NDAA - Fighting for Everything that Defines America

This morning while most Americans were not paying much attention, a critical battle for our civil liberties, everything in fact that defines America, was being waged at the NY US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in Foley Square.

An amazing group of patriotic Americans were facing down the Obama administration over the new law, NDAA, in Chris Hedges et al vs. Obama NDAA.

NDAA essentially allows military law to supersede civil law, which goes against the US Constitution. It gives dictatorial authority to the President of the US, not seen since before the signing of the Magna Carta. "There is no doubt as to the merit and structure of the bill", said attorney for Chris Hedges, Carl Mayer, but section 1021 E is phrased in such general terms that it allows for the abduction of American Citizens by the US Government. It allows our government to hold citizens under military law indefinitely, with no right to due process, no right to an attorney or access to evidence, until the "end of conflict", which is now defined as America's War on Terror, and ongoing war on nebulous enemy combatants, now in its eleventh year with no end in sight.

NDAA - A Young Man from Virginia Takes a Stand Against Autocracy in New York City

A threat to our right to bear arms seems to get a lot of people from all sides of the issue very plugged in and outraged. Nothing has been done to regulate the Second Amendment to the Constitution yet, but imagine what the People would do, if the Congress and the President just did away with all gun rights for all Americans?

Congress and The President have done away with First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution, by a law passed in 2012 called NDAA or National Defense Authorization Act. There is very little outcry that We the People have lost our right to free speech, free press or the right to peacefully assemble, granted in the First Amendment. We have lost the protection of the Fifth Amendment. We can now be deprived of life, liberty and property without due process of law. We have lost our most basic Miranda rights, and rights to habeus corpus. Most Americans are not following the details in this case that affect our very freedoms, and what defines us as American. Who cares?

Well, 29 year old Trey Walter Kindred cares. Last week, Trey hopped a bus from Virginia at 3:00 am, so that he could be a witness to the appeals case for Chris Hedges et al vs. Barack Obama NDAA hearing at the Federal Court of Appeals in New York City.

How to Make Accountability Profitable

•What are the 3 universal agreements for every nation, that can help its own citizen promote a transparent, accountable democratic process, mindful of sustainability and supportive of local economies?

•How can these agreements be measured and have a real impact in the processes of reforms that every nation so urgently needs?

•How can those agreements and actions allow for the people to feel empowered at all times and not abdicate their power to institutions, too likely to become corrupted?

These are the thoughts behind the Repeace / Realize peace movement, able to empower all humans behind 3 universal agreements, which, in huge numbers, will help every nation heal its own institutions and create unprecedented synergy among all nations. These agreements, voted in very high numbers, can re-create the missing social contract that has been trashed by politicians and corporations.

I'm a firm believer in incentives. If accountability is not profitable, then we need to find a way to make it profitable.

Let us focus on a more practical Peace

By: Repeacer Monday, 02 January 2012

In 1963, John F. Kennedy gave one of his greatest speeches, the focus of which was peace. At the time, the concept of peace was heavily entrenched in the subject of war, the relationship between the USA and the Soviet Union, and the amounts of nuclear weapons in both countries' arsenals. At the time, Kennedy wanted to discuss a different kind of peace, in his words, "a more practical peace."

John Spritzler: A Misunderstanding about Democracy

There is a widespread misunderstanding about what democracy is. According to this misunderstanding, democracy is a way for all of the citizens of a nation, rich and poor alike, to peaceably reach agreements about important and controversial social questions, with every citizen having equal status in the process, and without resorting to violence. The idea is that everybody accepts a principle such as majority-rule or some kind of consensus rule, and people (possibly with elected representatives), in an effort to achieve a majority or consensus, “horse trade” with each other to reach agreements that get legislated as laws.

Peace is The Absence of Fear

When we protest, we’re holding our institutions accountable because we experience stress and anxiety. If things were okay, we wouldn’t protest. If there were enough jobs, affordable healthcare and education, and a transparent and accountable government, there would be peace. Wars do not define the term “peace” exclusively. As far as consequences for humankind, this innocent mistake may have been one of history’s biggest misconceptions.

CEOs to Congress: Quit calling us for campaign cash

Roughly 40 executives from companies including Playboy Enterprises, ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's, the Seagram's liquor company, toymaker Hasbro, Delta Airlines and Men's Wearhouse sent a letter to congressional leaders Friday urging them to approve public financing for House and Senate campaigns. They say they are tired of getting fundraising calls from lawmakers.