Laura Kiefert, Green Bay Progressive
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Next President Should Not Hide Behind Justice Department Policy
Posted by	Laura Kiefert, Green Bay Progressive
Laura Kiefert lives in Howard and is a Partner in the Green Bay Progressive. Mem
on	Saturday, 14 December 2019 in Wisconsin
We need the Congress to specifically state in law what many of us have always taken for granted - that no one, including the President of the United States, is above the law.
GREEN BAY, WI - Like many patriotic Americans, I believe that no one is above the law, not even the President. However, with the rampant corruption and pending impeachment of Donald Trump, the ambiguity of whether or not a sitting President can be indicted is currently being debated.
Presently, the Constitution is silent on whether a president can face criminal prosecution, the U.S. Supreme Court has not directly addressed the question, and the U.S. Justice Department has a decades-old policy that a sitting president cannot be indicted. Therefore, criminal charges being brought against Trump, regardless of the severity of his crimes, just aren't going to happen.
The thought of a criminal residing in the White House sickens me, and I would hope it would be troublesome for everyone. Therefore, in order to keep crooks from occupying 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, in the future, voters must do a better job of vetting Presidential candidates.
In addition, we need the Congress to specifically state in law what many of us have always taken for granted - that no one, including the President of the United States, is above the law or has the right to obstruct justice by ignoring a lawful subpoena in an effort to cover his/her crimes. Every American deserves to be assured of this fundamental principle of our government.
I would hope that all candidates for President will show he/she will follow the law and has no crimes to hide by supporting such a clarification in law.
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You Really Believe That?!?
on	Sunday, 24 February 2019 in Wisconsin
Our Laura Kiefert introduces her new blog with a piece about the crazy things you'll hear if you actually talk to one of the Trump believers who hang out at our senior centers and listen only to Fox "News".
GREEN BAY, WI - There's a person who has played an important role in my life whose beliefs regarding politics and religion differ from my own. I am a progressive, liberal Democrat. She is not. We had previously agreed "not to go there". However, last night, we did. What she told me left me wondering, "How in the world could anyone possibly believe such ridiculous shit?"
Among the beliefs she revealed were:
Planned Parenthood intentionally performs abortions in order to harvest and sell baby body parts for large profits.
Baby body parts that aren't sold are cannibalized by Democrats who support abortion.
Hillary Clinton has had 57 people shot in the back of the head to cover up the Clinton's crimes.
George H.W. Bush was executed years earlier and the coffin at his recent funeral was empty.
George W. and Jeb Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama were served indictments at the funeral and are already being held at Guantanamo Bay, which was currently rebuilt to accommodate them.
All the above were served indictments at George H.W. Bush's funeral. Sightings of these people, including Obama's recent attendance at the basketball game in Durham, N.D. were staged using body doubles.
Hillary and Bill Clinton are the worst criminals ever in American history.
The only mainstream media that can believed is Fox News and any facts provided by anyone aligned with the Democratic Party are fake.
Trump is a Christian who attends church regularly.
The Democratic Party is evil and full of haters.
Trump is a brilliant businessman who has made billions of dollars and has never filed bankruptcy.
Republicans won't cut Social Security or Medicare, they just need to cut Welfare and Food Stamps for the overwhelming number of people who need to get a job, who don't deserve it, and who either sell or give what they get from government programs away.
Although she lives on Social Security, gets Medicare and lives in a rent assisted senior building, she firmly opposes Socialism because she doesn't want the government involved in her life.
Trump is much smarter than Democrats think and he has a plan in place to take down the entire "Deep State" that includes the CIA, the FBI and Nation Security, all who have been complicit in covering up the Clinton crimes.
While looking on the Internet for information to repudiate her, I ran across several YouTube videos published by a Psychic Medium named Utsavo that elaborated the claims we had discussed, as well as claims of aliens, UFO's and multiple conspiracy theories. I concluded that must be her main source of information. See: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8GhT9HVdf1_s9cxtvRFXw
I texted her thirteen links to reputable sources with facts disputing the above outrageous assertions, which I assume she never bothered to open. She responded with a simple text, "I vote for whoever I feel will benefit me personally."
I'm left wondering why people believe such stupid shit.
I suppose since we both strongly identify with opposite sides of the political spectrum, we each think the other is willfully ignoring the facts and firmly believes our own facts are true and the other's are false. We both probably think the other is either ignorant, ill-informed disingenuous, or nuts. At first, I thought she was trying to yank my chain. Numerous times I asked things like, "Are you kidding me", or "You can't be serious" or "Where did you get that?"
Her responses were were all in the affirmative. "Yes" or "You betcha" or " I sure do." To say the least, I was flabbergasted by her admissions and I admit by the end of our conversation I had concluded she had taken a head-first dive off the crazy bridge into the Looney River.
I am a person who relies heavily on science. I read a lot, question everything, and base my beliefs on facts, reason, critical thinking and common sense. It's impossible for me to comprehend why anyone wants to disagree with science or what is obviously true and instead trust psychic tabloid nonsense.
I know there are people that trick themselves into believing that the facts aren't relevant and the modern media landscape seems to be amplifying the retreat from facts. Therefore, making it harder and harder to determine what the real truth is. I understand we now live in a world where people promote red facts and blue facts, and these biased motivated-reasoning processes fuel political conflict. But, blocking out information we disagree with, through social media echo chambers, reading partisan news, or only surrounding ourselves with friends who agree with us, just leads to promoting conspiracy theories that makes matters worse.
So, I'm done with making arguments to convince others to stop drinking the Kool-aid. It's a waste of time and I think it's more probable that talking about these issues cause people to double down and become even more stubborn and radical.
Bottom line, there are people who will believe what they want to believe and disregard the rest. The problem is when people dismiss as unconvincing any information that contradicts their opinion, the result is, well, the Trump Administration.
Read more of Laura's blogs at https://laurakiefert.com/blog/
Nation hurt by good people failing to oppose Trump
on	Wednesday, 09 January 2019 in Wisconsin
Her greatest disillusionment isn't Trump, it's that too many people are largely fine with all of the vicious, toxic filth and are not outraged or uncomfortable enough to take action or speak out.
GREEN BAY - Happy New Year to every person who didn't vote for Donald Trump or who no longer supports him. Although I'm trying to look forward to the coming year with some optimism, the truth is I've become overwhelmed with disillusionment. I no longer think of the country in which I live, or many of the people who live in it, in the same way.
The greatest disillusionment to me isn't Trump himself. I expected he'd be a horrible president because he's a horrible person. He lacks a single kind or empathetic impulse, is impervious to compassion, and morally incapable of leading the country. Since his election, Trump has clearly caused the ugliness that exists among us to be elevated to a level not seen for over half a century.
My disillusionment comes with the reality that too many people I cared about and respected, people I thought were good people with admirable values, many of whom I considered to be friends, are largely fine with all of the vicious, toxic filth we've been infected with and are not outraged or uncomfortable enough to take action or speak out against the rising hatred and those who perpetuate it.
America will not return to the greatness and decency it once had until we all join together to hold our leaders to a higher standard of honesty and integrity. It's the least we deserve as a nation.
Lawmakers need to listen to the will of the people
HOWARD - On Nov. 6, voters in 16 Wisconsin counties held advisory referendums on marijuana asking voters if they supported some sort of legalization. The majority of voters — 3 out of 4 — expressed overwhelming support, leaving many wondering what's going to happen now the issue is in the hands of our state representatives.
Unfortunately, in many races voters failed to elect representatives who shared their support, which leads to the question, how often do legislators vote in accordance with constituent opinion?
A number of scholars have suggested that most Americans have little to no effect over what the government does. In May 2017, John G. Matsusaka of the University of Southern California determined that legislators actually adhered to the will of their constituents only 65 percent of the time.
Furthermore, when the preference of a politician differs from that of his constituency, politicians tend to follow their own interests, beliefs, and ideologies over those of the people they represent.
While 65% is better than the 50% rate of simply flipping a coin when voting, it's still less than voters deserve.
Whether or not to change marijuana laws is not a partisan thing. Most everyone knows somebody dealing with cancer, chronic pain, glaucoma, PTSD, or other conditions who has used, or wants to use, marijuana as part of their overall treatment.
We must demand state representatives listen to will of the people, refuse to allow this issue to be reduced to a debate over conflicting moral opinions, and change the law.
Laura Kiefert: End false political advertising
on	Tuesday, 23 October 2018 in Wisconsin
The worst are funded by political action committees like Restoration PAC and Americas PAC, along with out-of-state special interest Koch brothers groups. We need to support campaign finance regulations that ensure truth.
GREEN BAY, WI - Once again, we are being bombarded with negative political ads, often filled with half-truths and outright lies. I am disgusted by the attack ads being levied this year against gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers and Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin.
The most egregious ads are funded by political action committees like Restoration PAC and Americas PAC, along with out-of-state special interest Koch brothers groups. They have spent millions on negative false advertisements designed to promote their conservative agendas. Their philosophy that "the end justifies the means" continues to threaten, and possibly destroy, our democracy.
Unfortunately, Wisconsin allows a candidate to petition donors asking them to contribute unlimited money to a third-party group that can then spend anonymously on the candidate's behalf. This allows the candidates like Scott Walker and Leah Vukmir to trash their opponents without being held personally responsible for the content of the ad.
We need to overturn Citizens United and be smart about what we see and hear, be vigilant in researching outrageous claims in these ads and demand candidates promote themselves and their values and only compare themselves to opponents with fairness and facts.
Media outlets need to be more concerned about content and truth than their profit and apply the same rules and regulations requiring honesty and factual proof of claims to political ads that is required for brand advertising.
Finally, elected officials need to clean this mess up. Wisconsinites need to support campaign finance regulations that ensure truth, transparency and integrity in all advertising.
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