By Steven L. (age 15)
October 30, 2005
Football is a game of the haves versus the have-nots. Either you have the ball and want to make sure the other side doesn't get it or you don't have the ball and would like to have it at least some of the time, preferably all of the time.
Many Democrats and Republicans are still playing football when it comes to rights and privileges. If you have the right to vote, you want to makes sure nobody else gets it. If you have the right to drink, you want to make sure nobody else gets it. If you have the right of free speech, you want to make sure nobody else gets it. Is there a pattern here? Many Democrats and Republicans would say, "No, I'm not that way. I'm working for equal rights." This is a nice lie. Equal rights is fine as long as it is theoretical to some folks.
One way that the older generation can create equal rights is to end ageism. They could lower the voting age and base it on knowledge rather than age. They could lower the drinking age to discourage illegal drinking. They could give free speech rights to everyone, regardless of age. They could end the strip-searching of children in schools. How many adults would subject themselves to strip-searching? Then, they have the ball and don't have to be strip-searched. Last year, a bill allowing anyone at any school to strip search students passed the House of Representatives. This was with the approval of now Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi. Nancy Pelosi's daughter Christine runs the California Democratic Party's platform committee and she has shown that one of her main goals is to hang onto the ball and not let anyone under 18 get it. Christine Pelosi subjects anyone from our team to extreme public humiliation for just trying to get the ball. Any young Young San Franciscans are saying, "Thank God for Cindy Sheehan."
Cynthia McKinney tried to give our generation the ball and they Diebolded her. Diebolded means that they rigged an election. In her case, the runoff was rigged in full view of the voters and neither Nancy Pelosi or Howard Dean did anything to give the ball the the voters of Georgia's 4th District. Georgia's 4th District team leader had dared to give the ball to the younger team. Now, McKinney is running for President. The youth have an independent leader if the major parties fail to give us a candidate who wants to give us the ball.
Maxine Waters wants to give our generation the ball. She wins her district my more than 90%. Pelosi and Dean couldn't take the ball away from her if they tried. She isn't running for President. She refused to run for Senator when liberals begged her to run. She is safe in the House. If she won't run for President, she should consider Vice President.
Dennis Kucinich wants to give us the ball. He supports lowering the voting and drinking age. Mike Gravel supports lowering the drinking age. He isn't saying if he agrees with Dennis on the voting age. Our generation wants Dennis to lead the team that's running America because he is the one person who believes in equality. He's known this time. He's popular with the grass roots. He is the best candidate for President. Oops. One problem. His California campaign staff has been firing youth volunteers as if there is a lineup of supporters eager to take their turn in getting creamed by the campaign staff. Instead of trying to keep the volunteer team loyal to Kucinich, his staff is choosing Bush supporters for team captains. Didn't the Bush supporters get it wrong in the last two elections? The staff has forgotten that you can't buy loyalty and is offering internships to anyone who wants the money. Kucinich can win the Presidency by firing his staff and giving the ball to his loyal supporters before its too late.
Obama, Clinton, Edwards, Biden, and Dodd are all among the haves who don't want our team to get the ball. We can be sure of one thing. None of these individuals would be our President. They would be the President of those who oppose our rights. America's youth would be the biggest losers if any of this group is elected.
Will the California Democratic Party play fair with the youth in the 2008 platform? The California Democratic Party has already called for the voting age to be lowered. Will they support free speech rights, the rights not to be searched and lowering the drinking age? Next year, there is a platform hearing and they have the opportunity to put all this into the platform. San Franciscan youth eagerly working on Sheehan's campaign may get some more campaign ammunition or they may find that the Democratic Party is fairer this time.
The Democratic Party can unite the teams behind a joint win or divide and watch to see if elections go independent in 2008, I'm betting that the next election will leave the Democratic Party wondering what happened.
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Football is a game of the haves versus the have-nots. Either you have the ball and want to make sure the other side doesn't get it or you don't have the ball and would like to have it at least some of the time, preferably all of the time.
Many Democrats and Republicans are still playing football when it comes to rights and privileges. If you have the right to vote, you want to makes sure nobody else gets it. If you have the right to drink, you want to make sure nobody else gets it. If you have the right of free speech, you want to make sure nobody else gets it. Is there a pattern here? Many Democrats and Republicans would say, "No, I'm not that way. I'm working for equal rights." This is a nice lie. Equal rights is fine as long as it is theoretical to some folks.
One way that the older generation can create equal rights is to end ageism. They could lower the voting age and base it on knowledge rather than age. They could lower the drinking age to discourage illegal drinking. They could give free speech rights to everyone, regardless of age. They could end the strip-searching of children in schools. How many adults would subject themselves to strip-searching? Then, they have the ball and don't have to be strip-searched. Last year, a bill allowing anyone at any school to strip search students passed the House of Representatives. This was with the approval of now Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi. Nancy Pelosi's daughter Christine runs the California Democratic Party's platform committee and she has shown that one of her main goals is to hang onto the ball and not let anyone under 18 get it. Christine Pelosi subjects anyone from our team to extreme public humiliation for just trying to get the ball. Any young Young San Franciscans are saying, "Thank God for Cindy Sheehan."
Cynthia McKinney tried to give our generation the ball and they Diebolded her. Diebolded means that they rigged an election. In her case, the runoff was rigged in full view of the voters and neither Nancy Pelosi or Howard Dean did anything to give the ball the the voters of Georgia's 4th District. Georgia's 4th District team leader had dared to give the ball to the younger team. Now, McKinney is running for President. The youth have an independent leader if the major parties fail to give us a candidate who wants to give us the ball.
Maxine Waters wants to give our generation the ball. She wins her district my more than 90%. Pelosi and Dean couldn't take the ball away from her if they tried. She isn't running for President. She refused to run for Senator when liberals begged her to run. She is safe in the House. If she won't run for President, she should consider Vice President.
Dennis Kucinich wants to give us the ball. He supports lowering the voting and drinking age. Mike Gravel supports lowering the drinking age. He isn't saying if he agrees with Dennis on the voting age. Our generation wants Dennis to lead the team that's running America because he is the one person who believes in equality. He's known this time. He's popular with the grass roots. He is the best candidate for President. Oops. One problem. His California campaign staff has been firing youth volunteers as if there is a lineup of supporters eager to take their turn in getting creamed by the campaign staff. Instead of trying to keep the volunteer team loyal to Kucinich, his staff is choosing Bush supporters for team captains. Didn't the Bush supporters get it wrong in the last two elections? The staff has forgotten that you can't buy loyalty and is offering internships to anyone who wants the money. Kucinich can win the Presidency by firing his staff and giving the ball to his loyal supporters before its too late.
Obama, Clinton, Edwards, Biden, and Dodd are all among the haves who don't want our team to get the ball. We can be sure of one thing. None of these individuals would be our President. They would be the President of those who oppose our rights. America's youth would be the biggest losers if any of this group is elected.
Will the California Democratic Party play fair with the youth in the 2008 platform? The California Democratic Party has already called for the voting age to be lowered. Will they support free speech rights, the rights not to be searched and lowering the drinking age? Next year, there is a platform hearing and they have the opportunity to put all this into the platform. San Franciscan youth eagerly working on Sheehan's campaign may get some more campaign ammunition or they may find that the Democratic Party is fairer this time.
The Democratic Party can unite the teams behind a joint win or divide and watch to see if elections go independent in 2008, I'm betting that the next election will leave the Democratic Party wondering what happened.
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