Saturday, October 29, 2016
Sunday, October 23, 2016
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ALBANY NEWSPAPERS in NY State- for those politicians who support Trump.
I am an independent who has supported most or our local politicians, especially James Tedisco (Rep- NY State Assemblyman) and Hugh Farley (NY State Senator), because they have always been responsive to my concerns as a citizen.
However, I have was very disappointed by Mr. Tedisco's recent admission of support of Donald Trump. Therefore, on November 8th I will not vote for Tedisco, because I cannot accept Trump's ideals, his lack of morality and/or compassion for others, his immoral behavior and his agenda lack ideas/solutions and compassion for America.
So far the only thing Trump has done well is present a long litany of complains/faults of Hillary Clinton, President Obama and the democratic party. However, there one thing I agree with Trump- it is his pro-life stance, however his words and actions betray his words- so I simply do not trust him. I don't think that if elected president he will reverse Roe vs wade (the 1974 law that legalized abortion in the USA), and/or make any difference in reducing the number of abortions in America.
I also do not trust the republican party on the defense of life, because, although they say they defend life, in reality they do not- their actions are not consistent, because they are and have always been for the death penalty and they support the gun lobby and the NRA- they are pro guns. An industry that causes 33,000 deaths every year. As a matter of fact Trumps wants to arm all Americans and wants to take any restrictive gun control laws away. I am not anti-guns and/or anti 2A (the 2nd Amendment)- helathy and responsible citizens should have the right to own guns/rifles 9for protection and/or for pleasure, like hunting, target practice, etc.). But I am also for common sense/effective gun laws that keep guns away from terrorists, the mentally deranged (crazy people) and violent criminals.
Guns kill over 33,000 Americans every year- can you imagine taking away all gun controls? This isn't rocket science! It's common sense- we all know that more guns equal more blood and more death! America will lose a lot more than 33,000 people per year if no gun control laws are enforced and/or applied. Allowing Trump to become president and arming more Americans would be a total disaster!
In addition, Trump has proven to be incompetent in matters of policies and his personality reflects that of an arrogant fascist, an ignorant person, a bully and a clown. A person who is anti-immigrants, anti-women, anti-social justice (against veterans, equal pay, anti-constitution; he has repeatedly admitted that he'll go after families of terrorists, and he will be enforcing unconstitutional actions like frisking/stopping all Muslim and preventing them from entering our country).
So, on November 8th I will not vote for neither for Trump and/or Tedisco, because as a legal immigrant (naturalized US citizen) and as a Christian I simply cannot, and will not support Trump and or any other politician who has compromised his/her values just to support their party- politicians like Tedisco have shown me (by supporting a buffoon and a selfish bigot like Trump), that they don't have any values at all! They do not care for America! but only for their party! And yet they want to lead our State and country. Tedisco and Trump do not deserve our support. We need strong moral/ethical/honest leaders who have with high moral standard and good/sound ideas at this delicate time in America.
I am an independent who has supported most or our local politicians, especially James Tedisco (Rep- NY State Assemblyman) and Hugh Farley (NY State Senator), because they have always been responsive to my concerns as a citizen.
However, I have was very disappointed by Mr. Tedisco's recent admission of support of Donald Trump. Therefore, on November 8th I will not vote for Tedisco, because I cannot accept Trump's ideals, his lack of morality and/or compassion for others, his immoral behavior and his agenda lack ideas/solutions and compassion for America.
So far the only thing Trump has done well is present a long litany of complains/faults of Hillary Clinton, President Obama and the democratic party. However, there one thing I agree with Trump- it is his pro-life stance, however his words and actions betray his words- so I simply do not trust him. I don't think that if elected president he will reverse Roe vs wade (the 1974 law that legalized abortion in the USA), and/or make any difference in reducing the number of abortions in America.
I also do not trust the republican party on the defense of life, because, although they say they defend life, in reality they do not- their actions are not consistent, because they are and have always been for the death penalty and they support the gun lobby and the NRA- they are pro guns. An industry that causes 33,000 deaths every year. As a matter of fact Trumps wants to arm all Americans and wants to take any restrictive gun control laws away. I am not anti-guns and/or anti 2A (the 2nd Amendment)- helathy and responsible citizens should have the right to own guns/rifles 9for protection and/or for pleasure, like hunting, target practice, etc.). But I am also for common sense/effective gun laws that keep guns away from terrorists, the mentally deranged (crazy people) and violent criminals.
Guns kill over 33,000 Americans every year- can you imagine taking away all gun controls? This isn't rocket science! It's common sense- we all know that more guns equal more blood and more death! America will lose a lot more than 33,000 people per year if no gun control laws are enforced and/or applied. Allowing Trump to become president and arming more Americans would be a total disaster!
In addition, Trump has proven to be incompetent in matters of policies and his personality reflects that of an arrogant fascist, an ignorant person, a bully and a clown. A person who is anti-immigrants, anti-women, anti-social justice (against veterans, equal pay, anti-constitution; he has repeatedly admitted that he'll go after families of terrorists, and he will be enforcing unconstitutional actions like frisking/stopping all Muslim and preventing them from entering our country).
So, on November 8th I will not vote for neither for Trump and/or Tedisco, because as a legal immigrant (naturalized US citizen) and as a Christian I simply cannot, and will not support Trump and or any other politician who has compromised his/her values just to support their party- politicians like Tedisco have shown me (by supporting a buffoon and a selfish bigot like Trump), that they don't have any values at all! They do not care for America! but only for their party! And yet they want to lead our State and country. Tedisco and Trump do not deserve our support. We need strong moral/ethical/honest leaders who have with high moral standard and good/sound ideas at this delicate time in America.
Friday, October 7, 2016
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE SCHENECTADY GAZETTE, and the ALBANY TIMES UNION, NY
I am really disgusted by the media lack of interest in covering third-party presidential candidates, which could provide an alternative to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The first is a buffoon, and the second a professional politician who has abused her public office position many times.
The alternative, to politics as usual, are the Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein (I have listened to her and I favor her). However, these two have so far been excluded from presidential debates.
I am really disgusted by the media lack of interest in covering third-party presidential candidates, which could provide an alternative to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The first is a buffoon, and the second a professional politician who has abused her public office position many times.
The alternative, to politics as usual, are the Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein (I have listened to her and I favor her). However, these two have so far been excluded from presidential debates.
According to recent polls, 60 percent of all voters reject both major
party candidates (Hillary and Trump). I am an independent who has voted
for both major parties, and I too dislike both Trump and Hillary.
And yet, the media is constantly reporting on these two major-party candidates and ignoring third-party ones- by denying their candidates interviews and air time, or analyzing their ideas/plans for America. I ask myself why. Is the media being controlled by corporate interests? It seems so. Why else would they ignore the other two parties?
Third-party candidates have been systematically excluded from the presidential debates by the self-serving 15 percent rule, that major parties have devised to get rid of their competition. In spite of lack of exposure and funding, third-party candidates have over 10 percent of the vote, and counting. For, they provide right-of-center and left-of-center alternatives, with credible/honest candidates.
With the lack of reporting on third-party candidates, the media is conveying the false impression that voters' only option is to choose from the lesser of two evils. This is not a rational course of action, and surely not the only one.
In a tight election like the current one, if third-party candidates win two or three states, then no major-party candidate will attain the required number of Electoral College votes to win the White House. The presidential election will then be thrown to Congress, a real panic option for the two major-party candidates!
It is about time that the media, including the Schenectady Daily Gazette the Albany Times Union, the Capital Region radio and TV Stations, provide third-party candidates their fair share of coverage and air time. The media will be doing themselves, and the country, a great service.
And yet, the media is constantly reporting on these two major-party candidates and ignoring third-party ones- by denying their candidates interviews and air time, or analyzing their ideas/plans for America. I ask myself why. Is the media being controlled by corporate interests? It seems so. Why else would they ignore the other two parties?
Third-party candidates have been systematically excluded from the presidential debates by the self-serving 15 percent rule, that major parties have devised to get rid of their competition. In spite of lack of exposure and funding, third-party candidates have over 10 percent of the vote, and counting. For, they provide right-of-center and left-of-center alternatives, with credible/honest candidates.
With the lack of reporting on third-party candidates, the media is conveying the false impression that voters' only option is to choose from the lesser of two evils. This is not a rational course of action, and surely not the only one.
In a tight election like the current one, if third-party candidates win two or three states, then no major-party candidate will attain the required number of Electoral College votes to win the White House. The presidential election will then be thrown to Congress, a real panic option for the two major-party candidates!
It is about time that the media, including the Schenectady Daily Gazette the Albany Times Union, the Capital Region radio and TV Stations, provide third-party candidates their fair share of coverage and air time. The media will be doing themselves, and the country, a great service.
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