DFA Pasadena Fights for Universal Healthcare and against FISA telecom immunity

by Patrick Briggs [courtesy of Blog for America]

I wanted to write a brief post to say how incredibly proud I am to be a member of such a great group of DFA'ers in Pasadena. We got together for our monthly meeting a little later than the rest of you but we really got to work.

This is the tangible result of a night's work. 52 letters to our state, congressional and senatorial representatives on two subjects we feel very passionately about:

Shiela Kuehl's SB 840 - Universal Health Care

and

Fighting the Democratic Senate's failure to strip telecom immunity from the FISA bill today.

 We're also excited about taking on Republican Congressman, David Dreier ("FIRE DREIER") and supporting Russ Warner in the San Gabriel Valley. In fact, our next meeting will be held in the heart of the 26th Congressional District - Monrovia, CA and will be all about how we can tie ourselves into Russ' campaign.

We talked about DFA Nightschool and the upcoming DFA Training Academy in San Diego on April 5-6. We hope to send a sizable delegation from Los Angeles so we are really ready for Russ's campaign and can begin to find other candidates to help us take our country back.

This group wasn't done either. Several more from our meeting tonight will be at a house party for "Uncounted" on Wednesday evening. Our newest steering committee member, Patrick, is hosting.

In the wake of an incredible grassroots victory in Maryland's 4th Congressional District, and after such a great meeting of enthusiastic DFA'ers, I realize that hope and community are alive for us in Pasadena. We are proud to be a part of Democracy for America!