It may be that a 3rd candidate could be helpful to Democrats to take the white house. I say this because HRC would have to break from the DNC to run an independent quest for the white house actually she would probably double the chances of a Democrat obtaining the white house. How can this be? Imagine those independents and republicans that would vote for Obama, and imagine those independents and republicans that would vote for Clinton. Now factor in all that would be lost to McCain and you most likely end up with a situation where no one has a majority of electors. This means that the election would fall to the congress. Amendment 12 - Choosing the President, Vice-President. Ratified 6/15/1804. Note History The Electoral College The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted; The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States. In effect the Democrates would have a 2/3rds chance of having a Democrat take the white house through a congressional vote. Higher odds than through the general election based on polls that show a run between Obama and McCain. But of course I am not the one that would set these things in motion its just an observation of numbers.

Obama faces the challenge of uniting the party since he will win the nomination. If he is able to do that he will have accomplished a major step towards learning how to become an effective president.   Read More »

Though I am not a democrate, is this election not focused on getting more people involved in the political process? So this country can move back into a direction that some see would be a better situation in our government? To remove the control special interests have over influencing legislation and policy? I have the right to post here and make my voice heard the same as you. I am not a republican trying to sabatage the party. I only want to have a choice in the end. One that I can relate to. If that means 3 candidates then that means 3 candates. There is no law that says there can only be 2 candidates in the general election. That is only the way that it has been practiced in large degree, but not as it always has been nor has to be. I want a choice that I feel is worthy of my vote. I want to see things get back to what I saw when I was a kid. I want realistic opportunity for every one in this country in the future and I do not feel this nation is on that course right now. I think this country is moving in the wrong direction and like most of you here I really want a change in how the government treats the common people in this nation and respect us and be our voice in the world. Not just the voice of a select few and do what they want and lie to us to get us to support things they want to do when it comes to doing things like going to war.

I do not support Sen. Clinton. I also do not support Sen. Obama. There are aspects I lean towards from each of them I also could lean towards McCain in some of his views but as well do not support him. To support Obama I need him to understand the importance of maintaining troops in Iraq for reasons of stability of that country until we are energy independent. From Clinton I need to know the same thing. I want to know how each of them are going to address achieving energy independence and that includes covering all of the aspects of achieving it meainging not negatively affecting other areas of the economy. I want to know exactly what all three intend to do to fix the economy and to reverse extreme special interest control of our government. There are other smaller issues I want to see from each of them. Even if Obama-Clinton becomes a reality I want to hear specifics not general items of change. I even want to hear it from McCain. Then I will decide. I will register Independent for the November election so I am not bound to any party. On a final note, once i make up my mind I will not make it public as I am bound not to endorse any candidate as I am president of a non-profit org.

Her next best move is to sit on her supporters, and encourge them to stay with her. Holding them for inclusion into the the running ticket or for a run at the white house independently. If she has confidence that no one could win a majority between 3 people running for the white house she should run individually for the presidency and seek to hold all candidates to less than a majority and let congress decide on who should be president and vice president from the candidates of president. Please read the constitution as to how the president is elected if no candidate is elected by majority from the popular vote. By the way the electorial college could not elect if no candidate wins a majority of electors thus congress would decide the election.

Dear People, First, I would like say congrats to Sen. Obama in achieving the delegates to achieve the nomination of the Democratic Party. I would like to take this time to speak of items I have said for a long time. I, like Sen. Obama, did not support this nation going to war in Iraq. I was disappointed that this nation choose to go to war under the premise of a need to irradicate Iraq's weapons of mass distruction. Continued in extended post   Read More »

Ok folks, I appologize for the long absence I have had to endure due to economic conditions that have not been well.

Before I was controversial, many did not see what I was trying to detail. I probably still will be controversial because I speak hard truths, and truth, it seems, is a very disliked quality in a person.

In my opinion I would rather be truthful, holding my dignity and self esteme while being disliked by all others for not uttering lies to fit into the main stream.

My focus topics of discussion in this posting are: Water; Food supplies; Renewable energy and fuels; Environment and the War. Many other areas of discussion that relate to these topics are also fair game.

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There is so much concentrated effort to divert attention of people away from real issues. I agree that the war in Iraq is something that needs to be addressed. However, how much wasted energy is being put into that effort? Time and time again, Democrates are trying to get a bill passed to end the war. It is what the majority of the people want, Right?

Maybe they are using the effort to add political edge for a future campaign! It appears that this is the direction this campaign season is focusing on. It is the hot topic of discussion in a lot of areas. Brough there by, the party not in power trying to gain control of power!

I will say this much, any attempt to legislate an end of the war in Iraq during the current administrations reign will only meet with defeat. Unless there is sufficent votes needed in congress to over turn a veto of the legislation, which will be done by Georgie or Dicky if Georgie is impeached, unless Dicky is also impeached. Then Pelosi would take great pleasure in signing the legislation.

So face it, we are pretty much stuck with the war until after the elections and a new president takes office. Then things may change. Until then any effort that does not have the needed votes to over turn a veto is a wasted effort (wasted energy). Effort that could be used in so many other ways to find solutions to other problems that face this nation. Of course there is also the impeachment process. Do you think that will get off the ground?

Originally posted as a comment to blog positing entitled "Fuel Alternatives" by xKCGEx entitled "Debate?" posted by myself.

Would you care to? Lunar mining? Sounds like Buck Rodgers 21st century. Really are we going to shuttle mined fuels from the moon to earth? What would they be? Are we going to live on the mooon? That would be the most efficient use of that.

Solar satelites? Disconnected from earth like the moon would need to transport energy back to earth for its use here. Ok use lasers, now you have high energy lasers pointing at earth constantly and to what effect on things here?

PV its already known, large surface areas of PV arrays needed. Concentrated Solar gathering equipment is basically the same in area just using a different form of energy conversion. You only get so much energy per square meter from sun light, and you only get it during the day time.   Read More »

I think I will call a little news letter about water related items "The Water Front" I think it fits as one of the issues we as American's should be concerned with is water.

I visited with congressman Todd Platts (R) PA 19th and spoke with him about my ideas of a National Water Bank system. Though I debated each hurdle he placed about the need of such a system he still insisted that it was a local, regional, state and private supplier concern. He acknowledged that the federal government has played parts in developing some water resources. He sited that there was no immediate market driven forces that indicated the need for such a system.   Read More »

Traveling across CA HWY 152 Santa Nella Ca towards Salina area. Passing by San Luis Reservoir. It was alarming to see the extreme low level of the reservoir. From my understanding it is one of the reservoirs that feeds the San Jauquin valley. One of the most important areas in the us in regards to this nations fresh produce.

Indicitive of situations developing in Southern California, Southern Nevada, and Western Arizona. If this region suffers continued drought next year may be a very difficult time for this nation. First of all, imagine a situation like New Orleans, but in reverse. Not to much water, but too little and mass exedus cause by that situation. Is this nation prepared for that? Second, possible loss of food supplies, soaring prices for what is available. Suffering through high prices, is this nation prepared to face dramitic price hikes in food as well?   Read More »

In Jean Pierre Ady Fenyo's latest blog

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he cries foul about a preceived attack in a previous blog

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in which he duplicated a comment with out posting that it was a duplication of a comment he made to a blog posting I made

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More details to follow, however this is initial concept which can grow and be modified as I receive input from others and develop the idea further myself, as this is a recent though and I am giving it to you all off the top of my head as the idea is forming.

Keep marriage as it is, and define it between a man and a woman. However add in a joint union which any two people may enter into. Where a joint union is similar to a corporation but limited in that it is only two people no more no less. This union gives you legal rights between each other and the assessts of the joint union are that of each member of the union. Tax identification purposes will have to be figured out. The assests of the joint union are passable to offspring of the members of the union as a corporation is passable to others after death of the founder of the corporation except in the case of "S" corp or sole propriatorship. Like corporations become entities to themsleves so should the union and certain legal rights are developed by a corporation so should it be by a joint union.

Joint unions would allow any two people to enter into a union of the kind, irregardless to the gender of the persons entering into the union. Joint unions should be confined in that if a person is already in one can they can not enter into another. I think it would be a good thing to disallow severance of the union as well. Where marriage is divorceable, this not only gives gays rights in unions but also gives straights a union that is unservable for those that feel that they would not wish to become divoriced from their partner at some point in the future. Also people that are already married may enter into a joint union with their current spouse however they could not enter into a joint union with any other person than their spouse with out first divoricing their current spouse.

Thoughts welcome as this is a new and developing idea and your thoughts may be included into its development.

To make a conventional Hydrogen Electric Generating Plant that can self sustain?

Dear fellow party builders, particularly those in the party builder users - building group.

There have been good suggestions on how to make the site better. Many of the suggestions have ended up at one point having a question about if DNC.org has some staff that can do something along the lines of what is stated.

I will say this much we have to get together and define what it is we are to ask them and then ask. I personally have the Honorable Howard Dean on my friends list. This allows me to send him e-mails I have not intruded upon him for matters regarding this site yet. However when the group has a concrete list of what is a very good proposal, I will send him an e-mail with those proposals.

Adam is a trusted administrator of this group also, I have the utmost confidence in him and he has done a fine job and I commend him highly for his efforts. In fact I would consult with him prior to sending the Honorable Howard Dean and DNC a request via a proposal from the group.

Please keep up the good work, keep the heads up and lets do the best we can at getting this site, into a wonderful expereince for all that come here seeking to find information that can help them make an informed decession on how to get this country moving back in the right direction by electing a body of government that has the concerns of the people at heart.

This site can help mold candidates opinions and views on where the people stand on issues and what they really have concerns about, and maybe how to address them. These things are yet to be fully developed but they can have a profound effect on the out come of the next elections for the better, hopefully.

We can atleast find common threads and build a strong party that can strengthen over time into something better and better as time goes by, if we can come together and work together. We can even find individuals in our communities that have potential as good honorable leaders and maybe encourage them to run for office, who knows, they may win if we support them that are honorable in an endeavor as such.

:) Best wishes all !!

Robert

Water! Are we as a nation going to continue in separation of our water resources? I think we should keep them separate in a way. Each area, region or state should have its own water rights. However, a national water bank does not seek to remove, control or restrict water rights. It should only seek to assist in flood control measures in the development of the resources available in the national water bank.   Read More »

I know some of you are mad at me. So I probably will not get a good response to this comment, however consider what is said, and consider it well.

Soda vs. fuel, there is no comparison. How can you compare something that you can do a day or a week or a month or a year or longer with out with something you use every day and can not do with out for very long, unless your going totally natural and on foot. Fuels are so vital to our every day life, from going to work, to running the household. We are tied to energy and with out it our lives are totally different. This is why energy independence is so vital for this nation to accomplish.

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Danger, Danger everywhere, on land, on sea and in the air. We must be vigil of those who dare to cheat freedom from those who care.
Its not just we who face this plight terrorism lures many to join the fight.
Placing freedom in harms sites so guarding our freedom is just and right!

Friends, countrymen, gather near, for I have news that may be of great importance.

In recent days I have been in personal contact with the President and CEO of Changing World Technologies, inc. a company that has a patented process known as thermal depolymerization. To better understand the process you may wish to visit their website at

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During conversation with Brian Appel, Wednesday April 25, 2007, I was able to develop an agreement of which National Water Fund and Changing World Technologies, Inc. would jointly develop research activities in relation to Changing World Technologies, Incorporated's patented Thermal Depolymerization process in conjunction with algae as a feed stock. The Thermal Depolymerization process is currently fully developed and commercially operational using commercial waste product sources as feed stock and has several feed stocks identified as functional in the process of developing renewable light crude oil. Having hydrocarbons that can be fractionally distilled into usable fuels that are equal in every sense to the hydrocarbons in traditional petroleum crude oil products, yet they are derived from renewable sources.   Read More »

For those of you that are interested in Clean Energy. The NREL Clean Energy Incubator at the University Texas, Austin, will be holding a Clean Energy Summit May 14-16 in Austin, TX. If you would like more information about this event please click on the link below.

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As for myself, I am planning to attend.