Today’s ban on transgender folk serving in the military is disheartening, and is going to make a lot of people upset. On top of that I witnessed a Lummi woman being poorly represented by her public defender in court today, and wish I had known where to refer her to get proper legal assistance. I …
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Political Platform
I have written a lot on this blog over the last 9 years, and I have written about a lot of different topics. Here is a summary of my political values in a bullet format. Local elections (Bellingham and Whatcom County) Investigate the ability to have fare-free buses Have a local carbon tax, like in …
Free transit for King County now!
Sawant calls for free transit during Viadoom — could it work? We all know that once people get used to not paying $104 a month for a monthly pass and then more for peak hours that it will be very difficult to make it extremely expensive again. On top of that, the easiest way to …
Election 2018 Recap and future elections
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It set the victory, it set the failure. The beginning came at the same time as the end, and for totally different reasons. What a night. This was one of the most exciting elections I have ever seen, with several major victories, and …
Random musings, week 3 of October 2018
Native Americans are being denied the vote in South Dakota African Americans are being pulled off of buses on their way to vote Elizabeth Warren announces her DNA test at the same time as Native Americans are being denied the right to vote. Trump is under trial in New York State for tax evasion There …
Kavanaugh is a disgrace, and just the beginning
I watched almost the entire Kavanaugh hearing today, and I am convinced that he is lying, and that Dr. Christine Blassey Ford is telling the truth. There is literally no way anyone would go through the hell that Dr. Ford went for, openly calling for an FBI investigation, in front of a Senate committee, knowing …
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Make Seattle for people
So, in the City of Seattle, Pike’s Place Market is one of the most famous tourist spots in the state, and there are constantly cars driving down this narrow brick road, far too many for the space. On top of this, transit in the city costs $2.50 each way, and charges $0.25 for transfers, costing …
A truly simple election system
Election day is coming up, and you have received your ballot in the mail. (I live in Washington State, everyone has mail in voting here) You open your ballot and you see the following list of candidates: Joe Schmo, (D, Centrist) Tom Bob, (D, Progressive) Grace Moon, (D, Progressive) Mary Polly, (D, libertarian leaning) Betsy …