Yes because the judges they appoint are far better. They don't cut services
to the poor and are just generally more humane in their attitude towards
people. I pity us our new Supreme Court. I think both parties are
financially just as corrupt. Like my father used to say I expect
politicians to steal from us, I just don't expect them to steal so much.
Case is playing soccor and swimming a lot and enjoying school. This year he
says he is tired quite often and that is new. Since I've been on this
list, I put him in his stroller much more and don't push him to walk as I
don't want to wear out his joints and he gets plenty of exercise. His
parents will both be out of town next week so I'll be full time.
At 10:00 AM 9/16/2005, you wrote:
>democratic corruption is better than republican
>corruption? i'll just have to take your word on this
>one as i have not considered this.
>how's the little guy?
>
>--- Linda Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Whenever one party assumes control for a
> > long time there is
> > corruption. I am a life long Democrat and union
> > activist. I do not
> > understand poor people who are Republicans but that
> > is an aside. In Hawaii
> > the Democrats have had control for a long time and
> > there is corruption. In
> > Utah the Republicans have had control for a long
> > time and there is
> > corruption. Of the two types of corruption, I far
> > prefer the Democratic.
> > This disaster like all disasters of this
> > magnitude belongs in the
> > hands of the President but he is too busy whacking
> > golf balls and deciding
> > how best to steal all the worlds oil for his
> > friends. I don't like him or
> > his policies.
> > I work on child abuse issues and
> > specifically on the church child
> > abuse lawsuits. In Utah the Supreme Court decided
> > that a church, namely
> > Mormon, cannot be held responsible for its negligent
> > acts towards children.
> > I have watched the Supreme Court of Utah make wrong
> > decisions for over
> > twenty five years. It is sad. This is also the state
> > that allows, virtually
> > promotes by their indifference, white slavery and
> > the trafficking of young
> > girls in the name of religion, polygamy. Oh yes Utah
> > and the Mormons have
> > their public relations arm that claims they are not
> > responsible. That is a
> > lie. They started polygamy and have done nothing to
> > stop it even though it
> > was a requirement of statehood to do so.
> > It is quite upsetting to hear the Mormon
> > commercials claiming how
> > much they love children. They love them so much they
> > move perpetrators
> > around the country just like the Catholics and
> > rarely report child abuse.
> > These carefully crafted commercials simply appeal to
> > peoples fear of rapid
> > change and longing for an idealized past and are
> > gauged to find more tithe
> > payers. The Republican theme God is on our side also
> > disgusts me. I hope
> > the non voting Americans wake up soon from their fog
> > that voting does not
> > matter. It was also part of the Republican agenda to
> > control Congress to
> > disenfranchise voters by marketing the idea to the
> > baby boom generation
> > that not voting is the best policy since it's only a
> > choice of the lesser
> > of two evils. If more peopel voted Bush would have
> > lost and I think he did
> > lose anyhow but for the Diebold machines that
> > cpatured the phony vote for
> > him. I am very disappointed in every American who
> > does not vote as the
> > mandate in this country would certainly change if
> > people started voting
> > again. Oh yes and then we have to count them all.
> > Whew! ! End of tirade.
> > Back to gardening.
> >
> > Linda
> >
> > At 06:54 AM 9/16/2005, you wrote:
> > >oh, okay. let's see, what party has been in control
> > of
> > >the State of La for 40-60 years? which party has
> > been
> > >in control of the city of New Orleans for 40-60
> > years?
> > >so who allowed the situtation to exist even though
> > we
> > >have spent more than 6 trillion dollars on the "WAR
> > ON
> > >POVERTY."? i think we need and exit stategy. we
> > need a
> > >time table to get out of this war. we have lost the
> > >war. New Orleans showed this war lost.
> > >
> > > the party starts with a "D."
> > >
> > >--- Mike Collis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I don't know if I agree with this
> > wholeheartedly.
> > > > Just another post to get
> > > > y'all talking...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >-----------------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Judge Roberts, Hurricane Katrina and Americans
> > with
> > > > Disabilities
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Building a Supreme Court to Excuse Our Nation's
> > > > Neglect of the Poor and
> > > > Disenfranchised
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > By Jim Ward, Founder and President
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ADA Watch/National Coalition for Disability
> > Rights
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > New Orleans is America's canary in the
> > mineshaft.
> > > > Ideologies of
> > > > privatization that incapacitate effective
> > government
> > > > -permitting the
> > > > privileged to save themselves while leaving the
> > poor
> > > > clinging to roofs -must
> > > > now be challenged. This disaster is a chilling
> > > > reminder of what happens when
> > > > government fails to protect its citizens, and it
> > is
> > > > imperative that
> > > > Americans demand accountability.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Terry Lynn Karl Professor of Political Science
> > > > Stanford University September
> > > > 8, 2005
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > (Washington, DC) We did not see news reports on
> > > > Hurricane Katrina showing
> > > > mass looting by people with disabilities, did
> > we?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Given the chance, perhaps this would have been
> > so.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Instead, we witnessed people without legs
> > -unable to
> > > > reach the rooftops
> > > > -floating in the storm waters; Americans in
> > > > wheelchairs "rescued" and then
> > > > left to fry and die in the scorching sun; people
> > > > with epilepsy and diabetes
> > > > separated from vital medications; and citizens
> > in
> > > > nursing homes left behind
> > > > to drown.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > And we saw many, many poor people.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Louisiana has a shameful poverty rate of 24
> > percent.
> > > > There and throughout
> > > > the United States, people with disabilities are
> > > > among the poorest of the
> > > > poor. According to the 2000 Census, people with
> > > > severe disabilities comprise
> > > > roughly half of all working-age Americans living
> > in
> > > > poverty. A staggering
> > > > one third of adults with disabilities live in
> > > > households with total income
> > > > of $15,000 or less.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hurricane Katrina has blown the cover off of
> > > > America's crumbling physical
> > > > infrastructure and our weakened ability to
> > respond
> > > > to the needs of even our
> > > > most vulnerable citizens. Those quick to write
> > off
> >
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>
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