Communications Abuses. Renewed Interest in the Excluded.

Gristmill. By Dint:

Role of an Elected Representative: To the Constituent Until the Beltway Lobby Pays More.
I represent you. What to do when your representative is unfaithful;  the one you brought to Washington goes off with somebody else.

Middle Class Remedy: Substitute Legislator Act.
 By this legislation, the Significant Other replaces any legislator who votes for tax breaks over the Two Fifty, absent real set-offs for the middlers. A Sadie Hawkins idea. Break the gridlock with substitute legislators.

Religious claims to exclusive use of "Christianity". Coexistence in a Time of Partisans
Empire-building in Christianity supersedes religious messages of founders. What is lost by rejecting other views. Nestorian Christians. Coptic. Orthodox. 

Twisting word meanings. Capitalism Starts with Welfare; Inheritance as Welfare
Better times began - think Plymouth - with a free dole of land and seed. Welfare can spur activity, or enable dependency.  Freebies like inheritances serve the same purpose. 

Fact-free Slogans.
Gay and lesbian rights.  Is orientation relevant to factors that make a steadfast soldier steadfast.

Immigration: Deportation March; or Rhapsody
Immigrants are bad for America! Out with the undocumented! How long does that little sound bite last, when we see hard working, contributing populations that we let in for years without fuss. Our contribution, our invitation. Two approaches: one punitive and self-righteous after keeping the barn door open for ages, the other practical and recognizing the value of new folks

Concepts for co-existence. Pragmatic Secularism
Keep religious precepts religious, unless they can be framed in a secular manner for valid secular purposes

Entitlements. One size fits all. Inheritance as an Entitlement
The freebies to the well-off such as inheritances, breed dependence and sloth.

 Dominion. A Mistranslation leads to Creation Abuse.
The kind of responsibility given to the human as to fellow living creatures is not the dominion the NRA espouses.

Congressional representation.  Obligation to constituent, or self.
Transparency in perks, special interest contributions, recuse from voting on the issue dear to the heart of the ducat-giver

Immigration, Migrations - United States Issues, Groups

By Dint:

Naming. Migration history in names - Romney, Rom'nie, Gypsy

Border Crossing Records Retained in Federal Registries. When does too much record-keeping threaten the individual. How much "record keeping" of past events is really needed for security. Open issue. United States.


Immigration: The Place of the Tishbite Among Us. As with Elijah, the original Tishbite, the foreigner has something of import to tell us. Add equity: other arguments that immigrants can use in favor of remaining, there has been detrimental reliance, where the State has delayed too long, etc.

Federalist Society Proposes Immigrant Testing on "Federalist Papers" Leave no propaganda opportunity unturned. Quick now. Who remembers what that is? Branding here?

Gypsies, Roma, Blacks, "Moors", Whites, Native Americans - Melungeons
Melungeons as a diverse mix, Appalachia, Southern coastal areas

Immigrants Without Documents: Gypsifying. The New "Gypsy" Target Group America creates new group to treat as gypsies

Migrations, more distant past:
Magyars, Khazars (Central Asia Jewish cultures) Hazars - physical characteristic may include epicanthal fold in Norse blonde children, disappears about age 2, traces of past interminglings?

Migrations, Immigration, Emigration, Exploration. Europe. Global issues, newcomers

By Dint:

Myth or real? Migration of Swedish forbears from Caucasus to Sweden, Sigge Fridulfson

Current issues, Migrations: Economic Conditions Follow gypsy migrations from the east to the British Isles, to the US and elsewhere; ongoing; reasons.

Roma groups in Europe: self-identifications, languages, subgroups, specific skill groups, niche

Sassafras in Georgia, Moravian, Jewish migrants Uses of and trade in sassafras. Dr. Samuel Nunez, 18th Century.

National Interest - Issues; News, Opinion

By Dint:

Guantanamo Inmates to Texas by Eminent Domain

Guantanamees to Crawford Texas by Eminent Domain 
Eminent domain and Guantanamo. A constructive reversion by deed results with property previously used for White House purposes is sold; a subsequent White House can re-enter.

THE UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTABLE FACT CHECK
Fact Check Channel, Broadband, Net, To be Available 24/7 
Any functioning democracy requires an educated, analytical citizenry.

RECORDS RETENTION
Government to retain records for 40 years. 
Fine. Who has access during that time, for what purposes, how to monitor, prevent abuse - can't even keep social security records out of prying eyes.

UNLIMITED SURVEILLANCE
Playing at Colisseum: All Aspects of Every Life On View.
Cameras, required hard-drive sign-ins. Then isolate something, blow it up, and see the person shrivel, rightfully or not. True or false?

Library Exposure Week: No Privacy in Some Libraries.
Library surveillance. Pick your library with care. Some don't care about you. How can you be an eloper if your disgruntled ex-boyfriend can track the plans you are making with the elopee?

IMMIGRATION - IMMIGRANTS - REFUGEES.  Understanding of

Immigration History in Mortar

PATRIOTISM

Phrygian Cap to symbolize the Five Freedoms  Franklin D. Roosevelt's original 4 Freedoms: to speech and expression, to worship, from want, from fear [Is Mr. Cheney paying attention?].  Add 5th - freedom from secrecy, misstatement, deception or exploitation for the profit of another

ENVIRONMENT

Resident Dumping Banned from PublicTrailside View.

Seven Hardwoods Per Acre Real Estate Development Act

FDA Bans Vitriol; Nation in Withdrawal.  The national climate is at stake.

IMMIGRATION

Red Card Shall Establish Interim Temporary Residence Authorization, For Otherwise Undocumented Immigrants Pending Resolution of Immigration Status, Issuance of Green Card.
Interim residence red card.