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About Law, Elections & Governance

Equal Justice Under the Law

Law

Law is a system of rules, usually enforced through a set of institutions. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus ticket to trading options on a derivatives market. Property law defines rights and obligations related to transfer and title of personal and real property, for instance, in mortgaging or renting a home.

Trust law applies to assets held for investment and financial security, such as pension funds.

Tort law allows claims for compensation when someone or their property is injured or harmed. If the harm is criminalized in a penal code, criminal law offers means by which the state prosecutes and punishes the perpetrator.
Photo: Equal Justice Under the Law

U.S. Constitution

Constitutional law provides a framework for creating laws, protecting people's human rights, and electing political representatives.

Administrative law relates to the activities of administrative agencies of government. International law regulates affairs between sovereign nation-states in everything from trade to the environment to military action. Law manifests itself throughout the community in many more ways, and serves as the foremost social mediator of relations between people. "The rule of law", wrote the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle in 350 BC, "is better than the rule of any individual."

Legal systems around the world elaborate legal rights and responsibilities in different ways. A basic distinction is made between civil law jurisdictions and systems using common law. Some countries persist in basing their law on religious texts. Scholars investigate the nature of law through many perspectives, including legal history and philosophy, or social sciences such as economics and sociology.

The study of law raises important questions about equality, fairness and justice, which are not always simple. The central institutions for interpreting and creating law are the three main branches of government, namely an impartial judiciary, a democratic legislature and an accountable executive. To implement and enforce the law and provide services to the public, a government's bureaucracy, the military and police are vital. While all these organs of the state are creatures created and bound by law, an independent legal profession and a vibrant civil society inform and support their progress.
Source: Wikipedia/Law
Photo: Preamble of U.S. Constitution

Law Resources:
American Civil Liberties Union
American Constitution Society
Code of Federal Regulations
Common Law Marriage
Constitutional Chaos and Constitution in Exile by Andrew P. Napolitano
Constitution: Selected Works on Tyranny
Constitution Society
Criminal Law
Criminal Law Reporter - Index | BMI and Free Trial
Criminal Law Resources - Georgetown University
Declaration of Independence
Fedlaw and Reflaw
Flags of the States & Territories
Freedom of Information Act
Home School Legal Defense
Internet Law Library
Jurisdiction Over Federal Areas Within the State
Law.com
Law of Nations
Legal Encyclopedia & Law Dictionaries
Lexpert Directory
Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics
National Constitutions of Many Countries
Philosophy of Liberty by Ken Schoolman (animation)
Pre-Paid Legal Services
Prosecuting Attorneys, District Attorneys, Attorney General & U.S. Attorneys
State Constitutions
The Liberty Amendment
Undermining the Constitution During the New Deal by Thomas James Norton
U.N. Charter
U.S. Code
U.S. Constitution
U.S. Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center
U.S. Sentencing Commission
U.S. Supreme Court Multi-Media Database
Who's a Rat: Database of Informants & Agents
[SUGGEST LAW RESOURCES IN THE DISCUSSION FORUM]

Elections

Election Resources:
Defend Oregon
Election 2000 - Wikipedia and Vote Fraud Articles
Election 2004 - Wikipedia and Vote Fraud Articles
Election 2008 - Wikipedia and Vote Fraud Articles
Evolving Politics - Facebook Group
League of Conservation Voters
League of Women Voters
Michael Moore's "Slacker Uprising" (film)
Online Guide to Oregon Politics
Polling Report
Project Vote Count
Project Vote Smart
True Vote
Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (film)
Vote Fraud
Vote Kindly
[SUGGEST ELECTION RESOURCES IN THE DISCUSSION FORUM]
Photo: Obama Victory

Whistleblower Magazine

Governance

Governance relates to decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists either of a separate process or of a specific part of management or leadership processes. Sometimes people set up a government to administer these processes and systems.

In the case of a business or of a non-profit organization, governance relates to consistent management, cohesive policies, processes and decision-rights for a given area of responsibility. For example, managing at a corporate level might involve evolving policies on privacy, on internal investment, and on the use of data.
Source: Wikipedia/Governance
Photo: Whistleblower Magazine

Local Governance Resources:
City of Ashland - City Council
Jackson County & Court Records

Governance Resources:
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bureau of the Public Debt
Citizen's Against Government Waste
C-Span (television)
DMV.org
Drug Enforcement Agency
Federal Grant and Spending Data
General Accounting Office
Government Information Awareness
Government Officials & the Media (email list)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Government Resources
Federal Reserve Banking System
Government Records Online
Government Registry - Public Records Online
Highest Paid Presidents - U.S. & World
IRS Statistics
Library of Congress
National Archives & Records Administration
National Security Archives
Open Secrets
Presidents Public Papers
Timeline to Global Governance
TRAC Statistics
Universal Flag
U.S. Federal Laws
U.S. Government Printing Office
U.S. Justice Department
U.S. National Debt Clock
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
[SUGGEST GOVERNANCE RESOURCES IN THE DISCUSSION FORUM]

Mission Statement:

Simply a GOVERNMENT of the people for the people, sovereign and free global republics awakened and intelligent, respectful of each other. Simply an agency of power on behalf of We the People not the usurpation of power by fearful, greedy men and women.

No majority rule. Minority rule of the self over self not over others. Respect and apply the golden rule. If you are not governing yourself, then you are being governed. The only function for government is to protect the life, liberty and property of it's people.

The choice is between private international law imposed over the constitutional foundations of nations via treaties and conventions, and an emerging body of public international law and cooperative agreements that does not abrogate individual rights or national sovereignty.

World government would be a better idea if it rested upon protecting the sovereignty of nations and the rights of self-determination instead of abolishing it. Diversity of nations and cultures is in alignment with natural law.

Create a GLOBAL POWER in alignment with individual self-reliance and the local control of our destinies, a planetary communications network of nations working together, sovereign and free with the full rights of self-determination for all races, cultures and ways of being. This is the foundation and the future of a true and sustainable world government.

Building a world beyond war, materialism, famine, disease and want, a world of plenty working for everyone. If we're heading towards an international, new world order, let it be founded on the principles of individual and national sovereignty, not the centralization of power in the hands of the unelected global elite.

Let it be founded on consciousness, compassion and the emergence of an enlightened planetary civilization.

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State of the City - Sustainability | Ashland Oregon

John Stromberg wants to use this blog to engage Ashland citizens in an ongoing conversation about our community and especially its prospects in a rapidly changing world. I’m looking forward to your responses and comments.

Obama’s Dictator Status Expands With Firing Of Wagoner

The staggering spectacle of a sitting President effectively firing the CEO of a private company heralds the beginning of a new phase in the government takeover of free enterprise, according to shocked economic observers. Obama’s decision to send GM CEO Rick Wagoner packing on Sunday afternoon stunned a previously buoyant stock market into a 250 point drop on Monday as traders struggled to digest the unprecedented move.

FindLaw's Writ | John Dean

In 2001 he published The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment that Redefined the Supreme Court; in early 2004, Warren G. Harding, followed by Worse Than Watergate: The Secret Presidency of George W. Bush. In 2006, John published Conservatives Without Conscience. His newest book is Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches.

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed with Jared Diamond | Paul Solman | Online NewsHour | PBS

As the country struggles through an economic crisis, Paul Solman talked to author Jared Diamond about his book "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed" on Friday's NewsHour. In Case You Missed It: Society's Ability to Weather Crisis Largely Depends on Leaders' Positions

Message to Young Entrepreneurs: Get a Nice, Safe Government Job Instead | Human Events

Imagine you are a young Bill Gates. You’re smart. You’re ambitious. You’re thinking about starting a business to put your talents to their best use for you and for society.

Oregon governor targets federal stimulus dollars | MSNBC

Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski is establishing a state council to help Oregon wring as much money as possible from the upcoming federal stimulus package. Bundled with the billions of dollars going to Medicaid, schools and infrastructure projects are more than $30 billion in grants for which states must compete. Kulongoski announced Wednesday in Portland that a new council, the Oregon Way Advisory Group, would help ensure that Oregon gets its share of the money.

Senate Stimulus Bill (Full Text)

This bill goes on for several hundred pages, but the Senate Appropriations Committee has released a summary of the legislation. Here's the link, and we've embedded the document below. Now, we're asking for your help to dig through the new compromise stimulus. Can you spot any significant differences between the original Senate bill -- available here -- and the compromise? Can you find any examples of wasteful spending or corporate giveaways that aren't stimulative?

Stimulus bill includes tax breaks for individuals and businesses - Managing Your Money | Boston.com

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It is one of the largest pieces of legislation in U.S. history with a total price tag of $787 billion. That is an additional $2,600 of per capita national debt for every man, women and child in the country. The Downey family’s share of this debt burden is $7,800 (there are three of us).

Obama signs stimulus bill, readies homeowner plan | Yahoo News

Racing to reverse the country's economic spiral, President Barack Obama signed the mammoth stimulus package into law Tuesday and readied a new $50 billion foreclosure rescue for legions of Americans who are in danger of losing their homes.

Political Bulletin: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 | USNews.com

In Denver yesterday, President Obama signed his economic stimulus bill, one that NBC Nightly News termed "the biggest spending bill in American history. Less than a month in office and the President made dramatic history with a simple stroke of the pen."

Enabling Collaboration: Three Priorities for New Administration

President Obama has called for government to become more transparent, participatory, and collaborative. The National Academy's Collaboration Project has issued a paper highlighting three priorities for the new administration.

Recovery.Gov

After passage of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act see where your "tax" dollars are spent.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1), Proposed | Council on Foreign Relations

This is the text of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as introduced in the House of Representatives on January 26, 2009 for $800+ billion in government grants and funding for infrastructure projects.

Obama-Biden New Energy for America Plan, January 2009 | Council on Foreign Relations

The energy challenges our country faces are severe and have gone unaddressed for far too long. Our addiction to foreign oil doesn't just undermine our national security and wreak havoc on our environment -- it cripples our economy and strains the budgets of working families all across America. President Obama and Vice President Biden have a comprehensive plan to invest in alternative and renewable energy, end our addiction to foreign oil, address the global climate crisis and create millions of new jobs.

MLKDay.gov

Millions of Americans are expected to honor Dr. King and answer President-elect Obama’s call to service by volunteering on the January 19 King Holiday. More than 11,400 service projects are taking place across the country, more than double last year. Americans will make it “a day on, not a day off” by delivering meals, refurbishing schools, reading to children, signing up mentors, and much, much more.

Citizen's Briefing Book | Change.gov

Share your ideas on any issue facing the new administration, then rate or comment on other ideas. The best rated ideas will rise to the top -- and be gathered into a Citizen's Briefing Book to be delivered to President Obama after he is sworn in.

Citizens Against Government Waste: Cost of Government Day, 2008:

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today observed Cost of Government Day by expressing outrage at the federal, state, and local governments’ continued abuse of hundreds of billions of tax dollars in outdated, ineffective, duplicative, and wasteful programs and agencies. Cost of Government Day for 2008 is July 16. Americans now work more than half of the year 197 days to pay their share of the cost of government with 84 of those days due to federal spending alone.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development announced in Weekly Address | Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team

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Thank God for Evolution by Michael Dowd | Plume Paperback

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As we observe the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of his landmark book, On the Origin of Species, evolution has become firmly established as the central organizing principle of the biological sciences. Natural explanations for the growth of complexity through time ground all the other sciences, as well, from cosmology and chemistry to neuroscience and psychology. That everything within this universe has emerged through natural processes operating over vast spans of time is now well beyond dispute among scientists and the educated public. Yet even today, families and public school systems remain divided and the evolutionary worldview is still shunned by millions, perhaps billions, of religious believers around the world. Why?

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greenLIFE | KVTL Channel 10

Local television station covering green and sustainability issues. Sponsor of the Oregon Green Expo.

Oregon's plate is full of sustainable food | EcoTrust

Leaders say it's one bright spot in an otherwise dim economic forecast. Demand for sustainable food is strong, and regional leaders are working to keep it that way.

Slow Money: Investment Strategies Appropriate to the Realities of the 21st Century

Think about it: a hundred thousand Americans providing millions of dollars a year for investment in local food systems. Is it typical philanthropy? No. Is it investing as we've come to know it? No. Is it achievable? Yes.

inERGYhomes.com

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National Sustainable Building Advisor Program

The National Sustainable Building Advisor Program (NaSBAP) offers a 9-month certificate training course and exam specifically designed for working professionals eager to apply sustainable concepts to the buildings they design, develop, and construct.

Green job opportunities appear to be growing | DailyTidings.com

Sporting locally made t-shirts with their personal carbon footprint number on the back, students in Steve Schein's Sustainability Leadership class presented the results of their search for green jobs across the Pacific Northwest.

Global Footprint Network - Ecological Footprint - Ecological Sustainability

Global Footprint Network is an international think tank working to advance sustainability through use of the Ecological Footprint, a resource accounting tool that measures how much nature we have, how much we use and who uses what. By making ecological limits central to decision-making, we are working to end Overshoot and create a society where all people can live well, within the means of one planet.

Lexus Hybrid Living | Toyota

EcoDesign Fair Shanghai - a movement in creation | bambu

IMO Index

The Institute for Marketecology (IMO) is your specialist in quality assurance of eco-friendly products, organic agriculture and management systems.

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RESOURCES - Food, Air & Water

Dave's Dragon Dust - Habanero Pepper Blend with Bhut Jolokia (Naga Jolokia)

Habanero Pepper Blend with Bhut Jolokia (Naga Jolokia).

RETURN TO TRADITION

A closer look at the exceptional growers, producers and artisans who safeguard our food traditions.

Doctors Warn: Avoid Genetically Modified Food

"Physicians to educate their patients, the medical community, and the public to avoid GM (genetically modified) foods when possible and provide educational materials concerning GM foods and health risks."[1] They called for a moratorium on GM foods, long-term independent studies, and labeling.

Raw Spirit Festival

Festivals 2009, World's Leading Healthy-Living Raw Vegan-Eco-Peace Celebrations! Please come join us at one, two or all THREE festivals. All feature onsite camping and parking at beautiful locations which delight and inspire!

Alive Raw

Living foods, alternative health

Trillium Natural Foods

Lincoln City's main source for organically grown whole foods.

LifeSource Natural Foods

Our retail grocery store provides an abundant selection of high quality organic and natural food items and nutritional supplements.

Why Buy Local? - Rogue Flavor

Locally grown fruits and vegetables are usually sold within 24 hours of being harvested. Produce picked and eaten at the height of ripeness has exceptional flavor and, when handled properly, is packed with nutrients. Also, local farm products are chosen for the best flavor, not for their ability to withstand industrial harvesting equipment and extended travel.

Rogue Flavor

The Rogue River Valley is home to some of the best agricultural and artisan foods in the world. The Rogue Flavor campaign makes it easy for you to find the unique businesses that create the local flavor of our community. Savor Rogue Flavor!