Democrat Big Tent Dissembly

Well, the Democrats didn't win.

There is a simple solution: Set up a Grand Party exosketon that the coalition agrees to assemble, form quarum, and vote to nominate their National Presidential Candidate. Beyond that local Measures will come into being as primary priorities, because at the end of the day operating government is a responsibilty we can't have people take lightly and must start locally.

Here are nine simple categories to create along simple Social Liberal to Conservative, and Fiscal Liberal to Conservative lines that can all simultaneously pursue their goals and objectives at a local and states level, while voting mostly under the Democratic Big Tent. I would like to suggest that each Working Party fashions environmental policy at the local level, but also everyone in these parties hopefully accepts Climate Change as a True fact that should be a part of all Democratic Grand Party Budget Proposals.

Of course there would be the opportunity to have simple one issue coalitions, the proposal here is for these to be autonomous parties that sign a pledge to vote for the Democratic National Candidates, but do their own thing at the states level:

Democratic Republican: Social and Fiscal Conservative;
These would be people who occasionally vote with Republicans

Democratic Centrist: Social Conservative and Fiscal Centrist
These would be people who occasionally vote with Republicans on Social Issues, but believe in some Government Safety net.

Democratic Socialist: Social Conservative and Fiscal Liberal
These would be people who believe in affording a big safety net with balanced budgets.

Conservative Democratic: Social Centrist and Fiscal Conservative
These people would look to afford safety net programs within some austerity.

Democrat: Social and Fiscal Centrist
This would be the party that would take all the information from the other eight and determine a median policy in both fiscal and social matters.

Centrist Democratic: Social Centrist and Fiscal Liberal
This would be the party of people who believe spending on social saftey net programs is something we need to afford.

Democratic Libertarian: Social Liberal and Fiscal Conservative
This would be a party faction that would caucus with Libertarians, but also believe in rules and regulations to achieve free market ideals.

Social Democrat: Social Liberal and Fiscal Centrist
This would be a group who believe in affording social programs, but also expect debt and negative spending is an option to support social programs.

Liberal: Social and Fiscal Liberal
Believe that social programs are primary priority regardless of financial outcomes.

National Guns License

We're witnessing an historic level of children being killed by guns- most probable way to die, more than car crashes- and enough has been enough ten years ago.

To accord with the Second Amendment, each state could issue gun licenses. Except, transportation of firearms across state boundaries, ought to require a National Firearms license.

Like a car: title, license, registration and insurance would be required of the user. Dealers and manufacturers assure quality, and Dealers must use professional discretion following, so called, red flag laws.

We know how to do this. The States could use the national guidance for State Licenses and registration.



A written safety exam, required safety demonstation, and age minimums would be contingent. Additionally, mental health wellness, compitency, and background checks are required.

Any modification, such as required Corrective lenses, permits to carry in public and concealed all would be on gun owner's license to quickly deter foolish, irrational, and mentally ill ownership.

Each gun has a registration already, but it would require each gun to have Title and registration, being operated by licensee. Three parts of liability, so that insurance companies can give liability insurance for torturous constraints, lest we determine the tort settlements per victim.

We already have the infrastructure for all intents and purposes, now let's please do something already!

Forget Beer, It's Time for a Fender Bender

Presidential Elections are the most famous popularity contests in the world.

 

Famously, we like to think we are voting for an Angel, rather than settling for a Devil by the thought exercise, “which candidate would you rather have a beer with?”  (Yes, like a good American grammarian I ended the survey question a preposition with.)

 

Except, we are in extraordinary circumstances:

 

Hundred Year Pandemic

Chronic Systemic Deferred Maintenance

Climate Change Proven beyond a Doubt

Reconciliation of Civil Rights a precipitous necessity

Worst Economic statistics since measurements began from The Great Depression

 

You can see how people might be willing to choose the best devil in such terrible circumstances, rather than the nicest angel.  Whose Executive Administration will be able to handle the massive macroeconomic issues?

 

Almost makes you not even care if you even like the person, so long as you think they may help?

 

So, which Candidate would you rather get into a low speed fender bender with?

 

 

Thought Exercise

 

You are driving your crap auto called US, and the timing belt needs adjustment, tires are worn, and the brakes have been squealing for months, but like most Americans you don’t have an extra $400 to fix them.

 

As you approach an intersection at the speed limit, you anticipate a yellow light ahead and begin your squeaking brakes.  As the light turns, you are a quarter mile from the stop line, and of the two cars ahead of you the car directly in front of you, a new silver Mercedes-Ferrari Electric Hybrid, has stopped about 500 feet away.

 

Your brakes engage, squeak as loud as you have ever heard, and for one reason or another you hit the $456,000 four door sedan that tops off at 155 MPH in 12 seconds.  The bumper, replacement cost your annual salary, after installation, is broken.  Don’t ask for details, it just needs $45,000 worth of work from a 15 MPH fender bender.

 

Out comes (A) either driver, Presidential Candidate (take the test again, and replace with either Major Political Party), and from the shotgun position (B) a Secret Service agent who will witness and back whatever Mr. A says, no matter how awful.

 

Two more facts: 1. They are self-insured, so they have no Insurance, if it is their fault; and 2. Mr. B pressed the emergency oil slick button as they drew to a halt at seven miles per hour—thus it is 100% their fault.  Oil is everywhere, and the Intersection Camera clearly can show the before and after.

 

Which one of these two gentlemen would you then like to encounter in what, without the super tip-top-secret auto, (a) wouldn’t have been an accident, nor (b) be considered potentially your fault and liability? 

 

That is a more accurate measure for where we are today.

 

 

Lest we should consider this the Junior High School election, remember that the Executive of the USA typically administers directly to a force of hundreds of thousands of people, lest the millions directly commanded.  So, which group do you pick... go ahead take the thought exercise a third time, and remember to Vote!

The Reform we have waited for... a simple recommendation: 64 Stars

Much talk of reform. From time-to-time, these United States of America reform her boundaries to reflect Census Data.

Now we have movements like Black Lives Matter that have with the help of simultaneous technology, finally, driven home the nature of visual and systemic racist systems....  People long for environmental justice, social equity, gender meritocracy, and the lists grow.  People hunger for reform and empowerment.

Much talk of Electoral College Reform, again, again, again and again.

At the heels of Fivethirtyeight.com’s article on the obscure, yet highly relevant article, (relink to follow?) I found time during the lockdown to put forth this long-discussed proposition raft, as an whole-set argument.

But something millions have been working for generation after generation, that will instantly transform and improve our GDP, reform our elections, including the Electoral College, redistribute state power, reward success, restore local control, and restructure the USA for the long-term future once all the 2020 Census data is collected and processed; Territorial Reorganization.

We will need a lot of changes and reform, and one of the most radical things the US can do from time to time is make adjustments to the States, Territories and her Commonwealth after a census.

Rather than outlaw the Electoral College: consider the census, even the whole thing, everything, back out, and allow for the commonsense of the lessons from the trials and travails from the European Duchy System (Symbolized by the College) that held outside regional nobles to check central powers of the Crown in order to protect remote, novel, unique, rural and essential domestic production resources from mismanagement.

There is a great chart that graphically demonstrates the even distribution of State Lines defined by population limited to 50 states and 100 Senators.  Keeping just fifty states defies precedent, but is a great Thought Exercise, and Colorado would gladly triple in size, but this is pure theory upsetting all boundaries.

So, maybe that’s not the way to go?

How about allowing each and any state to be able to reorganize with the assistance and coordination of the Federal Republic, so as to be ready to address the distribution, health and other governmental weaknesses this pandemic disaster has exposed in our Society to be more oriented to bioregional ecology— welfare, health, economy and environment—in order to prepare for the 22^ndand maybe even the groundwork for the 23^rdCentury?

	Type		Area		State	Initials	Est. Capitol Area		New Star	New Government
	New Combined Territory
			E WA & N ID		Lincoln	LN	Spokane		Yes	Yes
	Expanded Territory
			SW PA; E VA; NW NC; NE TN; W KY		West Viginia	WV	same		No	No
	Spits of Michigan, New York and Florida
		MI	becomes		Michigan	MI	same		No	No
					Superior	SU	Cheboygan		Yes	Yes
		NY	becomes		New York	NY	same		No	No
					Great York	GY	Buffalo		Yes	Yes
		Florida	becomes		Florida	FL	same		No	No
					South Florida	SF	Miami		Yes	Yes
	California Triplet
			N CA		Jefferson	JF	Redding		Yes	Yes
			CA		California	CA	Sacramento		No	No
			S CA		Dorado	DO	Los Angeles		Yes	Yes
	Texas Pentet
			NW TX		Plainland	PL	Amarillo		Yes	Yes
			NE TX		Trinity	TY	Fort Worth		Yes	Yes
			Central		Texas	TX	same		No	No
			E TX		Gulfland	GL	Houston		Yes	Yes
			S TX		El Norte	EN	San Antonio		Yes	Yes
	Commonwealth
		Puerto Rico			Puerto Rico	PR	San Juan		Yes	Yes
		District of Colombia			Colombia	CB	Washington		Yes	Yes
		Guam & Northern Marianas			Marianas	MR	Barrigada		Yes	Yes

Your Development Plan: Fourteen New Stars, and Sixteen new Governments.

Aside from having to reprint all but everything, thus adding to growth.... the Census Adjustments will add jobs! This will give us plenty of lawful work to do, including reforming the Peace Officers and how to enforce social policy equitably. Recentralization of powers will improve accountability barring all other reforms.

GDP will expand simply by the ordinary operations of governments that properly develop their regions in order to become more evenly represented.  But Also, inclusion and realization of our Commonwealth and Territories will literally expand our GNP, geometrically.  28% more States will expand growth of our National Economy by the back of the napkin to the tune of 14% additionally over say a ten-year transitioning, synergies aside.

If all 64 States are suddenly together adopted and approved, hypothetically, then it requires:

Same Number of Electors of the College evenly redistributed.

Same Number of Representatives evenly redistributed.

Expand to 128 Senators and the VP as President of the Senate for a Vote of 129.

Probably expand Supreme Court by two positions to include the incorporation of Far Western Pacific and Caribbean Law Justices.

Boundaries and Counties to become reformed to prioritize and contain bioregions and metro regions, not gerrymandered or arbitrarily bounded.  Ideally, each region will fall initially within the guidelines of population thresholds, so as to have even and balanced (containing similar populous, zip codes, area codes, and other measurable volumes) constituencies from Municipality, State to Federal adjustments.

Zip Codes will then accordingly be redistributed to match postal coverage; Phone Codes will then accordingly be assigned to these boundaries; and Municipalities will make their adjustments.

64 Stars will be put onto Old Glory in an 8 by 8 column and row, and maybe we can turn our Flags around and stop the adventurous wars to continue to build America lawfully and enfranchise peaceful democratic process.

And 64 Governments with 16 to 18 new Constitutions will expand: opportunity; the living experiment of Liberty, Freedom and the Pursuit of Happiness; and the Gross Domestic Product of our beloved United States of America, just as is found as precedent throughout our history.

Commerce to develop this expansion of infrastructure and improvement of resources will make Opportunity explode!

Texas Republic, which has had the five-state solution on the books since the 19^thcentury, will get four times as much representation in Washington, CB. 

So too, CA triplet and all the other, necessary splits will gain improved representation inside the USA capitol.  

Ultimately, this would need to become accepted and approved by the People and their Representatives in government, so the names, boundaries and all details are to be discussed, and yet determined.

By small state-ing the power blocks into population and territorial similars, fair representation in exchange for taxation collected in the State of Colombia is ensured... for another ten years.

By folding the many and wide island nations and their associated resources into our Great Nation, we recognize the many and long sacrifices of the millions who have loved this nation as their own, but we may also become more and better prepared to finally provide the governmental and financial resources those peoples have so long sought.  Also, we will need to greatly expand our Marine infrastructure, and take better responsibility for our Maritime leadership, including environmental.

By allowing the WV annexation we make the small adjustments to the disproportionately powerful states like Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky also granting their more remote peoples a more direct Capitol.

The long-considered division of Old Washingtonia, into Washington and Lincoln has also long been discussed.  When we empower a new state Capitol, like this proposal for Spokane, a permanent Federal stimulus to that area is assured.  More even distribution of resources, like health care, unemployment benefits, and other government features will flow freely from that local and more immediate power center.

Remember that Jefferson the human participated, encouraged an organized revolution specifically from within the scope, intrepreneurially so to speak, by voting, of our nation’s Constitution and posted Bill of Rights, not without it, every generation!

By expanding the number of governments, we expand the number of opportunities for the people to become directly involved in the management and stewardship of their surrounds as servants of the people!  Let us continue to expand the opportunity that comes with Democracy!!