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WE the People Manifesto

WE the People:

Demand that the fiat currency is brought back to a gold standard

Demand that the wealthy pay their fair share in taxes

Demand rights for women

Demand free and fair elections

Demand no Republican be elected to public office for 6y

Demand punishment for government corruption

Demand constitutional law be followed

Demand SCOTUS reform

Demand that the rule of law hold lawlessness accountable

Demand restitution of hallowed out government institutions

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Eileen Howorth's avatar

CAN I SHARE THIS?

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drbilldean@gmail.com's avatar

You betcha thanks hopefully someone at the DNC

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Jessie's avatar

FWIW The GOLD STANDARD is unimprotant.

WIKIPEDIA explained:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard

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drbilldean@gmail.com's avatar

Thanks for the link which has several statements that are false There is not enough time to go into them but the link is misleading The macroeconomists at the Fed have no clue about what the gold standard means ie the establishment's position is that the current fiat currency is a viable alternative There are problems with this position 1 With egregious overspending over the last 5 decades with QE to bail us out when recessions hit eg 2000 and 2008 the dollar has lost 90-95% of its purchasing power since 1971 This has led to an inflationary spiral that the Fed will not be able to correct with fiddling with interest rates 2 Gold has no counterparty risk whereas the currency does which makes it a perfect standard for any currency 3 Western economies are currently in the largest debt/credit bubble in history and with the equity market responding as it is now with the tariff scheme this bubble is bursting and when people find out that their currency has no value what will follow will be a currency crisis Then the fiat currency fiasco will be exposed Obviously the Fed doesn't want the public to understand that the currency has no value and only spared scrutiny due to public trust or acceptance that it does have value

For good reading James Turk https://bit.ly/429h7WE

For good listening Alasdair Macleod https://bit.ly/4ltMaEe

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Patrice La Belle, M.D.'s avatar

Gold only has a specified value if everyone agrees it does and trades it at that value. Its value fluctuates, too. The difference is that it is a tangible object no matter where it is mined, refined, stored, or traded.

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drbilldean@gmail.com's avatar

The price of gold is a reflection of the dolllar's purchasing power The reason that gold is up is because the purchasing power of the dollar is going down and hence spiraling inflation Essentially gold is money with no counterparty risk Even though the price of gold fluctuates over a long period of time it holds steady with respect to the price of a barrel of oil

For good reading James Turk https://bit.ly/429h7WE

For good listening Alasdair Macleod https://bit.ly/4ltMaEe

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CJinAK's avatar

We don't have a president. We have an abductor, a hostage taker.

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Linda Wilson-Gordon's avatar

A dictator--just as he announced he would do on "Day 1." It's so obvious that he's committed treason and is following orders from Putin. When is congress going to wake up and remove him?

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Timothy Richley's avatar

About the 12th of Never

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Leah Baum's avatar

hgm is a scammer troll. Ignore, report block.

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Patrice La Belle, M.D.'s avatar

We have to promise our Representatives and Senators that they will be primaried if the don't stop Trump and his unconstitutional policies and illegal actions.

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Kathy H's avatar

That's the thing he said that he did! Dictator day 1.

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Sheryl's avatar

Is he ROBBING THE ENTIRE

COUNTRY

BLIND? Is he pocketing every dime we have … HE IS SPENDING EVERYTHING WE HAVE! On HIMSELF.. 🤬🤬🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🫣🫣

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Lorri's avatar

Yes, please explain how spending likely millions to hold a birthday military parade is helping government efficiency?

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Mari's avatar

At the very least, he can probably afford to buy a better set of golf clubs

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Kelly Trimble's avatar

Won’t improve his shitty game any 😂

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Mari's avatar

The toddler in chief always needs an excuse. I figured new golf clubs is as good as any.

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Sheryl's avatar

🫣😂

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Valerie Cartwright's avatar

The MSM didn't cover the Hands Off protests because it was peaceful. Sadly, there must be violence for them to pay attention.

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Brad Bray's avatar

They didn't cover the protests because the billionaires and millionaires who own them are not interested in really informing Americans what is going on that truly matters!!!

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Valerie Cartwright's avatar

I concede to your more astute take.

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Thomas's avatar

Don't spend more than you have to . That the only way this billionaires learn a lessons, but if some keep spending ,than don't cry why inflation went up , because they vote for Trump

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Ester Garcia's avatar

I thought he was hobnobbing, grifting and golfing with the Saudis and his maga sycophants and later holding a million dollar dinner.

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Suzanne Karbowska-Hayes's avatar

Isn’t it incredible that someone with such a low intelligence level can cause world wide havoc. Every day when I wake up I think what evil deed is Trumpolina going to do today. The meeting with Netanyahu yesterday was excruciating to watch. He must surely hold the record of being the most obnoxious, mendacious and ugly creature that ever lived.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Trump Plans $92 Million Military Parade—Honoring Himself.

Donald Trump is pulling straight from the dictator’s playbook."

"Tell Trump: Do not hold $92 million military parade for yourself!"

"Trump reportedly planning massive military parade honoring himself on his birthday.

The Washington City Paper, citing an unnamed DC source, reports that the MAGA cult leader has chosen June 14, 2025 — the 250th anniversary of the US Army, Flag Day, and definitely not coincidentally also his own 79th birthday — as the day he will finally (FINALLY!) take the training wheels of his dictator-tot-mobile and get his very own, big-boy military parade.

Trump famously tried to organize a military parade during his first term, after witnessing one in Paris in 2017, but the $92 million price tag understandably raised more than few eyebrows among military leaders and Pentagon officials, who were less inclined to placate the autocratic narcissist's every whim and want, at the time.

With more MAGA sycophants installed and fewer voices of reason at the table, we doubt there will be nearly as much pushback this time around."

https://newrepublic.com/post/193674/trump-military-parade-birthday?utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=SF_TNR&link_id=2&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&email_referrer=email_2688847&email_subject=trumps-outrageous-birthday-plans-revealed&

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Pat Sevigny's avatar

We need to protest that day. Who's in?

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Kelly Trimble's avatar

I don’t think the pentagon will let him do it.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

I pray that they won't, Kelly.

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Larry's avatar

To all the blind sycophants that supported Authoritarianism vs Democracy, this is what I think of you attending this circus/Birthday fisaco.

What America will be witnessing while Traitor Trump parades, is a bunch of blind cult followers making a mockery out of the Rule of Law. This shit show is being put on by a bunch of losers, just like the twice impeached, 34 count felon, rapist cult leader Traitor/Fascist Trump. The Traitor Trump does not even care if you are here, it is just you performing for the Circus Master like a pack of trained dogs. You send Billionaires money that he puts in his pocket to paid for his now four Legal Indictments and to make billionaires richer.

Try these losers, just try to cross the line set up by the police, get your ass thrown in jail and see if he pays for your legal fees. WTF is wrong with all of you, oh yeah, YOU ARE IN A CULT.

I post this on a regular basis. America should be aware that this is not normal but is profoundly true and dangerous:

The following is from the ORLANDO SENTINEL

PUBLISHED: July 16, 2018 at 9:05 p.m. | UPDATED: July 27, 2019 at 2:03 a.m

"Nikita Khrushchev sent chills down my spine, I was nine years old in 1956 when I read that Russia’s Communist leader Nikita Khrushchev said, “We will take America without firing a shot. We do not have to invade the U.S. We will destroy you from within….” I distinctly remember thinking at my tender age, “That will never happen.” And now I am horrified to see Khrushchev’s words coming true.

Your voice, your choice. Choose wisely in the Midterms 2026

Friedrich Nietzsche said, “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule!!!!

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Trump Pledges $1 Trillion for US Military, While Hitting Working Class With Huge Tax Hike."

"Spending $1 trillion on the Pentagon, while hollowing out resources for diplomacy and launching a global trade war, is a recipe for international conflict and American decline," warned one analyst." (Common Dreams)......

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-trillion-military-budget

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Oliver's avatar

Europe now puts digital tax to apple, meta, x, amazon etc...big pressure

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Judge who championed stolen election lies in Wisconsin, gets law license yanked."

"Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice, Michael Gableman, who led a widely derided review of the 2020 presidential election, searching for evidence for baseless accusations of fraud, will have his law license suspended for three years, according to a stipulated agreement between him and the state Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR).

Law Forward, the progressive voting rights focused firm, filed a grievance against Gableman, with the OLR in 2023. The OLR filed a complaint against Gableman in November that alleged, among other counts, that he had failed to “provide competent representation” and to “abstain from all offensive personality”, and of violating attorney-client privilege." (Raw Story)......

https://www.rawstory.com/judge-who-championed/?u=7b9efb3185bef2bd309f85021fcf366956aa9a477375b276f5af3843618fd1f1

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Kathy's avatar

If he does that parade we should block the tanks like they did in China (Tien an min square)

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Judith Hofeditz's avatar

Trump is itching to turn the military on protesters…let’s not give him an excuse

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Patrice La Belle, M.D.'s avatar

True. He would love an excuse to invoke the Insurrection Act to use military against protesters and to get more executive power by declaring martial law.. Keep any demonstrations peaceful and away from all government buildings.

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Barbara Gierzak's avatar

"Scoop: Schatz expands holds to more than 300 Trump nominees."

"Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) is expanding his holds on President Trump's nominees, to include an additional 50 names — along with a batch of bipartisan foreign affairs bills, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: That brings the total number of Trump nominees Schatz has now ground to a halt to more than 300, intensifying his protest of what he calls the White House's "lawlessness." (Axios)......

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/07/schatz-holds-more-than-300-trump-nominees?link_id=7&can_id=56bdad496d5a1d659d2f23c00c81d0e3&source=email-trumps-outrageous-birthday-plans-revealed&email_referrer=email_2688847&email_subject=trumps-outrageous-birthday-plans-revealed&&

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Judith Hofeditz's avatar

I emailed him a thank you note (from his contact page) even though I am not his constituent. We need to encourage all our lawmakers to stand up and reinforce that we have their backs!

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Victoria Rossman's avatar

When is the media going to stop giving him a mic and camera?

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Brad Bray's avatar

The media is owned by the Uber wealthy. They are in on the cancer!!!

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Maryann W's avatar

I am losing sleep over worry about these poor people sent to El Salvador and no way to get them back. And now the Supreme Court is allowing the use of the Alien Enemies Act?

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Pat Sevigny's avatar

Me too!!!! But they will come back and my hope is over time we get them the treatment they need and a big fat lawsuit!!!!! Look at how ny handled the 3 kids and mom being deported. 1000 people came out to protest in a 1200 person town. 11 days they r back. It's something.

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Maryann W's avatar

I only wish I had your confidence.

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Pat Sevigny's avatar

Trust me I don't. We need someone to stop the illegal deportation. Idk how or who. But this is un American. Now they got the irs involved. That's so vicious. Irs could not even say if t---p was being audited. The longest audit in history. We need to fight fire w/ fire. Let's go after their irs filings. Let's shine a light on the illegal people in their orbit.im so sick of the nonsense.all the great things we could be focusing on and the republican s r catering to a mad man..

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Judith Hofeditz's avatar

They were still in the US-Texas-vs the El Salvador hellhole. The only thing we can do is contact our Congressional reps and demand they bring a spotlight to those in El Salvador who committed no crimes…and if there is no due process for them then any of us could be swept up and sent there never to return. Fighting for these folks is fighting for the rights of all Americans.

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