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Don’t Hold Your Breath for Obama

A friend of mine wrote today that 99Rise is protesting Obama’s visit to Los Angeles to raise funds at a $32,500 per plate event. Anyone who knows me knows that there’s no love lost between me and Obama. It won’t … Continue reading

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Introduction

The following is an excerpt from my manuscript, In Search of the Next POTUS: One Woman’s Quest to Fix Washington, A True Story. With the help of my editor, Angela, it should be ready for publication by the end of … Continue reading

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Synopsis of My Book

In Search of the Next POTUS: One Woman’s Quest to Fix Washington By Judy Frankel In this raw memoir, Judy Frankel walks away from her 15-year marriage without a career to fall back on. Worried that she will literally “lose … Continue reading

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Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Act (TPP)

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on June 17, 2012 600 secret corporate “official US advisors” wrote themselves a beautiful deal in the TPP or Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement, the final nail in the coffin for the United States as a … Continue reading

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Voter ID

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on May 30, 2012 Why are voter registration laws requiring photo ID a bad idea? It seems so simple: citizens should easily be able to present a photo ID to register to vote, right? Most states … Continue reading

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South Carolina Makes Ballot Access Difficult

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on May 21, 2012 I called the South Carolina Elections Commission this morning (803-734-9060) and asked if write-ins are allowed for federal Senators and House of Representatives. The woman who answered the phone said that write-ins … Continue reading

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How Proposition 14 Works in California

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on May 19, 2012 California’s Proposition 14, also known as the “Top Two Primaries Act” passed on June 8, 2010 and went into effect April 19, 2011. It affects elections for each state elective office and … Continue reading

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Americans Elect Drops Out

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on May 17, 2012 I must say, I was disappointed to find out that Americans Elect, a well-funded organization seeking third-party (read: independent) ballot access in all 50 states, has dropped out. At least they gave … Continue reading

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Patriot Alert!

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on May 2, 2012 If you believe in our Constitution and want to take America back…….Spread the Word……. We the People must go after the “Ballot Box Establishment” which includes the “GOP Establishment” and the “Fox … Continue reading

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Gerrymandering

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on April 29, 2012 I want to set the record straight once and for all: I oppose gerrymandering, but I allow for redistricting. The Pledge for Honest Candidates touches on redistricting to address the problems of gerrymandering. … Continue reading

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