Would you like a sad piece of news? The new Cuban constitution eliminates some
of the health care for the aging and some of the free child care, provided up
until now. And the Evangelical Christians, the same ones planted in Brazil, I
assume, by US churches, blocked the approval of same sex marriage in the new
Cuban constitution. They did limit a president's time in office to two, five
year terms, and the elections were less authoritarian, according to the
professor being interviewed about all of this on The Real News Network. But
Cuba, alone, self sufficient, authoritarian, and socialist, is being changed by
the external world, and possibly, not for the better.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2019 8:00 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
And what was the name of the Machine Harry Truman came out of? The thing we
need to learn is that we must all be involved. If not, those
who see a way to profit will slip past us and take over. The
Republicans scream about Socialism and Communism, while the Liberals holler
about the Right Wing White Supremacists. We shake our fists at each other and
then go back about our lives.
Carl Jarvis `
On 3/6/19, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Which reminds me of your recent comment about how we can only have
democracy in local politics. When I read that, I began thinking about
the Democratic machine politics in New York City which were local
politics, and the Republican machine in Nassau County which existed
for years and years and which was local politics.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2019 5:41 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
If only that were the case. If the good left, then we'd have them to blame.
But in fact, most of the truly good ones stayed and fought the good
fight to the bitter end. The problem is not with the good ones.
The Party is the problem. Actually, the Party bosses. When I was
active in the 46th Democratic District, the "Good old boys" held
control. Some of us joined forces and tried to have some influence,
but even then outside money was becoming a force to be reckoned with.
The Party is the problem because it isn't interested in serving the
voters, it's in control so it can do the work of the Party. And the
work of the Party is to gather power brokers and money. The Party
platform would be filled with Grand Sounding planks. But by the next
district convention all of those planks had been forgotten, or so
altered that they should have been forgotten.
The nation has drifted into a Two Party System. That was not in the
original plan. Today the two parties are both controlled by the
Corporate Citizens, doing their bidding. And our role is to sit
around cheering for our team, and pumping what little extra money we
still have, into their coffers.
Carl Jarvis
On 3/6/19, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Maybe, if the good people hadn't left, the party would be a better party?
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2019 2:04 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
Well, I'm not holding my breath or betting my First Born, but some of
it is cumulative. Women talked about, and fought for the right to
vote for over a hundred years. Maybe I will reconsider and vote for
our governor Ensly...once I learn to spell his name correctly. And
speaking of spelling, I've already forgotten how to spell her name, too.
Actually, I left the Demo Party for the same reasons I left
Christianity...it get discouraging to be doing all the work and some
fellow up on top takes all the credit. No, actually, I quit because
the Demo Party has jello for a backbone. Maybe I'm not being fair.
Maybe the Demo Party has no values or principles to stand up for.
Carl Jarvis
On 3/6/19, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From what she describes on Democracy Now, the bill sounds wonderful.
But it can't pass with a Republican majority in the Senate, some
Dems opposed, and Trump as President. It is political theater to
show what Democrats could do, if they would. Of course, they had the
opportunity when Obama was elected.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2019 9:41 AM
To: blind-democracy <blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blind-democracy] is there a light at the end of the tunnel?
The following was posted this morning(Wednesday, March 6, 2019) Some
news programs are covering the bill, but so far I have not read the
bill, so do not know how extensive Vision Coverage would be.
Carl Jarvis
Note: On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) introduced
the State-Based Universal Health Care Act (H.R. 6097) in the U.S.
House of Representatives. The bill would create a new waiver
authority that states could use to offer a comprehensive universal
health care system that would guarantee coverage for all state
residents. The waiver authority would allow states to fund their
system through combining multiple federal health care funding streams.
“Rep. Jayapal’s strong support for single-payer health care, and for
ensuring all Americans have access to health care, inspires us and
our supporters and pushes the health care debate forward.”
- Lisa Gilbert, vice president of legislative affairs, Public
Citizen
“The time has come for every American to have access to the health
care they need. Many states, including Washington, have single-payer
efforts underway, and Rep. Jayapal’s bill would make it much easier
for them to implement such a system. We applaud her dedicated
leadership on ensuring everyone in the U.S. has access to guaranteed
health care.”
- Eagan Kemp, health care policy advocate, Public Citizen’s Congress
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