Help shape the '08 Dem Platform!

[courtesy of Blog for America]

Dear %%first%%,

Make your voice heard! Help draft the 2008 National Platform for the Democratic National Committee and the Obama campaign. As Barack Obama emailed:

"...No political experience is required. Your thoughts and experiences are all that matter, and they will shape a platform that -- like this party -- is owned by the people. ..."

COME to a local '08 Dem Platform Meeting
Sign up today at: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/4gjc2
     7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
     July 24, 2008
     Campaign office of U.S. Rep.Allyson Schwartz for Congress
     101 Leedom Street
     Jenkintown, PA 19046

Mary Clark (Montco DFA steering committee member and past chair) will host, and really appreciates that the national Dems have provided a Host Guide!

Many of the community platform meetings are focussing on one "plank." Our focus is:

"Restore Our American Constitution"

Name the key parts that have been defied and defiled -- and target them for restoration. Which Constitutional outrages are most important to you? Some possibilities include, restore our right to:

• -- freedom from warrantless spying on innocent Americans -- and hold lawbreakers accountable.
• -- a U.S. Legislature that USES it's power as a co-equal branch to check and balance the Executive Branch.
• -- "habeas corpus" rights for all, so Guantanamo detainees can speedily challenge their detention.
• -- a lawful foreign policy that follows our Constitution, including our international treaties like the Geneva Conventions, and end torture, renditions, and our Occupation of Iraq.

We'll distill what matters most to us into a one to two sentence "Resolution, Policy, or Recommendation" for input into the national Platform. To quote Barack Obama once more:

"All you need to provide are your ideas for America and your hunger for change."

Sign up today at: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/4gjc2

Hope to see you there!
Mary Clark

[ p.s.  Too far away to join us? Set up your own at   http://my.barackobama.com/listening  ]