Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid brought the Dream Act to the Senate Floor Wednesday morning (10/24/2007). This will grant would have granted amnesty to millions of Illegal Aliens and would have encouraged even more Illegal Aliens to violate our laws. Please take a brief minute to see how your Senators voted on the Dream Act. Those that voted for this have failed an important litmus test and must be thrown out of Congress come their next run. Click below for more information.
Lots of new stuff to talk about. I've got the transcript of my interview with Neurosoup where I talk extensively about the MERP model for Re-Legalizing Marijuana. In this interview I also hint at my upcoming "faux" candidacy for President in 2008. As you probably already are aware, Marijuana Re-Legalization" is just one of the 9 major planks of the "New Agenda for America." I will also be giving you a sampling of my "long-shelved music project, which is currently under the working title of "Gnostic."
And of course there will be more discussion about the betrayal of the American people, by people like Governor Spitzer of New York, who is attempting to give both drivers licenses and voting rights to over 500,000 Illegal Aliens in New York. On Lou Dobbs (10/18/2007) it was disclosed that Spitzer threatened an IRS investigation if one of the State Senators continued to resist his "railroading" and betrayal of the American Citizens. Nearly 80% of New Yorkers are vehemently opposed to the implementation of Spitzer's plan.
I would also encourage you to do everything you can to make yourself present at one of the growing number of "March for America" Protests on Saturday, November 17th, 2007. Click on the icon below for information on locations. If I get 100 emails from activists in Michigan I will plan a protest in Dearborn Michigan at Ford World Headquarters: one of the major proponents for the North American Union. It is time to take the battle to the real enemy: our very own Multi-National Corporations.
If I can get at least 50 people to commit to a "March for America" event in Dearborn, I will arrange a protest in front of Ford World Headquarters on 11/17/2007. Please forward this "invite" to any friends/family in SE Michigan. Have them send me an email with the following in the Subject:
Watch the "viral" video response to Bill Maher, who recently said the following about those who question the official story about 911:
“Crazy people who still think the government brought down the Twin Towers in a controlled explosion have to stop pretending that I’m the one who’s being naive,” Maher stated. “How big a lunatic do you have to be to watch two giant airliners packed with jet fuel slam into buildings on live TV, igniting a massive inferno that burned for two hours, and then think ‘Well, if you believe that was the cause…’ Stop asking me to raise this ridiculous topic on the show and start asking your doctor if Paxil is right for you.”
At a time when America is in crisis, one man ventures to the southern border of Mexico in a big blue bus to discover the truth about illegal immigration. Filmmaker Chris Burgard’s movie is a striking and awakening vision of the true immigration story on our southern border. "Border" is a fresh and controversial documentary that takes a firsthand look at America’s failure to secure its borders and at regular citizens trying to take control again.
"Border" takes you on a journey from state to state and exposes a failed system and a failed policy who few dare to unveil. Burgard’s courageous journey includes powerful footage in the border crossing regions of America where dead bodies, armed Mexican military incursions, “rape trees” and drug traffickers are commonplace. Discover what it is like to feel “like an American again.”
I'm going to start the "Extra Reading" section with this edition of New Age Citizen. These are just articles that I think are important and interesting, but which go beyond my capacity to comment:
And of course everyone is invited to join in the discussion of these articles, the "New Agenda for America," the MERP Model of Marijuana Re-Legalization, or anything else, at the "New Age Citizen Yahoo Group." Just click below to join and yes, it is free!
This video speaks volumes. Dobbs describes how Spitzer threatens to revoke state funds and IRS audits to State Representatives that dare to contest his move to give drivers licenses to Illegal Aliens. Beyond this issue it really makes you think how these sorts of veiled threats may be used to leverage companies from firing workers who may be seen by the government as dissidents etc. Scary stuff!
I'm beginning to work on the "rough cut" version of my long-shelved music project: Gnostic. Actually I'm pretty tired at the moment so I think I will just present the mock up for the CD cover art and introduce you to two "rough cut" versions of songs that will be on the CD. Let me first let you know the strategy here. I'm intending on producing two versions of the Gnostic CD. The first version of the CD -- the "rough cut" version -- will consist of mainly acoustic version of the compositions. It's my first attempt to develop something musical that I can actually sell through the website. This will be followed by a finished version of "Gnostic" where the songs will be fully orchestrated and most of the mistakes will be carefully edited out.
So just to give you a sampling let me first present the first version of the cover art:
And here are two of the acoustic selections that will appear on the "rough cut" version of the "Gnostic" CD:
You can click here to get an idea as to the inspiration behind "Rainbow Farm" by clicking here. At any rate I hope to have the "rough cut" version ready for sale sometime in the next few months. The finished version of "Gnostic" should then hopefully be available by early spring. Don't be thrown by these two initial offerings. There will be some "rockers" amongst the remaining 12 to 14 compositions.
I've started doing interviews on the MERP Model for Re-Legalization. The first interview is in the form of a pod cast that I did for "Sense and Sensimilia" with the Chronic Avenger and Pastor Blunts. The second is in the form of an interview with Krystal Cole of "Neurosoup." The transcript of that article follows the pod cast. I hope this helps spread the word for a more sensible drug policy in this country.
Goodness it has been quiet awhile since I have done any interviews regarding drug policy concerns. But on October 5th, I had the pleasure of talking with the Chronic Avenger and Pastor Blunts who oversee the website "Sense and Sensimilla" -- obviously a web site about Marijuana reform. I had a great time talking with them about the MERP model for Re-Legalizing Marijuana and other related drug topics. Here are the links to their website and to the pod cast:
This is a recent interview that I did with Krystal Cole of "Neurosoup." It is the most exhaustive discussion of the MERP model for Marijuana Re-Legalization to date.
1) Do you believe cannabis should be legalized for all adults in the United States? Why?
A resounding yes! Of course Cannabis should be Re-Legalized for all adults. As for why, let’s start with the some of the stronger common arguments:
(1) Cannabis is one of the safest therapeutic agents on the planet. It is also one of mankind’s old medicinal plants despite being politically placed into the most dangerous “Class 1” category. (2) 70 years of prohibition have had little or no effect in stopping use. (3) It has many therapeutic and palliative properties for people suffering from AIDS/HIV; Glaucoma; MS; etc. (4) There are no recorded fatal overdoses from the use of Cannabis.
That alone should be sufficient.
But my personal arguments for Re-Legalizing go much deeper. I think it was Judge Brandeis who once said the most important right, was the right to be left alone. Consensual adult activities should not be the domain of any law provided those acts do not violate the safety and liberties of other citizens.
It’s like the Las Vegas commercials that spew this mantra that “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” What you do within the confines of your own property, given the earlier provisos, is not the business of the state: whether that be local law enforcement or federal drug agencies. It is so important that we push back against each attempt to chip away our liberties.
I will even go one better. I think that all consensual activities should be made legal as a counter weight to all the liberties we have been forced to relinquish in the wake of 911. That way if the state’s intrusive powers uncover a bag of Marijuana, there will be nothing they can do about it. We have to start thinking in terms of “creative resistance.”
My utopian vision is to be sitting on my porch, sharing a joint with a friend, and not having to worry about a police car driving by to ruin our afternoon. And if a police car did drive by I would want to feel comfortable sharing a few tokes with that officer. I want to see a world where people can start feeling good about each other once again.
Before going to the next question let me say something about laws in general. Pythagoras developed the scientific method in order to objectively judge the results of any scientific inquiry. To this end he developed theorems in order to provide a method, a structure, for scientific inquiry. It is really this framework, for scientific inquiry, that has propelled science forward ever since.
As we restructure our legal system I believe there are two important theorems that should receive primary consideration: (1) The Golden Rule and (2) The Golden Mean. The Golden Rule is straight forward: “Do unto others as you would have done unto yourself.” The Golden Mean has a number of meanings but basically insists on proportionality in all things.
Applying this to our Cannabis laws requires asking 2 questions: (1) would I feel comfortable accepting the current penalties that are being applied to other Marijuana offenders and (2) Are the penalties proportional to penalties for other drugs: are the penalties in proportion to the danger they pose to society?
2) What steps do we need to take, as a country, to decriminalize cannabis?
Ultimately I would fully implement the MERP model for “regulating” Marijuana. But let me first describe the prerequisite change the needs to take place prior to implementing MERP.
The Achilles heal to “Marijuana Prohibition” is the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. We need to force our representatives to take Cannabis completely off the schedule. Once that is done the federal government will no longer have an excuse to meddle in the drug policies of individual states. The raids on Medical Marijuana dispensaries would immediately cease.
But, at a grass roots level, people have got to stop being so damn complacent. Confront your representatives when they come to town. Organize with local, state and national groups. Insist that the national groups get behind the MERP model for Re-Legalization.
And what is MERP you ask? It is a short way of saying the “Marijuana Re-Legalization Policy (MRP) Project.” But that is a big mouthful of syllables. So I like to refer to this model as MERP in order to condense the concept down to a single syllable.
The MERP Model can be succinctly described as follows
“The MERP model of Marijuana Re-Legalization would minimally allow non-commercial cultivation, by adults above the age of 18, to be done without any form of government taxation, regulation or other interference.”
The “moneyed” drug reform organizations (e.g., those supported by Soros, Sperling and Lewis) contend that this is far too radical. But it really is not significantly different than the way we allow US citizens to produce beer and wine within there homes. Home beer and wine production is neither taxed nor significantly regulated.
And many activists need to be weaned from this false notion that the government should get to tax everything. If they don’t tax your tomatoes or your beer, why should they be allowed to tax your Cannabis?
The MERP Model does not preclude commercial licensing. But it forbids the government from interfering with personal cultivation as specified above. In doing this we have, in effect, a mechanism to check government greed. At about $100 per ounce a lot of people would not bother growing their own. But if the government charged $400 per ounce most people would be turning on the grow lamps.
I really think this is one of the best ideas I have ever come up with. It is so elegant in its simplicity. And it is also part of the “New Agenda for America.” Benjamin Franklin selflessly gave the world “lightening rods” and refused to profit by imposing a copyright on the invention. Had it not been for the lightening rod, large building structures, such as “skyscrapers,” would have been impossible. This is due to the associated hazard of fires from lightening strikes. I would like to give the world the MERP model with very similar intentions.
One thing MERP would also do is act as a Gatekeeper Drug: keeping more and more people away from dealers that also sell hard drugs. I am quite sure it would destroy the revenue streams for local drug dealers and terrorist organizations alike.
Here are a few additional links for a broader discussion of MERP and the reasons we really need to end Marijuana Prohibition:
============================= Drug Policy
The MERP Project The Marijuana Re-Legalization Policy (MRP) Project
Why Lou Dobbs Should Support Marijuana Legalization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VKf5YfQb7s&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Enewagecitizen%2Ecom%2F
How Continuing the Drug War could make Nuclear Terrorism a Reality by Bruce W. Cain http://www.newagecitizen.com/Editorials/v8n1NuclearTerrorism.htm ===============================
3) How much of an effect would legalizing cannabis have on narco-terrorism?
Under the MERP model it would be quite significant. Virtually all profits in Marijuana sales – by terrorist organization and drug gangs alike – would instantly evaporate the very day the MERP is implemented.
It should first be understood that over 50% of terrorist revenue comes from the sale of illicit drugs. Currently, Cannabis probably only accounts for 20% of the global illicit drug market. But in a 500 Billion annual global illicit drug market that is still significant. We could probably rob the Mexican drug cartels of 20 billion a year just by Re-Legalizing. And if nothing else it would keep the money in the US economy creating more jobs for US workers.
But I think the effect would create a unique form of synergy. As people have more access to cheap, high quality Cannabis – as under the MERP model -- they would be less likely to encounter drug dealers that sell harder drugs such as cocaine, crack, methamphetamine etc. But while it may be hard to quantify I’m quite sure the net effect would, in any case, be positive.
Another synergistic effect might be that people become more comfortable with non-alcoholic drugs and it could pave the way for Re-Legalization of other soft plant-based entheogens such as peyote, and psilocybin. Legal psilocybin in Amsterdam has not resulted in any significant social problems. Entheogens may also have been purposely prohibited because they have a tendency to deprogram people from state propaganda: ever the more reason to make them available to responsible adults.
Of course the MERP model would have a much more pronounced effect than current strategies (e.g., Medical Marijuana initiatives) for 2 important reasons: (1) It completely takes the profit out of the Marijuana market and (2) it constitutes a permanent and structural change at the very core of our legal system.
4) How would the federal prison population be affected by the legalization of cannabis?
Well, the most significant effect of legalization, under the MERP Model, would be 840,000 fewer arrests a year. And that IS very significant.
There would be some reduction in federal prisons but most drug convictions end up with some form of probation. We are now up to arresting 840,000 Cannabis users annually. Over 80% of these arrests involve simple possession. I actually think the lions share of these never go to prison and most that do end up in state facilities. The problem is that once you get “tagged” by the criminal justice system it takes years to get out from under that shadow. They force you into “drug classes” and urine tests and all sorts of totally unnecessary bullshit. It reminds me of the Inquisitions where some citizens were forced to say they were witches, when in fact they were not.
And of course they also rob you blind through the entire process. I have been fortunate to have avoided this personally, but I am aware of the disproportionate penalties and costs that go along with a simple arrest for transporting Cannabis. And once your record is blemished they will be on you like flies on shit, for the rest of your life.
I realize I’ve gone off on a tangent here. But there should be no greater penalty for transporting Cannabis than for transporting a case of beer from your local party store. And like I said: once Cannabis is Re-Legalized all of this could go away forever. Of course it isn’t great news if you are an attorney, a judge, or a city that will do anything to raise revenue. Re-Legalization is probably not exactly great for a Medical Marijuana “gardeners” who are often making between $25 to $35 an hour either.
And actually the Medical Marijuana dispensaries have created a rather ironic situation. The irony is that medical users are still basically paying street prices for the medicine: about $12 to $18 per gram. For patients like Angel Raich, who requires 7 grams per day – a quarter ounce – such prices would cost her over $35,000 per year. Since many medical marijuana users are both unemployed and sick, it is difficult for me to imagine how they could even afford the medicine at these prices. Re-Legalization would allow either patient, or caregiver, to cooperate in the cultivation. Best of all this Cannabis would only cost about $20, pre ounce, to grow under lamps and would be virtually free if it were grown outside.
The current Marijuana laws really make you ask an important question:
“What kind of society goes so far out of its way to criminalize its members, when what they have done should not even be a crime in the first place?”
I don’t have the space to entertain that question here. But Naomi Klein does a good job of it in her current book, “Shock Doctrine.” I definitely recommend reading this book or at least “Googling” for more information on “Shock Doctrine.”
5) Are you thinking of running in the 2008 presidential election as a write in candidate? Why?
I am only doing this to promote the “New Agenda for America.” I have no illusion about moving into the Whitehouse in 2009. Instead what I want to do, through this "faux candidacy," is motivate people to ask the Democratic and Republican candidates which planks of the “New Agenda for America” they would support. The MERP model for Marijuana Re-Legalization is currently the 3rd plank of the agenda. Here are all of the major planks:
=================== NEW AGENDA FOR AMERICA: Preliminary Planks Help Influence the 2008 Presidency [More info: http://www.newagecitizen.com and click on topic]
(1) Universal Health Care for All American Citizens (2) A 20-year moratorium on all immigration into the United States (3) Legal Marijuana for all Adults and Medical Patients (4) An immediate reversal to the Offshoring and Inshoring of American Jobs (5) A strict enforcement on issues of Separation of Church and State (6) An immediate move from so-called Free Trade Agreements to Bilateral Trade agreements (7) A major R&D project to bring energy independence to the United States and the World through recycling, reuse, ending hyper-consumerism and investing in the development of sustainable energy sources (e.g., solar, photovoltaic, wind, geothermal) (8) No further ownership of US Assets (businesses, homes, ports, stock exchanges) by foreign governments or individuals! (9) Replace the Federal Reserve with a People's Reserve which allows public oversight ======================
I could be wrong but these are all things that I believe American citizens want today. They are also required in order to stop the colonization of the United States by foreign elites: a trend that has been accelerating in recent decades. But do you think any of the corporate donors, funding both parties, would allow any of the current candidates to endorse ANY of these policy planks? Unfortunately, I think the answer is a resounding “No Way.” Ron Paul might endorse some of them; however, I am skeptical of his libertarian religiosity. I ran against John Dingle for US Congress in 1996 as a libertarian, so I do know what I am talking about here. Having said that I still think he is the best candidate out there right now.
I am promoting the “New Agenda for America (NAA), because I think the current economic model is soon going to cause this society to crash and burn. I fear that there could be a world depression or possibly a world war in the coming decade. I believe the NAA could stave off the “buy off” of the United States of America by foreign elites and offer American citizens a softer landing as this current “business cycle” crashes, like a lead zeppelin, in the next few years. I’m afraid we may be on the cusp of a Second American Revolution and I would prefer that it be a peaceful revolution if at all possible.
But what would be the first thing I would do if I became President of the United States? At my inauguration I would tell the American people that Marijuana Prohibition is over. Until the MERP model is fully implemented by Congress I would set up a department to solely issue pardons for every non-violent Cannabis arrest. Too bad that just isn’t going to happen, isn’t it?
Finally, let me say that I do intend to go a little further than treating my candidacy as a joke. I will be setting up a signup at my website for people that might be interested in voting for me:
www.newagecitizen
And for those that would like to watch excerpts from my television appearances and political speeches you can look through my “Video Biography” at the following link:
In a three-way runoff (e.g., Clinton, Giuliani, Cain) it would take about 40 million votes to win. Just before the election I would send an email out to each person alerting them to how many have signed up to vote for me. Then they can make their own informed decision as to which direction we want to take the once-great republic. We need to keep in mind that the average longevity for a nation-state is about 250 years. I don’t know about you but, as we have just past the 200 year anniversary for this republic, I’m thinking that I’d like to beat those odds by at least a few hundred years.
This is a sample of one of the video's from Krystal Cole of "Neursoup." Of course you are thinking of a street dealer right? Nope, we're talking about the Pharmaceutical Industry here. Great Video. Background sounds like Annie Lennox, but I'm not quite sure if that is correct:
Comment: I have always been for complete legalization of drugs, however, I am mindful of the people that must ultimately make that choice within the confines of a democratic republic. Having said that I DO think the American people are in favor of legalizing Marijuana TODAY!
Last week, we reported on North Wales police chief Richard Brunstom's call to legalize drugs in a paper he released in response to a call from the Home Office for input on the direction the country's drug policy should take. Since then, Brunstrom's remarks have ignited a firestorm of controversy, but his force has stood behind him. On Monday, the North Wales Police Authority approved plans to send Brunstrom's paper on to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.
The North Wales Police Authority passed three of Brunstrom's recommendations:
That the Authority submits a response to the current Home Office consultation on drugs strategy.
That the Authority submits a response to the forthcoming Welsh Assembly Government consultation on the all Wales substance misuse strategy. That the Authority urges the repeal of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and its replacement with a Misuse of Substances Act, based upon a new 'hierarchy of harm' that includes alcohol and nicotine.
Independent legalization cover (courtesy Transform)While Brunstrom's stand has excited criticism, he has also picked up at least one prominent supporter. Lord Ramsbotham, the former chief inspector of prisons, told The Independent Brunstom's prescription was on the money. "The present regime has failed in every way. If you look at prohibition of alcohol in the US, it failed. The Chief Constable's suggestions must be considered seriously. We've got to stop the dealers who cause so much misery for society."
He added: "I used to reckon that 80 percent of those people received into prison were misusing a substance of some kind when they came in. The amount of acquisitive crime connected to drug abuse is immense. That is why there needs to be a new approach."
A fourth Brunstrom recommendation, that the Police Authority affiliate with the Transform Drug Policy Foundation, a leading British drug reform group, is on hold pending discussions between Transform and the authority. Transform is nonetheless quite pleased with the results so far.
"It is hugely significant that the call for a legal regulation and control of drugs has now been publicly supported by the North Wales police authority, and they are to be congratulated in taking a bold stand in this urgent and vital debate," said Transform executive director Danny Kushlick. "There are many high profile individuals who support this position, but this sort of institutional support really puts the debate center stage. We hope to see other police authorities following their lead, and we look forward to the Police Authority affiliating to Transform in the near future. The Government have tried their best to avoid this debate in the current drug strategy consultation and review process, not engaging with any policy alternatives despite the obvious failings of the current approach that the North Wales police highlight so clearly," Kushlick continued. "The call from the North Wales Police Authority makes the continued evasion from meaningful debate impossible: the Government must now engage with the significant and growing body of mainstream opinion calling for pragmatic moves away from prohibition towards evidence based regulatory alternatives."
While Transform is pleased, neither the government nor the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) is smiling. In response to a question from a North Wales parliamentarian this week, Home Officer minister Vernon Coaker said that strict enforcement of the drug laws was needed.
The ACPO, for its part, suggested that Brunstrom's ideas were a "counsel of despair." ACPO president Ken Jones issued a statement saying Brunstrom's views were "his personal views, to which he is entitled," and that ACPO disagreed. "ACPO does not agree with the repeal of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 or the legalisation of drugs -- this is arguably a counsel of despair," Jones said. "The reduction of harm caused by drugs to our neighborhoods is a priority for chief officers across the UK. According to the Drug Harm Index it has been reducing since 2001. This is a complex pernicious global problem. Moving to total legalization would, in our view, greatly exacerbate the harm to people in this country, not reduce it. It simply does not make sense to legitimize dangerous narcotic substances which would then have the potential to ruin even more lives and our neighborhoods."
But it is ACPO and its fellow prohibitionists who are on a path to nowhere, Brunstrom retorted. Three million people take illegal drugs in Britain, he noted, while 2.5 million are alcoholics and 9.5 million addicted to nicotine. "This is a real counsel of despair if one chooses to look at the evidence. Seizures of drugs in the UK are less than 1%. In 2003 the UK stopped 10% of heroin coming in and only 15% of cocaine."
Meanwhile, as the debate continues, so does Britain's drug war. The Home Office announced Thursday that the number of drug offenses police reported in the second quarter of this year was up 14% over the same period last year. That's another 55,000 drug arrests for the British police, courts, and prisons to deal with.
This is actually from a "Disk Web" of all the archived files from "New Age Patriot" magazine which Bruce Cain edited and authored between 1989 and 1987. While many of the videos are grainy they show how prescient and consistent Bruce Cain's views on drug policy remain. While much of what he believes seems "common sense" today, it should be remembered that, at the time these views were being publicly advocated, his views were thought to be very controversial. Some might argue that, at least some of his views, are still controversial today.
Copy the "New Agenda for America" planks onto a piece of paper and put it in your wallet, so it is always available.
New Agenda for America: (1) Universal Health Care for All American Citizens (2) A 20-year moratorium on all immigration into the United States (3) Legal Marijuana for all Adults and Medical Patients (4) An immediate reversal to the Offshoring and Inshoring of American Jobs (5) A strict enforcement on issues of Separation of Church and State (6) An immediate move from so-called Free Trade Agreements to Bilateral Trade agreements (7) A major R&D project to bring energy independence to the United States and the World through recycling, reuse, ending hyper-consumerism and investing in the development of sustainable energy sources (e.g., solar, photovoltaic, wind, geothermal) (8) No further ownership of US Assets (businesses, homes, ports, stock exchanges) by foreign governments or individuals! (9) Replacement of the "Federal Reserve" with a "People's Reserve" which has Congressional oversight.
I am also providing the link (below) to a Word Document that contains 8 copies of the "New Agenda for America" per page. Soon I will also release a *.pdf version of this file. If you are reading this from the homepage of my website (www.newagecitizen.com) you will see what a single copy of this printed listing of the "New Agenda for America" looks like:
Here is the link to the "New Age Agenda" mini-flyer Word document:
Please make additional copies to share with your friends. Just follow these steps:
(1) Print of a few copies (8 mini-flyers per page) (2) Cut them into individual flyers with a pair of scissors (3) Put them where they are easily accessible (e.g., your wallet or purse) (4) Share them with any eligible American voter.
Then start sharing. Share the agenda with your friends, your family, with the local policeman. If you call into a "talk show" or attend a political debate read off the list and ask, after each policy plank is read: will you promise to support this? IF a politician says NO to anything on this agenda, that you support, respectfully tell them that they are NOT GETTING YOUR VOTE.
Your can also get involved by joining the NAC discussion group or viewing the expanding library of NAC and other videos:
================================================ If you would like to discuss aspects of the "New Agenda for America" let me invite you to join my discussion group:
These two links are extensions to my website: www.newagecitizen.com ================================================
We have 14 months to change the course of the country by changing the agenda for the 2008 Presidential Election.
What would you rather have: the same old Corporate Presidential Agenda or "The New Agenda for America"?
I just think NAA makes too much sense to be ignored. It could be our last best chance to put this country back on track towards a sustainable future for our children.
Yours in Freedom,
Bruce W. Cain Editor, New Age Citizen www.newagecitizen.com
The current mission of New Age Citizen is really quite simple: I want to push forward the "New Agenda for America (NAA)" in order to rejuvenate this once-great republic. To do this I intend to lecture publicly; run as a "write-in" presidential candidate and force this agenda down the throats of all 2008 Presidential Candidates. I have absolutely no illusions of winning and -- in point of fact -- will never officially run. But I think such a prank could very well garner attention and therefore, more consideration of the NAA. It is so critical that this nation chart a different course in the very immediate future.
If you are new to this website I ask but one initial consideration:
Please don't reach any conclusions about New Age Citizen until you have done the following:
I am confident that, having read some of this pertinent background material, you will understand that New Age Citizen is not interested in either racism or xenophobia. We really want to leave the United States, and the rest of the planet, in better shape than we found it when we arrived. But to do this effectively we also need to understand things as they are and not how we would prefer these things to be.
For the last few years I have assembled a number of policy planks and packaged them under the title "New Agenda for America." Here is the current set of planks:
(1) Universal Health Care for All American Citizens (2) A 20-year moratorium on all immigration into the United States (3) Legal Marijuana for all Adults and Medical Patients (4) An immediate reversal to the Offshoring and Inshoring of American Jobs (5) A strict enforcement on issues of Separation of Church and State (6) An immediate move from so-called Free Trade Agreements to Bilateral Trade agreements (7) A major R&D project to bring energy independence to the United States and the World through recycling, reuse, ending hyper-consumerism and investing in the development of sustainable energy sources (e.g., solar, photovoltaic, wind, geothermal) (8) Increasing the "minimum wage" to a "living wage" (9) Replacement of the "Federal Reserve" with a "People's Reserve" which has Congressional oversight.
Between now and the next presidential election (November 4, 2008) I am planning to take this agenda on the road by presenting it live through a series of lectures. The main purpose will be to pressure the main party candidates to embrace and endorse all political planks. I may also run as a "write-in" candidate though I have absolutely no serious illusion that there is any chance of me winning.
If you agree with most of the agenda I encourage you to share my website with you friends and families. Specifically, I would recommend that they all get on our mailing list so that we can alert them to new content at our website. We are in the midst of the destruction of the American Middle Class by a powerful group of Global Elitists. It is not happening through some hidden conspiracy. Rather it is happening right before our eyes through various forms of social engineering that are being orchestrated by the world's largest banks and corporations. The most visible manifestation of this can be observed by reading about the North America Union that is being implemented below the media radar stream and is being implemented with total disregard of Constitutional process. In addition it is being pushed forward by our Congressional representatives that are committing treason through their continued silence.
The following YouTube Video has the Editor of New Age Citizen, Bruce W. Cain, describing an overview to the "New Agenda for America": [originally referred to as the "New Age Agenda"]:
"New Agenda for America" will become a slogan for referring to the set of policy positions that NAC will be promoting in the coming years. It refers to a disturbing trend whereby our elected representatives appear to be increasingly at odds with the values of the founding fathers of this country (e.g., Washington, Franklin, Jefferson) and the American people.
To get this off the ground I am creating a frames based page which will allow my visitors to both understand the rational behind New Age Citizen as well as the preliminary agenda for "New Agenda for America." I will place a link to this at the top right hand corner of the homepage for now. You can take a quick look by clicking below:
There is an invisible pyramid of power that exist within this society and throughout the world. The media effectively prevents us from seeing about the lowermost level through techniques of distraction and obfuscation. The only saving grace has been a free and unregulated internet.
The Internet -- the "New Library of Alexandria -- has allowed a few of us to understand what is going on many levels above the base. But even the smartest of us can catch but a glimpse of what takes place at the apex -- where the power is most centralized. To see this symbolized all you have to do is look at a common dollar bill -- a source of value that has fallen nearly 30% in value over just the last 7 years.
Though many would say what is going on is a conspiracy I would tend to differ. Conspiracies are normally completely hidden, while much about the "Invisible Pyramid" can actually be learned through various and rare articles and other source material. In any case I have always preferred the term "Social Control Theory" to "Conspiracy Theory" for this very reason.
Every once and awhile I read an article that gives insight as to what is really going on above the media barrier that so effectively obstructs our vision and distracts our focus.
This week it was an interview by Bill Moyer's with Robert Kuttner and a former head of the Security and Exchange Commission, Bill Donaldson, .It was not just the interview, that provided this epiphany, but the addition materials and links that Moyer's provided in conjunction with the interview. Here is the link which will lead you to both the video interview and the supporting documentation:
I highly recommend that you watch the video and take a week or two to read through all of the articles cited above. I have neither the time or inclination to attempt to explain everything within these important papers. But one thing I will tell you is that these articles will do two things:
(1) They will allow you to see far above the base of the "Invisible Pyramid" (2) They will convince you, beyond any shadow of doubt that our government elites are involved in a betrayal of unprecedented proportion.
Though I haven't the time to explain everything the following comment in "The Alarming Parallels Between 1929 and 2007" puts the untenable mess in perspective and gives us a glimpse of what the elite is seeing from atop the "Invisible Pyramid":
The cat is already out of the bag. The total nominal value of derivatives, securities, and other unregulated off-balance sheet instruments has been estimated to be 750 Trillion. The sum total of all the nations of the worlds GDP's is estimated at 50 Trillion. There is no way this system can be salvaged. We need a moratorium on all foreclosures NOW!!! We cannot pay the usurers for their crimes. Bailouts won't help. Lyndon Larouche has proposed such a bill. The Homeowners and Banks Protection Act of 2007 of LaRouche is based on the precedent of FDR in stopping all home foreclosures in April, 1933!!!! It worked!!! Why not go with the principles that worked before and will certainly work again? Posted by: Gerald Pechenuk | Oct 2, 2007 8:52:07 PM
Just sit back and allow this reality to set in for a moment. Basically we are being set up by the world's elite just like we were in 1929. Such disparities almost inevitably lead to global depression, war or most likely both. And the elite will sit back in the wings and watch the working class loose their homes and get quite literally slaughtered.
The "New Agenda for America" is intended to throw a wrench into their plans. By controlling the Federal Reserve we can give the American people back their homes and stave off a buy off of our homes and businesses by the very same Globalists that engineered this global disaster in the first place. In the past the Federal Reserve has only bailed out the elite. The last time this occurred was in 1998 when a Hedge Fund went belly up to the tune of 10 Billion dollars. Of course, when this happens to working people its just tough luck. But because it was the elite the Federal Reserve literally printed 10 Billion dollars and bailed out the elite investment class.
Wrestling control of the Federal Reserve from the Global Bankers puts the control back into the hands of the American people. Coupled with tariffs and other economic tools we may actually have a chance to save this republic for the true Citizens of the United States of America.
I urge you to familiarize yourself with the "New Agenda for America." Print out the mini-flyers and hand them out to friends, family and even strangers. Let the 2008 Presidential candidates know that you support this agenda and are no longer willing to be treated like a sheep any longer.
I find it so interesting how the "Corporate Controlled Media (CCM)" has so cleverly and consistently failed to connect the dots between Legal/Illegal Immigration, Population Growth and our increasingly unsustainable environment.
I don't have much time today so I'll be brief. First read the following article about the massive draught occurring in the Southeastern United States. Atlanta could find itself rather parched over the next couple of years: "The Future is Drying Up" provides a even broader assessment of the problem in a more global perspective.
In a nutshell Beck warns us of the peril we face if we do not stop this annual influx of 2 million Legal Immigrants along with 2-3 Illegal Immigrants. Our population could more than double in the next 100 years if we don't put a stop to both Legal/Illegal Immigration.
In light of these facts doesn't seem puzzling that the Corporate Controlled Media just refuses to connect the dots which incontrovertibly portend an environmental disaster: one that will largely be caused by unsustainable population growth from outside immigration?
So why the disconnect? This is an engineered disconnect on the part of Corporate America because they are the short-term winners if unbridled immigration continues. Supply and demand will continue to reduce wages, benefits and destroy whatever small influence Unions have had in "sticking up" for the American worker. Of course the Union trends get even more mysterious as we saw the other week when both the AFL-CIO and the ACLU united for an injunction against the sending of the "No Match" Letters that would have repatriated 7 to 8 million Illegal Aliens: both Hispanics from the south and Visa overstays from throughout the globe. Now unions such as the AFL-CIO and SEIU have inverted in their mission. Once they stood up for American workers. Now they are actually standing up for Illegal Aliens.
In addition quid pro quo agreements, between US Multi-National Corporations and 3rd world elites such as China and India, are allowing millions of foreign elites to pour into this country each year and displace American citizens from their jobs. They are also gleefully allowing the elites from Islamic Terror States (e.g., the UAE, Saudi Arabia etc.) to buy up our homes and businesses.
And of course what is even more troubling is that these Multi-Nationals KNOW that there actions will precipitate disaster. It really begins to make you wonder what they have hidden up their sleeves for the future of you, your children and those generations that will hopefully follow. Is there a plan for mass extermination in the future?
Whatever your position on these issues one thing is quite clear: this trend cannot be allowed to continue. This is why putting an end to both Legal and Illegal Immigration is one of the 9 primary planks of the "New Agenda for America." It is that we dislike foreigners as we were all foreigners at one time or another. It is that we recognize the responsibility we have for both our citizens and the environment that must sustain us.
If you read through the "New Agenda for America" (below) and find that you agree with most of it I would encourage you to print out the mini-flyers and start sharing them with the 50% of America that does not have regular access to the Internet. Send my little editorials to your friends on the Internet and, in turn, encourage them to pass the message on. Then hopefully in the first months of 2008 we will begin to present a united front against the Corporate Candidates of the two major parties: most probably Hillary Clinton and Rudi Guliani. We cannot afford "more of the same" in the 2008 Presidential elections.
Comment: I came across this article today, but it is about a year old. This is one of these articles by a Muslim that must really think the rest of the world is as dumb as a brick. I highly recommend that you follow the link (above). after reading this piece and check out the comments. About 95% think the person that wrote this is an idiot. And check out the last sentence where he basically makes a veiled threat of violence. Oh yes, Islam, the religion of peace. Sorry but 2 world trade centers later, there should be no further Muslims coming to the United States. And we also need to make sure that Dubai does not get a share in the Stock Market. Finally, we must make certain that there in no further purchase of US assets (homes, businesses, ports, stock exchanges, factories) by either foreigners or foreign governments.
Bruce W. Cain
EUROPE'S MUSLIM communities increasingly are portrayed -- especially by European media -- as havens for religious intolerance that flourish thanks to the overly tolerant policies of liberal governments. It's true that until relatively recently, some Western European governments shrank from confronting clerics or others who promoted extremist ideology or encouraged terrorism. It's also true that some European artists and politicians have been threatened or even killed for criticizing or mocking Islam. But another important part of the dangerous increase in tensions between Europeans and Muslims is the blatant bigotry of many mainstream political leaders, journalists and other elites against Islam and its followers.
Sometimes the bigots portray their crude attacks on Muslim beliefs and culture as a defense of freedom of speech -- as when a Danish newspaper last year chose to publish gratuitously offensive cartoons about the prophet Muhammad. Sometimes they claim to be promoting better communication, as when British parliamentarian Jack Straw recently asked Muslim women to remove their veils when visiting his office. Luckily for the enemies of cynicism and disingenuousness, there is also the Dutch government -- which no longer bothers to disguise its ugly prejudice.
On Nov. 17, just five days before Wednesday's hard-fought general election in the Netherlands, the incumbent center-right government promised that, if reelected, it would introduce legislation to ban the wearing of burqas and other facial coverings in most public places, including courts, schools, trains and even streets. The ruling Christian Democratic Appeal party finished first in the voting, but the makeup of the next government remains unclear. If enacted, the prohibition would affect no more than a few dozen of the country's 1 million Muslims, who make up some 6 percent of the population. But the point is symbolic: A country famous for tolerating prostitution, drug use, euthanasia and public nudity considers Muslim veiling beyond the pale.
Rita Verdonk, the immigration minister who is rapidly becoming the face of the new Dutch intolerance, claimed that the measure was needed for "reasons of public order, security and protection of citizens." Nothing subtle in that connection: As far as Ms. Verdonk is concerned, burqas and terrorism are synonymous.
Like other Europeans, the Dutch have reason to worry about terrorism; the country has been traumatized by the assassinations of a prominent right-wing politician and a right-wing filmmaker in the past few years. But attacking Muslim culture -- as opposed to those who practice or promote violent acts -- is no way to diminish the threat. It won't be surprising if more Dutch Muslims respond to their government by putting on burqas -- or by answering intolerance with intolerance.
The Editor of New Age Citizen, is considering giving a series of lectures that challenge the current "Demopublican" plutocracy with policy alternatives that are more to the interests of the American working class. The first lecture in the series will most likely address the current Immigration Reform measures that are being debated both in Congress and on the streets of America. I may even bring my guitar to break things up a bit. Expect this to happen around January 2008.
Lecture #001: No More Immigration: Legal or Illegal
This lecture will address the virtual propaganda surrounding the current immigration debate. It will expose the larger agenda that is intent on destroying the middle class by attempting to merge the United States into a "North American Union" consisting of Mexico, Canada and the United States. The primary argument against immigration focuses on the inability of the United States to provide adequate sustainable resources for the 200 million additional immigrants that will exceed the carrying capacity of this great country by 2050. The lecture will conclude that the best interests of legal American citizens will be served by implementing mandatory employer Social Security checks; punishing employers with extreme prejudice and putting an end to all Legal/Illegal immigration until the real wages of Americans is at or beyond what they were at their apex in 1973. If you live in SE Michigan and are interesting in attending one of these activist lectures please send an email to get on our lecture list.
In addition to these lectures I am considering staging a demonstration against further immigration and Bush's agenda to destroy the American working class. More on that in the near future. Lastly, if you know of any Anti-Immigrant Demonstrations, anywhere in the US, let me know. I will begin to post these on the website.
Also, please read this article if you have not already done so. Very illuminating stuff.
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Last week, we reported on North Wales police chief Richard Brunstom's call to legalize drugs in a paper he released in response to a call from the Home Office for input on the direction the country's drug policy should take. Since then, Brunstrom's remarks have ignited a firestorm of controversy, but his force has stood behind him. On Monday, the North Wales Police Authority approved plans to send Brunstrom's paper on to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.
