or against, or just need more info.
Geithner Needs to Go
Author: Independent-voter 01 7th, 2010
Today’s headline “Geithner’s New York Fed Told AIG to Limit Swaps Disclosure” should be no surprise to anyone. The breaking story is that Geithner’s New York Fed Told AIG to Limit Swaps Disclosure to the public. So during the bailout Geithner wants to keep information from the public, that is you and I.
Obama has been criticized for saying he was going to change things, then he puts the same people back in his administration. Just like George Bush putting Hank Paulson in charge of the Fed and asking him to investigate the banking crisis which he helped to create as head of Goldman Sachs.
Geithner has lied about this recovery and I would no more trust him than I would a bank robber. The bank robber would probably have more integrity.
This revelation about Geithner while no surprise, shows President Obama is it on this also. Mr. Obama is a smart man, he would have to know Geithner is part of the problem. This only lends credibility to the conspiracy ideas that seems to be true. Sad but true.
Is there anyone in America that still has faith in the Government?
Avatar Movie Not a Political Movie
Author: Independent-voter 01 4th, 2010
I saw the movie Avatar at an IMAX 3D theater and really enjoyed it. The 3D effects were really something and I plan to go back to see other 3D movies, like the upcoming Alice in Wonderland, for one.
Avatar is a high tech sci fiction movie but feels more realistic than sci fi maybe because the planet they visit is beautiful, natural and relaxing until the military comes to push them off their land to take their resources. Gee, where have we seen this before.. But Avatar is worth seeing for sure and to get turned on to the 3D effects is amazing.
Video about Financial Crisis
Author: Independent-voter 01 2nd, 2010This Youtube video sums it up pretty good.
