On The Road Again

It took us much longer than I anticipated to pack the car. We finally left the house at 1:30. We drove through Seattle about 3:30. It's amazing how much traffic there was at 3:30pm on a Wednesday. We have a couple of more days of driving and will arrive in San Ramon in time for the Delegate convention for Americans Elect.

Before I left the house this morning I sent a Press Release to TV stations in San Francisco (and posted on there Facebook walls and twittered them) about the event. I got an email tonight that the Conference will coincide with Americans Elect having a Web-Conference with Delegate Leaders across the country about the Draft Committees for Candidates! This is very exciting news, and I feel like writing another press release.

We are traveling with Amber. I think she was getting a little bit of cabin fever at the house. She only meowed once, when David brought her in the carrier to the car. She settled into his jacket that we had positioned between us. About an hour into the trip, she meowed again. I think she was trying to tell us she didn't feel well, because right after that she threw up. I guess she had a bit of car sickness. After we pulled off the road and cleaned up the mess, she settled back down and slept the remainder of the trip.

We are staying in a Motel 6 tonight. They do not charge a pet fee. We have stayed in quite a few, traveling with Amber across country in the past. She is comfortable in them. David bought her a fabric pet kennel for Christmas, and he put her litter box in there. She finished her wet food and a little bit of kibbles. I just hope she doesn't hide under the bed when we try to leave, as she has a tendency to do when we stay in these places.

I might not post for a few days, since we might camp out tomorrow and then I will be busy with the conference. Do follow me on twitter in case I decide to stream the conference - I'll post the web address on there.  My twitter is www.twitter.com/ThirdParty

David Jon Sponheim Should Be Americans Elect Candidate

I wrote this in response to: Americans Elect: The Flaws of the Elite Center by Artur Davis
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/288481/americans-elect-flaws-elite-center-artur-davis

The two-party system is corrupt. The American people want a chance to BE HEARD. No one can be heard in this corrupt two-party system. Any attempt to change this corrupt, heavily controlled system is a positive venture. Americans Elect has opened up an opportunity for average Americans to become involved in their government. Americans Elect offers an alternative to the two-party system. They are working to bring about a new form of direct representation for the American people.

For over three years, David Jon Sponheim has been running an independent grassroots campaign in America to build America's Third Party. He has been using every avenue possible to get exposure in the media. This effort has been completely independent of Americans Elect. David Jon Sponheim will be seizing the opportunity Americans Elect offers to raise awareness for his Presidential campaign.

The answer to many of the very valid issues raised in this article IS America's Third Party and David Jon Sponheim for President. The American people are seeking an honest candidate who is not bought off by the elite. They want someone who is an average American and can relate to them. Yet, at the same time, they want someone who is intelligent and can lead them out of the mire that our country has devolved into. David Jon Sponheim is the perfect Presidential candidate at this time for America.

David Jon Sponheim is a centrist, but not an elitist. He would agree that, "Too much of the elite... are immersed in a worldview that is famously tolerant and cosmopolitan, but tone-deaf about... their communities [that] are becoming poorer." He will stand up to the elitists that have taken down our nation in pursuit of personal profits. He has worked tirelessly for three years on the internet to reach out to thousands of people using social media networks.

It's time to fight against the powerless and alienation the American people are feeling. You can change this, simply by chatting directly with David Jon Sponheim every week night at 6pm Pacific at www.blogtv.com/people/americasthirdparty - Sponheim has already hosted over 950 shows on blogTV for at least 2 hours each night, interacting with the American people.

David Jon Sponheim is a centrist and can bridge the "fault-lines that are dividing the country." He has a strong border policy and he wants to encourage the American people to invest in alternative energy through the creation of Renewable Energy Saving Bonds.

To put the American people back to work and on a path toward sustainability, Sponheim proposes a Homestead Renewal Plan where people can work fixing up houses they can live in at an affordable rate.

On social issues, David Jon Sponheim believes the government should stay out of the way, for the most part. He defers to state rights on the issue of gay marriage. You can read more about his stances at www.americasthirdparty.com/OnTheIssues

No one from Americans Elect has tried to draft David Jon Sponheim for President, yet they will (supposedly) offer the opportunity for any American to Draft a Candidate of their choice. Therefore, I will be starting a Draft Committee on Americans Elect for David Jon Sponheim as soon as they go into the final stage on their Candidate Section.

The reason I will start this draft committee is because Americans Elect offers the potential for ballot access in all 50 states. The way that ballot access rules are written make it extremely difficult for third party and independent Presidential candidates to get on the ballot. Ballot access is the only "gift" Americans Elect will give to a Presidential Candidate.

Why is Americans Elect attempting to gain ballot access in all 50 states? They want to a create a new form of direct representation for the American people. The very name "Americans Elect" says what this organization is about- Having the Americans elect the Presidential candidate, rather than limiting the primary to people who are involved in a particular party. Instead of powerful elitists attending and controlling the convention (as is often the case with Democrats and Republicans), ANY U.S. registered voter can become a delegate and vote in the online primaries and ONLINE National Convention for Americans Elect. To become a delegate, you simply have to sign up to their website, www.americanselect.org and then SUPPORT the Candidates you like (once this goes out of Beta Stage). Then, vote in early April in a round of voting that will shorten the field of candidates to the top 6 contenders. Then vote again this summer to choose who will be the Americans Elect Presidential candidate.

Americans Elect is a 501c4, a nonprofit organization that can affect political change but cannot endorse or support any particular candidate. They are attempting to bring the primaries into the 21st century by using technology- introducing an Online Convention into the process. In addition, they want to incorporate the entire American electorate. Finally, they want to encourage politicians to work together by requiring the Presidential candidate to choose a running mate who differs from themselves politically.

Americans Elect is not a Third Party in the traditional sense. They do not have a platform that candidates and members must classify themselves into. The Candidates themselves will reveal where they stand on these issues. Then, the American people will choose the candidate that they feel will best serve the needs of the American people. I personally hope they choose David Jon Sponheim.

The Cool Rock Party Platform

America is Ready for a New Political Party: The Cool Rock Party.

Tired of the two-party system? Not a Republican? Not a Democrat?

You could be a Cool Rocker. You might have just discovered where you belong.

The Cool Rock Party is a Centrist Party. We represent the middle, and listen to the average American.

David Jon Sponheim is running as a write-in candidate for President this year- 2008! In order to affect political change, we must communicate intelligently about all the issues. We are open to compromise and new ideas.

Cool Rock is developing innovative solutions to America's Problems:

• The National Economy
• Job Corp Focused on Renewable Energy
• Become Energy Independent
  
• Eliminate Government Waste In Order to Balance the Budget
• Transcontinental Mag-Lev Rail System.
  
• Renewable Energy Design Can Pay For Itself.
• Transcontinental Seawater Pipeline.
• Desalination for Increased Fresh Water
• Use Salt Water for non-potable purposes like fighting fires.
• Health Care Reform
• Mobile Medical Units for Preventative Care and Emergencies.
  
• Simple Co-Pay Design Covers Everyone.
  
• National Pharmaceutical Company to Create Low-Cost Prescriptions
  
• Innovative Iraq Solution
• Increased Automation
  
• Get Our Troops Out of Harms Way
  
• Weapons-Free Safe-Zones for Refugees
• Click Here To Read More About Our Platform
  

FEEDING THE WORLD VIA AIR DROPS OF INDIVIDUAL PACKETS

According to www.bread.org, it currently takes five weeks for food to arrive to famine-stricken districts in Niger, Africa. We believe that food can arrive faster where it is most needed. We are designing bio-degradable food packets that contain life-sustaining food and water for a small family. These packets can be air-dropped en masse to areas where people are starving. We believe air-dropping these packets will get the food to the people who need it most. People who are starving will not have to travel for miles, expending their precious energy, to receive food. This method will also be effective in preventing the food supply from being horded by rivaling factions in any region. One small aircraft can carry one pallet containing 500 individual food packets. Or, many pallets can be carried on a cargo plane.

We realize that immediate crisis relief and temporary supplies of food are only the first step in a long series of events needed to rehabilitate impoverished nations. The U.S. could eventually provide seeds, tools and training to enable people to grow their own food. We also have a plan to create a transcontinental African aqueduct, which will provide water for crops. It will help build agricultural communities that can be self-sustaining. Eventually, these communities may grow the food used to air-drop to other areas in needAccording to www.bread.org, it currently takes five weeks for food to arrive to famine-stricken districts in Niger, Africa. We believe that food can arrive faster where it is most needed. We are designing bio-degradable food packets that contain life-sustaining food and water for a small family. These packets can be air-dropped en masse to areas where people are starving. We believe air-dropping these packets will get the food to the people who need it most. People who are starving will not have to travel for miles, expending their precious energy, to receive food. This method will also be effective in preventing the food supply from being horded by rivaling factions in any region. One small aircraft can carry one pallet containing 500 individual food packets. Or, many pallets can be carried on a cargo plane.

A PLAN FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Naturally, Peace in the Middle East seems like a lot to ask. The goal is to consolidate a truce among all fighting factions. This can only be accomplished through a systematic de-weaponisation of the region . I recommend a plan for America to have a change of strategy so profound, that it shows our neighbors in the World that we do not want to change their existing order. Instead, we want to offer a new solution to the area's expanding refugee crisis.

I propose building 2 "Super-Safe Zones". One will be located outside of Baghdad; the other will occupy a large part of the Sinai Penninsula. These zones will buffer any population and sectarian violence. The one near Baghdad will be 50 miles in diameter, near the Euphrates River. It will have an outer perimeter which will serve as a barrier blocking the importation of weapons or explosives, including fuel. It will be built using prefabricated recycled materials and will have electric vehicles for transport. The primary energy source will be from Solar and Wind sources. Supplies can reach this area by Railway. Along the border of Iraq that adjoins Iran, a 5 mile wide Corridor can be constructed that guards a central 2 way Rail line. Along this route toward Basra, unmanned tanks will monitor this Railway and offer assistance if necessary.

The second "Super-Safe Zone" will need to have the cooperation and assistance of the Egyptian government. Just as the Camp David Accord provided the land of the Sinai to the Egyptian people, Egypt can lease this land to the U.N.. Security and operating methods will be very similar to the other "Super-Safe Zone". Additionally, desalination of ocean water can supply fresh water to grow food.

These areas can be utilized by all people of the World to mend differences in a weapons-free environment. The social wounds of hundreds of years of sectarian violence are almost too great to resolve in a short period of time. A positive environment that is segregated, yet integrated in parts, will offer a conducive location for this type of healing. Families that choose to participate will be setting an example for future generations to come. Gradually, areas of the Middle East will reach homeostasis. Sectarian violence will subside as a trend toward communication transpires.

Everyone has needs in this region. The more realistic everyone is about how necessary their needs are, the more likely peace can be attained. The possibility of a rogue nation acquiring a weapon of mass destruction is still very possible. However, the likelihood of that occurring is nominal if all players are dedicated to nuclear security and disarmament. Specifically, the threat of nuclear proliferation will be overshadowed by a multilateral search for nuclear solutions to Energy. Clearly the U.S. should provide a tactical buffer zone between nations that have separate intentions. But that should not be based on any ground troop assistance. Let's get our troops out of harm's way. Let's resolve this crisis in the Middle East using détente and strategic creativity.

RENEWABLE ENERGY SEAWATER PIPELINE CAN TURN DESERTS INTO HABITABLE HAVENS

Water is the basis for life. Much of our country is uninhabitable due to a lack of water. The land between Southern California and the Gulf of Mexico is arid desert. This land can be changed into agricultural prosperity with a precious commodity, water. We propose a seawater pipeline be built between the Pacific Ocean in Southern California and the Gulf of Mexico in Texas.

This pipeline would not be like the canal used to create the Salton Sea (). Instead it would be a pipeline, pumped with electricity and filled with seawater. The pumps would run on electricity created by the oceanic tides. Along the pipeline would be passive desalination greenhouses, where vegetables can be grown and fresh water produced for the local residents. This pipeline would create new oases where people will be able to live in the desert.

We would harness the power from the tides of the very oceans we draw the salt water from in order to generate the electricity that would power the pumps for the pipeline. Although other people () have proposed electrical generators that use the currents of the ocean, we have a completely different electrical generator in mind. Our electrical generator would use the movement of tides.

This concept is based on the use of barges as platforms for electrical generators. Each generator would have a cable and pulley leading to the ocean floor where an anchor would hold it stationary. There can be many generators stacked on top of these barges. As the barge goes up and down with the tides, generators will spin along the anchor lines to produce electricity. Using extremely powerful magnets, these generators can produce huge amounts of electricity using this design.

Construction can begin with the creation of these tidal electrical generation barges. Initially, the electricity generated from these tidal barges can be sent along power lines to shoreline communities. Eventually, this electricity will be used to run pumps that would pump ocean water into the beginning of the pipeline. Any excess electricity can be stored in deep cycle seawater batteries on the barges for use when electric generation is low. If there is a large amount of excess electricity generated, it can continue to power homes on the mainland.

The Pipeline itself will act as a passive desalination structure as well. With a Carbon Fiberglass Outerhull it will be relatively unbreakable. Along each side of the Pipeline, streaming channels of condensed fresh water will collect and purge into sloughes(or covered chambers) where they can outflow onto the land nearby. Thus, moistening the parched Earth, making plant growth sustainable.

Once the Seawater is flowing into the pipeline, main outlets at various locations can be opened and closed as needed. At each of these outlets, there will be also be a passive desalination system. To maximize the potential of salt water on the planet we can build a pyramidal structure that can purify water. This design offers maximum stability in high wind environments. The tripod of the pyramid provides a structure that can withstand extreme winds as evidenced by the Pyramids in Egypt. By utilizing every area under the pyramid to condense water molecules, we will provide an unlimited source of fresh water.

Within each pyramidal desalination unit, there can be shelves of corrugated plastic descending from the center down toward the base. These shelves offer water the greatest surface area to evaporate. By maximizing the surface area of water, we achieve maximum condensation up above at the wall of the pyramid. The pyramid concept also allows for the greatest convex of heat possible. Evaporation requires extreme heat to fully take place in a highly saline environment. The residue from this entire process will accumulate at the base of the pyramid. It is here that it can be collected for use in our deep cycle seawater battery system. The salt collected here will power the batteries which will power the salt water pumps for the entire seawater pipeline.

The design for this type of desalination unit can be deployed in deserts and regions with access to salt water. Our design entails a wall built from nested layers of waffle board, or corrugated plastic, separated by a few inches. This plastic will be perforated in certain areas to allow pure water to enter as condensed vapor and then freely leave the system along set path ways in the corrugated plastic. The peaks of the interior corrugated material would have holes down the center. As the salt water evaporates, the water vapor would go through the holes in the peaks of the corrugated plastic. Then it would condense on the greenhouse material and drip into the valleys of the corrugated plastic which do not have holes. As the water collects in the valleys of the corrugated plastic, it would flow down the sides of the pyramid. Avenues of water will flow into collector bins around the base of the pyramid into a collection area where it can be piped to nearby homes and settlements. With the advent of our seawater pipeline and pyramidal desalination units, deserts can become habitable havens.

U.S. GOVERNMENT CAN PURCHASE AUTO COMPANY AND MAKE HYBRID VEHICLES

The current state of the U.S. auto industry warrants your serious consideration. In short, I am proposing that you support me in developing a Corporate Government Enterprise (CGE) to purchase ailing auto companies. I propose the formation of a new Automobile Manufacturer, titled, the U.S. Auto Corp. at the current Chrysler Production facilities. The primary goal of this CGE will be to create 2 types of vehicles that will perform with high mileage as their main selling feature. They will utilize hybrid technology, as well as alternative fuels.

First off, the U.S. needs a Hybrid Economy Car that will be affordable to the average citizen. This vehicle can be a 4 passenger car similar to the Dodge Neon, but will get up to 60 MPG! The popularity of similar cars has catapulted Toyota to lead the Nation in auto sales this year. If our price point is under $15,000 per vehicle, we will have a guarantee of success in our domestic market. Furthermore, the mass production of such vehicles will drastically lower our dependence on foreign oil!

Secondly, the U.S. Auto Corp. can create a high mileage Delivery Truck that can be purchased by postal, medical, and passenger transportation services around the country. It will also utilize Hybrid technology and will offer an economical alternative to companies that are seeking to lower their operating expenses. This Truck can be modified to meet any specific function, from deliveries, to human transport. It will be retrofitted to run primarily on bio-diesel and/or hydrogen. The target fuel consumption will be 30 Mpg. With the specialization of our industrial and service sector needs in the U.S., these trucks will serve as a new transportation backbone for our country. Government organizations can use these vehicles, thereby diverting the money for new vehicle purchases back into the government.

Additionally, the purchase of an ailing auto company by the citizens of the Untied States, will serve as model for many other industries. The United States is in a unique position to create a Universal Health plan and Pension Fund for workers at the U.S. Auto Corporation. If this is created, it will serve as a plan that many other troubled U.S. industries can adopt to alleviate their fiscal crisis. I realize this is a major undertaking for our government, but I believe it will launch us into the 21st Century with a renewed economic directive. I will be leading a coalition of citizens in support of this idea. I am completely open to your input and discussion on this matter.