Depicted by
 Mr Calvin Calloway
(AKA) Sir Lord Calvin Calloway
(AKA) The Governor of All Legislatures

An introduction of the book of Calvin C. 

    First and foremost my sovereignty is my intelligence. This expresses and implies that my authority, strength and power come from what knowledge I possess. In other terms I don't put my problems into any other source’s hands but my own. 

    I believe that if any human entity cultivates the belief system to put their problems into an unknown source’s hands--which in most cases is Jesus or Allah (God’s hands)--then these human beings who utilize such a method will not be thinking for themselves. During the span of time I've lived, I’ve observed that, when one puts their problems in the unknown source’s hands, their trials and tribulations will remain for weeks and even centuries on end. 

    For example, everyday administration in America is inconsistent--especially all city, county, state and federal governments and administrations which are composed of these individuals who govern every society in America. These people who govern us apply themselves and their duties and obligations in an inequitable and close-minded manner. All city, county, state, and federal government officials or employees are in alliance with the big producers and controllers, which transparently shows that these government officials at all levels don’t have the interests of all the public in mind.

    Such a mindset by those officials constitutes the rape of democracy. When democracy is raped there is no law, because when those who govern us 
Americans are not held accountable for not giving proper due care to the underdogs, the lawlessness of the private interest groups consisting of the big producers and controllers prevails. When American society is not governed by accountable and responsible leaders, then that makes the cross in America crooked and these governmental officials are nailing all Americans to their crooked cross. 

    These government officials and their administration are the first to tell the general public to pray on the problems that we Americans are faced with. Yet these same officials and leaders have created the problems--thus causing all Americans including themselves undesired grief. These problems must be cured or treated speedily through quick remedies or reform, radical reform, revolutionary reform to address the socio-political problems we American people and all other nations are facing. Praying to Jesus or Allah God will not cause our problems to disappear radically, revolutionarily and speedily, because the ones who are the primary sources of all of humankind’s problems are the human beings who we the general public elect to govern us. They make up the administrations in America, whether they are said to be private or public.

    Most if not all members of city, county, state, and federal governments have an oppressive nature--by which I mean that their egos are inflamed. They cultivate themselves as the secondary identity that they use to define their job titles: such as mayor or governor or lawmaker--totally forgetting that they the government officials are human beings first. So this expresses that their decisions must benefit all humans from the underdogs to the big producers and controllers.. 

    These secondary identities that are used to describe us humans is another core problem we have that makes it difficult for us to live harmoniously. For example, this word God when used by the believers is such a terrible myth. These believers in this God call this he/she or it--whom they believe to have created all and everything human material or otherwise--a “he” which is closed-minded and prejudiced toward females. 

    One said human entity cannot really explain how all and everything--human, material or otherwise--actually came into existence. In the beginning, when humans tried to determine that which is enigmatic--how the wind, sun, moon, stars and everything on earth arrived and came into fruition--they could not explain these things. At first they called this unknown creator force the supreme worker. Later they decided to call the creator of everything god (written lower case). 

    When we humans decided to call the creator of everything God, this decision led to the problem of we humans submitting to objects. Now today--meaning subsequent to the American so-called revolution--that is when the so-called modern man just replaced subjects with objects, such as the white race, the American, the Iranian, the Christian, the Muslim and so on. 

    So now most if not all humans cultivate these secondary identities as their primary identity. These secondary identities are objects, such as Negro, Caucasian, American, and Iranian, that were used to replace the identity subjects, who had to submit to the will of the king. And in today’s time, when we humans have a job that has a lower status in the hierarchy than that of the supervisor, the subordinate employee as an object has to be less than a human being to keep their job. This lower employee at this function has to submit to the will of their supervisor. More often than not, this human in a lower status will lose their job for challenging their supervisor even if the supervisor is wrong. 

    The bottom line to Calvin C's story and book is that the ethics of all administrations in America, public or private, must become equitable in their decision making. And secondly, one existing human being who has a secondary identity, such as black, white, American or Iranian, must only play politics with this secondary identity--which isn't their primary human identity--when it is time to be a black human in favor of black.  Which means if one is treated bad because they look black or white, then and only then is it time for this black or white human being to be justifiably pro-white or pro-black or pro-American or pro-Iranian. Then and only then can any human being or group of human beings share peace and harmony among themselves.

by MT Hazard

    We arrived under overcast skies and chilly air to surround the Indigenous hunter with his buffalo prize and feed on pizza, songs of justice and rally cries. People came from all over the nation and one representative hailed from Australia. The National Coalition for the Homeless’ Executive Director, Jerry Jones, was there and was bull horn honored for his years of service. Representatives from the Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP), who were instrumental in having the bill introduced in the House, were able to shout their slogan, “House keys not Handcuffs”! All the while a few opponents of the bill joined the rally; however, they didn’t eat the pizza or sing but seemed to enjoy the show of support. 

    At the vibration of the text, we file in through State Patrol detectors and ride sardine style up to the floor of debate. We fill the State, Military and Veteran Affairs Committee room and voice a need for protection of the unprotected. The energy was palpable and people smiled in anticipation of a fair hearing. 

    Suits and ties, beards and ‘locks, skirts and heels, the colorful motley crew shuffled in with each clique full of whispers and hope. Other bills came and passed with ease and little fanfare. When House bill HB15-1264 came up for further hearing, warnings were issued about any display of emotion or breach of decorum. The audience in support of the unhoused did raise fingers and ‘wiggle’ until the Chairwoman found that mute act an annoyance. Formalities, Robert’s rules and stiff opposition continued to smother the purpose of the bill.

    Many couldn’t understand the need for such discipline in procedure; they wanted a free flow of reality on the street to cut through the roadblocks to healthy debate. It’s the record to blame. Following procedures at times is the only way to progress. Rules don’t negate the will of change.

    The Collective House of Post Pony Palace, cool tempered with determination, was present with the sense of urgency to end the harm being perpetuated by the cities that are to protect all people not just the moneyed. Terese Howard, who also testified, and others worked hard and long hours to help promote the bill. 

    Proponents shared anecdotes and the need for protection from the unfettered discretion of the police and municipal law. Opponents spoke of municipal reign and services; however they unanimously failed to mention the lack of beds available in their services. Proponents decried criminalization of having no place to go and opponents railed against unsanitary conditions.

    Several suits and skirts were concerned about how the bill’s newly protected class could enforce his or her newly sanctioned freedom.They uniformly balked at the possibility of lawsuits and attorney’s fees. Even the court advocate attorneys were against the bill because they didn’t do civil procedure or want to start. 

    The possibility of abuse was the fear of many municipal advocates despite the fact that courts already recognize that people file frivolous lawsuits and may be dismissed quickly with damages going to the aggrieved party. Ironic because most of the municipalities’ ordinances have been ruled unconstitutional by Federal and State Courts which gives rise to causes of action for the violation thereof. Those who are deprived of his or her freedom can sue anyway.

    People forget that there are laws in place to cover littering, blocking passageways, public urination, and disturbing the peace. What was lost during the hearing were the overt efforts by municipalities to target people with no place to go. There was talk of money spent (mostly to police and security services), services that could be diminished with frivolous homeless lawsuits, and protecting families’ ability and desire to visit parks void of unsanitary park people.

    The Committee could not bring themselves to let the bill move to the House floor; too much to ask. They were jovial about it up to the end. Too jovial for the audience who sensing the nay sway of the committee began to bristle. Committee members one by one began the pre-vote discussion with comments of admiring the sponsors’ zeal but if it wasn’t for this provision or that section; just not ready for such a bill and by the third “I love you but …” voices rose in disgust. “Sellout!” “Cowards!”  “Bullshit!” Each objection voiced was followed by a resigned but indignant, “I’m leavin’.” A roll call vote was immediately called. Eight were opposed to the bill leaving committee; three were in favor of moving the bill along for further debate and amendments.

    Representatives Salazar and Melton, with the assistance of the ACLU, Denver Homeless Out Loud, statewide partners, the Western Regional Advocacy Project, and the National Coalition for the Homeless sponsored and supported Bill HB15-1264. 

    The Denver Post reports that the bill ‘dies in committee’, however the bill, regardless of the Committee’s vote, is neither dead nor forgotten. It lives in the spirit of freedom and fairness. Services: Aye; Beds: Nay; Waiting time: Awhile; Where to go: ‘Dunno’, just not here. However,

by John W Claybaugh

When some people hear that someone is homeless they begin to think the person is lazy. But maybe that's not even the worst part.
Society forgets that homeless people are people! Homeless people, by definition, have the problem of living without a home. That's obvious. But let's remember that for the most part a person experiencing homelessness has all the other problems that you and I have.
They have health problems. They have financial problems. They have transportation problems. And they still deal with the pain that life throws at each of us through deaths in the family, injuries, and other life challenges. 
Let's quit treating them as though they are some sort of subhuman species!