Petitioning

I have been out and about getting signatures on my petition;  and I am in the process of learning  just how sensitive  people are about their politics. At the same time, people complain  about the  dysfunction of Congress but they are not willing to take a position to change it..or  are they? I am getting some passes but mostly encouragement. We  seem always to elect the the same old representatives and senators to the Houses of Congress; the people have  become programmed  to blindly  vote  the  party line , with few exceptions. I hope to successfully petition to be on the ballot because I want to debate with Chris  Gibson and Julian Schreibman  on the issues  and  I also want to present my case , as  succinctly  as possible,P . that you should unanimously  vote for the candidate that will work for the people over party politics.  First, I need your signature on my petition..I will be out and about during the week and will be at the Library Fair in Woodstock on Saturday 28th of July...come in droves.

Meet me in Woodstock this weekend

 I will be in Woodstock this weekend July 14th and 15th. I began petitioning this past Tuesday July 10th  to get on the ballot for the general election this fall. I need 3500 signatures.  In order for them to be valid, people should be registered voters within the 19th congressional district who have not signed a petition for  Congress (Julian Schreibman  who won the democratic  primary over Joel Tyner and Chris Gibson the republican incumbent.. Maurice Hinchey  is not seeking re election).  I would love it  if I reached 10,000 or a little over  because that is approximately  the total number of votes cast during the democratic primary out of a total  of 130,000 Julian actually receiving 4.6%. Getting on the ballot is first; the other well we will see.  If you believe that Government  Must  have a conscience, that the  two party system is Not serving  the people and that money does  Not buy representation...then, You just found  the person  who should  be in Congress representing  the People..Fortunately, money does not buy the Vote.  Please help me get on the ballot..sign my petition .asap.

My connection with the Hudson Valley

I have a long and enduring connection to the Hudson  Valley, especially Woodstock. My mother s family came here a little late by historical standards to the lands that would eventually become our great nation. Adam Short arrived in New Castle aboard Wm.. Penn s ship the Welcome on August 24th,1682.It  was from there somewhere between 1695 and 1724 that his son  Hendrick came to Kingston and married a local girl Gepje Winne. These two were the parents of Peter Short of Woodstock, who would play a prominent part in the life of the early settlement.  I am a very proud American  proud of our history and proud of what can be our future.  I have a copy of  a patten of land that Peter Short first lived on in Woodstock  dated before the American Revolution  and a hand written prodigy line dated 9th of May 1763 that my  mother s sister found in the first Bible  from the Dutch Reformed Church on the village green. My grandfather was the last on the list. There are many other proud families  around this area too  More to come..

Sending a Message to Washington

According to a recent New York Times editorial, the Supreme Court failed to revisit  Citizens United;  which keeps the door open for the candidate with the most  contributions  to  win the election . Voting for an independent with little funds but strong beliefs  can  send a message to Washington  that money does not buy representation.