Blog for Democracy

Author: Juliana

  • Women.Power.Peace on Capitol Hill

    BfD’s blogmistress Catherine is in DC right now at a Press Conference with the very fierce women of WAND/Will urging those crazy capitol hill kids to settle their spats, and vote a clean CR through. If ever there was a group that the Congress people ought to be listening to it’s the women lobbying for WAND/WILL.…

  • 1139 Days

    Till the polls open on November 8th 2016. Are you ready? No really, I’m asking. Seems to be an awful lot of chatter on the internets about this race already and Georgia’s sixteen electoral votes comes up frequently.  Is it wishful thinking that we could be the object of a serious and sustained Presidential battle…

  • Important Voting News

    Or not. This doesn’t bode well for freedom and democracy in Georgia. I wonder if this is the reason that getting your Voter Registration address changed has been moving at a snails pace. I hear folks are having to go directly to the SoS office to get it done.  Early voting begins October 14th ish.…

  • Representative Scott Holcomb on Syria

    Rep. Scott Holcomb provides smart cautionary comments on the ongoing discussion about possible escalated involvement in Syria.

  • Political Stories that have legs

    Can I just say how much I’m loving the news of State School Super! John Barge’s announcement he’s running for… Govenor No that’s not right, because my SPELL CHECK tells me so. It’s Gubnor right? No that’s not it either.. hold on let me look at how this guy spells it. Moving on…. Congressional Debate on Syria is so…

  • DPG Chair Election-Update 2

    What:  Special Election for the DPG Chairperson, who will be completing the unexpired term of the previous chair. When: Saturday August 31, 2013 Time: Check in at noon, election proceedings begin at 1:00 pm. Yes 1:00-not 1:15 or 1:30… One O’clock people. Location: Newnan Georgia- historic Wadsworth Auditorium located at 25 Jefferson Street, Newnan, GA 30263. Parking…