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M, Nov 29, 7 - 8 pm, Honolulu City Council District 1 candidate debate on KIPO FM 89.3. The 8 candidates with websites have been invited. Details.

M, Nov 29, 2010-Voter registration deadline for Honolulu City Council District 1 special election. How to register.

Th, Dec 9, 2010-Ballots for Honolulu City Council District 1 special election mailed no later than this day. More details on where, when and how to vote. (pdf)

W, Dec 22, 2010-Last day to request absentee ballot (if voter is unable to receive ballot at their residence) for HNL City Council Dist 1 special election

W, Dec 29, 2010, 6:00 p.m.-Deadline for receipt of Honolulu City Council District 1 ballots

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Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.

Ronald Reagan Click for audio

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In a war, while one side may ultimately be able to claim victory, both sides lose.

Anonymous

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We are not going to war over a bunch of dead [American] sailors.

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, ordering Admiral Lawrence Geis to recall Sixth Fleet aircraft that were on their way to drive off Israeli military forces who were attempting to murder the entire crew of the minimally armed surveillance ship USS Liberty in the Mediterranean Sea during the 1967 Six-Day War.

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America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.

John Quincy Adams (1767 - 1848), 6th President of the United States

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A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

George Bernard Shaw

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Send an email, make a call, write a letter. We [Hawaii state legislators] need to know what you think and the system works much better if you are involved.

Hawaii state representative Karl Rhoads, District 28 (Palama, Downtown, Chinatown, Sheridan)

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I'd rather be in jail in America than free anywhere else.

Former communist & Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver shortly after he voluntarily returned to the U.S. as a prisoner from seven years as a free man, but an exile, abroad

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Educate and inform the whole mass of the people. . . . They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.

Thomas Jefferson

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He who fears criticism is hopeless. Only those who do things are criticized. To hesitate for fear of criticism is cowardly. If our cause is right be not afraid of criticism, advocate it, expound it, and, if need be, fight for it. Critics always have been and always will be, but to the strong minded they are a help rather than a hindrance. Take your part in life’s stage and play your part to the end.

Thomas Jefferson

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I take my daily orders from Dr. Kissinger, filtered down through Generaal [sic] Brent Scowcroft and Sandy Berger [All three are retired from government service, but are Council on Foreign Relations members]

James L. Jones, U.S. National Security Advisor, Feb 18, 2009

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21st Century Solutions, for a 21st Century World

Raghu For Congress
What We Can Do

Trillions untapped by political process

Imagine paying off $4 trillion of the federal deficit in 4 to 8 months w/out bumping into the two party paradigm of raising taxes or cutting services.

Imagine reducing healthcare premiums by 50% while upgrading services.

These are just a few examples of the prospects overlooked by today’s policies.

We all agree that today’s politics fail to capture the best of 21st Century America. What this really means is that trillions in opportunity remain just beyond the reach of these party politics. We can have these treasures by simply expanding the scope of our political process.

This speaks to the purpose of our campaign: To present innovative policy programs that inspire public discourse and expand the political process. Our policies offer a firsthand look at such a world. It’s real, it’s here and we can have it today.

Federal Deficit: $4 Trillion Paid in 8 Months

Let’s take the Federal Deficit. About $4 Trillion of this deficit is tied up in mortgage backed securities & other related real estate ‘liabilities.’ The answer then is obvious: Cash out the real estate market and we just paid off $4 trillion of the Federal Deficit. Our RADHA^[1] program offers a step by step system on how to do this in just 8 months. The best part: it requires no new taxes, regulations, costs or service cuts.

Health care: 50% less with better service

Health care is another great example. All Democrat & Republican proposals combine will hardly reduce costs by more than 15% to 20% (in the best case scenario). Premiums can rise by 30% in a single year wiping out any such savings. We look at a whole new area: life style. 50% of ALL medical cost are lifestyle related. Not only does lifestyle represent the single largest cost to our health care system, but it also remains the only expense that is truly discretionary.

Our ROOPA^[2] program looks at this vast area of discretionary expense and offers some simple ways on how we can reduce costs by this same 50%. It even offers to upgrades services over today’s falling benefits.

These initiatives are not old party rhetoric and campaign promises, but actual demonstrations to this new world of possibilities. We are not selling the policies, party or candidate, but introducing a new process of public discourse, common ground cooperation and innovative approaches.

Today, we offer a whole new set of options to choose from. You should find these more representative of your own ideals and more reflective of 21st Century solutions for a 21st Century World.

1) Federal Deficit: (RADHA^[3])
Reduced by $2 to $4 Trillion in 4 to 8 MONTHS.
(No added taxes, spending or regulations required, nor service cuts.)

2) Health Care: (ROOPA^[4])
Reduced Premiums by up to 50%, services upgraded significantly
(Taxes cut and lowered regulations.)

3) Real Estate Crisis: (RADHA)
Solved in 4 to 8 months.
(No added taxes, spending or regulations required, nor public service cuts. Program being used in DC, now roll out nationally.)

4) Banking Crisis: (RADHA)
Solved in 4 to 8 months.
(Same as above)

5) Education: (MASS^[5])
Expanded arts, sciences, sports & academics.
(No added taxes, spending or regulations required. Voluntary.)

6) Unfunded Federal Mandates:(BARATA^[6])
Fully funded.
(No added taxes, spending or regulations required, nor reduced public services.)

7) Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae’s $5 Trillion Liability: (RADHA)
Paid off in 4 to 8 months.
(No added taxes, spending or regulations required.)

8) Lobbyist Reform: (DAD^[7])
Balanced against voters.
(No added taxes, spending or regulations required.)

9) Immigration: (PASS^[8])
Comprehensive, Affordable, Globally applicable

10) Energy/Oil:
Doubled w/in months, little to no cost
(No added taxes, minimal spending and regulations required.)

11) Inflation: (RADHA)
Reduced
(No added taxes, spending or regulations required.)

What does better policy look like? What does better public dialogue sound like? What do enterprising solutions feel like? Welcome to our campaign: Raghu For Congress.

^[1] RADHA: Real estate Association for Depreciating Housing Assets. It’s a new mortgage program that can solve both the real estate & housing crisis.
^[2] ROOPA: Responsibility for One’s Own Products & Actions
^[3] RADHA: Real estate Association for Depreciating Housing Assets. It’s a simple mortgage program that can solve both the real estate & banking crisis.
^[4] ROOPA: Responsibility for One’s Own Products & Actions. A simple solution to the health care crisis.
^[5] The name will give our secret away. Will share this later in the campaign.
^[6] BARATA: BAse RAte TAx. Part of ROOPA’s Flat Tax/Vice Tax formula.
^[7] DAD: Direct Automated Democracy.
^[8] PASS: The name explains program, don’t want to give secret away yet, so releasing it till later.

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