US Pacifist Party: Open letter to voters

Open letter to voters
I find it impossible to find any kind of direct political action by this. In fact, the open letter seems to suggest this is a one-man affair. Any web site I've found that mentions this party calls it dormant, too.

I'm not a fan of pacifism. I don't think it's realistic, and I also think it flies in the face of some of one of the few roles the US Constitution took the time to assign by name to Federal Government. This open letter, however, is very eloquent. Mr Lyttle is fighting a lost cause, and I think there is evidence in this Open Letter that shows that he knows it. But he deserves credit for the courage of his convictions, and herein I give him some small measure of it.

So, too, do I think this is a worthy conversation to have during this time of extended military action by the USA.

So, Mr Bradford Lyttle, I salute you for dedication to your cause, even as I must declare myself opposed to it. I wish you the best, and hope that you may find someone to bear the torch in future endeavors.

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CPUSA Online - "No mandate, no surrender": A Second Look

CPUSA Online - "No mandate, no surrender"

I took a second look at the above, and have a few additional comments to make, despite the concerns I've already expressed:

So the Communist Party believes there was no mandate. I must admit, I don't agree, but I'm impressed. There's no doubt the final results of the past election were close, but they tilted in favor of Republicans at almost every level of government. Mister Webb chooses to ignore the comprehensive reach of the results, even if the results themselves displayed no large victory taken in single.

But, equally, I think Mr Webb makes his case very well. His description of the nature of the setback:

At the same time, we should not be Pollyanna-ish. The election was undeniably a setback. It rearranges to some degree the political furniture across the country for the time being. It alters the terrain on which labor and its allies fight right-wing reaction. It shifts in a quantitative sense the balance of forces in a rightward direction.

I have to give Mr Webb a bravo for that. I could not disagree more vehemently with his politics. But I think both the above, and:

Among the main constituencies of the progressive movement, a clear-cut majority voted for Kerry. Union households voted 68 percent for Kerry in battleground states and 63 percent in non-battleground states. Nearly nine of ten African Americans cast their votes for Kerry. Roughly two of three Latino voters picked Kerry. 55 per cent of Asians voted for Kerry -- up considerably from Gore's vote in 2000.

both of these do a great deal for Mr Webb's case. Read it for yourself. Decide. He wouldn't get my vote, but he did get my attention.

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New York American Reform Party Application

New York American Reform Party Application
The American Reform Party started a splinter of the same Reform Party that Ross Perot founded. As disagreements emerged, members of this party grew disillusioned with what they perceived as a "my way or the highway" approach from Mr Perot. So they went their own way. They have been largely ineffectual on a national level. But they be worth a look-see at a state level. Read what Darren Johnson has to see, and at some of the other information available on that web site. Maybe you'll be interested in what they have to say.

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