We the People

Education in America Serves No Purpose Today

William E. White | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: We the People, American History, Standardized Testing, Thomas Jefferson, US Citizens, US History, Civic Education, American Citizens, Education News

Americans have forgotten the reason why we educate children in America. As a result our children, schools, communities, and the nation are suffering.

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Revolutionary Nation

William E. White | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: US Citizens, We the People, US History American Revolution, American Citizens, American History, Storytelling, Stories, Education News

Citizens must explore these American history stories to understand our revolutionary ideals and how those ideals help us understand our responsibility as 21st-century citizens of the American republic.

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Nari Ward Takes 'Liberty and Orders' Seriously

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Massara | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Citizenship, Liberty and Orders, Jamaica, Installation Art, Video, Representation, American Citizenship, We the People, Lehmann Maupin, New York Gallery, Race, Nari Ward, Slidepollajax, New York, Arts News

Nari Ward is an artist concerned with how materials can give an object adding meaning. In his piece, “We the People,” Ward uses old shoelaces to m...

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Obama Picks Sides In SOPA Fight Between Campaign Donors

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Stop Online Piracy Act, Internet, Video, Piracy, Tech Industry, Pipa, We the People, Protect IP, Technology, Barack Obama, Motion Picture Association of America, Campaign Finance, Sopa, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama entered the fray over two controversial anti-piracy bills with a Jan. 14 statement aligning the White House with ...

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2011's Top UFO Sightings And News (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Speigel | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Jfk and Ufos, Video, J Edgar Hoover, We the People, New Orleans Ufo, Ufo, Ufos, Aliens, Flying Saucer, Extraterrestrial, UFO News, Weird News News

2011 was a very -- watch out, here it comes -- out-of-this-world year for UFOs. Every month of the year gave us UFO stories to digest, wonder about, o...

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White House: There's No Evidence Of ETs

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Speigel | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Nasa, Kepler Spacecraft, We the People, Ufos, Unexplained Phenomena, Steven Bassett, Aliens, Paradigm Research Group, Obama Administration, White House Petition, Extraterrestrials, Seti, Video, Weird News News

There's no evidence of any extraterrestrial life and "no credible information to suggest that any evidence is being hidden from the public's eye." ...

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White House: The Truth Is Not 'Out There'

Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: White House, White House Alien Life, White House Extraterrestrial Life, Alien Petition, Aliens, White House Aliens Petition, White House Aliens, Alien Life, SETI Institute, Video, White House Extraterrestrials, We the People, We the People Alien Petition, Extraterrestrials, We the People Petitions, White House Alien Petition, Seti, Politics News

Alien lifeforms have not contacted Earth yet, the White House claimed over the weekend in response to petitions asking for information on supposed hum...

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'Wee the People,' No More; 'We the People,' Know More

Harvey Gotliffe, Ph.D. | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Corruption, Government, Constitution, Politicians, We the People, Occupy Movement, Occupy Wall Street, Politics News

The people know that many in Congress seem to be in business for themselves and at times their sole objective seems to be getting reelected at any cost, even if it means abdicating their role as representatives of "we the people."

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White House Rejects Petition To Legalize Marijuana

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Leap, White House, We the People, Gil Kerlikowske, Obama Administration, Marijuana Crackdown, White House Petition, Marijuana Legalization, Pot Legalization, Obama Marijuana, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The White House has rejected several marijuana legalization petitions, one of which called on the federal government to stop interfering...

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We the People... Want to Price Carbon

Steve Valk | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: White House, Carbon Tax, We the People, Keystone XL Pipeline, Solyndra, Environment, Climate Change, Online Petitions, Pete Stark, Marijuana Legalization, Green News

When the White House recently launched their "We The People" petition site, I thought I'd give it a shot. I figured if they're asking for our opinion, they might just listen.

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New White House 'We The People' Petition Portal Launched, With Predictable Results

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Eat the Press, Video, White House Petitions, Marijuana, We the People, Petitions, White House Projects, Marijuana Legalization, Politics News

A few weeks ago, the White House announced plans for its "We The People" project, which would allow ordinary Americans to use an online portal at the ...

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White House Creates Website For Online Petitions

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 11.02.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is making it easier for people to press the federal government to act. It is bringing that constitu...

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You Want Solutions? Let's Look to Our Government for Some!!

The Relentless Conservative | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Holding Elected Officials Responsible, Government Corruption, Conservatives, We the People, Liberals, The Relentless Conservative, Politics News

As a columnist, I don't pretend to have all the answers. I don't even pretend to have any of the answers. That's the job and sacred obligation of those we elect to office.

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Bachmann Likens Federal Deficit Crisis To Holocaust

AP | By HOLLY RAMER | Posted 06.30.2011

Read More: Taxes, Deficit, Debt Crisis, Holocaust, Federal Budget Deficit, We the People, New Hampshire, Michelle Bachman Holocaust, Michele Bachmann, Politics News

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann on Saturday described the loss of "economic liberty" that young Americans face today as a "flash p...

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Remembering Our Imperfect Constitution

Judith E. Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Constitutional Framers, Constitutional Amendment, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Martin Luther King Day, We the People, 18th Amendment, Prohibition, Politics News

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is coming up. But this weekend also brings us another important, albeit far less happy, moment in our Nation's history: the ratification of the 18th Amendment.

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Wii the People

Mike Spicer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gaming, U.S. Constitution, We the People, Humor and Satire, Political Cartoons, Politics News

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Our Choice: Changing the Game

Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Technologies, Governance, Communities of Practice, Missing Mandate, Game-Changer, Consensus Conferences, Liberal, Innovation, Future, Collective Intelligence, Unrig the Game, Cultures, Open Space Technology, 2012, Citizen Deliberative Councils, Philanthropy, Gandhi, Change, Search for Truth, Radical Change, Wikis, Reinventing Democracy, Jim Rough, Fair Vote, Righteousness, Electoral Reform, Jr., Tom Atlee, Electoral Coalitions, We the People, Collective Consciousness, Citizens Juries, Evolution, Public Policy, Interactive Voter Choice System, Shadow Government, Conservative, Citizens Assemblies, Two-Party Polarization, Transpartisan Voting Blocs, Nancy Bordier, Transpartisan, Obama Phenomenon, Citizen Initiative Reviews, Gandhi's Game, Martin Luther King, Natural Alliances, Laws, Voice of the Whole, Social Systems, Policy-Option Alliances, Story-Field, Third Party Rising, Fair Elections Now, Truth, Crisis, Ivcs, Politics News

Some people say Gandhi was about nonviolence. And he was. But he is significant for something else that I believe is far more important: He changed the game.

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Bold New World: Reflections on Netroots Nation 2010

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cheryl Contee, First Amendment, Children, Progressives, President Obama, Breitbart, Wall Street Reform, Pelosi, Jobs, Immigrants, Liberal, Obama, We Generation, Netroots Nation, Conservatives, Making It in America, Fdr, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Frances Perkins, President Bush, Candidates, Equality, Bush, Afghanistan, Jackandjillpoliticscom, Net Neutrality, Barack Obama, Lgbt, We the People, Netroots, John Adams, Shirley Sherrod, Iraq, Healthcare Reform, Diversity, Main Street, Main Street Jobs, Howard Dean, Politics News

Beware the myth of the monolith -- we netroots activists come from all walks of American life to do the hard work of creating harmony from cacophony in a tradition as patriotic as our country's motto, E Pluribus Unum.

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Step Up or Shut Up!

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.17.2011

So yes, let's fix it all. Connect the dots, We the People. We have to step up or shut up, and let those who are stepping up get on with it.

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When Corporations Rule The World (thanks to the Supreme Court)

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Mitch McConnell, Lobbying, Campaign Contributions, We the People, Thom Hartmann, Exxon Mobil, Corporate Power, Keith Olbermann, Chamber of Commerce, Charles Schumer, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Green News

With its ruling in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the Supreme Court has granted corporations even further unfettered access...

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I Live In The Land Of You, Me And We

Matthew Modine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Matthew Modine, Rush Limbaugh, Lynching, We the People, Rush Limbaugh Obama, U.S. Constitution, Atticus Finch, To Kill a Mockingbird, Impact News

The first three words of the Constitution say, "We the People." "We" is a lovely word; it is inclusive. Life forms and nature are a delicate dance of symbiotic relationships. Some people understand that there is only one world and we are all in this together.

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From Enmity to Comity: Restoring Civility and Pride to American Life

Robert Fuller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hate, Indignity, Cyril Connolly, Adversary, Dignity, Nobel, Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, Agency, Rivals, Anger, We the People, Enemies, Hatred, Antagonist, Love, Partner, Alta, Politics News

Calls for civility have not worked, either with the public or the partisan commentators who model disdain and contempt for their followers. Why is hate resonating with the American public?

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If "We the People" Can't Agree on "Our" President, Is there Any Hope for Us?

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011

A ratings chase and a revenue chase combine to coarsen the debate. This is our new reality -- and some days it looks so ugly one could reasonably turn away from civic life. But we don't.

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What We Will Remember from Obama's 2009 Inaugural Address

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Tear Down This Wall, Thomas Paine, The Bible, Khe Sahn, Barack Obama Inaugural Speech, Founding Fathers, Barack Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, Neil Armstrong, George Washington, We the People, Vietnam War, Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln's Second Inauguration, Barack Obama Inauguration Speech, Lincoln Second Inaugural Address, Shakespeare, Fear Itself, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Gettysburg Address, Sermon on the Mount, Politics News

Obama's inaugural address was a good speech, but not truly canonical. Nevertheless, the inaugural address contained many passages that will enter into the mystic chords of memory.

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