Activism Across America

When they found out that the Democratic National Convention was planning several days of meetings between religious leaders from tax exempt organizations and Democratic Party officials in order to plan for the use of tax exempt resources to support Democratic campaigns, and begin to coordinate for kickbacks under the expansion of government-funded religious programs, the Coalition of Secular Voters asked to be present at the meetings, to make sure that they were honest and legal, and to represent the interests of secular Americans.

Democratic Party officials refused to allow anyone from the Coalition of Secular Voters to attend. Why? What backroom dealing with religious leaders are the Democrats trying to cover up? Illegal campaign coordination? Corruption?

Ironically, the Democrats say that their theme for the Denver convention is unity. How is it unity when the Democratic Party refuses to allow non-religious Democrats full and equal participation?

This morning at 10:15 local time, the Secular Coalition of Voters will be meeting at the corner of West 14th and Fox in Denver. From there, they will move to protest at the start of the Democratic Convention’s parade, at the corner of Civic Center Park.

If you care about honest government and the survival of the separation of church and state, please join them, and speak out against the Democrats’ new attacks against the First Amendment’s guarantees of a government free of established religion.

The establishment Democrats in Vermont are playing the role of Republicans, trying to scare Vermont voters about higher property taxes.

In the following campaign video, independent candidate for Governor Anthony Pollina asks the question that the establishment Vermont Democrats don’t want asked: If you had to choose between cutting your property taxes in half and cutting your health insurance premiums in half, which would you choose?

If you’re like most people, cutting your health insurance premiums in half would save you more money. Thanks for seeing through the tax-scare charade, Mr. Pollina.

When it comes to the ways of the Senate Democrats, California has the best and worst of what’s available. Senator Barbara Boxer does what a Democrat is supposed to do - upholding progressive values, and defending the Constitution. Dianne Feinstein, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to give a damn about anything other than the calculus of power.

Let’s take the recent vote on the FISA Amendments Act as an example. The FISA Amendments Act represents one of the worst aspects of the presidency of George W. Bush. It retroactively legalizes a program that spied on the personal communications of millions of law-abiding American citizens - without a search warrant or any other judicial oversight. The law allows this abuse to continue. It wrecks the protections guaranteed by the Constitution.

Barbara Boxer did the right thing. She voted against the FISA Amendments Act.

Dianne Feinstein did the wrong thing. She voted in favor of the FISA Amendments Act.

California, you have my congratulations… and my sympathy.