Our Strong Voices

I spent, last night, listening to Jerry Brown, ex-gov of CA., talk about the limiting of constitutional rights, and realized how little things have changed since I first met him. He hired me to work on the California Public Broadcasting Commission, while a student at Berkeley, since one of my interests was Satellite Communication Technology.  I forgot about the fact, that if it had not been for him, and the efforts of those he inspired, I would have died in my head on car accident, since there would have been no seat belt, to keep from spiriting out of my body, as I flew through the windshield. 

Every time you drive up to the gas pump, and read the word, Unleaded, you should thank Jerry, for keeping your lungs a little clearer, and your eyes a little brighter. Small efforts of one person, who gathered together other like-minded citizens, and won the argument against multinationals and governments, and the lobbyists that provoke them, deserve at least a thank-you, given that your life is more important than which political group you check off in the ballot box.

Not to get involved, in who did what, however, how they did it, and how they created the energy going, until a lot more people began to realize, that there were dangerous things, like lead, floating through the air, or that there was this little belt, that could be put into a car, that could extend your life, on this planet. Good ideas. Good and true humanitarians, in a sense. Yes?



I call that good citizenship. What side of the political fence you are on, is not of interest to me. What is of interest is people who have good sense, and know when something, like lead, in the air, makes bad sense for all the Republic. 

One of the things that makes bad sense for Danise's Republic, today, is homemade, kit-built, ultra-light planes. This past Thursday, I nearly lost a friend, who went on the maiden voyage of a kit-built plane. His uncle died, on impact, and my friend is in the hospital now, with 2 metal rods for arms, another in his jaw, and a knee cap that should be repaired, forthwith. However, a man is dead, and it was one of those home made airplane kits that the FAA always issues warnings about:http://bit.ly/cXYtO2. 


I nearly lost my brother in this fatality, as he was invited along. Being a pilot, he drove the plane around the airport, to test it out, and he told them he was not going up in it, and they shouldn't either. It all ended tragically, and there is no one to blame except the FAA for allowing these things to go up. http://bit.ly/aVWHsY


In the past year, this kit manufacturer's planes have crashed 7 times with fatalities, and that should be enough. However, money over common sense, still holds the norm, although the funeral will certainly be the heavyweight, which tips the balance on this event, for me. 


I am sure there a many things around your home, your neighborhood that you are aware ofn that are dangerous for the health and well-being of all. Maybe you should speak up. Nader, was saying last night, that a lot of the SLAP lawsuits are now being reversed by the courts. A SLAP lawsuit is when a large corporation or a developer tells a citizen, in a meeting, that their corporation will slap them with a defamation lawsuit, if they make known the issue to the public. 


Now, courts are reversing these lawsuits, since strong-minded people went ahead and did the talking, they were warned not to do, claiming in their lawsuits the SLAP lawsuits are infringements against their free speech rights. 

And, I say, good for them. Did you know that less than 1% of all your tax dollars go for your local court budgets? You need good judges and need to have access to defend your rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. You may just have to pursue them in a court one day.