Elections

Spinmeister-in-Chief

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President @realDonaldTrump @POTUS has honed spin into a new and improved art form. It’s amazing that he doesn’t hesitate in saying the things that he says. Trump dismisses Yates and Clapper testimonies: "Russia-Trump collusion story is a total hoax" http://hill.cm/qgoTYKZ

The hearing was called to allow former acting Attorney General Sally Yates to testify to a Senate panel that she warned the White House that Michael Flynn could be blackmailed by the Russians. Former DNI Director James Clapper also warned that Russian meddling in U.S. elections will continue.

FAKE NEWS

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President Obama calls the threat of voter fraud 'fake news,' saying The USA is the only democracy that makes it harder and not easier to vote. Voter fraud and the claim of a rigged election have been disproved as fake news.

It was not true in 2011 when The Donald began to question President Obama’s birthplace aloud in television interviews. “I’m starting to think that he was not born here,” he said at the time.

Leaders say Trump has no sense of shame. The Donald 'a national disgrace' who engages in illegal acts.

In support of those who chafe at Trump's "success" as a President

The tragedy is what he "succeeds" at. My son and are about to lose our health insurance because of his policies. Many of my students' parents are about to be put on deportation lists due to their countries of origin and religious beliefs. My women students are terrified to be sexually assaulted in a climate led by an admitted sexual predator.

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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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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.

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.