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Washington's Farewell

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“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government. But that jealousy to be useful must be impartial; else it becomes the instrument of the very influence to be avoided, instead of a defense against it.” US President George Washington's Farewell Address in 1796.

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washing.asp

Friends and Citizens:

ELECTORAL COLLEGE

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ALERT... Alert: The Electoral College
https://youtu.be/i1UQrWatJ3g

ITS NOW UP TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ALABAMA
Ed Packard, Director of Elections
Office of Secretary of State
PO Box 5616
Montgomery, AL 36103
(334) 242-4845 FAX (334) 244-2444
ed.packard@sos.alabama.gov
http://alabamavotes.gov

ALASKA
Josie Bahnke, Director, Division of Elections
PO Box 110017
Juneau, AK 99811-0017
(907) 465-4611 FAX (907) 465-3203
josie.bahnke@alaska.gov
http://www.elections.alaska.gov

AMERICAN SAMOA
Soliai T. Fuimaono, Chief Election Officer
P.O. Box 3970
Pago Pago AS 96799

MEDIA CAMP PAIN

One of my dear family members asked for my comments, Following this divisive election and after watching the media coverage, I will share the following...

It must be difficult to be a parent of young and impressionable kids during these difficult times. Like me, most of us are parents to adults, but some have been blessed with young grandkids.

We've taught our children ‘Don’t be a bully.’ Don’t be a bigot.’ ‘Study, be prepared.’ Respect your elders, the handicapped, and so many others... etc.

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WOMEN RULE

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Women suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Limited voting rights were gained by women in Finland, Iceland, Sweden and some Australian colonies and western U.S. states in the late 19th century.

The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution granted American women the right to vote, which is a right known as woman suffrage. At the time the US was founded, its female citizens did not share the same rights as men, including the right to vote.

Electoral College

Election Day is less than one month away. And while candidates fight for your vote, it’s important to know what happens after you cast it.

US voters don’t vote directly for a presidential candidate. The process, as laid out by the founding fathers, is a little longer and more complex. USAGov can help you understand where your presidential vote goes after you pull the lever on Election Day.

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Clean Sweep

GOP-controlled US Congress is drinking a toxic brew of political polarization and gerrymandering that has the legislative body gridlocked and institutionally exists from one crisis to another.

The Republican Party does not deserve to be in charge. They have shut the government down at times and refuse to vote on legislation and presidential appointments.

USA can't afford to drag its feet any longer, we have gone without a properly functioning government for the last 8 years due to this obstruction. All apparently because the republicans were unhappy with a black president.

This is holding our country back. It is almost impossible to pass legislation it's all frozen up.

We need to break the logjam and Flip the Congress.

In the Senate, it would only take a change of 5 seats to Flip the Senate.

In the House, it would only take a change of 30 seats to Flip the House of Representatives.

All You have to do is Vote.

If you have difficulty getting to the poll to Vote use an Absentee Ballot.

http://cleansweep.today/

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PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES

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The first Hilary Clinton-Donald Trump debate falls on Monday, September 26.

By an interesting coincidence, it is the 56th anniversary of the first televised debate of a presidential election in American history. On September 26, 1960, a relatively unknown American senator from Massachusetts confronted the vice president of the United States under President Eisenhower, Richard Nixon of California.

R2P

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Responsibility to Protect is the mission and the message for September 20 from 3-4:30 pm at The UN Headquarters Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations will be hosting Ministerial Side Event together with the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect and The Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect.

The Side Event is entitled “Upholding the Responsibility to Protect: The Role of Religious Leaders in Preventing Atrocity Crimes” and will feature keynote speeches by the Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of His Holiness Pope Francis, and religious leaders from Islam, Judaism and religious minorities as well as from the top UN official with regard to the Responsibility to Protect.

The Responsibility to Protect is an international norm that seeks to ensure that the international community never again fails to halt the atrocity crimes genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. It was unanimously adopted in 2005 at the UN World Summit, the largest gathering of Heads of State and Government in history.

Those interested in attending are asked to inscribe at holyseemission.org/RSVPseptember20.

Reject Isms

Just say no to the fifth digit; the little finger or tiny toe. Our modern world demands digital democracy. The days of intimidation, mob rule and total control must be left behind. Trust me, I have lived under a dictatorship, communism but will always and forever vote for a democratic way of life.

The isms are a distinctive philosophy, typically a political ideology or a movement. "of all the isms, Totalitarianism, Communism and Fascism are the most repressive.

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Meet Depressed

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Americans are depressed and frustrated with the state of our current political climate that has reached new lows, with leaders scrambling to persuade their nominees to stick to the issues, to abandon attacks and negative tactics which have caused low morale among the US electorate.

We realize that political campaigns and elections are not supposed to be fun, but they should always reaffirm what’s best about democracy.

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