"State of the State" 2014 Has It Gotten Any Better?

This is a clip of Governor Dannel Malloy back in 2014 giving an answer about the condition of the state after his breaking of his promises... 

and the response of some of the taxpaying citizens of the state about how they feel...

It's now 2018 and the question before you is 

"Has it gotten any better for you and your family?"

 

#nq

Why were there UnContested Races in CT in 2016?

I originally wrote this post in 2016 have you noticed any changes to speak of in CT Politics?

Have the RTCs dedicated themselves towards actually doing some things differently? 

Maybe even starting with the leadership of those RTCs due to needing to update the local party with new ideas?

Have the campaigns started working TOGETHER instead of only working with "the sure winner" as an attempt to grow the party in CT like is being done in other parts of the country?

Below is a copy and paste of what I originally wrote in 2016...

^*^*^*^*^*^ From 2016 Post ^*^*^*^*^

It is true there are too many UnContested Races in CT's General Assembly this year & in years past & if things do not change this will be the future as well...

The July 21st article in the Hartford Courant  http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-ed-too-many-ct-seats-uncontested-0721-20160720-story.html

points out that "due to apathy" & "lack of leadership" seats are going uncontested during a year when there should be not only full ballots but also high voter turnout since it is a presidential election year

Copied & pasted from the article 
"What a shame, then, that more than 25 percent of the House seats will go unchallenged by a major-party candidate, along with four seats in the Senate."

& also this from the article
" 16 Democrats will run unopposed by a Republican, nearly all of them incumbents, according to preliminary information from the secretary of the state's office. "

Shame on the local party leadership for not running full tickets; 
but also shame on the cities & towns people that have not stepped up to run for office.

"We the People" means that each citizen has a responsibility to take some small part in running the country;
That means not just showing up once every couple of years to vote a party line without knowing what the issues are but attending town & even state level meetings at the town halls & state capitol.

What are You going to do to change the "defeatist" attitude that is running rampant in our state?

What are You going to do to help #FlipTheGeneralAssembly ?

Why were there UnContested Races in CT in 2016?

I originally wrote this post in 2016 but have you noticed any changes to speak of in CT Politics?

Have the RTCs dedicated themselves towards actually doing some things differently? 

Maybe even starting with the leadership of those RTCs; is there stagnation or a general malaise due to needing to update the local party with new ideas?

Have the campaigns started working TOGETHER instead of only working with "the sure winner" as an attempt to grow the party in CT like is being done in other parts of the country?

Below is what I originally wrote in 2016... are things improving as we look ahead to next week and next year?

*^*^*^*^*^* Below from 2016 *^*^*^*^*^*^

It is true there are too many UnContested Races in CT's General Assembly this year & in years past & if things do not change this will be the future as well...

The July 21st article in the Hartford Courant  http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-ed-too-many-ct-seats-uncontested-0721-20160720-story.html

points out that "due to apathy" & "lack of leadership" seats are going uncontested during a year when there should be not only full ballots but also high voter turnout since it is a presidential election year

Copied & pasted from the article 
"What a shame, then, that more than 25 percent of the House seats will go unchallenged by a major-party candidate, along with four seats in the Senate."

& also this from the article
" 16 Democrats will run unopposed by a Republican, nearly all of them incumbents, according to preliminary information from the secretary of the state's office. "

Shame on the local party leadership for not running full tickets; 
but also shame on the cities & towns people that have not stepped up to run for office.

"We the People" means that each citizen has a responsibility to take some small part in running the country;
That means not just showing up once every couple of years to vote a party line without knowing what the issues are but attending town & even state level meetings at the town halls & state capitol.

What are You going to do to change the "defeatist" attitude that is running rampant in our state?

What are You going to do to help #FlipTheGeneralAssembly ?

Senator Witkos and Senator Miner Overide the Veto Press Conference Torri...

#OverRideTheVeto

There should be a Town Hall Meeting 

in EVERY TOWN 

Crying Out for the General Assembly to 

Override the Veto  #MalloysMess 

#DemocratsHurtingFamilies

#DemocratsRaisingTaxesAgain 

Why are the State Senators and State Reps from Hartford hurting our families? 

Why are they NOT Fighting for CT Families;

Our Children, Our Veterans & Our Seniors? 

Why is Taxpayers Money going into their Campaign Coffers more important than...

 funds to pay for Care for Kids daycare funding, 

Meals on Wheels which feed our Seniors & Low Income Disabled Adults or 

funding for Military Funerals?

SHAME on the #DemocratsHurtingFamilies

#OverrideTheVeto 

#FixCTNow 

#nq

Henson Ong - Patriot speaks about 2A #TBT 2013

My ThrowBack Thursday as we head into the Independence Day Holiday Weekend;

  is this video from 2013. A year which had many long days of men & women of all races, religions, and income brackets going up to the state capitol to fight for our rights to protect our families. A year when many people started paying attention to politics for the first time and taking actions.

https://youtu.be/bXqzUu8SyEY

Henson Ong is a Legal Immigrant to America who has become an American citizen. Henson Ong testified at the Jan 28th 2013 Legislative Office Building  in Hartford CT.
At the public hearing he explains the history of guns and the Constitutional Right to Bear Arms.
Henson reminded us of historical events here and abroad and with lawsuit references reminds us that gun ownership has been upheld by numerous court rulings.

Gun ownership is both a right that is written as a reminder to the government in both the US & CT constitutions that the people have the right to defend themselves and their states but that right to self defense is an inalienable right...

The Pinch

Call your elected officials at the state capitol this week 

Tell them to Work on Balancing the Budget by making the cuts that are needed instead of cutting services that help our families.

Now is the time for our elected officials to get to work towards starting the much needed downsizing of our government. 

They can start by cutting the extra expenses that they have forced us to pay for like big cuts to the CEP Program. 

The CEP aka Citizens Election Program gives taxpayer money to the candidates that have "qualified" by raising certain levels of money. The amount varies by race & party but the amounts are in the hundreds of thousands of dollars for state senate & state rep positions & in the millions for the statewide races.

That money can be better spent making certain that we have the needed services for the families that are needed to meet Basic Needs.

SB422 Keep CT Water in CT_v2

Just a reminder of what is happening in our government at both the town level & state...


CT Our Water is about to be Stolen.
Men & Women have conspired to give our water away at bargain basement prices to a corporation while raising our rates & risking running our wells dry.

#HadEnough ?

Have a Happy ELECTION DAY Party!

September End of Qtr MoneyBomb

We're coming to the end of the month & the end of the fundraising quarter.
We need your assistance to fight the Taxing Tyrants in Hartford.

Will you help us with a donation of $20.16 or more in our fight against the #TaxingTyranny of the democrats in our capitol hill?

These career politicians are well funded & working hard to keep their positions of power over us.
We are working towards bringing some sanity to our crazy capitol hill.
The career politicians have lost touch with the reality of what they do up there on capitol hill is hurting our families every day.
Do they think we all have money trees growing in our yards?

Taxes are hurting us as we pay increased prices for everything now to start with but on top of that our elected officials have added more taxes.
Oh they love to say it's just a little tax but it's slashing into our family budgets a thousand little slashes everyday.

We need YOUR Help to fight the career politicians in Hartford,


Show your support for Common Sense Spending & Balancing the State Budget with your social shares & your donation today.
 Help us get Theresa Tillett up to the Citizen's Election Qualification Funding Goal of $15,000.00 so that we can go into battle fully armed.
Thank You for Your Qualifying Donations.

August End of Month Money Bomb

We're coming to the end of the month & the start of the heavy election season

We need your assistance to fight the Taxing Tyrants in Hartford.

Will you help us with a donation of $20.16 or more in our fight against the #TaxingTyranny of the democrats in our capitol hill?

These career politicians are well funded & working hard to keep their positions of power over us. We are working towards bringing some sanity to our crazy capitol hill.

The career politicians have lost touch with the reality of what they do up there on capitol hill is hurting our families every day.

Do they think we all have money trees growing in our yards? Taxes are hurting us as we pay increased prices for everything now to start with but on top of that our elected officials have added more taxes.

Oh they love to say it's just a little tax but it's slashing into our family budgets a thousand little slashes everyday.

We need YOUR Help to fight the career politicians in Hartford,

Show your support for Common Sense Spending & Balancing the State Budget with your social shares & your donation today.

Help us get Theresa Tillett up to the Citizen's Election Qualification Funding Goals so that we can go into battle fully armed.

Thank You for Your Qualifying Donations.

Why are there UnContested Races in CT?

It is true there are too many UnContested Races in CT's General Assembly this year & in years past & if things do not change this will be the future as well...

The July 21st article in the Hartford Courant  http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-ed-too-many-ct-seats-uncontested-0721-20160720-story.html

points out that "due to apathy" & "lack of leadership" seats are going uncontested during a year when there should be not only full ballots but also high voter turnout since it is a presidential election year

Copied & pasted from the article 
"What a shame, then, that more than 25 percent of the House seats will go unchallenged by a major-party candidate, along with four seats in the Senate."

& also this from the article
" 16 Democrats will run unopposed by a Republican, nearly all of them incumbents, according to preliminary information from the secretary of the state's office. "

Shame on the local party leadership for not running full tickets; 
but also shame on the cities & towns people that have not stepped up to run for office.

"We the People" means that each citizen has a responsibility to take some small part in running the country;
That means not just showing up once every couple of years to vote a party line without knowing what the issues are but attending town & even state level meetings at the town halls & state capitol.

What are You going to do to change the "defeatist" attitude that is running rampant in our state?

What are You going to do to help #FlipTheGeneralAssembly ?

June End of Qtr MoneyBomb

We're coming to the end of the month & the end of the fundraising quarter
We need your assistance to fight the Taxing Tyrants in Hartford.

Will you help us with a donation of $20.16 or more in our fight against the #TaxingTyranny of the democrats in our capitol hill?

These career politicians are well funded & working hard to keep their positions of power over us.
We are working towards bringing some sanity to our crazy capitol hill.

The career politicians have lost touch with the reality of what they do up there on capitol hill is hurting our families every day.
Do they think we all have money trees growing in our yards?

Taxes are hurting us as we pay increased prices for everything now to start with but on top of that our elected officials have added more taxes.
Oh they love to say it's just a little tax but it's slashing into our family budgets a thousand little slashes everyday.

We need YOUR Help to fight the career politicians in Hartford,


Show your support for Common Sense Spending & Balancing the State Budget with your social shares & your donation today.

 Help us get Theresa Tillett up to the Citizen's Election Qualification Funding Goals so that we can go into battle fully armed.

Thank You for Your Qualifying Donations.

Who is the Rotten Egg in CT? #MalloysMess

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Just a little political humor as we head into Easter Sunday

House of Cards Season 3: 3 Lessons for the Voting Public | House of Card...

This Freedom Friday is a lesson about who are the people that we are electing for office...

Are we electing men & women from the "Political Class" who are making their choices based upon attaining & keeping power for themselves 
or ...
Are we electing men & women who are coming out of our working class who are sick & tired of the status quo & are looking to change what is happening in our nation at the local, state & national levels? 

In only a few short days we will be heading to the voting booths & while the news coverage has been focused mostly upon our presidential candidates it is the local & state level officials that most directly affect our lives.

Do you know who all of the candidates are? Many times the news will focus upon their favored candidate & neglect to tell you about the other candidates that are running. Are you choosing the candidates that the media want you to choose or are you choosing the candidate that is not so well known or liked by the media but is from the working class & knows how hard it is living in the current oppressive conditions created by the career elite politicians"

Do you know what the issues are? Have you taken the time to question just how important is it to you to have the things that the career elite politicians are promoting vs what is in fact the true important needs for YOUR family?

Do you know where each of the candidates stand upon the issues & why they are putting forward a program? 

Do you have the ability to actually "Talk" to the people who are running for the offices or are they out of reach & out of touch with the regular people like you?





 #YouHaveAChoice the status quo 
or a #FreshNewStart Choose Wisely 
because #ElectionsHaveConsequences

Have a Happy ELECTION DAY Party!

To help get your friends & families to the voting booths why not make a party of it?
Carpool together if you are in the same voting district
Have different voting districts that's ok - make the I Voted Sticker the entry for the party
or at least a picture of the voting location if they have run out of stickers

The Case Against Common Core

As we head into the new school year isn't it time that as parents & grandparents we do some research into what is going on in our schools?
The lessons being taught are not what we had when we were children in school & the changes are not good if we want our children to have better lives than we do now.

#BeYourChildrensVoice & tell our school board & elected officials at the state to get our children out of this program that is designed to fail our students by giving them a substandard education while stealing our taxes to enrich the people who are pushing these tests

#TestingIsNotTeaching
#StopCommonCore

Cutting honor guards?

The mere fact that it came out of their mouths & made it to paper is proof that these career democrat politicians which enjoy their wealth because veterans have fought & died (& still do) to protect our country & state have no respect or regard for our CT Veterans.

On this Memorial Day remember while you watch these democrats walking & waving in parades all smiles that they would deny our Veterans the Last Show of Honor & Respect that is due to them & Turn Your Back or Thumbs Down them.

#DemocratsDisrespectVeterans #DannelDisrespectsVeterans

Senator Markley Budget Update 5 6 15

Tell the Democrats to stop hurting our families!
Vote NO on Tuesday Budget at the town halls 
Tell the Democrats #NoNewCTTaxes

Monday Attend the Hearing on the Budget 
Tell them at the state capitol that our families Need a Tax Break 
Stop wasting our family's taxes on foolish projects!

CT Republican 2015 Budget Presentation, Blueprint for Prosperity

There is a better way than the Democrats hurting our families with their ever increasing taxes!
Tell the Democrats NO New CT Taxes!
#VoteNO to new taxes!
#MakeCapitolHillListen
Tell the Democrats to #StopHurtingOurFamilies

Lawmakers split on bill banning felons from public office

CT has the nick name of "Corrupticut" like a mini version of "Chicago Politics".
CT used to have respectable names like "The Armory" "The Provisioning" & "The Constitution" state sadly now that is no longer true of us.

It quite notable that it's the career democrats in the general assembly that want to keep the convicted criminal politicians able to rejoin them after they get out of jail.

Sad is the fact there was a need for this bill to have been put forward, depressing is the fact that there is even a debate on a bill which should have had an Unanimous vote to pass. 




#YouHaveAChoice the #StatusQuo or a #FreshNewStart