In order to improve African-Americans lives this blog sheds light on racism by calling it out. The fact that I discuss racism should not deem me an unreliable idealistic liberal, a racist, or a race-card playing cry baby. I was created by God to shed light on racism. My employment discrimination and retaliation experience while employed by NYS Depart of Corrections, and David and Goliath court battle with Eliot Spitzer’s NYS Attorney General Office gave me painful knowledge of RACISM.
President Obama's determination to keep his 2008 campaign pledge to reform health care in this nation resulted in him signing the Affordable Health Care Act "Obamacare" on March 23, 2010. The hard three year fight led by President Obama ended with the Supreme Court’s decision that upheld the constitutionality of The Affordable Health Care Act.
The “Obamacare” victory is important to the 30 million uninsured Americans who will now have the opportunity to have health care coverage. It is also a personal victory for me and families like mine that have a family member with a pre-existing condition. My grandson Jeremiah who has a pre-existing heart condition can’t be denied health care coverage. This is a big f---- deal for me because Jeremiah, who is 9 years old, will need his fourth open heart surgery at age 12 or 13 years old. Additionally, insurance companies can't deny him a health care policy as an adult.
Dear Mayor Bloomberg: What
is your political motivation and aspirations that require you to force
President Obama to engage in a gun control debate now?Who are you supporting and/or voting for on November
6, 2012? Why are you inserting yourself on
the national stage at this time?
On the Morning Joe Show on July 23, 2012, you stated your determination to continue to require that gun
control become an issue before the presidential election. You stated that
approximately 48,000 Americans will lose their lives due to illegal gun violence during
the next presidential term.Have you consider
the 30 million Americans that Romney and his party have pledged to deny health
care insurance by repealing Obamacare? Have you considered the millions of Americans
like my grandson Jeremiah, who has a pre-existing heart condition, not being
able to purchase a health care policy during their lifetime?Every life is important in America but the
48,000 lives that you used to justify your action(s) pales in comparison to the
number of Americans who could die during the next four years if President Obama
is defeat and/or the Affordable Health Care Act is repealed
Why would Judge Lester grant bail to Zimmerman again on July 5, 2012, after his own court order supports denying that action? In his ruling Lester wrote about the first bond hearing and noted an undisclosed second passport kept in Zimmerman's safe deposit box. In Judge Lester's order he noted that George possibly committed third degree perjury but still granted bail.
I believe that Judge Lester’s decision to grant bail to George Zimmerman a second time is an abuse of judiciary discretion and is political and/or racially motivated.
George is charged with second degree murder and is on video tape lying to investigators at the complex where he murder Trayvon. Zimmerman lies several times when he stated that the 911 dispatched asked him several times to give an address where they could find the person George labeled as suspicious and looking like he was up to no good.
We know that Geoge killed Trayvon because he admitted that fact. We know that George is a liar who has knowledge of Criminal Justice and highly probality that he will be found guilty of murder and/or violating Trayvon Martin's civil rights. He also has the financial means and a family member mother
I believe that Judge
Lester like the Sanford Police Department mishandled the Trayvon Martin murder
case. Judge Lester’s discussion that downplayed Zimmerman’s two prior
criminal encounters with the law,granting bail at $100,000 from the bench
immediately after the first bail hearing and his latest decision to grant bail
again in this case supports my belief. Lester should recuse himself from this
case and/or the United States Justice Department should charge Zimmerman if
there is evidence to support a conviction that Zimmerman violated Trayvon
Martin’s civil rights.
I believe that overturning Obamacare by the United States Supreme Court will be a national tragedy because it will leave tens of
millions of Americans HOPELESS.The 30
million Americans who will not gain health care coverage and the millions of
minorities in this country who depend on the Court to protect the rights of all
Americans will lose faith and HOPE that the Court is a non-partisan third
branch of government.
How could we trust the Court to protect our constitutional
rights regardless of color, religion, sex, and political party affiliation if
they overturn this nation’s first African-American president’s signature
accomplishment? How would our children make sense of recorded history that
includes five conservatives Supreme Court Justices who were appointed by
Republican presidents overturning the unprecedented health care reform bill?
In an article on New Channel 5 website“Assistant State Attorney Bernie de la Rionda
asked Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. to increase Zimmerman's $150,000 bond. But the
judge said he would delay ruling on the request, in part because he does not
know if he has the authority to do so. Lester said he is also concerned about
revealing the names of donors. "I'm not going to make a snap
decision," Lester said.”If Lester
doesn’t have the authority to increase Zimmerman’s bond who does?Why didn’t the Assistant Attorney Bernie de
la Rionda ask to have Zimmerman’s bond revolt and have him returned to jail
immediately?
In
order for this case to have the appearance of fairness Judge Lester needs to
revolt Zimmerman’s bail and remand him back to a local jail.Additionally Zimmerman safety and the safety
of the community can be better accomplished if he is locked up until the end of
his jury trial.
On April 20, 2012, I was outraged that Zimmerman was granted bail of $150,000. The first words out of my mouth after Judge Ken Lester issued his order from the bench granting Zimmerman bail after her heard Zimmerman commit perjury in his court room was “Oh my God” which I repeated three times follow by “what a miscarriage of justice.”
A few days ago Mitt Romney exercised his right and filed a six month extension to file his 2011 tax return. Since Romney has already released his 2010 tax return and if he doesn’t have anything to hide he should release copies of his tax returns for previous tax years of 2005-2009. Releasing additional past tax returns is one of the ways for voters to make an informed decision before casting their votes for or against Mitt Romney on November 6, 2012.
President Obama called on Mitt Romney to release his past tax returns:“I think that it’s important for any candidate in public office to be as transparent as possible, to let people know who we are, what we stand for, and you know, I think that this is just carrying on a tradition that has existed throughout the modern presidency.”I agree with President Obama’s statement.
