Hi everybody. Here is the Longhouse Coalition Platform:
LONGHOUSE COALITION
(contact; LonghouseCoalition@yahoo.com )
(website will be online shortly at
www.LonghouseCoalition.org)LONGHOUSE COALITION PLATFORM
1: Impeach Bush/Cheney & lesser officials for treason,
the one charge the president can not grant a pardon for.
2: Pull out of Iraq/Afghanistan
and allow UN Forces to do the job of peace keeping, rebuilding.
3: Rescind the Unconstitutional Patriot Act.
4: Call for sharp reductions in Defense spending
with the savings going to essential social/environmental programs.
5: Support the Kyoto Treaty as a necessary first step to control green-house
emissions, with rapid development of solar/wind power in every home.
6: Support the right to choose for every woman in the world
as a step toward sustainable populations.
7: A single payer national health insurance program is badly needed now.
8: Immediate arsenic reductions in our drinking water now.
9: Due to the racial bias, failure to deter crime, widespread errors and
humanitarian objections we oppose the death penalty.
10: We demand a livable wage, strong unions, repeal of the Taft-Hartley
restrictions and increase of minimum wage so that people have the
honest means to support themselves.
11: We oppose trade pacts, agreements, and institutions including NAFTA,
FTAA, CAFTA, and WTO as written only for the global corporations
without protection of the small business or local populations.
12: We call for democratic reform to strengthen participation and minority
representation, including proportional representation, instant run-off
voting, monitoring of elections and public financing of elections.
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13: We stand for citizen controlled open debate between all legal candidates
for President as well as all public offices. Not just between Republicans
and Democrats, but all legal candidates.
14: We are opposed to deregulation of telecommunications companies,
and support increased non-profit use of airways and public access to
telecommunications.
15: We are opposed to bank deregulation. We call for creation of
community investment banks to give low income people low cost loans
and first time small business a chance to borrow at low rates.
16: We are for legalizing all natural substances in their unrefined, un-distilled,
natural form. They have a better safety record than do alcohol or
cigarettes. We are spending billions losing the war on drugs and jailing
a lot of people who otherwise would be good hard working citizens.
Control it and tax it like you do alcohol and create new business and tax
sources. All criminal 'strikes' related with such natural substances will be
expunged from criminal records.
17: To help restore the balance with the Native Nations, we are for giving
back to the tribes 30% (equal to 2 Pennsylvanias) of the National Forests
with the creation of a Ecology Council of the major ecology groups to
help them develop a sustainable income and land use program. If Mixed
Bloods with 1/8 Native American heritage are accepted as tribal members,
the amount returned is to be increased to 45% (3 Pennsylvanias).
18: Create a Dept. of Peace with Congressional oversight, and full access
to the daily briefings from the various intelligence agencies including
the DOD (Department of Defense) agencies.
19: Doing away with the Presidential Emergency Powers.
No more writing laws by the Executive Branch.
20: Shift the USDA priorities to all help for farming has to go to those
who make less then one million dollars a year.
21: Put in place a recall mechanism for all Federal Office Holders.
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22: We support the New Covenant Peace Plan for Israel/Palestine, which
perfectly conforms to requirements of Hebrew Tribal Law, Jewish Law
from the Torah & Prophets, Muslim Law from the Qur'an & hadiths,
and New Testament Law, too. It leaves what's today called 'Israel',
the West Bank, and Gaza, as One federal state, composed of two
tribal districts, Judah (Israel), & Ephraim (Palestinians--West Bank &
Gaza). Jerusalem is shared as national capital. Right-of-return issues
are addressed, too. For more details, visit LonghouseCoalition.org.
THE LONGHOUSE COALITION
Dear People,
The USA has some real troubles. So does the world. Big troubles, and
at the same time this country is run by some folks who seem determined
to make them even worse. War in Iraq, terrorism, out-sourced jobs and
the economy, Global Warming, Katrina, and so on. A litany of woes.
It seems that only if we make immediate and major changes that global
disaster can be averted, yet our government doesn't appear to have either
the will, or plan, to bring things back into balance. On the contrary,
it appears the people who bribe our politicians are actually profiting from the mayhem and economic hardship most of the rest of us are experiencing.
Both major political parties, Republican and Democratic, receive tremendous
financial support from corporations, so it's no surprise their voting is to
the advantage of corporate interests.
With both parties bought out by corporations, how can we fix things?
We're continually confronted with the choice of taking the lesser of two
evils, but we've come to the point where we can't take any more 'evil',
even if it's 'lesser'. BUT, were a third party with great ideas to happen
along, say for example, the Green Party, the first thing we'd hear from
the Democrats is, "You can't afford to vote for the Greens because you'll
split the 'Left', so the Republicans'll win everything. Problem is, too many
Democrats are really as 'conservative' as the Republicans, they just wear
a different-looking logo. I call them 'Republicrats', or 'Dee-publicans'.
Still, it appears we're stuck in a rut. Fortunately, there's a solution--
the Longhouse Coalition, a non-partisan coalition, not a third party.
That's the key--it's not a third party, so it can't divide the 'Left'.
It's a means for people who want basically the same thing to cooperate
across party lines, based on a simple and effective platform neither
designed nor paid for by corporations, that gives people what they want,
not what corporate elites want.
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The Longhouse Coalition (whose name is derived from the English equivalent of the Iroquois Six Nations' government, the Haudenosaunee-
-more on that later) platform offers people a workable, win-able,
and near foolproof alternative. A Democrat who's really 'Progressive',
or 'moderate', will have little difficulty backing the Platform (which
follows shortly). Whoever promises to support the Longhouse Coalition
platform will receive our full support. There'll be no division of the 'Left'.
So, we can't hurt the 'Left', or 'Center'. But for those instances where
the 'Democrat' is as 'conservative' as today's Republican Party, we'll
present the People with a good alternative. Then we'll let the conservative
Republicans and conservative Democrat split the conservative vote,
guaranteeing a sweeping victory for the good alternative, the Longhouse
candidates who had the will, moral caliber, and guts to stand up as an
Independent candidate when the country most needed them.
After you've read the platform and said, "Well, this is great, but
what chance do we have of having it really happen?", remember this--
it's already been done. This isn't the first time, nor is it unique. It's been done recently, too. This isn't from a musty old page of history.
It's yesterday's news. In the 1990's Poland was ruled by an oppressive
totalitarian 'Communist' regime, which in many respects is mirrored by the
Bush/corporatista regime today. A bunch of shipyard workers went on
strike in Gdansk, led by a young man named Lech Walesa. A series of
dramatic events followed, and a grassroots movement named Solidarnosz
(Solidarity) was birthed. It grew like wildfire because the idea was right,
the time was right, and the Polish people were ripe for change. And it
was done, peacefully, democratically, and legally. PEACEFULLY, people.
There are a few charts following that show how simple, logical, and
do-able this is. You'll find that the vast majority of seats in Congress
up for election have either natural allies such as Progressive Democrats
or Greens already on the ballot, or else leave us with the opportunity to
run a Peoples' Write-In candidate. Write-In ballots will provide us with
a more tamper-proof vote record than electronic voting machines, and
because this is a popular movement, word will spread so that everyone
will know who the Longhouse candidate is in their own district.
People, in a single election we can retake the House of Representatives
and a third of the Senate! Over the course of the next two years moderate
incumbent Democrat senators (& even some Republicans) will come over to
our side as they see which way the winds of public opinion are blowing, and
thus, their careers. So, we can stop the administration dead in its tracks
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at first, and over the following period complete the steps needed for a
peaceful, legal, and democratic, shift to a sustainable and just society.
For those worried about the late start--starting late in the season
isn't a disadvantage--it's an advantage. It's deliberate, a tactic. The
'opposition' has loads of money, and controls the media. Had we started
earlier, that money would have bought loads of lies and disinformation.
Time would have given them the opportunity to do it most effectively,
and time for the poison to do its work. Now there isn't enough time for
these folks to mount an effective, fully thought out smear campaign.
It'll be a knee-jerk reaction at best, and it'll work for us, not against
us. In the end, it's the best way to accomplish something like this.
So, this is fully do-able. Americans were at one time known as the
"Can-Do" nation, a nation of individuals with gumption, energy, and spirit,
a people with the will to accomplish the 'impossible'. We can be that
again. Our choice if we don't is very unpleasant. An earth heartlessly,
ruthlessly, exploited. People heartlessly, ruthlessly exploited. Wars.
Dare I say it--the fundamentalists' Armageddon. I say, give 'em what
they want. Let's send the whole gang of Corporatista politicians home,
whether they wear Donkey ears, or Elephant ears. Let's give them a real
political Doomsday, let their political stars go down in flames, instead of
having them sending more bombs and death to the rest of the world.
In order to successfully pull off another 'Solidarity', it's important
we use some basic techniques to accelerate growth of the movement, so
the Corporatista regime is always a day late and a dollar short. If we
really want change, some effort is needed. Not a whole lot, mind you,
but some. Start by copying the platform to your computer's 'desktop'.
Print out some paper copies, and perhaps burn it onto a CD or two.
Then, immediately after reading this, think of which of your friends will
really like the platform. Send it to them. Then, call them by phone.
Explain to them what you've read here, then encourage them with
enthusiasm to do likewise. Keep the chain growing. This will greatly
accelerate distribution, and gather momentum.
I apologize, but for emphasis, here's part of the earlier paragraph
repeated, along with some new stuff. In order to successfully pull off
another 'Solidarity', it's important we use some basic techniques. Start
by copying the platform to your computer's 'desktop'. Print out some
paper copies, and perhaps burn it onto a CD or two. Then, right after
reading this, think of which of your friends will really like the platform.
Send it to them. Then, call them by phone. This is so very important.
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Not everyone looks at their computer every day, so e-mail may sit for
days or weeks before being read. Further, a phone call is personal, and sharing an idea across in person, rather than writing, is often more
effective. But put both e-mail & phone call together, and a powerful
message comes across of support for the movement. This enthusiasm in
turn encourages others. So please, explain to them what you've read
here, then encourage them with enthusiasm to do likewise. Keep the chain
growing. This will greatly accelerate distribution, and gather momentum.
Then, send it to whoever you can think of who might be willing to help.
By the way, this gives people who aren't millionaires an excellent
opportunity to have a say in Congress. Write-In candidates will be
elected largely through the popularity and togetherness of the American
home-grown version of Solidarity--the Longhouse Coalition.
If you'd like to be a Longhouse Coalition Write-In candidate please
send an e-mail to LonghouseCoalition@yahoo.com. Our website should be
up shortly at
www.LonghouseCoalition.org, too, but maybe not till later
this coming week. So for now, applications have to be by e-mail sent to
the first address. There were three of us who really got this started,
and this expanded to a council of seven, but the period of three or seven people deciding things has to be gotten over with very quickly--
like now!--if this is to be democratic.
We'll handle this issue right now, so no one need concern themselves
about it further. We've decided--unanimously--to accept candidates on
a first-come, first-served basis*(with one exception--next paragraph),
trusting Creator will send us the people meant to be here at this time.
We expect multiple applicants for many districts, so the tie-breaker will
be who applied first. However, we don't want a boatload of Republican
infiltrators hopping on board and be forced to keep them, either. So, to
emphasize democracy yet still have a safeguard, the council of seven will
be increased to include the first twenty four coalition candidates and
myself, co-writer of the platform and one of the original three. This
council of 25 will then be responsible for approving the later candidates,
the sole criteria being whether the person is genuinely for the platform.
A simple majority will suffice to approve a candidate. If an applicant scares
over half the people, it's probably better we go in a different direction.
The one exception to the first-come first served rule is that in order
to prove clearly we're non-partisan, and will work with 'good' Democrats
(to walk the walk of our talk), a grace period up to October 7 (1 month
before the election) has been granted for members of the Green Party, the Progressive
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Caucus, Russ Feingold's Progressive Patriots group, Democrats.com's slate of progressive Democrats, and the Black Caucus.
The two attached lists should clarify that. One shows who the protected
candidates are, and one which districts are completely open right now.
If for any reason the lists aren't included with your copy, just e-mail
LonghouseCoalition@yahoo.com and we'll be happy to send them to you.
There. That's it. Short and simple, as uncomplicated and democratic
as can be. Just one last thing--a little bit about where our name comes
from. Originally, a 'longhouse' was a long and narrow Native American
dwelling in which all the families of a clan lived together, each with their own family area. The Haudenosaunee (Longhouse) was symbolic of
all member tribes living together as one family. That's what we want to
see happen in America today.
An interesting question arises when we look at the Haudenosaunee's
history a little closer. The founders of the Haudenosaunee were the great
Huron/Mohawk prophet known as the Peacemaker, and his assistant,
Hiawatha. Because the Peacemaker was viewed as a prophet sent from
God, the law he gave the Iroquois was considered holy, and thus, the
government a sacred place, and governing a sacred function. Service to
the people, not self-enrichment, was the goal. Interestingly, the law of
the Haudenosaunee, in which equality and democracy were emphasized,
served as the primary model for the United States' Constitution, so at
least from one perspective, the holy law of the Iroquois present in our
Constitution confers holiness on it, too. This may help explain why many
folks treat the Constitution as a holy document. Intuitively, they
understand that it is! They just didn't know the holiness came through a
Native American prophet. It also puts an entirely different spin on George W. Bush calling the Constitution a worthless scrap of paper.
If the Constitution is sacred, then its house--Congress--is also sacred.
And since the White House is a part of it all, it's a 'holy place', too.
So, Christians who are into prophecy, that means George W. Bush
claimed Creator's law worthless in the holy place. May be a good idea
to impeach him, don't you think?
Blessings,
Robert Leon Mendelson
LONGHOUSE COALITION
(contact; LonghouseCoalition@yahoo.com )
(website will be online shortly at
www.LonghouseCoalition.org )
Next I can drag in some more letters and work sheets and stuff.
Respectfully, DAN 1 (RhoHanaSon)
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