by Janie Lee, M.Ed. [courtesy of Blog for America]

I am registered a Democrat, but I am actually an independent. 

 What bothers me is that our parties do not stand for what they say their real party platforms are.  I don't want government or health care pushed on me or anyone else either, what I want is a free government where we have the right to work together to build a better community where we can all live together and get our real needs met and no one has to go without or be worked to death.

Kentucky is one of the changingest places that I know of, there is room for growth and people know it.  Change can often be good if it is the right kinds of change.  It can also serve to be bad if it isn't. 

I honestly think that what our country needs is some stability for a while, no major changesk, but some time to look back and reconsider where we are going now that Bush has been in office for two terms.  I finally see him doing some things that I like at the end of his term, but I didn't vote for him I voted for Gore. 

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

California's own Rep. Zoe Lofgren is introducing a national redistricting proposal:

"Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today introduced the Redistricting Reform Act of 2007, which limits redistricting to once every ten years and require all states to establish independent redistricting commissions. The bill would end the current state-by-state piecemeal approach to redistricting by establishing a national standard governing the creation and operation of independent bipartisan redistricting commissions. The bill also includes language reinforcing the requirements of the Voting Rights Act and creates streamlined judicial procedures for resolving all cases challenging redistricting plans.
 
The bill is cosponsored by 22 members of Congress, including Reps: Jim Costa (D-CA); Bob Filner (D-CA); Tom Lantos (D-CA); Jerry McNerney (D-CA); George Miller (D-CA); Hilda Solis (D-CA); Ellen Tauscher (D-CA); and, Henry Waxman (D-CA).