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Thursday, 17 January 2013 19:01 |
I’m looking forward to seeing all of you on February 16 in New York City. Delegations from all across the country – from California to North Carolina to Ohio to Florida will be heading to New York to showcase the growing independent movement. Check out some of the testimonials below of some of the folks who are attending and consider this blog a stopping place where you can share your thoughts about the upcoming conference, ask questions, or discuss our ongoing work to create a new political infrastructure and change political culture.
“Though independents are 40 percent of the country, it’s become popular with the political elite to claim that independents don’t really exist. They claim we are really “leaners” towards one of the major parties, and that our independence has no meaning. But as any independent will tell you, we do exist. And so do the networks of activists working to organize all independents and give them a voice. That’s us. That’s the progressive wing of the independent movement. That’s IndependentVoting.org.
The parties and the political establishment are worried about the growth of independent power. While they can’t do anything to curtail the growing numbers who are leaving the parties to become independents, they’ve opted to put roadblocks in the way of our becoming organized. All movements for serious social change experience that.”
Read the full invitation letter that Nancy Ross and I sent to IndependentVoting.org’s networks here
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Send me your thoughts and testimonials to gmandell@independentvoting.org and register for the conference today!
Independently Yours,
Gwen Mandell
Director of National Outreach
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Friday, 30 November 2012 13:53 |
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Every two years, IndependentVoting.org hosts a National Conference of independents. In the hustle of the Big Apple independent leaders and activist from across the country will join together February 16th at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The independent movement is raising a broad social reform question; should political parties be the singular vehicle for political participation and representation, or do we need new forms of political expression—forms that transfer political power from the parties to the people?
Independent Kentucky leadership has confirmed attendance. Travel plans are still being decided because we are still adding guest to the trip. If you have any interest of going please email us as soon as possible, Thanks.
Registration is open!
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Thursday, 17 January 2013 18:31 |
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By Kenny Kelly – Independent Writer – Special to Independent Kentucky
On immigration policy, Lew Rockwell of the Mises Institute once said,
"If you give government a job to do, even one that seems justified in the abstract, it will use its power to make a terrible mess in practice."
What does he mean that government would make a mess of things? For starters, government imposes violations of both the Constitution and freedom when it comes to immigration policy.
Republicans believe in protectionism; that the government should know who crosses the border, where immigrants work, what they do in their spare time, etc.
Democrats believe in amnesty; that government should make automatic citizens of those who are already here, never mind the many immigrants who
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Thursday, 08 November 2012 10:44 |
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We are sorry for the lack of coverage on Kentucky's most important issues, we will have the site up and running very soon.
-IK Leadership-
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