Category Archives: Congress

Stand Up For Our Democracy

Posted on February 18, 2021 by cdsprings8

Democracy is never a given. January 6th proved that. A wrathful president unable to accept he lost an election, an angry mob stoked by bogus claims of a stolen election, a subservient caucus of Republicans willing to do the bidding … Continue reading →

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“Hyper-partisan and hypocritical nonsense” (Katie Vincentz, Zeldin Spokesperson)

Posted on January 30, 2021 by D. Posnett MD

Excellent reports on the topic: Rep. Zeldin’s Backtrack on Fraud Claims Fails to Silence His Critics EH Star: Attorneys urge investigation of ZELDIN. Twenty-two lawyers file ethics complaint against Zeldin in connection with presidential election: By Denise Civiletti – Jan … Continue reading →

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Lee Zeldin Must Be Held Accountable

Posted on January 24, 2021 by D. Posnett MD

In this weeks Long Island Advance, by Shoshana Hershkowitz

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Attacking the Heart of Our Democracy

Posted on January 18, 2021 by cdsprings8

The Capitol building symbolizes the heart of our democracy; it is the place where the people’s will — the certification of the next duly elected president of the United States — is carried out.  After hours of chaos and sickening … Continue reading →

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Truth and Lies

Posted on January 15, 2021 by cdsprings8

America’s 220-year history of a peaceful transfer of power — the cornerstone of our democracy — was shattered in one horrifying afternoon. On January 6, a frenzied mob incited by President Donald Trump laid siege to the Capitol, vandalizing the … Continue reading →

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Zeldin, your name is Shame

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Mary Foster Morgan

Mr. Zeldin, your name is shame. You are either with our constitutional system of government, or you are not. And then you are for mob rule. Which is it? Are you a leader? – def. “a leader is someone who … Continue reading →

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Flood of Lies

Posted on January 7, 2021 by cdsprings8

Facts still matter. That’s why Donald Trump and his minions try so hard to obscure them in a flood of lies and conspiracy theories. But the facts remain — Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election by more than seven … Continue reading →

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Assault on America

Posted on December 17, 2020 by cdsprings8

Democracy has taken a beating during the past four years. From the day Trump was sworn in, the moral yardstick we use to measure presidents by morphed into a moral slide rule, constantly adjusted by obsequious Republicans anxious to cover … Continue reading →

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The Days After Election Day

Posted on October 31, 2020 by cdsprings8

As our democracy hangs by a rapidly fraying thread, it is critical that each of us do everything we can to ensure that Donald Trump is voted out of office, and once voted out of office, that he actually LEAVES … Continue reading →

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Flip the Senate

Posted on September 23, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

From: Nigel Noble and his DC based lawyer friend Dear Friends and Family, This email is a follow up to my correspondence several weeks ago on our efforts to defeat Trump and flip the Senate.  You may recall that I am … Continue reading →

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200,000 Deaths….and Counting

Posted on September 23, 2020 by cdsprings8

Letter to the Editor, The East Hampton Press, September 23 Grounded In Science More than 200,000 Americans are dead from the coronavirus — a staggering number, with no end in sight — and, yet, for Donald Trump, this is little … Continue reading →

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Something you can do for RBG

Posted on September 21, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

From Randall Parsons/Judith Hope: If you feel the need to do something… or something more than you’ve been doing, here’s a way to honor RBG and help stop McConnell from pushing through another ultra conservative Supreme Court nominee. Leave voicemails … Continue reading →

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Make Trump and Zeldin Pay a Political Price

Posted on July 23, 2020 by cdsprings

Appeared as Letter to the Editor, The East Hampton Star, July 23 Price to Pay Springs July 20, 2020 To The Editor: We all want nothing more than to get on with our lives without worrying about contracting the coronavirus. … Continue reading →

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Zoom Time

Posted on April 11, 2020 by bwfloyd

I am not sure why, but for the first time, each day this past week found me on multiple Zoom conference calls. Each of these was for a different group that I belong to, from my local Southampton Democratic Club … Continue reading →

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Zeldin Still Thinks President Did Nothing Wrong

Posted on February 14, 2020 by cdsprings

Letter to the Editor, The East Hampton Star Let’s Show Them East Hampton February 10, 2020 To the Editor: The impeachment trial showed beyond a doubt that the president tried to extort a foreign leader to interfere in an upcoming … Continue reading →

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Zeldin Ignores Constituents While Endlessly Defending Corrupt President

Posted on December 6, 2019 by cdsprings

Letter to the Editor, The East Hampton Star, December 5, 2019 Clue Mr. Zeldin In To the Editor: Lee Zeldin has been tweeting up a storm and appearing on cable news with alarming regularity, barely able to conceal his fury … Continue reading →

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Virginia’s Gerrymandered State House

Posted on October 22, 2019 by D. Posnett MD

On November 5th, Virginians go to the polls to vote for their state representatives. After an historic flip of 15 House of Delegate seats in 2017, Democrats are within 2 seats of taking back control of both the state house … Continue reading →

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Green Tsunami in Switzerland!

Posted on October 22, 2019 by D. Posnett MD

Across the globe there has been a sweep by nationalistic, right-wing and even far-right movements large enough to win elections, and form governments: Jair Bolsonaro in Brasil, Viktor Orbán in Hungary, Matteo Salvini in Italy, Andrzej Duda in Poland, Erdogan … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day, Dear Earth, #LoveOurPlanetNotPollution

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Mary Foster Morgan

Some of us have been meeting at the Southampton library to discuss ways we can scale up existing efforts that draw down carbon from the atmosphere, based on the top 100 solutions outlined in the New York Times bestseller Drawdown: … Continue reading →

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Racist Dog Whistle from Lee Zeldin

Posted on February 4, 2019 by D. Posnett MD

The Huffington Post reports: GOP Congressman Spent His Week Harassing a Muslim Colleague On Twitter! “Rep. Lee Zeldin’s Twitter attack against Rep. Ilhan Omar is a classic racist dog whistle.”   Rep. Ilhan Omar’s opponents have looked for every opportunity … Continue reading →

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