Towards a Green Future

Maybe it's going to hit the DC area because of all the immorality here?

from Alert DC <alert3350@alert.ema.dc.gov> to Alert DC Users <rsan@alert.ema.dc.gov> date Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 11:34 AM subject Alert DC - Severe Weather Warning mailed-by alert.ema.dc.gov

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National Weather upgraded the Tropical Storm Watch to a Warning for early Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon. Expecting; 4 to 8 inches of rain and wind gust 40 mph for the Metropolitan Area, Including the District of Columbia.

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Sounds like fun, doesn't it? Lucky me, I have mandatory orientation at GWU starting at 930am Saturday morning. Will bring umbrella, and hip-waders......and what else does one bring to a tropical storm?

http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org//press/press.php?annc_id=271&section_id=2

Interesting press release from the DC Green Party - apparently not even the democrats favor statehood for the district anymore. Sad to see disenfranchisement perpetuated.

One wonders why - with the high minority population and the general liberal trend of the populace, the democrats would stand to gain seats in the Senate and House. Yes, it might be difficult and tedious to admit another state into the Union, but if democracy were easy and quick, the entire world would have become a democracy 1000 years ago.

But democracy is slow, ugly, and difficult. However, considering the alternatives, I will stick with democracy, thank you very much.

Of course, perhaps DC should secede from the Union and only rejoin if they will have full state status?

Free DC!

Mrs TheCandidate, being the helpful soul that she is, suggested that I write down what I will and will not do while I am in DC, so as not to get my soul sucked into the spinning votex of doom that is our nations capital.

1. I will not give up in my goal to move America to a true multi-party, majoritarian political system.

2. In case of confusion, forgetfullness, or other mental malaise, refer to rule #1.

3. I will never, ever, never never never take PAC or corporate donations if I am running for office - even if they are from the "Vegan environmentalist organic social justice activists for change and free beer" pac. NEVER.

4. I will continue to find, and pull, every lever I can to move America in a more progressive direction.

5. I will work to incorporate progressive values into my daily life, even if it's difficult.

6. I will continue to question authority.

7. If I ever become "the authority" I expect people to question me.

More to follow, if needed!

Keeping green,

Daryl