Platform II

Office of U.S. President?
 

Independent of last post on same subject (hence redundancy), years later:

1. Marijuana off DEA I
2. Marijuana smoke nuisance mitigation
3. 1st Amendment revision - address anti-American extremism
4. 2nd Amendment revision - keep the spirit -- government corruption, self-defense, tradition, then add contemporary logic
5. 14th Amendment revision - end Birthright Citizenship
6. Affordable housing policy with geographically diverse business investment
7. End gasoline for more than electric - diesel, natural gas
8. Legal immigration system
9. No term limits
10. Mass media access for qualified candidates
11. National Health with patient cost controls and health incentives (end the trade restraint and rise to par)
12. No copyrights on porn intentionally created for commerce
13. Reduce homelessness with 'from' policy and individual responsibility in addition to flexible supply
14. Mitigate abortion sans criminalization
15. Grow food in landscaping with native species priority

Platform for an American Conservative Party

if anyone were interested...

1. Trade Policy that favors domestic industry and American employment
2. Energy Independence
3. Clarify 1st Amendment to mitigate religious extremism (e.g., mandatory hijabs)
4. Clarify 2nd Amendment to address excessive Gun Violence
5. Adopt the Vitter Amendment to address the right of citizenship (14th Amendment)
6. Foster a Culture of Sobriety
7. Enforce anti-competitive Anti-Trust legislation
8. Sanction Religious Marriage separate from secular marriage
9. Mitigate Abortion by sex education and availability of birth control
10. Enable non-profit-driven Euthanasia 
11. Create a Public Work option for those able to work, seeking benefits, and unsuccessful in the private market
12. Bolster more Bosch-like industrial legacies over dynastic wealth, while there is no "Death Tax"

Love, defined

In the realm of words, it seems there are too many dimensions and there is too much nuance to rest on pithy definitions, but ignoring meaning, when the word "love" is bandied so freely, seems a bit foolish and ignorant of consequences, hence a working definition here:

Love

• Affinity - I like that inexplicable 'you', and it's probably mutual. Do we really love anyone who doesn't even like us?
• Abundance - We have a lack of want or need given the context of the relationship. E.g., family 'love' is probably more demanding because the expectations are higher. Consider this suited to Buddha.
• Shared-experience - It seems difficult to love someone too distant, even if the closeness you're relying upon is memories.

Our Gifts versus Our Choices

I've started grading these, like school grading. I was surprised how I evaluate myself. These seven may not include every gift attribute, but generally, our other benefits/advantages are more solely our choices:

1. Young
2. Good-Looking
3. Intelligent
4. Good Family
5. Affluent
6. Healthy
7. Innate Talent/Skills

Of course the grades will be relative. An 'A' in everything here is going to be different in Calcutta versus Lichtenstein.

Tiny Homes Links

some but not all...

http://lloydkahn-ongoing.blogspot.com/

http://theflyinghammer.com/

http://thefieldlab.blogspot.com/ * www.shltr.net/FieldlabFlickr

simplesolarhomesteading.com

cathyjohnson.info * artists-shed.blogspot.com

House for One Person (Peter B. Janes) * Rich in the Woods * $1,000 Cabin on the Coast 

onstweedehuis.blogspot.com * jonseinen@hotmail.com

tinytexashouses.com

rowdykittens.com

gone prefix verbose...

http://www.cityofsantacruz.com/index.aspx?page=1150

http://www.cityofsantacruz.com/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=8875

jalopycabins.com ...except here

http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/

www.littlehouseonthetrailer.com

www.toddmillerarchitecture.com/projects.html * http://oregoncottagecompany.net/

www.forgeahead.org * www.shltr.net/jenine-movie (Jenine Alexander in Healdsburg!)

www.protohaus.moonfruit.com

www.mfarchitect.com

www.shltr.net/bamboo-library

www.weeHouses.com ($80k)

www.ReclaimedSpace.com * andrew@reclaimedspace.com

www.SmallHouseInnovation.com * chandler@smallhouseinnovation.com

www.BungalowInABox.com * raoul@bungalowinabox.com ($40k)

www.CabanaVillage.com (to $35k)

www.YardPods.com * md@yardpods.com (to $11k; bathrooms?; uses bamboo; factory in Rohnert Park!)

Montana Mobile Cabins

www.tuffshed.com ($4k for structure)

HomePlace Structures * Jamaica Cottage Shop * Spirit Elements

www.TortoiseShellHome.com ($30k base; Calistoga!)

www.CabinFever.us.com * akelly@cabinfever.us.com ($14k up)

more prefabs: Turtleback Nomadics * Small Home Oregon * New England Shed and Barn * Tiny Green Cabins * Canyon Classic Cabins * Nantucket Sheds

www.countyplans.com (?) * shltr.net/country-plans

www.sunraykelley.com

www.shltr.net/rina-search * www.shltr.net/rinas-mag

Hobbit House in Wales * Ziggy's Cob Cottage * The Laughing House (<$10k diy)

www.mudgirls.ca

Pallet/Cob Backyard Shed ~ Joel Glanzberg (~$500)

Straw Bale / Cob House in Southern Oregon ~ Sarah Parker, Tyler Walter

www.shltr.net/sb-cob1 (bad link!)

www.cobworks.com

www.thatroundhouse.info * Dogon Dome * Big Sky Yurt ~ www.big-grass.com  * Ardheia ~ The Pentagon Cabin (Julie Lambertson) ... composting toilet; bedroom cabin; solar shower

relaxshax.wordpress.com

www.FindingUtopia.org ~ Taylor Camp (more a movement than practical)

www.HornbyIslandCaravans.com

paleotool.wordpress.com (sheep wagon)

www.clickclackgorilla.com (Nicolette ~ Deutschland von den U.S.A.)

Marriage Equality

I first thought this before I ever heard it, yet it's so relatively sound that of course others would suggest it: Declare all existing marriages civil unions. The state then only recognizes civil unions. Marriage remains the domain of the church. You would just then need a better term than "civil union" to describe people who are now married. We're "unified" doesn't quite cut it.

The Safety of Night

In an unsafe neighborhood, everyone out at night seems a high potential for being up to no good.

In a safe neighborhood, everyone should theoretically be comfortable being out at night, but there's also the reality/perception that people not being out at night is what makes it safe.

Ideal would be both the observation and reality that it is safe out at night, except for those who like being afraid of things or imposing that fear onto others.