SEEKING AN ALTERNATIVE LEADER (us!) sandra & robert
when is it i check in, and out, and back in to the political realm?
voted; went years without voting; voted... in presidential election
never cared; cared; voted; back to caring...
i certainly remember voting for obama
and i certainly remember voting to oust newsom (more than once)
-it still baffles me,
how under newsom's leadership as mayor, san francisco went to SH*#
and yet, he was promoted to governor of california. [?!?!]
under his leadership of california..
same SH*# happens at state level as it did under his leadership at the city level.
[i am convicted about using swear words.. and like to lightheartedly joke, -sometimes i still cuss because
when i was baptised i was only sprinkled, not fully immersed]
things of greatest concern to me now:
slipping away of free speech
slipping away of middle class
government overreach into individuals, business, civilian life
technology out-evolving humanity
i think the greatest testimony of our 'state of the city' or 'state of the country'
is how often my husband and i here from people who immigrated here decades ago
this is not the same country it was when we risked our lives to get here
its turning into the countries we left behind
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-sounds alarmist at first..
but when you hear that from entirely different people, at different times, repeatedly
you hear the pattern; the grave concern
we realize: it should not be taken lightly.
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freedom isnt free
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i've mentioned it more than once
no 'rights' were ever generously, benevolently, proactively gifted to an oppressed population
i.e.,
hey fellas.. i was thinkin.. why don't we let women vote..yes! let's include them this year..
hey fellas.. i was thinkin'... we need some women c.e.o's...
-you get the idea.
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every freedom; every right; -has been hard earned and fought for
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a fight against oppression; a fight for freedom
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a fight against tyranny; a fight against dictatorships; a fight against communism
a fight for democracy
u.s. voters are all soldiers and freedom fighters
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i still have it locked in my mind; i remember:
Gavin says,
"But most of all, the death penalty is absolute, irreversible and irreparable in the event of a human error." /which initially sounds so noble, -write -LIKE HE WOULD NEVER RISK MAKING SUCH AN ERROR
This is true. And the thing to consider, is the painfully high number of inmates who have been released from prisons and who return to the streets and steal, rob, rape and MURDER
Are not those deaths also absolute, irreversible and irreparable. The statistics for 'human error' when it comes to releasing inmates who then go on to kill someone.. Murders which could be prevented. We need to pay much more attention to those 'absolute, irreversible and irreparable' human errors.
The police arrest records, in the case of Richard Allen Davis.. more importantly, the 'he was released & re-released' records, speak very clearly about the absolute, irreversible and irreparable cost of 'human error'
That series of re-releases, ultimately resulted in the kidnap and murder of our beloved Polly Klaas. Kidnapped at 12 years old, from the bedroom of her own home, violated, and murdered, by Richard Allen Davis; currently -and since 1996 on death row
(It is not 'death' row then, if year, after year, after year, after year, after year, for decades you are still alive -write)
The public is indeed safer with a dangerous, murderous, evil predator off the streets and in jail;
And, I would argue, we are all safer still, if a dangerous, murderous, evil, predator is not even on our planet.
and let us speak here about that 'waste of billions of tax payer dollars'
FREE GUARANTEED SHELTER
THREE FREE MEALS A DAY
LAUNDRY SERVICES
CLOTHES
HEALTHCARE
RECREATION
MEDICINES
on and on, etc, etc,
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more recently, we have newsom looking initially noble again,
unless you look more comprehensively at the issue
-gaven signed a law allowing the involuntary treatment of californians with severe mental illness.
and, there isn't anyone i know of, that does not want
severely mentally ill people off our sidewalks, streets, away from our schools, parks, etc.
we all do.
the thing that is missing here, is INFRASTRUCTURE
he can appear noble signing the law,
but we have hospitals, doctors, nurses up in arms because our current healthcare system
is entirely ill- equipped to handle this demographic.
he does not have to personally endure or suffer any of the realities on the receiving end
of the laws he is signing.
California desperately needs to re-open Agnew
BUILD, OPEN AND UTILIZE
neuropsychiatric institutions for the care and treatment of our mentally ill.
THIS SHOULD BE OUR STEADFAST, UNWAVERING DIRECTION:
i know it costs and takes time,
but you do have to start somewhere don't you
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AND so, for myself, personally, i am looking for alternatives to newsom's image-oriented leadership; and looking for a leader with a skill/talent/habit of looking at issues comprehensively
"OLLY OLLY OXEN FREE..."
hallelujah & amen
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