tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21177018.post116072426161857787..comments2023-08-05T09:36:31.185-04:00Comments on New York's 24th District Independent: Vote Your Conscience - Arcuri, Meier or Sylvia24thIndependenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16411599694795845193noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21177018.post-1161090423058928562006-10-17T09:07:00.000-04:002006-10-17T09:07:00.000-04:00You know, maybe Arcuri wasn't so bright in support...You know, maybe Arcuri wasn't so bright in supporting W's North Korea policy either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21177018.post-1160794191058861382006-10-13T22:49:00.000-04:002006-10-13T22:49:00.000-04:00I strongly resent Mr Sylvia declaring that because...I strongly resent Mr Sylvia declaring that because I refuse to vote for a Libertarian, I am not moral. That takes a lot of nerve. How Libertarian typical. I would vote for Ray Meier before I would vote for you and that's no compliment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21177018.post-1160787856810542112006-10-13T21:04:00.000-04:002006-10-13T21:04:00.000-04:00''I really want to know what your plan is, Allen. ...''I really want to know what your plan is, Allen. What is the plan?''<BR/><BR/>I've got a plan. call meAllen Carstensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639893333066823479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21177018.post-1160785108508765892006-10-13T20:18:00.000-04:002006-10-13T20:18:00.000-04:00Allen said:Jon said - "On this issue, I have this ...Allen said:<BR/><BR/><I>Jon said - "On this issue, I have this last warning: There are very dark times ahead for our nation if we do not repeal this law, and do so quickly."<BR/><BR/>I completely agree with you on this, and sometimes, when you reply to my posts, I think you miss that point. </I><BR/><BR/>Allen, if you really mean what you say, why are you supporting Arcuri?<BR/><BR/>He's said over and over and over again that he thinks the Military Commissions Act is a great law. What makes you think he's going to support a repeal of the law?<BR/><BR/>If you really agree with what I said, then you have to believe that putting Michael Arcuri in Congress will help hasten the dark times.<BR/><BR/>True, the same can be said of supporting Ray Meier, but at least be honest about it and say that we're just plain screwed here in the 24th District.<BR/><BR/>What is your plan for stopping Arcuri's defense of this law once he's in Congress? What makes you think he'll change his mind?<BR/><BR/>I really want to know what your plan is, Allen. What is the plan? Replace Arcuri in 2008? Hope that there are enough Democratic votes to overturn the 34 who already support it, PLUS Arcuri? <BR/><BR/>The math just isn't there!24thIndependenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411599694795845193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21177018.post-1160784827264613372006-10-13T20:13:00.000-04:002006-10-13T20:13:00.000-04:00Allen, any Democratic politician who believes that...Allen, any Democratic politician who believes that he has to support laws like this one to earn the support of voters is a fool, and he's going to keep on being a fool. People in the House of Representatives are constantly up for re-election, and if they pander once they'll pander again. Saying this is excusable because there's an election on misses the point. <BR/><BR/>If 98 percent of the Democrats in this district don't disagree with me on the Military Commissions Act, where are they Allen? What are they doing? What have they done? Nothing. Nothing.<BR/><BR/>These Democrats in this district talk as if they give a damn, but when it comes down to it, they cave in to the Republican ideology.<BR/><BR/>No wonder the Democrats in Congress don't have a spine, if Democratic voters across America are like the ones we have here.<BR/><BR/>I see no signs that Democrats really give a damn, Allen. I'm sad to say that, but come on. How many turned out to the October 5 protests? How many even bothered to find out where the protests were?<BR/><BR/>30 people showed up in Ithaca. I'll tell you, in Chicago, where I was that day, it was just a thousand. In a city like Chicago, only a thousand Democrats could show up - and after working hours? <BR/><BR/>Pathetic. <BR/><BR/>I don't belong with the Democratic Party any more - Josh is right about that. Take a look at who we're voting for to send to Congress in our District, Allen, and tell me that the Democratic Party system is giving us good a good result.<BR/><BR/>I'd say we deserve better, except that, given what I've seen, I don't think that most people here really want better.<BR/><BR/>Prove to me I'm wrong. Show me the evidence.24thIndependenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411599694795845193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21177018.post-1160780336461488052006-10-13T18:58:00.000-04:002006-10-13T18:58:00.000-04:00Jon said - "On this issue, I have this last warnin...Jon said - "On this issue, I have this last warning: There are very dark times ahead for our nation if we do not repeal this law, and do so quickly."<BR/><BR/>I completely agree with you on this, and sometimes, when you reply to my posts, I think you miss that point. 98% of Democrats don't disagree with you about how horrible the bill is, they just disagree about the path back from the brink.<BR/><BR/>Russ Feingold was interviewed yesterday on Air America. He was responsible for blocking the NSA wiretapping bill the same week as the Military Commissions Act was passed. When congress comes back after the elections in a lame duck session, the Republicans will try to ram the NSA bill through again. Hopefully he can stop it again. He wanted to filibuster the Military Commissions Act but he didn't have the 40 votes he needed because of the 11 democrats that chickened out. Maria Cantwell voted against it, so I'd have to agree with Joan Bokaer, that Democrats should vote for her. At this point if we stopped voting for people like her, then Feingold will never get the backing he needs. Feingold said that reversing the Military Commissions Act would be a top priority for him. If we can pass a bill reversing it, then Bush will veto it, but Feingold wants to force him to veto it and then take that into the 08 election. <BR/><BR/>Asked why 11 Dems crossed over - Feingold said "Obviously, they feared the fact that this would be laid at their doorstep as being somehow soft on terrorism." He said it wasn't typical of the stands they usually take. I'm hoping the same is true of Arcuri.Allen Carstensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639893333066823479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21177018.post-1160748186179012732006-10-13T10:03:00.000-04:002006-10-13T10:03:00.000-04:00You know what, I think she doesn't make a good poi...You know what, I think she doesn't make a good point. She makes the same jump over the hurdle of logic that too many other Democrats make.<BR/><BR/>One the one hand, she agrees that Maria Cantwell supported the invasion of Iraq, but then calls Maria Cantwell <I>"a fine Senator"</I>.<BR/><BR/>WHOAH!<BR/><BR/>A fine Senator does NOT vote in favor of a war without solid evidence that the war is necessary. Senator Cantwell was never given that necessary solid evidence, but she voted for the war anyway, because it was the politically convenient thing to do.<BR/><BR/>Senators are supposed to be more intelligent, and are supposed to have more integrity, than that.<BR/><BR/>That makes Maria Cantwell NOT a fine Senator, and causes Joan Bokaer's argument to crumble like a house of cards.<BR/><BR/>I wish her column could have been more honest, and made the more modest claim that she is asking people to vote for bad Senators and Representatives because the Republican alternatives are worse.24thIndependenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411599694795845193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21177018.post-1160746265915334362006-10-13T09:31:00.000-04:002006-10-13T09:31:00.000-04:00http://ithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID...http://ithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061013/OPINION02/610130315<BR/><BR/>Joan makes a powerful point about the stakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21177018.post-1160745221817363282006-10-13T09:13:00.000-04:002006-10-13T09:13:00.000-04:00Sure, I don't have a 'snowballs chance' as long as...Sure, I don't have a 'snowballs chance' as long as 60% of registered voters stay home on Nov. 7. I'm happy though, to give people of conscience a place to stand against the Military Commissions Act. Those who do not vote for me will be endorsing the horrors of this law. We will be able to count the number of moral people in the district on Nov 8th. <BR/><BR/>As for the common thoughts of Libertarians, we oppose the use of force and encourage cooperative ventures to do the most good for the most people. Government force will always meet resistance therefor, less government is better. This I believe is particularly true at the Federal level where it is far removed from the people. For a much better look at the vision I hold see: http://libertyunbound.com/archive/2006_06/mackey-winning.html<BR/>John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods Markets, shares his journey to libertarianism.<BR/> <BR/>Peace and Freedom,<BR/>Mike SylviaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21177018.post-1160744705819926752006-10-13T09:05:00.000-04:002006-10-13T09:05:00.000-04:00Like how we got to vote in the primary for Congres...Like how we got to vote in the primary for Congress this year? And like how our vote in the presidential 2004 primary mattered so, so, so much, given that Kerry already had the nomination practically wrapped up?<BR/><BR/>The Democratic Party has made the primary promise a really weak selling point in recent years.24thIndependenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16411599694795845193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21177018.post-1160739509758682932006-10-13T07:38:00.000-04:002006-10-13T07:38:00.000-04:00Today's the last day to change party affiliation f...Today's the last day to change party affiliation for the 2007 races. Better hustle! (Remember, that means you can't vote in primaries.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com