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		<title>Factionalization is killing our country</title>
		<link>http://www.onegecko.com/2009/12/15/254/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Congress has betrayed its purpose: the representation of the ideals of its constituents is no longer a primary motive. Rather, the concerns of corporate entities, personal gain, and political favor have corrupted the work our government does and the general population is left to ponder the outcome and live in the aftermath. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. House approves &#8220;Pandemic&#8221; bill</title>
		<link>http://www.onegecko.com/2009/10/08/mass-house-approves-pandemic-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mass. House approves bill allowing quarantines &#8211; Boston.com. The article written by an AP journalist and published by the Boston Globe doesn&#8217;t mention when the vote took place on this bill or what the bill is. That lack of information is unacceptable since this bill has been around some time. Below is a brief history [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Defense of the &quot;Oath of an American Citizen&quot;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A number of people with whom I shared the Oath of an American Citizen balked a bit at me using the word &#8220;responsibility&#8221; in relation to when our government goes awry. Responsibility, their argument went, creates too much of a commitment and renders the pledge too harsh. A better word would be &#8220;right&#8221;, they said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Important article from The Guardian</title>
		<link>http://www.onegecko.com/2008/02/13/important-article-from-the-guardian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please read this article by Naomi Wolf. It&#8217;s a great breakdown of the steps to Fascism, and follows the events of the last seven years as moving through those steps. Is The United States of America becoming Fascist? Some signs point to yes. Please read the article. Please vote your conscience. Don&#8217;t let the system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voting: why and why not?</title>
		<link>http://www.onegecko.com/2008/02/08/voting-why-and-why-not/</link>
		<comments>http://www.onegecko.com/2008/02/08/voting-why-and-why-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I continue my analysis of the U.S. Constitution, I want to explore the topic of voting for a post or two. I&#8217;m interested in finding out what voting means to people, why people choose to vote or not, and what the driving issues are behind those decisions. What I understand from my research so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on last night&#8217;s post</title>
		<link>http://www.onegecko.com/2008/02/05/thoughts-on-last-nights-post/</link>
		<comments>http://www.onegecko.com/2008/02/05/thoughts-on-last-nights-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I begin my exploration of the Constitution in more depth, I&#8217;m struck by the concept of &#8220;being a strict constitutionalist&#8221;. Two days ago, I would have said that means limited government, Libertarian ideals, and a move towards local control and self-sufficiency. The idea now comes into my head, however, that if the Constitution is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Preamble of the United States Constitution</title>
		<link>http://www.onegecko.com/2008/02/04/on-the-preamble-of-the-united-states-constitution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To encapsulate one&#8217;s political views by attachment to a single party or platform is &#8212; in essence &#8212; to also limit one&#8217;s ability to address issues as they truly are. This is a truth, and one that is difficult for some people to understand. The Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Green, or any other party is unable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solving democracy through complex systems</title>
		<link>http://www.onegecko.com/2007/11/27/solving-democracy-through-complex-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.onegecko.com/2007/11/27/solving-democracy-through-complex-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States of America is a broken country. Our dreams have been bent, tarnished, and mis-handled so often and for so long that we &#8212; the 300 million people who call it our home &#8212; have nearly forgotten what it means to live here. The government has gotten us so used to expecting solutions [...]]]></description>
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