"We the People ... Have No Clothes" (click to download .pdf file) is a pamphlet written and made available by Robert Franza, at no cost, for download and distribution.
Preface Excerpt:
To highlight our responsibilities, I have chosen two contemporary events: the war on Iraq and Hurricane Katrina. The information I have provided was available to decision makers prior to each of these events and, most importantly, was publicly accessible - it was also available to each of you. That fact illustrates why I chose the title "We the People... Have No Clothes." That fact also illustrates our civic responsibilities to our Republic. It underscores our failure as citizens in holding our government and our information media accountable for fulfilling their responsibilities.
The declarative initial phrase of the Constitution of the United States, "We the People...", means every one of us doing everything we possibly can, every day, to seek truth, speak truth, demand truth and hold ourselves accountable as we hold others accountable. Whether we find ourselves in the majority this week, or the minority next year, the inevitability of the political cycle demands all of us be truthful and accountable. We can differ in goals and objectives, but we must all demand the truth and insist our government act within the law and within a framework of respect for all human life and the limited resources of our planet.
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4 comments:
YOUR USE OF THE KOKOPELLI IS VERY OFFENSIVE. YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE SOUTHWEST AND HOPI NATIVE AMERICANS AND THEIR CULTURE. YOU SHOULD DO SOME RESEARCH BEFORE USING ANY SYMBOL. TRY USING THE TIBETAN PEACE SYMBOL OR A PERSON HUNG ON WOODEN CROSS, OF COURSE YOU MUST SHOW THE CROWN OF THORN ON HIS HEAD AND THE ALL THE WOUNDS.
AJS
AJS,
The Kokopelli symbol is the logo of the website where "We the People ... Have No Clothes" is located for download. I am not associated with that website or organization. Any problems with their logo should be taken to them.
I've done a bit of research, and still don't know what makes the use of the symbol "offensive"? It's used in art, jewelry and hundreds of other items sold through the Southwest. Would you care to enlighten us?
Peace to you, TUC
O.K., I HAD TO CHECK WITH MY GRAN PARENTS. GRANPA USED TO CALL ME KOKO AS WE WENT OUT TO PLANT THE MAIZE, GOURDS,AND SUCH. THE KOKOPELLI IS A SACRED NATURAL GOD THAT WE HOLD IN GREAT ESTEEM. HE IS THE COMING OF SPRING, TIME TO PLANT AND PROCLAIMS THE RENEWAL OF OUR MOTHER EARTH, HE PLAYS A FLUTE TO WARN THE CHILDREN OF HIS COMING AND HANDING OUT GIFTS AND THE REASON FOR THE HUMPBACK IS THAT HE IS CARRYING A BAG LOAD OF SEEDS. HE IS ALSO A PRANKSTER AND A JESTER AND A FERTILITY SYMBOL. THAT I DIDN'T TIL LAST NIGHT. GRA'MA TOLD ME ABOUT THE PREGNANCY SYMBOLISM. I GUESS THAT'S ABOUT THE TIME I WAS CONCEIVED. I KNOW IT HAS BEEN COMMERIALIZED, EVEN BY SOME OF OUR OWN PEOPLE.
PEACE ON EARTH AND TO YOU.
AJS
Thanks, AJ,
I guess I still am not sure what makes the use of the symbol offensive, especially when it is associated with a group promoting peace and denouncing aggressive wars. Do you view that as commercialization?
TUC
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