The Disability Party has a position on abortion that some people find problematic. It is important for everyone to understand why this political party would limit the reach of Roe v. Wade the landmark case on abortion.
Andrew Straw articles
Andrew Straw is a Virginia lawyer who writes for Democracy Chronicles from the Philippines. Straw grew up in Indiana, where his brother, twice a veteran of Afghanistan, ran for sheriff of Hamilton County in 2018. He was born at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, where his father was training as a U.S. Marine for his Vietnam duty.
Straw has served as corporate counsel for billionaire Alan M. Voorhees, who designed the Interstate Highway System and the Metro in Washington DC. Straw then worked for the Chief Justice of Indiana and was the assistant dean in charge of the International Programs at Indiana University-Maurer School of Law.
He started a group called Children of Camp LeJeune for people born or poisoned there. Straw also founded Disability Party and it has thousands of followers in over 40 countries.
Straw has visited 16 countries and has lived in the United States, Italy, New Zealand, and the Philippines. He has provided services to the Italian Foreign Ministry as a contractor and passed the written U.S. Foreign Service Officer Test. For more information, Straw’s CV can be found here.
On the 6th Anniversary of the Disability Party, Some Background
Disabled Americans are encouraged to vote, but that’s all. No barriers have been removed to ensure that disabled voters have disabled candidates to vote for. Some states pretend that no disabled persons have disability rights as a candidate.
Why I Submitted Just One Signature For Ballot Access in Indiana
I was a founder of Indiana College Democrats, served as a Democratic precinct chair in Bloomington, and was a Democratic state delegate. But I will never be a Democrat in Indiana again.
On Shutdowns, Walls and Immigration
Turn back to 1989. The world was celebrating walls tumbling down and President Bush Sr. used the metaphor of walls crumbling down in his speech before signing the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Peculiar Patterns In U.S. Disability Legislation Politics
We are moving into another period with a Democratic House and a Republican president, and this tells me there will be opportunities for fantastic advances in disability rights. We need an omnibus disability rights bill.
Reform: Turn U.S. Circuit Judges Into Supreme Court Justices
The advantage of having U.S. Supreme Court panels all across the nation is that we would restore access to the highest court instead of having little fiefdom courts that try to avoid imposing Supreme Court precedents.
Judicial Weapons in the War Against Disability Civil Rights Lawyers
Maybe one day I will be able to escape this and get back to my disability civil rights leadership. Maybe one day, there will even be an apology from the 7th Circuit. Not holding my breath except for the manure.
Camp LeJeune Poisoning Reform Must be Prioritized
It is agonizingly slow trying to get justice for those born and poisoned at Camp LeJeune. I asked to overturn the denial of my Camp LeJeune Family Member Program application. I am still waiting.
Consequences of the Camp LeJeune Poisoning to Me and My Family
The Marine Corps and the judges who have been violating my disability and constitutional rights. They must be punished. Otherwise, more tragedies will happen as U.S. Marines are ordered to cut corners.
Virginia Can Fix Signature Gathering For Disabled Candidates
I have a suggestion that would improve the ability of disabled candidates and disabled voters to connect with each other and enable petitions for ballot access to be signed.