Progress Not Perfection to insure domestic Tranquility
I’ve gained a sincere respect and appreciation for the actions of President Biden since he took office just 6 months ago. He will be our candidate for President in 2024 and he will win again. I agree that the Biden budget and infrastructure bills are popular and should be voted on before voting rights. I am thrilled that Speaker Pelosi is moving forward on exposing the Big Lie resulting insurrection on 1/6. Hold their feet to the fire Madame Speaker.
Speaker Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and President Biden are doing a fine job. Jan Paske is pitch perfect, fast on her feet, witty, well informed and on message. Please don’t go Jan. Somebody give her a raise, onsite child care or???
I want to recognize the Progressive Activists who have guided me along the way.
Without progressive activists, there would not be a 19th Amendment, giving white women but not women of color, poor and Native American women the right to vote, no Civil Rights Act, no codified law for equal pay. They organized, they marched, they devoted time and money. They faced bloody beatings, murder, lynchings and intimidation.
All of those hard fought advances are under attack by Corporate and individual interests of the wealthy, Republican Governors, State Legislatures and Republicans in Congress. The conservatives sitting on SCOTUS have spoken, “corporations are people”. Women and minorities are still underrepresented and without equal pay. Peaceful protesters are still being intimidated, beaten or killed by police who ignore their duty to serve. The rumpublican big lie freak brigade of sundry circus acts and murderers of Capital Police. Roger Stone and his minions of fascist groups like the Proud Boys, have gone unpunished. Let's not forget TFG is grifting his way to millions and planning to run again.
It is now over 100 years since the 19th Amendment was ratified on 8/18/1820, Mississippi didn’t ratify until 1984. It has been nearly 50 years since The Equal Pay Act and The Civil Rights yet “still we persist” Maya Angelou. The dream is still alive (Ted Kennedy) and there are still those who hope to trod US into the very dirt. (Videos, photos and more historical references at the Nation Park Service link below)
When I say I am practicing “The Art of War”, it means many things. “A house divided will fall”, we have the majority and must work together to push our advantage to move or stop legislation and legislators not operating in the interest of the majority. We should not tolerate the spreading of the Republican big lie or TFGs terrorists. We do not fear defeat before we have all the facts and a plan to win, talk to Senators Jon Assoff, Rapheal Warnock and Stacy Abrams.
We are going to need every vote we can get to win in 2022 and 2024, sending the TFG and the turtle into permanent retirement. We must be prepared to fight(figuratively) for Vote By Mail on the streets and at at the ballot box. We need to win more elections for Governors and up and down ballot races in each state. We will need to deploy resources and assets using targeted data acted upon quickly. We need a coordinated ad campaign to run in every state that reinforces our platform and kitchen table issues for voters.
I am a pragmatic, progressive Democrat, a team player, a cheerleader not a star performer. “Elections are won in the center”, progressives I admire are willing to compromise, not roll over and get in line, “win/win” (if you are Rahm Emanuel-big grin here).
Reference for history of 19th Amendment at the National Park Service website below:
https://www.nps.gov/wori/learn/historyculture/2020-crash-course.htm
PS: I read the DU front page most days and always learn how little I know, enjoying the many laughs and diversions in many of the group discussions and diaries. It is always like a box of diversity chocolates. Thank y’all for all that you do.
We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately. Benjamin Franklin
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