Six Months and Counting!

Dear TIP Reader,

Only six months remain before America has its next opportunity to exercise, or some would say "reclaim" its freedoms by electing a clean slate of representatives to Congress, and one third of the United States Senate. That time will pass quickly and the tenor of the political firestorm to come can only be guessed at this point. What is clear is that the advertising will be at unprecedented levels, and the truth will be difficult to ascertain, as incumbents sell chicken at hundreds of dollars per slice, and turn those ill-gotten gains against the public interest in the form of scurrilous TV ads and radio spots against aspiring opponents on the ballot. What is also clear, at least at this late moment, is that the Republican and Democratic Parties have no incentive to offer wholesale change to the voter, regardless that the times call for nothing less. It is not in their collective interests to upset the status quo. Even the Democratic Party, locked out of sharing their Constitutional right to governance in the Legislature, offers palid resistance, and acquiesces to the packing of our courts, and stands by at the passing of sham bills which pretend to address ethics lapses throughout the government. The Republican Party is no longer the party of Lincoln. It has been hijacked by thugs and thieves. Similarly the Democratic Party is not the party of Roosevelt, but has developed an appetite for K Street influence peddling which muddies their thinking in favor of Corporations over the People. "The Independence Party" is a concept alone. A gathering of thinkers and voters who will not identify with either major party, but will reserve to cast its votes based upon the candidates' demonstrated commitment to vote the interests of the American People. It is a home to Progressives who will not excuse absentee legislators, shadow lobbyists, or undue influence. It will recognize those who demonstrate courage in their actions in our governance. It will not be a watering trough for big business, nor their fawning puppets in our government. I will seek to share here my thoughts, but more importantly, links to those of the wisest minds in our nation, and abroad, who are also committed to reestablishing our nation as an equitable participant in the community of nations. It will expose the actions of those who seek to destroy lives and nations anywhere in the world, and those who shame this nation by soliciting and committing genocide, torture and the systematic denial of Human Rights everywhere. The Independence Party will not sit on the fence in public debate, except for its insistence upon remaining independent of political entanglement with existing parties, at least until such time as they prove themselves independent of unwholesome influences upon their judgement. And so it begins!