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Independent Voters Alliance United States of America (USAIVA) IVA
Opinion Column Archives Over the past several years I have had chances to write articles on the non-partisan independent political movement for national and state civic organizations. I did not bother until Fall 2003. I first started to write articles for a local political web site in Cincinnati, OH. The web site was Queen City Forum (QCF), www.queencityforum.com. After talking to one of the founders, Michael Altman, on the phone for a long time and his reading my pamphlet, Common Sense II, The Overdue Voter Revolution, Michael asked me to write a monthly column on the IVA party for the web site. I was happy to oblige. I was asked to write one or two columns per month within a few months after my first article was published online. I wrote two articles only in the month of July 2004, the last month before the breakup between the QCF founders.
My thanks were owed to Michael Altman, and to Steve Fritsch, the Publisher. They co-founded the QCF, but had an ideological falling out after a little over a year after founding the QCF. It ruined their friendship at last word. Steve is conservative and Michael is on the liberal side. Hey guys, 70% of the people are political moderates. The last time I looked the IVA articles were no longer on the two web sites that took the place of the original QCF. The new QCF, www.queencityforum.com, published by Michael Altman, no longer features an article from the four political parties. The other web site, www.bluechipreview.com, the Blue Chip Review (BCR), is published by the more conservative Steve Fritsch. I miss the non-partisan viewpoint that was the basis of the original QCF. Ideological polarity caused the breakup between friends, in a manner similar to the constant bipartisan fights in the US Congress. The initial QCF intent was to open a free discussion of all political points of view in one place. In the end, bipartisan polarity scored a minor victory against tolerance and free speech in Cincinnati, OH. The articles listed below are “current event” articles published when and where indicated. The IVA articles are no longer archived on the QCF web pages. The links shown as dates are the dates when the articles were originally published or written. QCF was published on the 1st and the 15th of each month. The articles listed below are shown from the newest to the oldest dates as published: |
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| 09-18-06 |
Bipartisans Win Another RoundApology to the Voters of District One OhioNo Choice for Congress This Year |
| 08-26-06 |
Open Letter to all VotersAbout Ohio Congressional District One and Your Votein the 85% Non-Partisan Moderate Middle |
| 08-09-06 |
The Sad State of American PoliticsA Game Played by Back Room Elites |
| 10-09-05 |
A More Democratic Republic for US AllCan Non-Partisans Replace the BipartisanDictatorship? |
| 09-24-05 |
Principled Non-Partisan PoliticsA Worthy Rhetorical Strategy |
| 07-15-04 |
String Along or Vote Your Interests? Non-Partisan Independent Ballot Choices (QCF) (IVA_Opinion) |
| 07-01-04 |
Progressive Term Limits? In America? A Non-Partisan Independent Perspective On Politics (QCF) (IVA_Opinion) |
| 06-01-04 |
Political Debate? In My America? Non-Partisan Independent Perspectives are Blocked (QCF) (IVA_Opinion) |
| 05-01-04 |
A Tradition of Stolen Rhetoric Using the Media to Win Election to Public Office (QCF) (IVA_Opinion) |
| 04-15-04 |
Frames of Reference, a Wrong War? Only a Non-Partisan Independent Leader Makes Sense (QCF) (IVA_Opinion) |
| 03-15-04 |
The Seven Percent Nominee Our Undemocratic Political Process (QCF) (IVA_Opinion) |
| 02-16-04 |
An Independent President Called Howard The Dean Difference, His Supporters (QCF) (IVA_Opinion) |
| 01-10-04 |
Constituent? Are You? You Get Back Only What You Contribute (QCF) (IVA_Opinion) |
| 11-16-03 |
A Historic Trend for Cincinnati New Council Members, not Incumbents (QCF) (IVA_Opinion) |
| 10-01-03 |
Meet the Independent Voters Alliance (IVA) Greetings from the Radical 80% Moderate Middle (QCF) (BCR) (IVA_Opinion) |
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The articles were written on current events from a non-partisan independent political perspective. They are unlike any articles you have heard, read, or seen in the bipartisan for-profit corporate media. The truth about our undemocratic two-party political system is usually hidden from view. A few lies of omission are exposed in the IVA articles. These articles are just the opinions of one person. There are millions of people like you yearning for changes in our democratic republic. Spread the word of the non-partisan independent political movement. Please participate. We still have "a republic, if you can keep it."(Ben F.) (The article is by a second term bipartisan monopoly US Senator.) Rich Stevenson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ballot access petitions will be available on IVA web pages and other web pages for use by non-partisan independent citizens. Freedom is participation in power. Be an active petition circulator and Election Day participant. Be an Active Citizen in your voting precinct. A Little Effort — A Lot of Liberty Welcome to the non-partisan political movement. RICH STEVENSON, Interim Acting Chair, USAIVA, Email ------------------------------------------------------------------------ USAIVA Pages Guide: (Non-Partisan Opinion Columns) THIS PAGE Political Analysis from an Independent IVA Perspective Certify Petition Circulators) IVA Priority (Your Voice) Manage IVA Web Pages (Your Voice) Meet ups, Coffees, and Speakers (Petitions/Web Pages) Non-Partisan Presidential Candidates on State Ballots (Non-Partisan Candidate) Can You Stand for Public Office? (Qualify at 18 yrs.) (Gen X, Y Invited) (Your Privilege) Active Citizenship (Directory) State IVA Home Pages (Directory) State IVA Central Committees (Download, Print) USAIVA Documents (A Civics Lesson) Political ID Card (Links to Learning) Study Hall, Today's Politics (Positive, Creative Blogs) Sounding Board (Improve the Politics We Live With) (Referenda) USAIVA Ballot Initiative Ideas Page (usaiva at cs2pr.us) USAIVA Email ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Model
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