Model grassroots resolution on social security

by aenglish, Sat Jan 08, 2005 at 12:47:52 PM EST

We ought to adopt this California resolution at local Democratic party meetings to send a strong message that any elected Democrat who supports Bush's plan will suffer severe consequences from the grassroots

Just replace San Fernando Democrats with the appropriate local Democratic organization.

Resolution and links posted below the fold.

Circulate the resolution to all progressive blogs and lists.

Via Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_01_02.php#004362

San Fernando Democrats resolution on social security

http://www.dpsfv.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=37

WHEREAS Social Security is the most successful domestic program in American history, having provided a guaranteed retirement safety net for millions of Americans since 1935, and

WHEREAS current Congressional Budget Office projections report the trust fund will remain solvent through 2052, afterwards covering 81% of promised benefits, with no change to the program, while transition costs alone for abandoning Social Security in favor of private accounts are estimated at 2 trillion dollars, and

WHEREAS the so-called "crisis" in Social Security is a manufactured scare tactic intended to bolster President Bush's plans to replace Social Security with an unstable market-based system,

BE IT RESOLVED that the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley opposes any effort to phase out and/or replace Social Security, in whole or in part, in favor of a private accounts-based system, and

RESOLVED that the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley will not endorse or support financially any Democratic candidate who expresses support, advocates for, or votes for such a plan.

Passed 01/03/2005



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It's "crunch time"... (none / 0)

 It's high time that "our" representatives were forced to vote in the interests of The People.  Social Security is a clear-cut (and telling) issue; as is the confirmation vote on the amoral Mr. Gonzalez. Enough with the "too cute" strategizing and rope-a-dope tactics...stand up and vote on principle and let the chips fall where they may instead of calculating which lobbyists will be offended.
by Joe Hill on Sat Jan 08, 2005 at 05:27:26 PM EST


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