The Race Is On
Now that the race is officially on, let’s review.
I am not a politician. I am an activist. I am not here to play games. I will not change who I am for anyone.
The government is supposed to be here for the People. NOT the corporations.
The First Amendment, the philosophy of Separation of Church and State, and the Treaty of Tripoli are very clear on keeping religion out of government.
Women are free autonomous human beings with inherent rights to our bodies. The government has no right to legislate birth control or abortion. Funny how Congress doesn’t legislate the birth control measures used by men, such as condoms and vasectomies, only the birth control and body autonomy procedures used by women. Stay OUT of our bodies and our bedrooms.
LGBT are likewise human beings who have an inherent right to love whom we choose. Love is love.
I am a pacifist and will never vote for war, mainly because war is no longer about protecting our homeland but making the warmongers even wealthier billionaires. As a mother, I will not vote to endanger the life of someone else’s child to line the pockets of those who run the war machine simply for profit. Also, our veterans are not props for photo-ops; they are human beings who risked their lives for ours and deserve whatever help they need to heal and transition to civilian life.
The United States is a nation of immigrants, therefore immigration reform is a necessity not an option.
We cannot fix our economic issues by building new Walmarts. Mississippians need to be able to earn a living wage working jobs that actually enrich our communities, not settle for subsisting on a low-wage job at yet another soul-sucking mega-corporation.
We cannot fix our educational system by instituting more standardized tests. Mississippi needs to focus on paying its teachers a decent salary and actually teaching students skills they will need for college and in the real world.
Student loans for college should be more easily available and provided at the previous interest rate of 3.4%. Starting a career with $100,000+ of debt to educational loan sharks is obscene.
Mississippi’s obesity, diabetes, and health statistics are not only abysmal, they are a direct result of a food supply that has been sold out to monolopies in Agri-Biz, while processed junk food has become the staple of many people’s lives — mostly due to economics. We need GMO-ingredients tagged on all nutritional labels so consumers can make informed choices. We need to support our local farmers and educate residents on healthy nutrition options.
Children should not be hungry. Ever.
Social security benefits have been earned by the recipient and should not be touched or bartered away by the millionaires in Congress who don’t live paycheck to paycheck as our older residents do.
Mississippi NEEDS to expand Medicaid, and Mississippians need to understand what the ACA (Obamacare) really is.
A family that uses Medicaid or Food Stamps during tough times is not something to be ashamed of. What is shameful is a country having a Congress, over half of whom are millionaires, that shuts down the government, cuts food stamps, cuts unemployment benefits, doubles the student loan interest rate, meddles with social security, spends taxpayer dollars to regulate women’s bodies, spews hate toward LGBT and immigrants, and ignores its veterans.
Mississippians need to stop watching FOX News and hear some truth.
This is just the beginning. If you agree, vote for me in the June primary. If you disagree with me, then you’re part of the problem Mississippi needs to overcome.
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” ~ Gandhi
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