Stop Republicans Now

The Republican Party, or GOP, represents only a few corporate families who want
all American wealth for themselves. See how they are doing it and how to stop them.

Today's Republicans and Why they must be Stopped.

I am 58 years old and have never seen seen America in the dangerous condition we see today. Far right wing extremists & their unjust, freedom-hating laws have been pushed furiously by a small but highly vocal minority.

I've lived through much of the cold war and am more frightened by what is going on today than whatever threat we thought the Soviets posed. We live now in a climate where corporate greed runs unashamed, so much so that republican governor (Jan Brewer) actually, on a whim, cut $5 million from health care so that in one swipe 100 people are kicked off the transplant list. She said Arizona "couldn't afford it." At least two, possibly three, of the transplant patients were allowed to die. Only when democrats and republicans of conscience stopped the horror were the funds restored.

CBS News
Medicaid Cuts Killing Ariz. Transplant Patients

ABC News:
Two Dead Since Arizona Medicaid Program Slashed Transplant Coverage

From Tucson Citizen
Man denied surgery in the Jan Brewer’s death panels dies

Never before have we seen immigration laws actually written by private prison corporations and designed to fill private prisons. Immigration has never concerned corporate wealthy much in the past, since they hire such labor--until the immigrants became more profitable as prisoners. There are many new private prisons in Arizona, and they are popping up elsewhere. This is not much covered in the mainstream news--for one thing, Republican Governors & legislators won't talk about the prisons.

New York Times
Immigration Enforcement Benefits Prison Firms

The Republican party has done all it can to frighten the public into thinking we must cut spending NOW in order to tackle a huge deficit. While it's true we must cut the deficit, this does not mean we must cut spending on services for the poor and elderly. And if Republicans really cared about the deficit, they would have been willing to allow the Bush Tax cuts to expire as they should have in 2010. Also, if they really wanted to cut the deficit, they would campaign to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Here is a simple, succinct 2 minute video on today's U.S. Economy by Robert Reich:

That Americans in government would boldly and shamelessly do such despicable things is something horribly new. In the past, lawlessness & corruption was done sneakily. If found out, the perpetrators were prosecuted. During the early days of our battles for equality, Federal troops were sent out to stop people like George Wallace from violating anti-segregation laws. Our courts could generally be trusted. But today, even members of the supreme court arrogantly flout the concept that judges should maintain an appearance of impartiality. And we never had anything like Fox from droning 24 hours a day, calling lies news. When I was in high school, racists were ashamed of themselves; now they boldly use racist terminology and symbols, sneering at anyone who calls them on it. Especially disturbing is the assault on our President.

USA Today: GOP's assault on Obama

In the 2012 gubernatorial elections, many states elected republican governors, most of whom campaigned successfully by keeping the electorate ignorant of their true agenda. But now that these governors have been in office awhile, we can easily see their agenda: Tax breaks for the corporate wealthy, breaking of union contracts, anti abortion laws, laws that allow them to take over towns, dispense with city governments & sell off the land to corporations for peanuts. We can see how disingenuous they are when they espouse "freedom" and call themselves "Patriots." This article outlines some of the furious activities of the worst republican governors:

Worst Governors

There's so much that has to be stopped that I get very frustrated and discouraged over what we can possibly do--where do we begin, except for giving money to support non-corporate democrats? I live in California, which is still fairly safe, but has recently been criticized for supposedly being the state least friendly to business because we tax big business and insist they adhere to strict pollution laws! Meantime, we have a large deficit--result of grim and lengthy line of republican governors, who only cut taxes and education--but they were not near the fiends today's republicans have become. The GOP is trying vigorously to take over our state; out-of-state entities spent billions in 2008 trying to buy our elections, and they haven't stopped. Now they are trying, from the federal level, to pass laws allowing them to drill oil offshore here, even though the people and our elected officials have said no. The assault is never ending.

Greed for Oil, no matter what the cost to our small coastal businesses:
Boxer Blasts House GOP Offshore Drilling Vote as an 'Assault on California's Coastal Economy' Other Republican Assaults on the American People

Republican Assault on The American People:

The Economy is Not Obama’s Biggest Problem – It’s The Republican Sabotage of America

The Citizens United Decision First & foremost, the Citizens United Decision by the US Supreme Court was an attack on America. Prior to this decision, Anton Scalia & Clarence Thomas, members of the US Supreme Court, were purchased by republicans through gifts & invitations. Because of this decision, the influx of millions of corporate dollars to influence elections paved the way for more assaults on the US government and on Americans. And the Citizens United Decision was just a start.

Republican Assault on our Education: A Google List of Articles

Republican Assault on Our Environment

Republican Assault on Unions

Republican Assault on Our Right to Vote

Republican Assault on the Middle Class

Republican Assault on Farmworkers

Republican Assault on Children

Republican Assault on the Elderly

Republican Assault on Women

Anyone who wants more proof of fact that Corporate sociopaths and their trained dogs, the GOP, are ruining our way of life as outlined, just look up the keywords in Google. Search for a variety of actual newspapers. Use bi-partisan online fact checkers such as http://politifact.org or http://factcheck.org. If you are not already horrified by what the GOP is doing, you will be.

Many Solutions

There are many solutions to the Republican attack on Americans by a small contingent of their own citizens, beginning with the impeachment of three supreme court justices, the repeal of Citizens United, to ending the wars, allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire, and closing the corporate tax loopholes. But we need Democrats to retake the US House of Representatives and win at least a 2/3 majority of US Senate Seats. But, for now, the best way to stop these assaults on freedom is to Stop voting for Republicans

What you can do now

1.Sign the Contract for the American Dream

2. Sign the Motion for a Constitutional Amendment that will reverse the damage done by Citizens United and restore democracy.

2. Pledge today that you will vote in every election and NEVER vote for or support a republican or any other conservative of any party. Ask your local democrat or green party candidate to sign the democratic pledge.

3. If you are not registered to vote, you can do so today! Register Online to Vote

4. Donate $$ directly to your local democratic candidates, or to Democratic or Green Parties.

and/or

5. Donate some of your time to Democratic or Green Parties, or to your local candidates.

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Stiff Competiton for the Title of Worst
Republican Governor

Advanced Democracy:

From Robert Feinman's articles on Economics and Public Policy:

1. Goals for the 21st Century

2. Obstacles to Goals in the 21st Century

State Watch

Michigan
Gov. Rick Snyder

Florida
Gov. Rick Scott

Iowa
Gov. Tom Branstad

Kansas
Gov. Sam Brownback

New Jersey

Georgia

Maine

South Carolina

Ohio

Vermont

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Every honest hearted American, whether a burning patriot or just an interested good citizen, wants what is right for family, the entire country, even the world. Yet in the last 50 years, and especially in the latest 10 years, we have failed to confront an evil so sneaky that it has convinced too many of us to vote against our own well being. This evil, a form of greed run riot, is represented in our politics by the Republican party, also known as the GOP, an acronym for Grand Old Party, or, as I like to say, The Greedy Old Party. If you are a Christian, you can think of the GOP as the party for MAMMON. This tiny group of super wealthy Americans would never have been allowed to gain power unless it was hidden. It will only be able to keep power if allowed to continue fooling us by donning a white hat and pretending to stand for "real American values" or even "Christian values," or "freedom." Mammon, or corporate greed, represented by the Republican party (and some democrats) and their dupes, the Tea Parties, are now crawling with governors, congressmen, and senators who have sold themselves to the corporate wealthy for now unlimited campaign contributions, which translates to power.

This is not a conspiracy theory. The movements of the Republican party over the last 10 years and their own words spoken in unguarded moments prove that we are now in the midst of these events which will lead to the breakdown of American Society into a third world

In some ways we have been too innocent. While we have not forgotten what our forbears worked so hard and died for, most Americans today have never had to experience the result of greed and power run riot. Most of us do not believe such could even exist in America. Many of us can't imagine ever being blocked from freedom of speech, blocked from voting or banished from the country, dying from lack of medical care, dying in work accidents, ourselves and our children working around the clock for simply enough to eat and to pay the rent. Perhaps these are some of the reasons why we have slowly allowed those who represent concentrated wealth to gain control of not only our government, but also most of the American wealth, and subvert us into a country ruled by a few corporate families. Let me show some recent history of how this has been done:

For the best succinct history of the Bush years, read FisConSocMod's GOP STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN FOR AMERICA

For information on the biggest contributor to those GOP and Tea Party politicians, see the New Yorker article on the
Koch Brothers.

Republicans are trying hard to convince the public we must cut spending to tackle the deficit. But if Republicans cared about the deficit, they would have been willing to allow the Bush Tax cuts, which, along with 2 wars, produced the deficit, to expire as it should have in 2010. Also, if they really wanted to cut the deficit, they would campaign to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. To learn the truth about the economy, see Robert Reich Gives Big Picture on Economy--in two minutes! Simple & Succinct:

The Goals of Corporate Wealth, Represented by the Republican Party, in America

Concentration of Wealth into largest corporations, promoting monopoly.

Make America a country similar to the "good old days" of 19th century America.

Tiny middle class. People in general, especially in the cities, were either poor or wealthy.

Pseudo-Slavery similar to the plight of American workers during the Gilded Age

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How Political Parties evolve.

Republicans used to be Progressive

The GOP likes to claim Abraham Lincoln for themselves, but the parties have greatly evolved since Lincoln's day. In fact, Lincoln was a member of the party called the Whigs, but as he was running for president that party dissolved and became the Republican party. The southern aristocracy, who wanted to keep their riches off the backs of slaves, were Democrats.

The former southern slave holder class are now Republican, and though they will deny their backward traditions of racism & exploitation, they still show who they are. For instance, take a look at the favorite symbols of Republicans such as the Confederate flag. Note how they love to hold civil war re-enactments and still recognize Jefferson Davis as some kind of hero, when they really should be deeply ashamed of him.

Today the Republican party is filled with conservatives rather than progressives.

Democrats used to be conservative.

From pre-civil war days, democrats were mainly located in the South, and this tradition continued even through the 1970's. They were conservative. Today, only liberals or moderates join the Democratic party. If People like George Wallace and other dead southern democrats were alive today, they would be Republicans or even tea party members. For instance, Haley Barbour, an admirer of the KKK, is a republican. The old southern democrats who started the civil war have been replaced. Politicians like Rick Perry, Rick Scott, Marcus Rubio, Jan Brewer now carry on the tradition.

The democratic party has evolved through the years to embrace a liberal, or progressive agenda that serves to protect the working class in America.

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The Republican Plan

Distract the public with non issues while they Slash Corporate Taxes, Increasing Burden on Working Families
This is happening now.

What will the Republicans do Next?

1. Disenfranchise voters who tend to vote for Democrats

When I first wrote these predictions about the unfolding of the Republican plan, they had not yet passed laws en masse to stop people from voting. I based the prediction on this article: In New Hampshire, William O'Brien, Rep Speaker of the House made a bid to disenfranchise liberal college students for tending to be liberal. He did not make any pretense that restrictions on voters were to prevent voter fraud, the GOP's usual lie. He said college students are "foolish....They just vote with their feelings. Voting as a liberal, that's what kids do."

Did anyone think this could ever happen? And yet, corporations backing right wing extremist Sharron Angle for Senator of Nevada in 2010 attempted to keep Latinos from the polls. Fortunately for all of us, Sharron Angle lost to Harry Reid.

In other southwestern states, disenfranchisement is being attempted by introducing legislation requiring ID for those showing up at polls to vote. Other Republican-held states are following suit.

UPDATE: Republican Legislatures Passing Voter ID Laws With Estimated Costs in the Millions for Each State, While Cutting Educational Funding

3. Repeal Child Labor Laws

Child labor laws are being rolled back in several states. The GOP's euphemism for this policy is "right to work" when they really just want to reduce what corporation must pay their employees.

Eventually, if we allow them to completely destroy the middle class and remove all safety nets like Social Security, Medicare & food stamps, adults will have to work for much less. in order to feed themselves.

3. Bring Back Debtor's Prisons
June 12, 2011
Welcome to Debtor's Prison, 2011 Edition More than a third of all U.S. states allow borrowers who can't or won't pay to be jailed. At this time, the GOP criticizes these arrests, because many such arrests involve IRS, Student Loan Defaults, and other ways the Federal government enforces laws to get money for government, which #GOP says they hate. But eventually, they hope, "right to work" laws will impoverish more Americans, and some of these people will simply stop paying their bills. Yet the credit industry MUST keep cash coming their way. Eventually, the GOP will see too it that not paying your bills will lead to arrest and jail time. And guess where that jail time will be spent? You got it--private prisons. That's how such Americans will generate more $$ for the rich. Wait and watch. I hope it doesn't get that bad, but at this time, it's almost too late. Remember these these words.

4. Repeal minimum wage.

The goal of repealing the Federal minimum wage laws are not talked about because the public can't know that Republicans want this--it will server their corporate masters, who will no longer have to travel all the way to China or India to get cheap, near-slave labor. But ever the blabbermouth, Michele Bachmann proudly proclaimed that the minimum wage should be lowered to match the cost of labor overseas.

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	We must choose.
	Will we serve the Common Good, or Corporate Wealth?
	Will we serve God, Or Mammon?

	STOP REPUBLICANS NOW

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