JOHN FRANCIS SZEMLER FOR COLORADO

 

"Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge. Whether it is obscuring state language or the faux-language of mindless media; ...whether it is the malign language of law-without-ethics, or language designed for the estrangement of minorities, hiding its racist plunder in its literary cheek – it must be rejected, altered and exposed. It is the language that drinks blood, laps vulnerabilities, tucks its fascist boots under crinolines of respectability and patriotism as it moves relentlessly toward the bottom line and the bottomed-out mind. Sexist language, racist language, theistic language – all are typical of the policing languages of mastery, and cannot, do not permit new knowledge or encourage the mutual exchange of ideas."

​Toni Morrison's Nobel lecture, as the first African-American writer to receive the prize, in 1993. She died on August 5th 2019.

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No money from PAC's? This pledge often only applies to corporate PACs, not ideological PACs or individual donations from lobbyists. They all do it. Senators and Congressmen. Republican and Democrat. Incumbent and challenger. Donald Trump is a political tumor, but the cancer is the failed policies created by the influence of money in democratic and republican party politics. All of us share the blame. We perpetuate this by electing Candidates who do nothing more than provide lip service to meaningful campaign finance reform. Nothing will change until this does.

 

Anonymous funding has already decided that Manny Rutinel will represent us in District 8. Shannon Bird has accepted out of state money from Texas billionaire Tench Coxe. Who do they listen to? You? Have you seen their advertisements? Meaningless. Which is what your vote will be if you waste it on them. It is insane that the corrupting influence of money is allowed to buy politicians. It has to be stopped.

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• Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) made over $50 Million dollars in trades during the year leading up to the last election. Her behavior remains unethical.

• Marjorie Taylor Green's (R-GA) net worth increased by more than $24 Million dollars while in office.

• Ro Khanna (D-CA) made 3500 trades last year - that's over 10 trades per trading day. One wonders where he finds time to do his job.

You’re going to end up sending a kid to Congress who makes $43,000 a year. He’ll return a multi-millionaire. That’s just what Congress needs, more Ivy League, more cops, more navy seals, more millionaires, more lawyers - lawyers eager to snatch and grab at anonymous donations and money from Texas Billionaires. This has to stop.

My name is John Szemler. I am a first generation American and a decades long Thornton resident. I work hard at a job I like and for a company I'm proud of. My Wife is a Social Worker who believes in the dignity of every individual. My boys were born here and have grown up to be honorable and honest young men. Both attend Universities in Colorado.

I want to see our beautiful State protected, and its citizens thrive. We will get rid of that disgrace of a boy scout Republican Latino pretender, an ex-cop who works harder to protect Epstein pedophiles and a draft dodging President found liable for Sexual Assault then he does for us. What an insane thing to say. This has to be stopped.

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Golden Dome, billions for ICE, no tax on tips? Gabe, how about fully funded schools! You have got to go buddy.

And yes District 8, it's time for an expedited path to legal immigration. Diversity is one of this Nation’s great strengths. We need to celebrate it.

With Regards
John Szemler
JFSfc26@gmail.com

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