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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-06-08 01:03 PM
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Pre-made Platform Resolutions for Caucuses! From CaucusKit.org
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As heard from one of the callers to The Thom Hartman Show http://www.thomhartmann.com/ :


The Importance of Caucus Resolutions - BE PREPARED!
Get Your Caucus Kit Sample Resolutions
Download the Summary PDF Here. (PDF) http://caucuskit.org/downloads/Resolutions_Summary_for_Caucus.pdf (PDF)

Make sure to print dozens of copies to hand to friends and to give to other caucuses that may be in the same building.
YOU Get to Create the Party Platform

This is your only chance to strongly affect the party platform. The resolutions that are accepted at each caucus are used to created the party platform for each level of the party up to the national level.
Take Your Resolutions in Writing

It is very important that you take multiple copies of your resolutions to the caucus in writing. Think about what you wish for and put it clearly in writing ahead of time.
Uniformity of Resolutions

Picture thousands of caucuses turning in many thousands of resolutions each with slightly different wording. This makes it VERY difficult for the platform committees to translate them all into uniform language that conveys the general idea. A lot of good ideas get weeded out in this process. Using the resolutions presented here helps resolve that problem.
Common Resolutions

Most of the time, people are not prepared ahead of time and great resolutions are only submitted in a single caucus. Thus they tend to die at the local level. Had others known about the resolutions, they could have been submitted around the country and become part of the party platform.
Causcus Kit is the Solution

To make sure that resolutions are uniform and widely submitted Caucus Kit has been created. It is composed of common resolutions submitted in past caucuses. The Caucus Kit is a PDF summary for you to print many copies for everyone to peruse.

More:
http://caucuskit.org/
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