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Democracy Chronicles

Daniel Penisten articles

Worker Class with one year college education. Third Party and Direct Democracy advocate. Active in Occupy Sonora. Voted for Ralph Nader in 2008, then became a little more active in American Politics and Social Structure. Very concerned about the influence and effects of international banking and corporations on Our Nation. Also, a little active with "NI4D" Direct Democracy Movement.

Direct Democracy Constitution Sections Eight to Ten

by Daniel Penisten - March 19, 2015

Constitution Sections Eight to Ten

The American, but foreign owned, Federal Reserve banking system and its debt sold money, is abolished! It is to be driven from our sovereign territory, never again to darken our land and our lives

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Direct Democracy and Referendums

Direct Democracy Constitution Sections Three to Seven

by Daniel Penisten - March 19, 2015

Constitution Sections Three to Seven

All bills, including those for raising revenue, shall originate in any of the Three Houses. But the Volunteer House Of The American People will be the final decider of whether these bills will be passed and utilized

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Direct Democracy and Referendums

Direct Democracy Constitution Sections One and Two

by Daniel Penisten - March 19, 2015

Direct Democracy Constitution

Personal perspectives and convictions are important, but not as important as a well organized collective perspective and conviction. The Few is more important that the One; the Many is more important than the Few.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Direct Democracy and Referendums

Constitution Of The Direct Democracy United States Of America

by Daniel Penisten - February 15, 2015

Direct Democracy United States confederation

The Constitution of the United States of America has gradually become less serviceable to the 99% of Americans and should be replaced by a “Better” Document

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Corruption, Direct Democracy and Referendums, Founding Fathers

How to Move Society Towards Direct Democracy

by Daniel Penisten - December 3, 2012

Cartoon Power to People Towards Direct Democracy

Direct democracy is possible if the American people engage the tough issues and build consensus that deliberation and debate are central to everything we do

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: American Local Elections, Direct Democracy and Referendums, Election History, Election Methods, Greece, Proportional Representation

On Citizen Competence and Democratic Institutions

by Daniel Penisten - November 20, 2012

Direct Democratic Institutions

Direct democracy has been a dream for millennium but are democratic institution in the United States ready?

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Direct Democracy and Referendums, Election Methods, Polling

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A Dangerous Reprise Of American Exceptionalism In Ukraine

By Jamie Lampidis May 15, 2022

The stakes are too high to cave into Putin’s phantasmatic imperial play, and too high to believe that this war can be won by arming Ukrainians.

On The Coming End Of Roe v. Wade

By Peter J. Dellolio May 11, 2022

Anyone who says that the evolution of law has nothing to do with politics is either very corrupt or very stupid. Laws evolved through the centuries.

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Goodbye Roe v. Wade, Goodbye Rule Of Law

By Andrew Straw May 5, 2022

Congress should impeach judges who act like that because it is not good behavior, and they were asked not to act that way when they were confirmed.

PODCAST: Debating The Future Of Debates

By Jenna Spinelle May 4, 2022

We love a good debate — and have certainly had plenty of them on this show. But how effective are they in today’s media and political landscape?

What “Pro-Palestine” Student Groups Get Wrong

By David Anderson, J.D. May 3, 2022

Back then – as now – this fit into a “colonialist” narrative of European Jews oppressing Arabs – an easy, eye pleasing but intellectually lazy fit.

Examining Government As A “Necessary Evil”

By Gary Berton April 29, 2022

Thomas Paine defines government as separate from society, and indeed if society functioned perfectly there would be no need for government.

Ukrainian And Polish History: Fighting The Empires

By Maxim Sidorenko April 26, 2022

On February 24th, Russia started an unprovoked war against Ukraine. It has become one more attempt of the empire to demolish the Ukrainian state.

PODCAST: What Student Debt Says About Democratic Institutions

By Jenna Spinelle April 26, 2022

In a new book, Josh Mitchell draws alarming parallels to the housing crisis, showing the catastrophic consequences student debt has had on families.

Aging White Men Who Commit Voter Fraud Have Nothing To Fear

By Steve Schneider April 22, 2022

The sentences stand in contrast with the actions of the Governor who recently got the state legislature to create an election integrity police force.

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Kenyan 'Cartooning For Peace' To Draw Africa Towards Democracy

Kenyan ‘Cartooning For Peace’ To Draw Africa Towards Democracy

May 17, 2022

Cartooning is an art that has been playing a major role in illustrating stories in different ways, from health to politics, and even sports.

Anxious Leaders Influence Their Followers' Anxiety, Even Online

Anxious Leaders Influence Their Followers’ Anxiety, Even Online

May 17, 2022

Organizational leader’s tweets can influence employee anxieties and this effect is more prominent since the rise of COVID-19, study.

North Korea Cracks Down On 'Capitalist' Pop Culture

North Korea Cracks Down On ‘Capitalist’ Pop Culture

May 6, 2022

North Korea has increased its campaign against “capitalist” style clothing, others, in broader crackdown on foreign pop culture.

DiCaprio, Ruffalo Urge Brazilians To Vote, Irking Bolsonaro

DiCaprio, Ruffalo Urge Brazilians To Vote, Irking Bolsonaro

May 6, 2022

Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo joined other celebrities making a final push for voters in Brazil to register to vote.

Mock M&M Election Teaches Alaskans About Ranked Voting

Mock M&M Election Teaches Alaskans About Ranked Voting

April 26, 2022

There are paper cups with eight different kinds of M&M near the entrance to Amalga Distillery in Juneau for a mock ranked choice vote.

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