[Peace-discuss] [Peace] Nursing Home/Champaign County Democrats update

[Karen Aram]

As they say politics makes strange……

Stopping the sale of the Nursing Home and stopping the bombing and destruction of Yemen, are the right thing to do.

I give Robert credit for attempting both.

I’m sorry, I have no suggestions as to what one can do now in respect to either issue, other than for the American people to stand up to our Representatives and say “NO.”

If anyone thinks they can make that happen, please do.


On Aug 3, 2018, at 06:01, Robert Naiman via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net<mailto:peace at lists.chambana.net>> wrote:

If there is any chance now of stopping the sale of the Nursing Home, I don't claim to know what it is.

For me personally the core of the question is about transparency and accountability of Democratic Party politicians to priorities that Democrats have articulated and that these politicians have pledged to support. Chris Stohr was previously slated on the promise that he would oppose the sale of the Nursing Home. As a County Board member, he voted to sell. Now we are slating him again. I feel a compulsion to protest somehow.

I don't claim to be an expert on the Nursing Home. I don't think I should have to be an expert in order to participate. On the issues where I do claim expertise - U.S. foreign policy - I try to encourage the participation of people who don't know as much as I do. That is at the core of the "bring Schoolhouse Rock to U.S. foreign policy" project as I see it.

The thing preoccupying me the most right now is the failure of Democrats in Washington who promised me they would try to force a vote in the House on ending the Saudi war in Yemen to follow through on their promise. I am trying to figure out what to do about that.

Meanwhile, I see exactly the same pattern with the sale of the Nursing Home - Democrats breaking promises to Democrats. That situation is local, and I happen to be in the middle of it, as a precinct committee person. So I'm trying to figure out what to do about that. I haven't made any decision. That's why I asked for input.

On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 7:27 AM, C G Estabrook <cgestabrook at gmail.com<mailto:cgestabrook at gmail.com>> wrote:
Is there any chance of stopping the sale of the nursing home? And us that the right thing to do?


On Aug 3, 2018, at 6:46 AM, Robert Naiman via Peace <peace at lists.chambana.net<mailto:peace at lists.chambana.net>> wrote:

https://www.facebook.com/robert.naiman/posts/10157487001082656

Last night the precinct captains in County Board Ten voted to slate Chris Stohr for the Robert King vacancy. I voted no. I voted no because after we appointed him to the County Board the last time, on the promise that he would oppose the sale of the Nursing Home, he voted to sell the Nursing Home. I have pledged not to support any Democrats who supported the sale of the Nursing Home. Saving the public nursing home was a top priority of Champaign County Democrats. We passed a resolution about it in the Central Committee, which I introduced. I am contemplating the idea of supporting a candidate to run as a write-in against Chris Stohr. I welcome your feedback on this idea. You can reply privately or publicly, as you like.



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