Today a humble but mighty group of Moms met locally to discuss how we might aid in the effort to reclaim our liberty. There are many issues that unite us and our discussion was lively and purposeful. Many of our problems today link back to irresponsible representation in our goverment. Until this changes our efforts will have no real long term impact. We discussed a group called the Independence Caucus which "is a citizen's movement to take government back from the big money special interests. The focus of this group is on unseating the incumbents in office who are fiscally irresponsible and who refuse to uphold our Consitution." this group can be accessed at WWW.icaucus.or or www.icaucus.ning.com. Membership in this group will allow you to participate in the process of choosing candidates that will uphold the Constitution and have the potential to win elections with our support.
We also discussed the paths of power and influence in our Country. A helpful sight that was shared was www.muckety.com which attempts to map out the paths of power and influence. I attended the site and was quickly informed on the path of power for our Govenator Schwarzenegger. I do not know the accuracy of the site but it was very interesting.
There will also be a CanYouHearUsNow on October 17th. Visit www.operationcanyouhearus.com for an overview of the project and links to local activity.
As our group grows and developes we can all find a place where we feel we can participate. Meeting is the first step in forging a sisterhood that reaches beyond the safety of our home and our computer. Real faces of Moms united in Principles, Values and Purpose...Liberty.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Mom's Power in the Pocket...book that is
Stay at home Moms are the ones that spin the wheels of America's economic bus. The wheels of this bus go round and round largely because mom is out there buying; food, clothing, shoes, books, cleaning products and more. Recently in California we worked diligently to pass Prop 8, defining marriage between a man and a woman. Our grass root effort was fired upon by many corporate sponsors such as Levis and even McDonalds who saw fit to wade into politics and support the opposition of Prop 8. These corporations saw the face of Hollywood's quick access to the camera an
d assumed that it represented America. What these politic playing corporations did not and still do not realize is that those having ready access to the camera rarely have a realistic view of daily American life. Nor do these elite few hold the bulk of daily purchasing power.
America is men that work for a living to support a family. America is children that attend public school or are home-schooled. America is moms that do not just stay at home, we shop! As we do this daily shopping the power is in our pocket, because as Mom we can choose what brand of jeans we will pay for and what we will purchase as food. With every purchase we make or do not make, we moms can tug on the dollar stream, and the bottom line of those corporations that decide to play politics. This little tug, united has the power to tell these corporations we will not idly stand by while you wield your special interest political saber. As moms, every time we reach into our pocketbook to pay for something, we should know who and what it is we are vicariously supporting. With this knowledge we moms will be like the Dr. Seuss character Mack, the plain little turtle in Yertle the Turtle.
But as Yertle, the Turtle King, lifted his hand
And started to order and give the command,
That plain little turtle below in the stack
That plain little turtle whose name was just Mack,
Decided he'd taken enough. And he had.
And that little lad got a little bit mad,
And that plain little Mack did a plain little thing,
He burped.
And his burp shook the throne of the king...
Moms can shake the throne that is being built each and every day by politicians and corporate supporters that seek promote agendas that do not reflect the wishes of the people. Moms can shake that throne by sharing knowledge and then voting with our wallets and then speaking with our mouths. It is only easy to prop up a lie when no one is willing to speak the truth. And like Mack that plain little turtle who burped, our Country's mothers can create a ripple that is first heard in our neighborhoods and then across America.
Copyright 2009
d assumed that it represented America. What these politic playing corporations did not and still do not realize is that those having ready access to the camera rarely have a realistic view of daily American life. Nor do these elite few hold the bulk of daily purchasing power.America is men that work for a living to support a family. America is children that attend public school or are home-schooled. America is moms that do not just stay at home, we shop! As we do this daily shopping the power is in our pocket, because as Mom we can choose what brand of jeans we will pay for and what we will purchase as food. With every purchase we make or do not make, we moms can tug on the dollar stream, and the bottom line of those corporations that decide to play politics. This little tug, united has the power to tell these corporations we will not idly stand by while you wield your special interest political saber. As moms, every time we reach into our pocketbook to pay for something, we should know who and what it is we are vicariously supporting. With this knowledge we moms will be like the Dr. Seuss character Mack, the plain little turtle in Yertle the Turtle.
But as Yertle, the Turtle King, lifted his hand
And started to order and give the command,
That plain little turtle below in the stack
That plain little turtle whose name was just Mack,
Decided he'd taken enough. And he had.
And that little lad got a little bit mad,
And that plain little Mack did a plain little thing,
He burped.
And his burp shook the throne of the king...
Moms can shake the throne that is being built each and every day by politicians and corporate supporters that seek promote agendas that do not reflect the wishes of the people. Moms can shake that throne by sharing knowledge and then voting with our wallets and then speaking with our mouths. It is only easy to prop up a lie when no one is willing to speak the truth. And like Mack that plain little turtle who burped, our Country's mothers can create a ripple that is first heard in our neighborhoods and then across America.
Copyright 2009
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