Here Comes the Sun

"Here Comes the Sun" was a popular 1960s song written by George Harrison (Beatles), and a very popular version was sung by Richie Havens.  This song could be a good segue (segway) to the Party of Commons, whose motto is Tradition, Progress, Ecology, as the sun signifies a new beginning, brightness and, as in Aesop's "The North Wind and the Sun," wisdom.  The chairman of the Party of Commons, Mark Greene, is currently running for Newcastle City Council under a platform of anti-annexation (tradition), practical budget policies (progress), and environmental advancement (ecology).  If successful, this would be Greene's first general election victory ever since becoming a candidate for the first time in elections through the 1976 primaries for the Michigan House of Representatives (back then, under his first name as opposed to middle), although winning two primaries in Alaska (Congress) at the turn of the 21st century.  Greene moved to Newcastle, WA in 2005 from south King County.

[revised on 10/12/13]

A Long History and a New Name

This blog has changed its name to Groundswell, a name that shows the enthusiasm and popular support for the Party of Commons (Tradition, Progress and Ecology) in the years since the official advent of the party, November 23, 2006.  The Party of Commons has scores of members and has helped to shape the politics in Washington state more towards the interests of commoners.  If you are interested in learning more about the Party of Commons, please write us at partyofcommons@yahoo.com.

 Mark Greene for Council Campaign Committee

 

Website: http://brandnewelections.us

 

Blog (Northern Pacific Report): http://commonsnorth.blogspot.com

 

I announced my candidacy for the Newcastle City Council on December 10, 2012 through my blog, Northern Pacific Report, under the blog post, "Officially Running."  As a citizen of Newcastle and a candidate, I have promised never to support merging Newcastle with Bellevue -- or any other city.  This is the Anti-annexation stance that I have maintained ever since this issue came up at the September 4th, 2012 Council Meeting.  The importance of keeping our unique stature as a city is a major reason of why I decided to run, though not the only.  If elected to the council this year, I will focus on infrastructure, safety and environmental issues.  I will probably be better schooled on city issues than any non-incumbent running for council this year since I have attended about 80% of all council, planning and park commission meetings since Labor Day (the unofficial end of summer).  My experience includes a college degree (majoring in a legal assistant program), decades of experience as a political activist, including running political organizations, the Party of Commons and Democracy In Election Process, which helps citizens with voting registration and anyone with information about civic affairs and general law, and I am a capacious reader of political, historical, and environmental books.  I am presently self-employed or temporarily contracted as a legal assistant, and also keep busy running my non-profit organizations (Party of Commons and Democracy In Election Process).

-- Mark Greene

Name Change: Now "The People"

This blog has now changed its name to "The People."  This will be about the perseverance, struggles and triumphs of the People of the United States of America, and the opposing corporate behemoth that stands between the People and liberty and justice.