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Mike-Myers-Dr-EvilMy election rant

I read a post on Facebook that rang true for me the night we all had to accept trump won the electoral vote. It was written in a seemingly calm tone because, to be honest, the feeling of unrest was still brewing within me and for so many others too, because as they say; trouble is “still afoot”   I will admit when the first reports came in I had a sinking feeling and include that with msnbc body language … journalists? who kept saying we will give you as much information as we can without giving away the whole store far too many times for me…  least we talk about the interview with the gold star family who clearly were uncomfortable, ending the interview with a strange look,  a huge hesitation then stated, which I love and respect: whatever the outcome tonight, the fight will continue …

That night the nation was told over 800 polling locations were quietly closed prior to the election …after the fact and state after state with republicans in charge were able to block folks from voting with the new voter ID law. A major wtf moment. Again, the closures of voter locations in certain states never made it into the airwaves in time or didn’t get the coverage it should have in order for some sort of action to be implemented or some serious bs was happening on all effin levels and blocked thousands of potential voters.  We did hear seemingly educated black folks some journalists and activists say Hillary wasn’t my choice so I didn’t vote for her … wtf?  Yes, some have said… hindsight is … 2020? Oh for the love of gawd where has the idea of  … acting with common sense and or for the greater good gone? I admit, yes these idioms are considered myths… but come on HRC V trump?

I voted for Hillary because I backed a sane person who had been in the system long enough to have made friends on both sides of the political aisle  … and while battling the media, certain politicians, and trump, who has no experience in politics, seemingly threatening us(POC)  with his version of National American values;  that WILL hurt family friends folks I have worked with.  Then there’s the FBI coming out twice, mostly republican during the Election season…  This Woman stood up, tried to not only crack that glass ceiling in politics she withstood the bull that still exists NOT just in the life of average female voter, or those in politics, but a nation of mostly white folks deciding to choose this white guy, again, having absolutely no experience seemingly deeming him basically their savior.   Yes, the break down is clinical! I blame some POC; I blame bernie bots for not realizing it was a binary choice to save our Nation! I blame republicans for continually finding ways to block the Black vote without punishment and I blame the uninformed and misinformed voter…  the idea that trump refused to be vetted is unprecedented and It’s shameful.

NO, I couldn’t don’t wouldn’t support bernie after doing research on his past, the idea that anyone would change his political label that many times should have given folks a pause. I don’t know why but the bernie NIMBY bill &vote for dumping #toxicwaste on #SierraBlanca among several other things bothered me. The lack of time spent either fighting with, for,  negotiating or in lockstep with the black community or any community of colour was a red flag and in comparison, I saw positives in  Hillary Clinton that were good bad and ugly.  The “predator comment” happened during a time of much violence and death.  The police the courts lacked among other things the ability to do DNA tests because science wasn’t there and yes the police were allowed to swoop in and take a lot of black lives to jail,  or killed them by using excessive force others resisted and some were guilty …a whole lot of black men were swept up by anger and violence back then – just so folks know – Black People from all walks of life tended to agree that something was happening and it wasn’t just the everyday black man it was a group choosing to be violent but most stayed silent while the clinton administration at the time chose to say it out loud- it was a shared thought … it just wasn’t voiced. Those who voted for bernie in the Primaries voiced their opinions but he lost and should have seen the evil lurking and did the right thing by supporting sanity over fascism on Election day.   ok, yes I keep going back to that old saying, for the “greater good” because it seems like an action based on common sense… where was it, what happened to it? We all heard the rhetoric from trump, who threw down with 16 -17 experienced republicans; only to show be seemingly scared, unwilling to go for the jugular and all fell out like cowards going down for the count.

I don’t believe you can be in the game of politics for 30yrs and not be a part of the shit that happens, stuff is said and done while knowing you have got to come together for the “greater good” but hey that’s just me.

Again, that post on Facebook, summed it up for me; The options came down to Fascism, racism, misogyny, xenophobia, fraud, rape charges, hidden taxes, ties to Russian intelligence, dictatorship, Putin and hacked emails that may or may not be tied to him as well.

We the People, finally heard after the election that yes indeed trump had/has ties to Russia and that ladies and gentlemen is probably just the beginning to some ish that will dribble out some our mainstream media will ignore, parts will be covered likely will be old news or skimmed over because of their mostly conservative owned stations.

Anyway, bottom line …  the post continued stating the other choice offered up what most said was a flawed but calm, qualified and predictable candidate … It shouldn’t take a brain surgeon or folks like m.moore to tell working-class white folks they should have supported and voted for sanity over fascism, but here we are. I agree, mourn then get your stuff organized because trump said a lot, threatened far more than acceptable, waved his finger at a lot of folks and we all know that actions, his actions do speak louder than his words and my told you so …#MidtermsMatterNow

now he’s being impeached

#ElectionsMatter

get ready for 2020

… Nativegrl77

first posted November 11, 2016

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The winter solstice …

… the Sun appears at noon at its lowest altitude above the horizon. [2] In the Northern Hemisphere this is the Southern solstice, the time at which the Sun is at its southernmost point in the sky, which usually occurs on December 21 to 22 each year

The idea that President Barack Obama just didn’t know what he was doing is beyond absurd; he was definitely held back by his aids but he governed for the people. I cannot say that about our current administration.  There are strong feelings, passions and possible misunderstandings in this era of trump, but it seems like it’s time for trump supporters to hit the “panic button” especially after the midterms and time for DEMS to call it game over! To be sure the game of politics is clearly  just beginning as DEMS take over the House and at some point voters on both sides of the aisle had to see the actions being made, accept the truth of where this admin wanted America to go and made some serious decisions in 2018 to change the faces of Congress.  It’s possible that Congress previously led by republicans will now be held to a minimum of spending on hearings based on revenge, his 3rd shutdown has begun while the government of tantrums is far from over and the chaos is beyond holding America hostage for no quantifying reason. The check on mr trump has been voted into office during the midterms … YaY! yet, the long road ahead is going to keep us  wide eyed mouthed and gasping as we endure this era of trump

So, for this coming New Year,  pledge to be ready for Election 2020… lean left.  The point to my blog; is to blow off steam … offer up some info from those who know, maybe question, challenge some who think they know, ask, plead or yell for a call to action with signatures that can create change …and

Yes, Words do Matter contrary to how most conservatives seem to feel.

I thank everyone who even takes the time to visit my blog let alone read and respond to the articles and even some actually sign petitions … I thank you … much gratitude.

In this era of trump one might be thinking the end of days, what with republicans trying to legislate more guns in stadiums schools and other alarming places, allowing more concealed weapons in open spaces least we think about what life will look like under what seems like Martial Law depending on your zip code or skin colour. We must stand our ground and have the Audacity for Hope and Change.

Have a Merry Christmas  &

Happy New Years

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1999 – The Vermont Supreme Court ruled that homosexual couples were entitled to the same benefits and protections as wedded couples of the opposite sex.


In 1997, three same-sex couples sued the State of Vermont and the towns that had denied them marriage licenses. The couples lost the case and appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court.

On December 20, 1999, the Supreme Court ruled in the plaintiffs’ favor, stating that they were “entitled under Chapter 1, Article 7 of the Vermont Constitution to obtain the same benefits and protections offered by Vermont law to married opposite-sex couples.” However, this ruling did not order the defendant towns to issue marriage licenses. Instead, the ruling charged the State Legislature with the task of devising a solution.

The House Judiciary Committee introduced bill H.847 in 2000, intended to create state recognition for civil unions between two people of the same sex. Legislative committee hearing records in VSARA record series LEG-006 show how the issue was debated over several weeks. Simultaneously, counter measures were taken up, including H.479, an act to clarify the existing laws concerning marriage, as well as a constitutional amendment proposal to define the act of marriage as between one man and one woman.

Correspondence maintained in legislative committee records (series A-116) and the records of Governor Howard Dean (series A-187) were received from interested and concerned citizens, both in support of and against same-sex unions. Messages of approval and opposition came from out of state as well. Thousands of signatures appeared on petitions to preserve traditional marriage, and some called to put it to a vote of Vermonters. Ultimately, H.847 passed the House 76 to 69, and passed the Senate 19 to 11. Governor Dean signed the legislation into law as Act 91 on April 26, and the law went into effect on July 1, 2000, making Vermont the first state to have civil unions for same-sex couples

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