Tuesday, March 19, 2013

The Reform Party is Building a Base of Small Donors

For Immediate Release – The Reform Party of the United States of America is a centrist party supported by small donors. In the 2012 presidential election it improved its vote total by ninety percent compared to the 2008 election, without funding from special interest groups or large donors.
 “All of our donations in recent years come from members and individual supporters. Ninety-nine percent of those donations are one hundred dollars or less. A few donors have given large donations in the form of in-kind or cash donations. In those few instances the donations are rarely more than five hundred dollars in value,” said Reform Party Chairman David Collision.

The Reform Party recently reorganized its fundraising committee. The committee is expected to setup and maintain fundraising infrastructure and events. It is chaired by Reform Party treasurer Bill Merrell.

“Most of the money we will raise will be reinvested in the form of fundraising efforts, so we can make necessary expenditures for the 2014 elections, and build a reserve fund,” said Nicholas Hensley of North Carolina, the South East Fundraising Chair.

Currently there are three primary ways of donating to the Reform Party. The first is by donating a lump sum through Paypal, the second by joining their monthly donors club through Acteva and the third is to send a check to their treasurer in New York. If you want to donate or find out more about the Reform Party, you can visit their website www.reformparty.org or email them at www.rpusa.org.

Man Dies After Falling Down Stairs At Red Line Station

Sad news in the Local area.  Howard Street Station has some long and steep stairs, when the weather is bad, they aren't well cared for, particularly at night.  Plus, there are always unsavory types lurking about.  I hope he wasn't a victim of foul play. 

CBS Chicago story:

Man Dies After Falling Down Stairs At Red Line Station « CBS Chicago

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Aldermen Form Caucus To Push For Reform Agenda « CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) – Several members of the Chicago City Council said Tuesday they’ll be speaking out and pushing hard to reform City Hall, which could put them at odds with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and some of their colleagues.

Aldermen Form Caucus To Push For Reform Agenda « CBS Chicago

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Chicago Area Gas Prices Up Nearly 60 Cents A Gallon This Year « CBS Chicago

What are our local and state representatives doing to curb the rising prices of fuel?  Fuel is the basis of all commerce, as fuel rises, the price of everything else rises and the earned dollar buys less.

Oil companies continue to make record profits, receive subsidies from the Fed and lobby to suppress  alternative energy transport.  Where do you see opportunities for reform?

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Gas prices continue to climb in the Chicago area with the highest prices ever for the start of the month of March, AAA reports.

Chicago Area Gas Prices Up Nearly 60 Cents A Gallon This Year « CBS Chicago

Monday, March 4, 2013

Redflex outlines bribe probe in Chicago contract - chicagotribune.com

Perfect reason we need Reform in all government, even at the local level:

1.  Awarding huge contract to an Australian company
2.  Bribery and wrong-doings in our own local government (in Chicago?  never!)

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Hoffman and his team at Sidley Austin were hired by Redflex last year in the wake of Tribune reports on a 2010 internal company memo written by a former vice president who alleged the company hired a Chicago consultant as a way to transfer bribe money to John Bills, a top city transportation manager who oversaw the red-light program since it began in 2003.

Redflex outlines bribe probe in Chicago contract - chicagotribune.com

Friday, March 1, 2013

Activists Protest Deportations, As Immigrants Released Amid Budget Cuts « CBS Chicago

In west suburban Broadview, a weekly protest and prayer vigil outside the federal immigration detention center took on added significance Friday morning.

Activists Protest Deportations, As Immigrants Released Amid Budget Cuts « CBS Chicago

It seems that the safety and considerations of our citizens and legal resident is low on the list for the Administration:

... the Obama administration released hundreds of low-risk undocumented immigrants this week, ahead of the automatic federal budget cuts required by an obscure process known as sequestration.
The government did that because it said it could not afford to house the low-risk immigrants because of the looming cuts set to go into effect on Friday.

How is it that criminals can make demands?  Why is it that the Administration cuts loose criminals because they cant afford it?  Where does, "Promoting the general welfare" come in to play here?

Fix the core of the problem - Reform the Immigration Policy to make it less of a messy bureaucracy and more efficient for those who wish to become LEGAL  Immigrants.  Make the possibility of those who are already here ILLEGALLY, to become LEGAL a reality.  Policy needs to be established and streamlined to make it happen.  Revenue opportunity too!  Hey...put a charge on it to pay for the process so the LEGAL tax payers do not have to assume the burden.  Go figure!

Make it so that there is no longer an EXCUSE for those who continue to be here ILLEGALLY.  If after the process is reformed, those that are still here in an undocumented state, truly need to be removed from our sovereign soil and sent back to theirs, just like their country would have no problem in doing to us, if we did the same thing there. 

We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws and order.  Without laws, we have anarchy and that is not a preferable choice. 

Immigration Reform - A Document about the Undocumented – B. Wojtas - Centrists Rising - Centrists Rising

Immigration Reform - A Document about the Undocumented – B. Wojtas - Centrists Rising - Centrists Rising