The new Progressive Political Movement of SW PA

If you are reading this on the computer, you should be at the first post of the official website of the Progressive Political Movement of SW PA (PPM, for short).  PPM will exist from 10/13/14 through 11/5/14.  The following (second) post is a summary of the third post which explains how the Republican Tea Party approach is flawed and what the viable Progressive alternative is.                                                                                                                                     
The purposes of the PPM are (1) to stimulate interest in and thinking about political issues such as economic disparity, the function of government, and individual rights and (2) to give voters in the 18th U.S. Congressional District of Pennsylvania the opportunity to vote for someone other than the Republican incumbent, Tim Murphy.                                                                                                           The announcement of our write-in candidate as it appeared in an on-line Daily Kos diary (Oct.           13, 2014, 4:05 P.M.) is as follows:  

PA voter's opportunity

by rgantibullyFollow for rgantibully

If you vote in the 18th Congressional District of Pennsylvania and you answer "yes" to  all or most of the following questions, there will be a way of making your choices known on November 4, 2014.

1. Do you believe all people are created equal and possess certain inalienable rights among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

2. Do you believe the government should have the authority, the power, and the will to protect every one's individual rights and every one's access to a quality Common Good?

3. Would you favor a separation of private enterprise and government similar to the separation of church and state?

4. Would you like the government to protect citizens from abuses by corporations rather than the government enabling such abuses?

5. Do you believe that millionaires and billionaires are not paying their fair share of income tax and payroll tax?

6. Do you believe that every citizen who is unable to work and those over 64 should get the support they need to live a reasonably healthy life?

7. Do you believe that everyone who is able and willing to work should have the opportunity to earn  at least enough to afford a healthful lifestyle as opposed to relying on government "charity"?

8. Do you think it is time for the federal government to stop subsidizing large profitable corporations with multi-billion dollar entitlements?

9. Would you like to see the National Debt paid and America's problems solved before the Federal Government spends more billions overseas?

10. Do you think it is time for government to stop spending money to benefit special interests and time to limit spending to that which benefits the general population?

11. Should the government be as big and powerful as it needs to be (but no more so) in order to serve all citizens?                                        
                                                                             ******                                                                          If you vote in the 18th Congressional district of Pennsylvania and your answer is "yes" to all or most of these questions, you have an opportunity to express that by writing in the name of SHEILA GRIFFIN for Congressional Representative on November 4, 2014.  Don't allow Tim Murphy to run unopposed.  Get to your polling place on Nov. 4 and write in  "SHEILA GRIFFIN" for the 18th District Congressional Representative.             

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For more detailed information about the issues above check out www.t-partyfailure.blogspot.com.
The new (temporary) Progressive Political Movement of SW PA presents Sheila A. Griffin as a write-in candidate for the 18th Congressional District in the November 4, 2014 election.

Comments:

• * [new]  Winning (0+ / 0-)

  We are not deluding ourselves into thinking Sheila might win this election.  I am so grateful that she decided to give people like me the opportunity to pick a viable candidate on November 4, as opposed to voting for no one.  Murphy, the incumbent , is running unopposed.   It would be nice if a candidate running unopposed would have to get more votes than non-votes in order to be elected.  But that's not the way it works.

  by rgantibully on Mon Oct 13, 2014 at 04:05:12 PM PDT

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•  * [new] Progressive Political Movement of SW PA (PPM) (0+ / 0-)

  The PPM is not affiliated with either the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party.  PPM offers an alternative .  PPM has two purposes.
  1. To present an alternative, viable, rational solution to the present dysfunctional national political gridlock for which the Tea Party is, at least partially, to blame.
  2. To give people in Southwest Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District a choice of candidates to choose between.
  For more information go to
   www.t-partyfailure.blogspot.com.

  by rgantibully on Wed Oct 15, 2014 at 08:57:32 AM PDT

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  About Sheila:  

           Sheila Griffin earned a  Master of Social Service (MSS) from  Bryn Mawr College in 1981.   She worked with the older retiree population in Philadelphia.  In Pittsburgh she worked in youth crisis intervention, vocational counseling of young adults, and family counseling.
 
About the campaign:
       This campaign to get Sheila's name written in as many times as possible on the Nov. 4th ballot is strictly word of mouth.  If you like the Progressive Political Movement's (PPM's) ideas, please spread the word.   
      There is no fund raising connected with this Movement.  If any one requests money in the name of PPM, know that it is a bogus request.
      To contact the Movement, send email to rgphilo1@gmail.com.