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Reasons To NOT Vote For The Republican Party

Reasons To NOT Vote For The Republican Party

10/09/2022 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

One of the primary, somewhat secret, obligation of the Republican Party is that it functions to enhance the rich class of people, the plutocracy class and not, you, the general population.  

“The main reason Billionaires practice stealth politics, Page says, is that taken collectively, their political preferences do not align with what a majority of Americans want.  Their near total silence on issues like taxes and Social Security is “almost certainly deliberate — probably caused mainly by a desire to avoid offense concerning their unpopular political opinions.” This makes it easier for them to avoid being held accountable.”
(Copied from 
The New York Times Magazine, With ‘Stealth Politics,’ Billionaires Make Sure Their Money Talks, Published April 6, 2022)

There are reasons why anyone might support a political party which works against the people of the United States.  Let me list a few reasons from the viewpoint of a corrupt politician:

  • Vast amounts of money is offered by the plutocrats to help fund a GOP political campaign.
  • Alleged secret payments of money could be made to be an added incentive.
  • The plutocrats most often possess significant political power, other than money, to help their candidate get elected.
  • Plutocracy philosophy can attract some individuals to follow their mission.

There are a lot of factors that result out of this belief system.  For the reasons listed below, do not vote Republican because that political party mainly works for the betterment of the small group of wealthy individuals and they do not care for what is best for the whole American nation.  

  • It is time for leaders to enact real reforms to bring transparency and accountability to election spending.

The GOP politicians usually receive large donations from their benefactors.  One example is a contrived political action group called the Federalist Society headed by Leonard A. Leo.  

  • Leonard A. Leo assisted Clarence Thomas in his Supreme Court confirmation hearings and led campaigns to support the Supreme Court nominations of John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett.

The Supreme Court is a big part of this alleged corruption exemplified with the ruling in Citizens United which allows money that is not recorded, thus secretly used, so as to rig the political system in the favor of the rich.  

  • How Does the Citizens United Decision Still Affect Us in 2022?
  • The Right-Wing Takeover of the Judiciary

The GOP has become a rather despicable self serving party by working to serve the needs of the plutocracy who, most of the times, works against the best interests of the nation.  Here are just some of the examples of it’s corrupt ideology actions:

Welfare:

“The Republican Party opposes government run welfare programs for the poor, believing it encourages laziness and dependence on the government.”

Bigotry:

Republican attitude toward some segments of the new American population is that those segments are perceived to be below expected normal standards by some minority of individuals.  

  1. Immigrants and minorities typically have lower financial success because they are newly arrived and it can take a long time for anyone new to this country to achieve parity.  Immigrants often live quite a distance from the middle and upper class which adds to feelings of distance.  
  2. Immigrants and minorities often look a bit different, may speak differently, might dress differently which adds a small perceived factor of fear in the minds of some people.  
  3. Group membership within the broad electorate should not be added to by these new “strange” individuals who do not fit perfectly with what the GOP think their group should look like.  This feeling of not connecting, may lead to opinions of bigotry.
  4. Some GOP individuals may be concerned that “my nation” might change from their perceived current norm.  This change comes about by allowing too many of other type individuals to change the current group image in some way.  A small sense of fear that “my country” will change can promote a belief in bigotry.

Women.  

The existence of men and women, most of the time, appears to be equal and deemed necessary for the continuation of the humane race.  But women are so different from men in so many ways which can lead to some male sexism, a mild form of bigotry.   It seems that child birth is rather unusual because the birth process is mainly an all women effort and men are just witnesses to the process.  But, for some rather stupid reason, men seem to hold a bigotry belief that they can decide when and how a women can bear a child.  Because a man is a partner with a wife, men do have a voice but for child birth, a husband should realize that he must bow to the needs of his spouse.  Politicians therefore, must allow a women to have an abortion and stay away from this decision process.  Women were created free and should be free to decide their own future.  More Republicans push for abortion bans without rape, incest exceptions.

Race:  

Republicans feel that white men are supreme to non whites.  This typically comes from fear of anyone not possessing the same skin color as themselves.  Because the United States population mainly has white skin, silliness sets in over any perceived difference from white.

Republicans some times work to minimize the voting power of minorities in an effort to suppress those who it feels do not fit the perceived mold of what is akin to themselves.  This is rather silly because how a person votes is believed to stem from skin color?

Taxes:

Republicans seemingly most important self serving issue is to lower what the wealthy have to pay in taxes.  In part this is because the super wealthy do have to pay a lot of money out of their vast wealth.  This is a huge concern for the wealthy.  Because the plutocracy seems to work hard to take over the United States from being a democracy and move it to being a fascist state, we should gain control over these pending fascists and raise their taxes so they can no longer use money to overturn our form of government.

Business:

Republicans believe that there should not be any large government programs such as Social Security and Medicare which helps the general population of  citizens but that such programs should be privatized so that some plutocracy business can make a profit for performing that social program. This is just another example of corporate and plutocracy greed.

Unions:

Republicans work to rid and diminish the power of unions because unions work for the interests of the workers and not always for the interests of the business owner.  Unions are viewed, by some plutocrats, as working against the interests of the rich.  A good business person should always examine all aspects of their business to maximize profits.  Working against unions should NOT be one of those efforts because the worker is an integral part of any business and is as important as the owners and managers.

Education:

Republicans seem to show a disdain for higher education administered at the federal level. 

  • “In a Pew survey, only 36 percent of Republican and GOP-leaning respondents said higher education had a positive effect on the direction of the country.”

The GOP reasons that education should be run by each  state not federal administered.  Problem with this is that this avoids a national standard that all education systems must adhere too.  Too many states seem to be corrupted by the GOP, which is why a national standard is necessary.

  • “Public school corruption is common, with perpetrators rarely held accountable. “
  • “Investigations Unearth Systemic Corruption in K-12 School Leadership”

 

Health Care

  • “The party opposes a government-run single-payer health care system, claiming it constitutes socialized medicine.”
  • “A majority of Americans continue to say the federal government has a responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage.”

Gun Control

“The share of voters who support stricter gun control laws has reached a new high, with more than two-thirds of Americans backing them, a new Morning Consult/Politico poll finds.”

 

GOP Attempts To Control State Elections

The pervasive myths of a stolen 2020 presidential election and widespread voter fraud are still dominant in many state legislatures, as Republican policymakers call for more investigations and reshape election administration in a way that could give them a partisan advantage.

 

Some Concern That Fascism Is Part Of Republican Party 

 The actions of some Republicans allied to former President Donald Trump fit the definition of fascism, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Friday, a day after President Joe Biden said they edged toward “semi-fascism.”

 

Summary

Do not vote for the Republican Party because they work for and support the plutocracy.   Vote GOP is a vote for fascism.  Please save this nation by moving it back toward being a true Democracy again.  Vote for Democratic candidates.  And stay informed.  

 

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College & University, Commentary, Education, Legal & Law, Opinion, Politics, State, United States of America, US Government
abortion bans, Bigotry, Business, Clarence Thomas, control state elections, Education, Fascism, gun control, John Roberts, Leonard A. Leo, Samuel Alito, state elections, Taxes, The Federalist Society, Unions
Alleged Scam Text Reveals Possible Issues at California EDD.

Alleged Scam Text Reveals Possible Issues at California EDD.

10/07/2022 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

I received an alleged scam text into my phone, October 4, 2022, which follows:

“+1 (820) 465-2292”

“California Unemployment {EDD}: Your prepaid Card is temporarily on hold status .Please review recent transactions at caeddverifyprepaid.com Failure to complete can result in permanent account closure.

Msg & Data Rates May Apply”

 

I have no idea what a California Unemployment EDD prepaid Card is.  I am not getting any unemployment support from anyone.  

I should have not tried to connect to the web site address but I did to further my investigation and got this response:

“The connection to caeddverifyprepaid.com is not secure.”

 

I have no dealings with the California Unemployment agency so I decided to let them know that I was allegedly being scammed.  I went to their web site but could not find a phone number.  They only offered a prepared document for me to fill out using my computer:

 

https://edd.ca.gov/en/about_edd/contact_edd/

 

I chose the option at that web page to respond to this offer:  “Comments, Suggestions or Complaints”.

This took me to their prepared document that I had to fill out on my computer and print out and then send the document to them by mail.

Filling out the prepared computer screen document was flawed, in my opinion.  In each of the document sections it was impossible to add a space between words.  I had to place an underline or dash to convey the words that I needed to print.

I find this California EDD agency needs to vastly improve it’s operation for the following issues:

1:  Their phone number: 1-800-480-3287 was utterly useless.  I was not allowed to talk to anyone.

2:  Their prepared computer form was flawed by not allowing me to put spaces between words.  For example, the form asks for your name.  I was not allowed to place a space between my first and last name.  So, I put in an underline.

3:  I have to print this document?  I then have to mail it?  Why can’t I send the document by e-mail?  Why can’t I send the document from the current computer screen?

 

 

I decided not to send the document that I printed out because this would reveal my identity.  I run an anonymous web site blog.

Posted: 8-7-2022


Commentary, State, State Government, United States of America
California EDD
Outside Stucco Wall Needed A Lot Of Hole Repairs

Outside Stucco Wall Needed A Lot Of Hole Repairs

09/27/2022 Score Card Comments 1 comment

After having an outside back yard pool removed, and also an outdoor pavilion that offered shade along the side of the pool, it was a shock to see that a pavilion beam had been bolted to the back yard house wall.  What was shocking was viewing the huge number of varying size holes left after the beam was removed from the wall.  There were a LOT of holes!  I counted 114 small holes and 19 large holes in the stucco wall.  The stucco wall that held the wood beams was painted a dark color prior to the pavilion being installed and a light color after the beam was mounted to the wall.  It was difficult to see what was dirt, where the beam was attached and what was paint as seen in the image below.

After experiencing a variety of outside vendors perform home improvements, I have come away with the belief that quite a few of these businesses can make significant mistakes.  I would never allow any business to attach anything to a home that I have control over without approving the mounting method.  The example shown here is simply dreadful and a mistake.

Back yard image of stucco damage.  Note the dirty brown horizontal line across the wall.

 

Next image shows the problem of holes in the stucco, the wall being painted prior and dirt collected behind the prior wood beam.  This article will try to solve these problems.

NOTE:  The method and products shown here is only to offer you a singular view into a solution that might not be the best for you.  I am sure that there are other solutions.  This article reveals some products that were used for this project.  Please do not accept our termite solution as it has not been tested for your health and safety.

I used the following wet solutions to clean the dirt on the stucco and applied the chemicals with a stiff plastic brush:

  • Bleach and warm water. (I was not impressed with this method.)
  • Simple Green. (This may have worked but not sure.  I really was looking for a faster and clear winner method)
  • Tide, Heavy Duty.   I had a Home Dept employee suggest this method.  Not sure but I think this method may have been good enough.
  • I came to realize that the brush movement was very important.  I used a soft upward and hard downward stroke.

After trying to clean the wall, which never seemed to be clean, I shot a termite killing foam into each hole.  The reason for this is that plugging the holes with new stucco patch took some time before this project started.  Termites could have entered those holes.  The holes in the wall were under the second floor and above the first floor ceiling so the chemicals were confined and I assumed safe to apply.  I did detect the second floor was creaking a bit more and think this was due to termites getting into the holes.

 

Spectracide Termite Killing Foam

I next needed to find a solution for plugging the holes before I applied stucco patch.  Some of the holes were so large that I was afraid that the stucco patch would not properly fill in the holes and collapse some time in the future.  A Home Depot employee recommend a very good product.  It is Loctite Tite Foam.

Loctite Tile Foam
Loctite Tile Foam

 

I had no idea of how to use this product but I soon devised my own method.  I shot the foam into the larger holes.  Immediately, I found out that the foam expands in all directions including coming back out the hole I shot the product into!  Yikes!  It was obvious that I had to cut the excess foam off the part that was in the wall.  I decided to cut the foam bubble back just behind the normal stucco surface a little bit, maybe a quarter inch or more.  You obviously do NOT want the foam to show but must be covered by a layer of stucco.  I totally had to guess how much foam to push back from the opening.  I did find out that I could push the foam back into the hole to any depth I wanted!  I quickly came to love this product.  I just had to figure out the needed simple solutions to small problems with using it.

 

Image above shows how the foam expands back out the hole it was shot into. Note also that the wall was painted a brown color where the wood beam was bolted but the rest of the wall was painted a much brighter color.

When I first shot this product into my first stucco hole I was a bit shocked to see this expand right out the hole that I shot this stuff into.  It was obvious that I had to cut this foam bubble away.  There is NO hurry for you to rush to cut this foam excess.  I personally, like to wait for the foam to age a few minutes.  Just make sure it stops expanding.  The foam appears to not change consistency much as a few minutes pass so I reasoned that is is much better to wait for the foam to finish its expanding action.  I think at least five minutes is enough time.

 

I found that a very sharp knife blade that is pushed into the bubble worked way better than trying to cut with a slicing sliding action around the large bubble.  For some reason the knife had a problem slicing but worked perfectly pushing the blade into the bubble.  Maybe it was because the knife was not that sharp.

 

I still used the knife to pick away at the remaining foam after the large bubble was removed.  I think the whole task of making a proper foam cut out and scraping the excess foam away took no longer than two minutes for each hole.

I found that a paint can opener worked perfectly for pressing the foam back into the wall just enough so a new stucco patch could easily fit in and match the existing stucco wall.  I used the paint can opener scraper side to remove any foam from either side of the hole.  This tool was perfect for this.

 

Hole in stucco that has had Tile Foam applied and trimmed is now ready for stucco patch.

The image above shows the large hole is now ready for stucco patch to be applied.  Note that the small holes, I reasoned, should not be a problem.  I will apply stucco patch to large and small holes.  I used a putty knife to apply the patch and used the putty knife to wipe any patch that was sticking beyond the surface.  I then scratched the surface with a real stiff wire brush to add some roughness to the patch to possibly match the rest of the wall texture.

 

Ready Mix Stucco Patch

In the image below, a different part of the wall, it shows the patch hole completion.  

 

Stucco Patch applied

 

The wall is now ready for painting.

 

Posted: 9-28-2022

 


Home Improvement, Product Reviews
Loctite Tite Foam, Sikacryl® Ready-Mix Stucco Patch, Spectracide Termite Killing Foam, Stucco Wall Needed A Lot Of Hole Repairs
Did Donald Trump Possibly Commit A Crime?

Did Donald Trump Possibly Commit A Crime?

09/18/2022 Score Card Comments 1 comment

If President Donald Trump took any classified documents into his personal possession, is so wrong for so many reasons:

What laws may Trump have broken? 

A warrant gave prosecutors the right to seize records at Donald Trumps home, offices, etc that contain  evidence, in violation of three federal laws:

18 U.S. Code § 793 – Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information.

18 U.S. Code § 2071 – Concealment, removal, or mutilation generally

18 U.S. Code § 1519 – Destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in Federal investigations and bankruptcy

 

Let’s examine some of the reasons this may have been harmful and thus wrong for the United States of America:

Removing classified documents from approved government spaces allows more easy access by enemy nations to take advantage by possessing and reading information that is not to be seen by anyone not approved.

“If Trump is found to have violated federal law in removing and retaining classified documents without authorization, he could be convicted of a felony punishable by five years in prison.”

Have any people in other countries, who have been working for the Central Intelligence Agency, been revealed and thus threatened, tortured or killed as a result of documents taken by Trump?

Did Donald Trump profit by sharing the highly secret documents with enemy nations?  If this is found out to be true then this goes way beyond any reason to not prosecute.

The Law:

Espionage Act (including death if the leak resulted in the death of a covert agent)

The Espionage Act of 1917 prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of any information relating to the national defense with intent or reason to believe that the information may be used for the injury of the United States or to the advantage of any foreign nation.  This was one reason used to allow federal agents to search former president Donald Trump’s residence in Florida for top secret government documents that may have been taken when he left office.

https://theintercept.com/2022/08/16/trump-espionage-act-classified-documents/

https://theconversation.com/you-dont-have-to-be-a-spy-to-violate-the-espionage-act-and-other-crucial-facts-about-the-law-trump-may-have-broken-188708

Treason involves betraying one’s nation generally by giving information to a hostile entity.  The penalties can vary.

Treason is any intentional act that furthers the enemy’s hostile designs or weakens the United States gives aid and comfort to, and “adheres to,” the enemy.  If Donald Trump passed any classified documents a known agent for a foreign government, then Trump is in serious trouble.

Treason Penalty: Under U.S. Code Title 18, the penalty is death, or not less than five years’ imprisonment (with a minimum fine of $10,000, if not sentenced to death). Any person convicted of treason against the United States also forfeits the right to hold public office in the United States.

Capitol Punishment can be imposed for treason.

The penalty for high treason is life imprisonment. The penalty for treason is imprisonment up to a maximum of life, or up to 14 years for conduct under subsection (2)(b) or (e) in peacetime.

No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act or on confession in open court.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/did-donald-trump-and-his-supporters-commit-treason

https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/treason.htm

Summary:

It is quite possible that Donald Trump, taking classified documents, was just a colossal stupid act on his part.  If this is the case, it still sends a horrible message to United States spies operating in foreign countries not to trust this country to properly keep secrets.  Also, this whole discovery and prosecution process has gone on for so long that it has been amplified in the news beyond belief.  Any foreign spy working for the United States would have to be living in a cave for months not to know what happened.

If any single person, who was working as a spy for the United States and was killed as a result of documents revealing his or her existence through Donald Trump having a revealing document, then Donald Trump should be labeled a traitor and his life may be terminated.

 

 

 

Posted 9-18-2022
Revised 9-19-2022


Countries, Legal & Law, Politics, United States of America, US Government
1519, 2071, 793, classified documents, Donald Trump, The Espionage Act, The Espionage Act of 1917, Treason, Treason Penalty
Pending Legislation To Add More Unions

Pending Legislation To Add More Unions

09/14/2022 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representative Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) reintroduced the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, legislation that would support the right to unionize by prohibiting states from banning union security agreements through “right-to-work” laws. 

“Republicans and their corporate interest backers have imposed state laws with only one goal: destroy unions and discourage workers from organizing for higher wages, fair benefits, and safer working conditions,” said Senator Elizabeth Warren.

What unions do to improve the United States:

  • Raised wages for union workers can add further worker improvements well beyond getting more money:
      • Places pressure on other non union businesses to also increase worker pay.
      • More workers who make higher wages can improve the housing market.
      • Better health and medical coverage can follow.
      • Strong unions benefit both union and nonunion members.  This is called the spillover effect.  For example, residents of states with greater unionization rates are more likely to have access to health insurance.
  • Unions can provide improved worker safety.
  • Unions reduce inequality within our society.
  • Unions close pay gaps for gender and race.
  • Union workers typically get pensions.
  • Union workers might have access to family leave.
  • Union workers might get work-free weekends.

Summary:  Union workers have a say and some power to dictate how their workplace functions including benefits.  The United States vastly improves as a whole nation when we have unions.  Please support this legislation!

 

 

Posted:  September 14, 2022


Economics, Legal & Law, Politics, United States of America, US Government
Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, Representative Brad Sherman, right-to-work laws, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren
Why Vote For Liz Cheney

Why Vote For Liz Cheney

08/14/2022 Score Card Comments 0 Comment

Opinion

Most Wyoming Republican voters  are not Liz Cheney people anymore. They are Trumpists.  For this reason, she is expected to loose the next election.

Some Definitions of Trumpets follows:

  • The act of being a total idiot.
  • A person who has a delicate ego, spreads lies, hates facts, hypocritical, narcissistic, unethical, a White Nationalist and generally gross.
  • Often used as a derogatory term to symbolize that the person is a complete utter racist idiot.
  • Adults who have the appearance of a true adult but have the countenance of a child.
  • Control Freak {One who has an obsessive need to exert control over people and situations}.

 

Liz Cheney did fail to win her election, August 2022.  It would appear to some that the Wyoming Republicans may need to refresh their understanding of Donald Trump with more accurate information than they are getting from foreign control non news providers such as Fox “News”.  Let us provide one possible source for those Trumpists:

Trump Attacks the FBI Inflaming His Base While Warning the AG “Our Country is on Fire. What Can I do to Reduce the Heat”

 

 

Source for the meaning of Trumpists within the urban dictionary. 

 

Posted 8-14-2022
Revised 8-17-2022


Commentary, Opinion, Politics, State, United States of America, US Government
Donald Trump, Liz Cheney, Trumpists, Wyoming election, Wyoming Republican voters, Wyoming Republicans

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