Elect John Conyers Judicial Committee Chair this November

[Douglas Carpenter]

If you are less than enthusiastic about the particular Democratic candidate or incumbent for your district or if you're disappointed and discouraged with the current Democratic Party leadership -- consider this:

"If Democrats retake the House, 10 members of the Progressive Caucus would become chairmen of committees," said Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of the Nation.

Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., would take over the Judiciary Committee -- the panel that produced the Patriot Act -- and Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, would run the Education and Workforce Committee."

link:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/01/MNGHHH0QSO1.DTL

link for progressive caucus:

http://www.congressionalprogressivecaucus.org/

issues and position statements of the Progressive Caucus - link:

http://www.congressionalprogressivecaucus.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=36

the 62 members of the house Progressive Caucus - link:

http://www.congressionalprogressivecaucus.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=36

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. THAT is a great way to put it!

I have a repuke conman, and I always support his Democratic opponant. I really plan to work extra hard this year to help the Dem so that my district can be blue-but this adds another great reason for doing so!

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

2. Thank God.

Good of you to bring some sanity 'round here.

[obreaslan]

3. I'm glad I'm not the only one to realize this...

I think the primaries this year should be the place for the Democrats vote for their candidate of choice. Whether they be progressive, DLC what ever. But when it comes to November, we need to realize that if the name is followed by a "D" we need to vote for them. If for nothing else but to save our country. As much as it pains me to say, if I lived in CT, I would fight like hell to dump Lieberman in the primary but if he gets the nomination I wouldn't think twice about voting for him in November.

[Douglas Carpenter]

4. my sentiments too

[Douglas Carpenter]

5. I recall a story about Al Gore Sr.

He was told by someone that he would vote for the devil himself if he was a Democrat. And old Al Gore responded, "yes, but not in the primaries".

[Douglas Carpenter]

6. The Progressive Promise: Fairness For all

The Progressive Promise

link:
http://www.congressionalprogressivecaucus.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=28

The Congressional Progressive Caucus offers the Progressive Promise for all. We believe in government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Our fairness plan is rooted in our core principles. It also embodies national priorities that are consistent with the values, needs, and hopes of all our people, not just the powerful and the privileged. We pledge our unwavering commitment to these legislative priorities and we will not rest until they become law.

1. Fighting for Economic Justice and Security in the U.S. and Global Economies

» To uphold the right to universal access to affordable, high quality healthcare for all.

» To preserve guaranteed Social Security benefits for all Americans, protect private pensions, and require corporate accountability.

» To invest in America and create new jobs in the U.S. by building more affordable housing, re-building America’s schools and physical infrastructure, cleaning up our environment, and improving homeland security.

» To export more American products and not more American jobs and demand fair trade.

» To reaffirm freedom of association and enforce the right to organize.

» To ensure working families can live above the poverty line and with dignity by raising and indexing the minimum wage.


2. Protecting and Preserving Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

» To sunset expiring provisions of the Patriot Act and bring remaining provisions into line with the U. S. Constitution.

» To protect the personal privacy of all Americans from unbridled police powers and unchecked government intrusion.

» To extend the Voting Rights Act and reform our electoral processes.

» To fight corporate consolidation of the media and ensure opportunity for all voices to be heard.

» To ensure enforcement of all legal rights in the workplace.

» To eliminate all forms of discrimination based upon color, race, religion, gender, creed, disability, or sexual orientation.

3. Promoting Global Peace and Security

» To honor and help our overburdened international public servants – both military and civilian.

» To bring U. S. troops home from Iraq as soon as possible.

» To re-build U.S. alliances around the world, restore international respect for American power and influence, and reaffirm our nation’s constructive engagement in the United Nations and other multilateral organizations.

» To enhance international cooperation to reduce the threats posed by nuclear proliferation and weapons of mass destruction.

» To increase efforts to combat hunger and the scourge of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other infectious diseases.

» To encourage debt relief for poor countries and support efforts to reach the UN’s Millennium Goals for Developing Countries.

4. Environmental Protection & Energy Independence

» To free ourselves and our economy from dependence upon imported oil and shift to growing reliance upon renewable energy supplies and technologies, thus creating at least three million new jobs, cleansing our environment, and enhancing our nation’s security.

» To promote environmental justice in affirmation that all people have an inherent right to a healthy environment, clean air, and clean water wherever we live, work, and relax.

» To change incentives in federal tax, procurement, and appropriation policies to:

(A) Speed commercialization of solar, biomass, and wind power generation, while encouraging state and local policy innovation to link clean energy and job creation;

(B) Convert domestic assembly lines to manufacture highly efficient vehicles, enhance global competitiveness of U.S. auto industry, and expand consumer choice;

(C) Increase investment in construction of “green buildings” and more energy-efficient homes and workplaces;

(D) Link higher energy efficiency standards in appliances to consumer and manufacturing incentives that increase demand for new durable goods and increase investment in U.S. factories;

» To eliminate environmental threat posed by global warming and ensuring that America does our part to advance an effective global problem-solving approach.

» To expand energy-efficient transportation choices by increasing investment in synthesized networks, including bicycle, local bus and rail transit, regional high-speed rail and magnetic levitation rail projects.

» To preserve prudent public interest regulations that encourage sustainable growth and investment, ensure energy diversity and system reliability, protect workers and the environment, reward consumer conservation, and support an expanding marketplace that rewards the commercialization of energy-efficient technologies.

[Douglas Carpenter]

7. kicked for the cause

[Hippo_Tron]

8. I posted a thread with this same idea months ago, mixed responses

I think that Conyers' first action should be to give Sensenbrenner a swift kick in the balls and a big whack on the head with his gavel.

[Douglas Carpenter]

9. or at least make him sit in the corner wearing the dunce cap

[mdmc]

12. kick

for the hope!

[Douglas Carpenter]

10. kick because it is so important

[mdmc]

11. kick

for importance!

[Douglas Carpenter]

13. thanks I almost forgot

[mdmc]

14. dig it , daddy-o

bernie vid link-> http://www.canofun.com/cof/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=17297