Updated August 29, 2010 Chair Tim Nuse's' Message for September
Hello Democrats,
This election year is shaping up to be of critical importance. We must lace up our tennis shoes and re-elect Senator Patty Murray or else get dragged back to the Dark Ages with Dino Rossi. Workers throughout the state are counting on us to organize and defeat an initiative to weaken worker's compensation. Our children are counting on us to pass I-1098 and increase education funding through an income tax on the wealthy. The list of critical issues on the ballot this year is long. To be victorious, we must be organized and get more people involved.
With the primary now behind us it is time to take stock and make endorsement decisions for the general election. Marcee Stone ran a solid campaign and made us proud with her grassroots effort to reach voters. Hopefully, you will have a chance to personally congratulate her for working so hard and making publically financed campaigns a priority on the trail. Joe Fitzgibbon and Mike Heavey successfully made it through a tough primary battle and will face off in the general election. Our meeting on September 8th will be the chance to decide who to endorse. Also up for consideration are initiatives and judicial races.
This year marks the 100 year anniversary of women's suffrage in Washington State. While we are proud of Washington's leadership in 1910, we are still a long ways from equality and justice. Our September meeting will include a brief celebration for the progress that's been made and information on how the rights of women continue to be attacked and what we can do about it. Limited service clinics are misleading and push an anti-choice agenda. The Board of Pharmacy is considering a rule change that would allow pharmacists to discriminate and judge which medications to dispense. This is unacceptable. At the meeting, we will hear from representatives from Planned Parenthood, Southwest Youth and Family Services, and the West Seattle Democratic Women.
The 34th District Democrats also invite you to mark your calendars and join the West Seattle Democratic Women on Friday, November 12th at 6:00 for a the Suffrage Centennial Gala. This will be a great celebration including a fashion show and honoring women with long involvement in politics.
There will be plenty of opportunities in the coming months to get involved and keep our state and nation moving forward. The hole dug by failed Republican policies is deep and the impacts will be felt for many years. Only with persistence and your continued engagement will we put our communities back on firm footing. Not only do we need your help this Fall, we need you to recruit your aunt that always appreciates the effort you make or the neighbor that has offered to get involved in the past. True progress is not defined by a few; it's created by a majority. Let's do this together.
Updated August 29, 2010
