Monday, March 8, 2021

The Death of the Republican Party?

  I have been too busy living my life and dealing with the two, Political parties that we have in the United States now, that I have neglected this Project. Minority Parties are an item in many countries, but not in the United States, which seemed, up to now, to be based on, mainly two Parties, the Democrats and the Republicans. But things are different now. For example, one reason Trump lost, in my opinion, is The Lincoln Project, which definitely showed that you can still honor the Constitution, even if you are a Republican.

But now, we have the Republican National Committee denying a cease-and-desist demand from Donald Trump’s attorneys, as shown in this Article.

What's next?  Republicans fighting Republicans?  Stay tuned.

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Tender Age Detention Centers?

This is, absolutely Deplorable:  I think, even Republicans are against this.  (For example, how can you call yourself Pro Life, yet "Rip" Babies from their Mother's Arms, and "Place" them in a place like this?  (In case the Article doesn't Render properly, here's the Link).

https://apnews.com/dc0c9a5134d14862ba7c7ad9a811160e

Friday, July 21, 2017

So what is Vladimir Putin Really afraid of?


The Green Libertarian Party usually doesn't go far, into Foreign Policy, but I was reminded of an Awesome Article from NPR about a Human Rights issue that triggered a 2012 Law:  The Magnitsky Act.  There are people, blocked from Russia for Human Rights Violations.  But Russia retaliated, by stopping Adoptions of Russian Children.

Many thanks to Rachel Maddow for her help, that I could find this.

Friday, January 6, 2017

2011 Russian Election seems connected to 2016 US Election

I'm watching  the Rachel Maddow Show right now.  In it, she is showing how the State Department might have influenced the 2011 Russian Election.  You've got to see it to believe it, but there were definitely people in Russia, who didn't  like having Putin in charge.  See this clip!

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Why I Started this Political Party

A lot of people, seeing this Political Party want to know why we need another one.   Like, for example, don't we have enough Political Parties, already? If I can't handle the Republican Party, the one I "sound" closest to, why not the Democratic Party? Well, if I "seem" close to the Republican Party, it's actually because I'm the "polar opposite" of them. If you look closely at our current Republican Party, you will see that their "Social Side" is actually a pretty mean spirited, repressive part. A "Green" part of the Republican Party? Well yes, if you consider fining homeowners, for putting Garbage in their Recycle, or Recyclable items in their garbage! But then, their "Libertarian" portion? Only if you're a Corporation! If you're a Corporation, there's this talk about "Overwhelming Regulations". How about the "overwhelming regulations" you want to put on the body of a woman? Anyway, back on track, when I state that I'm a "Fiscal Conservative", that means, in my case, that I scrutinize Corporate Welfare first (which includes subsidies to corporations that don't actually -- pay -- Corporate Income Taxes anyway. This includes corporations like GE, BP, and Exxon/Mobile). The next part I'd scrutinize, is waste in our Defense department. (I'm sure you've seen stories about $400 wrenches, and $1200 toilet seats). But then, I have NO trouble subsidizing corporations that help Planet Earth, like renewable energy companies (i.e. Solar and Wind). Also, agencies that help provide food to the poor (i.e. Meals on Wheels). So, to recap, my Green part, is in service to Planet Earth, and the people who have the "joy" and/or "misfortune" to live on it. And my Libertarian part has to do with eliminating Victimless Crimes. For example, I'm in favor of handling Drug Abuse, through our Medical infrastructure. "What?", a rhetorical person retorts. "What about if a person robs a Convenience Store, for their drug money?" My answer, "Robbing a Convenience Store is Armed Robbery, a felony, in every state I've checked. Lock the person up, for that crime. But then, provide them medical care, to heal them of their Drug Addiction". Enough of an "Executive Summary".

Let me introduce myself.  My name is Kenneth Wayne Parker, of Carrboro, North Carolina.  I represent the Green Libertarian Party, which has the motto, "Neutrality  --   With Attitude".

This Political Party was created several years ago  (around 2002),  and put online, via this BLOG in August, 2008.  I got the idea for it, when I attended the Great, Year 2000  (Y2K)  edition of the California State Fair, in Sacramento, California.  In the area with "miscellaneous tents", there was one, medium sized,   "Political Tent"   with two people, sitting right next to each other, sharing a single table, and with lots of materials you could take with you.  One of them was a representative for the California Green Party, and the other was a representative for the California Libertarian Party.  When I came to the table, they were having a spirited, and  VERY  friendly conversation with each other, such that neither of them saw me for a couple of minutes (and I didn't interrupt them, as I was fascinated with their conversation).  To make a long story short, I talked to both of them equally, and received handouts from both the Green and Libertarian parties, with  COMPLETE  cooperation between both people, who were not competing  AT ALL  with each other, at that time.

I revisited these two Political Parties at the end of 2000, when Ralph Nader ran for the Green Party, against both George W. Bush and Al Gore, saying, quite clearly, that it would  MAKE NO DIFFERENCE  which one we voted for  --  life would be equally bad with  EITHER  Bush  OR  Gore.   Needless to say, life was  VERY different, under George W. Bush, than it was under  Bill Clinton.  The  DETAILS of that difference depends on who you talk to, and whether they are a Democrat or a Republican.  The election was  EXTREMELY  close, with  LOTS  of "hanging chads", and was finally decided via the Supreme Court  "Bush v. Gore" decision.  The Democrats still say the election was "stolen", and the Republicans still say the Democrats were "sore losers".  Both sides generally agree that having Ralph Nader on the ticket swung the election towards Bush.  The rest is history.

Since the Green Libertarian Party is a synthesis between what I consider the best of Liberal (the Green Party) and the best of Conservative (the Libertarian Party),  I feel free to pick and choose which parts of  the two parties to include in the combined version.  So I look for the "Highest Essence" of each.  For the Green Party, it is a general position that we  MUST  take care of Planet Earth and the People who live on it.  It takes a hard line on how Corporations behave, especially on Environmental issues (Planet Earth) and how Managers treat their "Rank and File" employees (the People on the Planet).  However, it takes a moderate view on how Individuals behave (encouraging individual behavior, such as recycling, but not instituting huge fines for, say, putting recyclables in the garbage, such as happens in many cities.  In other words, setting a good example, but avoiding using force).

Now, it's trickier when I approach the Libertarian Party.  The "best of" part I use is the "Social" part of the Libertarian philosophy, which shows up mainly in eliminating "victimless crimes", such as consensual prostitution and simple drug possession (which I would prefer to treat medically, when drug use creates erratic behavior.  I find it a travesty how many people are in our jail and prison systems, simply because of drug possession and use).  The biggest objection I hear is how Drug Use goes with other crimes like, for example, a person holds up a Convenience Store to pay for Crack Cocaine.  In this case, I would suggest throwing the book at the person for the Armed Robbery!  That crime has clear victims (the store, and its employees), and deserves vigorous prosecution.  However, at the same time the person "pays" for the robbery, he/she can be medically treated for the drug use.  In addition, if drugs are decriminalized (though not encouraged, with the possible exception of Marijuana), sales can include  HUGE  taxes, paying for the medical treatment these people require.  Now, the existing Libertarian Party (and the current Republican Party) includes "Corporate Libertarianism" (where corporations can behave as they please, with as few regulations as possible).  That is the part of  Libertarianism that I  COMPLETELY  leave out of the Green Libertarian Party.

My position on the Democratic Party is that I have an easier time having a polite and respectful conversation with Democrats, than I do with Republicans (who often do not trust me).  So, if I were to find myself in Congress, I would likely caucus with the Democrats, even though I absolutely  DO NOT  consider myself a Democrat.  There is one exception, on the Republican front, as I work well with the Log Cabin Republicans, even temporarily representing myself as such, including on the big day of debate in the Senate, at the end of 2010,  on the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy in the US Military.

So there you have it, a Fully Operational Political Party with only one person  (myself, Kenneth Wayne Parker, of Seattle, Washington)  that currently could run under it.  Remember its URL (stated here as greenlibertarianparty dot blogspot dot com, without any "W's" needed), because it's hard to find under Google.  There's one "counterfeit web site", which preaches Corporate Libertarianism, with a page or so about the Green party, that's presented by Google to confuse the issue.  I consider this party fiscally conservative, by the way, as I would question  ANY  funding for wars, since they are destructive to Planet Earth, as well as hostile to the people who live on it.  On the question of  Guns verses Butter, I take the Butter   ANY DAY!

Thank you and Best Regards,

Kenneth Wayne Parker, Carrboro, NC

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

The Bridge Fiasco.

We're in a big nightmare, having to do with people trying to get from New Jersey to New York.  Unfortunately, political party politics  can mess things up, much worse than a traffic accident.

More later.  Kenneth Parker

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Speaking of "hot air", how about this?

It seems that, in the World of Gun Violence, a New Orleans Judge sees fit to rule that a statute forbidding felons from having firearms
is unconstitutional after " a 'fundamental right' amendment".


Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Infinities everywhere

A lot of hot air.

Could we run a government on it?

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Why defund the IRS? Make Life Easier for White Collar Criminals?


I think I just found one GOP "Constituent": The White Collar Criminal!

See the story Here.

Excerpt: "You might argue the money we spend on the IRS is a legitimate target for spending cuts given the size of the federal budget deficit. But keep in mind that every $1 dollar Congress appropriated for the IRS during 2011 generated $200 in revenue. (That's also in Nina Olson's report.) Talk about a multiplier effect".

Question: Any VALID reason to cut funding for the IRS?

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Introduction for New Readers

Hello to new readers, seeing this Political Party for the first time.  My name is Kenneth Wayne Parker, of Seattle, Washington.  I represent the Green Libertarian Party, which has the motto, "Neutrality  --   With Attitude".

This Political Party was created several years ago  (around 2002),  and put online, via this BLOG in August, 2008.  I got the idea for it, when I attended the Great, Year 2000  (Y2K)  edition of the California State Fair, in Sacramento, California.  In the area with "miscellaneous tents", there was one, medium sized,   "Political Tent"   with two people, sitting right next to each other, sharing a single table, and with lots of materials you could take with you.  One of them was a representative for the California Green Party, and the other was a representative for the California Libertarian Party.  When I came to the table, they were having a spirited, and  VERY  friendly conversation with each other, such that neither of them saw me for a couple of minutes (and I didn't interrupt them, as I was fascinated with their conversation).  To make a long story short, I talked to both of them equally, and received handouts from both the Green and Libertarian parties, with  COMPLETE  cooperation between both people, who were not competing  AT ALL  with each other, at that time.

I revisited these two Political Parties at the end of 2000, when Ralph Nader ran for the Green Party, against both George W. Bush and Al Gore, saying, quite clearly, that it would  MAKE NO DIFFERENCE  which one we voted for  --  life would be equally bad with  EITHER  Bush  OR  Gore.   Needless to say, life was  VERY different, under George W. Bush, than it was under  Bill Clinton.  The  DETAILS of that difference depends on who you talk to, and whether they are a Democrat or a Republican.  The election was  EXTREMELY  close, with  LOTS  of "hanging chads", and was finally decided via the Supreme Court  "Bush v. Gore" decision.  The Democrats still say the election was "stolen", and the Republicans still say the Democrats were "sore losers".  Both sides generally agree that having Ralph Nader on the ticket swung the election towards Bush.  The rest is history.

Since the Green Libertarian Party is a synthesis between what I consider the best of Liberal (the Green Party) and the best of Conservative (the Libertarian Party),  I feel free to pick and choose which parts of  the two parties to include in the combined version.  So I look for the "Highest Essence" of each.  For the Green Party, it is a general position that we  MUST  take care of Planet Earth and the People who live on it.  It takes a hard line on how Corporations behave, especially on Environmental issues (Planet Earth) and how Managers treat their "Rank and File" employees (the People on the Planet).  However, it takes a moderate view on how Individuals behave (encouraging individual behavior, such as recycling, but not instituting huge fines for, say, putting recyclables in the garbage, such as happens in many cities.  In other words, setting a good example, but avoiding using force).

Now, it's trickier when I approach the Libertarian Party.  The "best of" part I use is the "Social" part of the Libertarian philosophy, which shows up mainly in eliminating "victimless crimes", such as consensual prostitution and simple drug possession (which I would prefer to treat medically, when drug use creates erratic behavior.  I find it a travesty how many people are in our jail and prison systems, simply because of drug possession and use).  The biggest objection I hear is how Drug Use goes with other crimes like, for example, a person holds up a Convenience Store to pay for Crack Cocaine.  In this case, I would suggest throwing the book at the person for the Armed Robbery!  That crime has clear victims (the store, and its employees), and deserves vigorous prosecution.  However, at the same time the person "pays" for the robbery, he/she can be medically treated for the drug use.  In addition, if drugs are decriminalized (though not encouraged, with the possible exception of Marijuana), sales can include  HUGE  taxes, paying for the medical treatment these people require.  Now, the existing Libertarian Party (and the current Republican Party) includes "Corporate Libertarianism" (where corporations can behave as they please, with as few regulations as possible).  That is the part of  Libertarianism that I  COMPLETELY  leave out of the Green Libertarian Party.

My position on the Democratic Party is that I have an easier time having a polite and respectful conversation with Democrats, than I do with Republicans (who often do not trust me).  So, if I were to find myself in Congress, I would likely caucus with the Democrats, even though I absolutely  DO NOT  consider myself a Democrat.  There is one exception, on the Republican front, as I work well with the Log Cabin Republicans, even temporarily representing myself as such, including on the big day of debate in the Senate, at the end of 2010,  on the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy in the US Military.

So there you have it, a Fully Operational Political Party with only one person  (myself, Kenneth Wayne Parker, of Seattle, Washington)  that currently could run under it.  Remember its URL (stated here as greenlibertarianparty dot blogspot dot com, without any "W's" needed), because it's hard to find under Google.  There's one "counterfeit web site", which preaches Corporate Libertarianism, with a page or so about the Green party, that's presented by Google to confuse the issue.  I consider this party fiscally conservative, by the way, as I would question  ANY  funding for wars, since they are destructive to Planet Earth, as well as hostile to the people who live on it.  On the question of  Guns verses Butter, I take the Butter   ANY DAY!

Thank you and Best Regards,

Kenneth Wayne Parker, Seattle, WA