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A cohesive Energy Policy would be extremely beneficial to a lot of aspects of the quality of American life, yet there are no viable, practical proposals in the Presidential Debates of either Political Party. Where are the Bold Proposals on Energy. For a fraction of the money spent om the war in Iraq, the Federal Government could have funded all government owned buddings becoming energy self sufficient.

Do any of the current crop of Presidential candidates have any new ideas to move our Country forward? Why don't any of the Presidential Candidates talk about any policy that will further the interests of the United States and the People of The United States? Do you hear any Presidential Candidate talking about a cohesive alternative energy policy? Does any Presidential Candidate talk about the outrageous interest that credit cards are allowed to charge, what happen to Usury Laws ? Do you hear any Presidential Candidate talking about a National Water Policy, or a feasible National Health Insurance Policy, or a fair and just tax system? Why are these issues not in the public forum? Shouldn't they be?

What were the most interesting comments of the Democratic Debate on Oct 30, 2007, in Philadelphia? Chris Dodd voiced concern over the prison population and mentioned decriminalizing marijuana. Is this a notion that is long past due? How many lives will continue to be ruined by imprisonment for marijuana? What is the cost of incarceration for marijuana? What are the benefits to Society for this practice? The price in terms of costs to the taxpayers is excessive. There is the cost of enforcement, these resources can be redirected toward preventing violent crimes and property crimes. There is the cost of incarceration, again, a huge amount of taxpayer dollars going towards warehousing people who would otherwise be productive members of society. Then there is the human costs, how many families are without fathers and mothers because they are in prisons. What can be gained by decriminalizing marijuana ? The over-stressed resources of the law enforcement, court system, and penal system c