Author Archive ‘william’
Americans Are No Longer Represented by Their Government: Retired Educator and WWII Vet Does Something About It
November 6, 2017 - Mel E. Lindsey no longer believes the American people are represented by their government. The 90-year-old resident of Long Beach, Californiaâ€
Avoiding Another War in North Korea May 5, 2017 - During the Korean War, the United States dropped more bombs and napalm on North Korea than was used against the Japanese during World War II. The carpet bombing destroyed all of the cities and most of the v
A Financial Toll Tax: Transform, Not Reform, the Tax System April 12, 2017 - I recently awoke from a rather pleasant dream in which members of Congress and the President embraced the unique proposition that they had been elected to serve the People of the United States. Congress
A Vision of America’s Future With Ratification of the USVRA February 22, 2017Â Let us imagine two things. First, that the United States Voters' Rights Amendment has been enacted and ratified as the result of a mass, nonpartisan, political movement, and that we can take a time tri
Explaining the U.S. Voters’ Rights Amendment January 25, 2017 - The 2016 election just cost $5 billion and produced two major candidates who were despised by a majority of the People. Given the choice between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, 45 percent of voting-a
Faces of the Future: Students Comment on the 2016 Election Depressed as I was by the fact that a billionaire psychopathic con man could buy the presidency of the United States by convincing enough people that he was the only person who could save them from the misleading dangers
Police Shootings: Law, Policy, and Accountability October 5, 2016 - From amongst themselves, the People of the United States have empowered some of their members to enforce their laws and to police their society, but things have gone terribly awry. The police are killin
The Presidency: Character Matters September 8, 2016 - From its creation, the citizens of the United States have had a special relationship with the person they choose to lead their republic. Given extraordinary powers by the Constitution, the President i
The Right to Vote—Effectively July 6, 2016 - With their government under the control of corporations and special interests, the People of the United States may think they have the right to vote, but, unfortunately, they do not. When the Constitution
Who Should Make Political Policy, the People or the Politicians? June 23, 2016 - In the midst of what undoubtedly will be the nastiest and most expensive presidential campaign in American history, it is important to remember that the question is not so much whether a candidate is a go

