tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26340222.post7481282008144525577..comments2023-09-28T04:08:46.005-04:00Comments on The Hankster: Conversations on IndependenceNancy Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17428253702914703243noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26340222.post-86408299080535469092007-05-28T20:22:00.000-04:002007-05-28T20:22:00.000-04:00Skippy - thanks for your comment. It would be grea...Skippy - thanks for your comment. It would be great fun to have "instant recall" the day after the election if politicians don't enact their platforms. On the other hand, they'd just blame it on the other party -- or their own -- for not being able to do it. But I do like your idea of a national effort to connect the disgruntled. To draw from riseupeconomics' point, I think it would be easier to build a movement for political reform than it would be to recall elected officials who are kept in office through good ol' boy party structures, redistricting, and a host of other tools in their tool boxes... It was the grassroots movement in many forms during the sixties that finally forced Nixon's resignation. What will bring people together?<BR/><BR/>Also, I was thinking a little more about Stella's question. Yes, I think the candidates who aren't going to win the nomination have a little more freedom to speak out. I thought Mike Gravel did a good job during the first Dem debate in South Carolina. That's the trouble with our "winner take all" political system, and culture. Us outsiders have to be willing to lose and lose and lose until we win!Nancy Hankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428253702914703243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26340222.post-50272411555016977142007-05-28T19:07:00.000-04:002007-05-28T19:07:00.000-04:00hi hanks, both of you!i'm wondering how difficult ...hi hanks, both of you!<BR/><BR/>i'm wondering how difficult it would be to set up a national recall center, so anyone from any state could easily find out the steps involved in putting together a recall campaign for their senators and/or congress people.<BR/><BR/>just an idea.skippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962670107823271639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26340222.post-28556573086134042072007-05-28T16:52:00.000-04:002007-05-28T16:52:00.000-04:00Stella - absolutely! Thanks for the link.Stella - absolutely! Thanks for the link.Nancy Hankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428253702914703243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26340222.post-7053118533618493982007-05-28T16:25:00.000-04:002007-05-28T16:25:00.000-04:00Honestly, I'd be happy to see non-NAFTA supporters...Honestly, I'd be happy to see non-NAFTA supporters Sen. Mike Gravel, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, or Gov. Bill Richardson sit in the Oval Office. They seem to be more Independent in standing up for their principles than the Democrat frontrunners.<BR/><BR/>What do you think, Nancy? And, yes, I agree that "Nancy Pelosi [is] pedaling a “freshened” version of NAFTA," that supports loan sharks and financial swindlers.<BR/><BR/>Great blog. Hope you don't mind if I add a link to you.Stella by Starlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385761338190877425noreply@blogger.com