People Power, 1st Series (3 VIDEOS, ~28 minutes)
Monday, May 31, 2010
People Power 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLnL3Ti3asM&feature=PlayList&p=72F927BCE501B042&playnext_from=PL&index=0
People Power 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmV-BsSZjCY&feature=PlayList&p=72F927BCE501B042&playnext_from=PL&index=1
People Power 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3GVA1n-s0Y&feature=PlayList&p=72F927BCE501B042&playnext_from=PL&index=2
Johnny Masters' Kentucky Resolutions
Stop The Politricks
Pass a Law that makes All County and City Officials Put Their Budget and Minutes Online.
Police Accountability
A. Bill of Rights Testing
B. Criminalize Enhancement Charges
C. Establish Citizen's Complaint Authority Boards
D. Require Statewide “Shop With A Cop” Programs
E. Codify Proper Procedure for Cop Watch Programs
F. Have Public Surveillance Cameras Accessible to the Public
G. Equip all police officers with personal surveillance equipment like they are doing in Boone County.
Democracy Now!
A. Allow 18 years to run for political office.
B. Ballot Initiatives: let the People vote for candidates and issues.
C. Replace the current voting system with Instant Runoff Voting (IRV).
D. Be Fair to Independent Candidates.
Internet for Everybody
A. Provide Internet and Community broadcasting for all working people.
B. Adhere to the Principle of Net Neutrality.
C. Post all old microfilm newspapers and other historic info on the Internet.
Stronger Union Protections
Pass the Employee Free Choice Act for Kentucky so all Kentuckians get to vote, at least once in our lifetimes, on unionizing.
Dethrone The King: Nationalize Coal
A. Pass the energy reduction bill, where a certain percentage of Kentucky's energy has to come from clean sources, not Coal, Oil, or Nuclear.
B. Require all sludge ponds: 1) be completely dried out; 2) be sealed with a double liner of clay and a synthetic material; 3) have groundwater monitoring, and; 4) have a collection and containment system put in place in case of a spill.
C. Work on a plan to use eminent domain for public use to assume ownership of Kentucky's coal.
Eradicate Poverty/Fix The Economy/Keep Kentucky Working
A. Assemble a team of grant writers (consider internships) to aggressively go after every grant possible. So far the 61st District has missed opportunities in technology, nursing, libraries, welcome centers, justice grants, drug rehabilitation, women's shelters, etc. We need to secure more Obama Bucks
B. Keep Unemployment Benefits and Food Stamps in Full Operation
C. Make Housing a Guaranteed Right
D. Increase Minimum Wage To $11 an hour
E. Freeze Rent Rates
Universal Healthcare
A. Single-Payer Healthcare for Kentuckians
B. Allow Kentuckians to purchase cheaper prescription pills, even in foreign markets.
Universal College
A. Provide free college to whoever wants to pursue their higher education
B. Freeze tuition rates at current levels for 5 years.
The Kentucky Rebels
Encourage the NBA and our government to work together to create a People's Team, where we get to vote for the head coach and the starting 5 for the Kentucky Rebels. This would create more revenue for Kentucky, and give a home for our talented Wildcats and Cardinals.
Legalize Marijuana
Put Gatewood's Plan on the Ballot, and let the people decide for themselves
Hunter S. Thompson Remix
FULL SCREEN YOUTUBE VERSION
I made a tribute video for Mr. Thompson to commemorate his campaign for Sheriff of Aspen, Colorado. Check it out. It's only 10 mins.
I made a tribute video for Mr. Thompson to commemorate his campaign for Sheriff of Aspen, Colorado. Check it out. It's only 10 mins.
Royce W. Adams At The Williamstown Debate
Before the debates, Mr. Adams talked about how gas prices were going to go up because of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. 18 years ago when Mr. Adams took office, gas was a dollar. One dollar. Per gallon. Now gas is pushing on $3 per gallon, and we are told that prices are going to keep going up. So that's great for Mr. Adams. He's already getting 300% of the profits that he was getting in 1992, and now he's going to get more.
During the debate, Mr. Adams said that the budget wasn't passed because the Governor had sent over a budget that had $17 million of revenue from gaming, and it's a total joke to legalize gambling in Frankfort, so therefore, the House of Representatives had to come up with a new budget from scratch. The budget bill that Mr. Adams and the Democratic House passed had “unusual ways of raising revenue” according to the current 61st District State Representative. He also blamed the “jobs” portion of the budget that the Republican Senate opposed, so therefore the budget failed.
So the budget wasn't passed, but Mr. Adams pointed out that Frankfort did pass two bills: a text messaging law that's going to be ineffective, and a compromised version of Amanda's Bill to help out with victims of domestic violence.
Mr. Adams also pointed out that the majority of the 61st district wanted expanded gaming (aka gaming). So if the People want gambling to be legalized, then the People should get it. That's how democracy works.
One good thing Mr. Adams pointed out was that he got 8 million dollars for the farmers. Finally, Mr. Adams does something right. That's exactly what we need to see happen. The 61st District needs to get as much tax revenue from Frankfort and Washington as we can possibly get, because if our tax dollars don't start coming back home, then we need to quit paying them.
During the debate, Mr. Adams said that the budget wasn't passed because the Governor had sent over a budget that had $17 million of revenue from gaming, and it's a total joke to legalize gambling in Frankfort, so therefore, the House of Representatives had to come up with a new budget from scratch. The budget bill that Mr. Adams and the Democratic House passed had “unusual ways of raising revenue” according to the current 61st District State Representative. He also blamed the “jobs” portion of the budget that the Republican Senate opposed, so therefore the budget failed.
So the budget wasn't passed, but Mr. Adams pointed out that Frankfort did pass two bills: a text messaging law that's going to be ineffective, and a compromised version of Amanda's Bill to help out with victims of domestic violence.
Mr. Adams also pointed out that the majority of the 61st district wanted expanded gaming (aka gaming). So if the People want gambling to be legalized, then the People should get it. That's how democracy works.
One good thing Mr. Adams pointed out was that he got 8 million dollars for the farmers. Finally, Mr. Adams does something right. That's exactly what we need to see happen. The 61st District needs to get as much tax revenue from Frankfort and Washington as we can possibly get, because if our tax dollars don't start coming back home, then we need to quit paying them.
Election Day, The County Brawl
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
If you are a Kentuckian, then you mostly identify yourself with your County. You are from Boone County, or Gallatin, or Owen, or Grant... you don't say you're from the city from where you are from. You say the County. A Kentuckian's home is their county, especially to all those who go through the county school system. That's I feel like a “Gallatin Countian” moreso than say a Varshavian, which is what a person from Warsaw is called, or a Spartan, or even American or Kentuckian.
Here's a short synopsis of where the County Government came from, which is information I got from a book
[Click on the Title for the Full Story]
Here's a short synopsis of where the County Government came from, which is information I got from a book
[Click on the Title for the Full Story]
The Grant County Jailer Debate
Saturday, May 1, 2010
[click here for wide screen options, to watch this video on youtube]
Here's the link for the raw video footage of the Sheriff, Jailer, and County Executive's debate:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=83FE22D4949DBC27
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