NYS Division of Human Rights’ Post

Another great article posted by the Director of Second Look Network at The Sentencing Project regarding use of clemency powers to address excessive sentences. The number of older people in State & Federal prisons is increasing faster than any other age group. How could anyone claim that the point of incarceration was to incapacitate the truly dangerous when there are more people older than 55 in US prisons than there are people in high crime range of 18-24? Geriatric healthcare in prison is both disgraceful and expensive. It costs on average, 3x more to incarcerate an older person than a younger one. National survey data according to the Prison Policy Initiative show that most victims support violence prevention, social investment, and alternatives to incarceration that address the root causes of crime, not more investment in carceral systems that cause more harm. Governor Andy Beshear could help alleviate the excessive costs mass incarceration has incurred on Kentucky as a proponent for second chances, and providing additional resources to protect public education and access to affordable healthcare-basic rights to the citizens of the Commonwealth. #SecondLookLaws #KyFreeKarenBrown

In this video I talk through Limerick's Directly Elected Mayor - where it came from, how it has developed and what are the next steps?

Super important for leaders and managers in the US to: 1. Make it crystal clear that their staff should take the time to go vote, regardless of what they have going on that day, and 2. Set a good example by visibly taking the time to go vote themselves. Normalize civic duty!

New Blog Post https://wix.to/0JafKbm I have a new post to my Commentary of a Quorum Call for Senator Ed Dunn

Reviewing the Missouri Compromise, whereby a democratic majority assigned to themselves 3/5th more votes to every slave owner by number owned, and by a self assigned majority on the issue of slavery, caused us to enter the Union as a slave State, instead of a free State which we more widely desired. It remains for an everlasting example of the tyranny of the majority by the imposition of a direct democracy. Most States do not honor a concurrent majority within the State, though every State should. Every State in the union is chartered as a Representative Republic and guaranteed a Republican form of government within the State. This precludes the operation of the State, for State wide decisions as a straight democracy. We are now faced with many decisions that are not being tempered by the inclusion of proper elected representation of the equal minority populations in every District in our State House. Where a direct democracy ends, a republican form of government begins. This happens at the State House District level every legal citizen vote is accounted for in equal representation by the closest possible association for representation. I support a concurrent majority requirement for ratification of any decision of legislation affecting the whole State. The fair and just expression of a representative government demands a concurrent majority, for equal representation and better solution in more perfect union. #VoteDaveThomasMO36 https://lnkd.in/gxYgbTDe

LIARS LIARS LIARS LIARS LIARS The 3 SCOTUS appointments by the former President LIED 🤥 in their confirmation hearings when ALL 3 AGREED they respect Stare Decisis, another words PRECEDENT. ALL 3 AGREED PRECEDENT WAS PRECEDENT, ie. ROE for example, seems these Justices ONLY respect PRECEDENT IF it BENEFITS THEM in some way; it’s extraordinarily disturbing, disgraceful, illiberal, & ANTIDEMOCRATIC‼️‼️‼️‼️ IF these 3 Justices had been EMPLOYEES of freaking BURGER🍔KING they would have been FIRED for LYING 🤥 on their employment APPLICATIONS! which is essentially what these 3 Justices have done, they LIED 🤥 & should immediately be IMPEACHED, they would have been terminated @ Burger King, yet they STILL remain sitting on the bench, how screwed up is that⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️ #corruptcourt #liars🤥 #illegitimatecourt #enforceableethics‼️ #heritageftd #project2025 #illiberal #antidemocratic #termlimits #expandthecourt #dobbsdecision..overturned ROE #chevronoverturned..WHO is going to PROTECT the American 🇺🇸 people NOW? Corporations? 😆..😂..🤣.🤣… #vote2024✍️🗳️📬..it matters the next President may end up w/1-2 SCOTUS nominations, we can ill afford additional illiberal, antidemocratic Justices‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ #truthmatters #democracy #democracymatters #staredecisis…established precedent, although these Justices seem to have little, IF any RESPECT for it! 🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥

Founding Father, James Madison, one of the early American leaders I refer to in my book - The Shocking Disconnect - penned these potent words in "The Federalist" #57: "The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers [those] who possess the most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society, and in the next place, to take the most effectual precautions for keeping them virtuous while they continue to hold their public trust.” Let's apply this in Election 2024!

A new piece. On the topic of voting for "the lesser of two evils." Looking at Augustine's engagement with the Donatists about various types of associations, and which ones do and do not corrupt. https://lnkd.in/gKCCW764

Today, we celebrate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. This foundational document not only established the framework of our government but also enshrined the principles of liberty, justice, and democracy that continue to guide our nation. At TrialSpectrum, we honor the enduring significance of the Constitution and its role in shaping our rights and freedoms. Let’s take a moment to reflect on the importance of civic responsibility and the ongoing journey to uphold the values embedded in this historic document. Join us in celebrating the spirit of the Constitution and the promise of a more perfect union. trialspectrum.com #ConstitutionDay #USConstitution #TrialSpectrum #LibertyAndJusticeForAll

In a newly published paper in Political Research Quarterly, the Center for Effective Lawmaking co-directors Craig Volden of the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Alan Wiseman of the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University, and Andrew Clarke of Lafayette College examine how joining a party faction can impact a lawmaker’s effectiveness in #Congress: https://lnkd.in/e-SYmujR...