Suggested Additions to the Declaration

Effinbanks wrote:1. End the Federal Reserve. No matter what reform or legislation is enacted or repealed, so long as 'our' Federal Reserve, as part of world central banks network, controls our currency, big banks, corps, etc., will find a way around the rules and continue to create increasingly destructive debt bubbles which will further destroy our and the world's economy. See 'Athens' today (literally). That's us in another few months... See 'Bank of No. Dakota' for alternative. No. Dakota was spared collapse in 2008. These provide good intros:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvTDTL55K1U


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qIhDdST27g


2. Forbid even 1 cent of taxpayer debt to be contributed towards the cost of bailing out banks and corporations who, even if reduced in size, will take destructive risks if they know the government will back if they fail.

------ >>> I would word this as ... any bank or corporation deemed too big to fail shall be nationalized. No bailouts, we just take over. By doing this, the Government will vastly reduce the strain on the economy of the people...and create an opportunity for revenue which may be used on behalf of the needs of the people...Healthcare, Education, Energy, the Environment, Affordable housing and other issues may be dealt with by taking over corporations which threaten the economy of the USA...and yes, that includes banks as well.



3. Mandate financial literacy programs in K-12.

I fully agree with this...however, I would incorporate a mandate for training in math and science which makes a high school diploma something which establishes a readiness to enter the workforce. This means training in mathematics to a level which makes electronics (up to and including class A computer certification, TV / Radio repair or equivalent) , Plumbing , Construction , and other Vocational professions (such as cooking or whatever).

The entire idea of Vocational Education came up because skills which used to be a part of a High School education were eliminated. They were eliminated because kids were being given passing grades in grade school simply to get them out of a teacher's hair. Accordingly, they wound up being bumped up the line until they arrived (and still do) in High School - barely able to read and incapable of performing more than the most basic of math skills. And what happens to such kids? They wind up learning that they have two choices...flip burgers or sell drugs...and selling drugs pays a helluva lot better.

And what happens then? They wind up either dead or in prison. And whichever happens, its our fault...because we never trained them for anything else.

Time to change that.



Keep up the exceptional effort, and thanks for articulating our demands so well.

Adam Brabant wrote:Industrial hemp for years has been demonized due to its close relative marijuana. Hemp is actually significantly different than marijuana in many key ways. First the THC content is so small that you would die of smoke inhalation before you got hi from smoking hemp. Secondly hemp plants have both male and female reproductive organs whereas with recreational marijuana the male plants are removed from the population in order to increase the THC content of the plants. Hemp produces four times as much pulp for paper production per acre than timber. The paper produced from hemp can be turned from a light beige color to white using hydrogen peroxide instead of bleach. Once hydrogen peroxide is used the output is dirty water, instead of dirty bleach. Hemp also absorbs four times as much carbon dioxide per acre than timber, and grows much much faster. Hemp can be used to restart closed paper plants in Maine, or textile mills in the the Carolinas. Hemp seeds and hemp oil are very healthy for humans to consume and due to the minute THC content there is absolutely no risk of getting hi from consuming hemp oil or hemp seeds. It would also be worthwhile to examine if hemp fed cows are healthier for humans to consume and if those hemp fed cows produce less methane than traditionally fed cows. Hemp also produces more enzymes to produce ethanol than corn per acre. Each year our Government pays farmers not to farm to maintain stable grain prices, instead we should cut those subsides and allow those farmers to grow this amazing plant.

Adam Brabant wrote:One suggestion is the immediate repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act and the nationwide legalization of gay marriage.