He needs your signature!!!! GET involved!!!! ;)
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From: Bill Lackemacher IV sac4democracy@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 10:14:02 -0800
To: SacramentoForDemocracy@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Bill Durston to run against Lungren!!
Hi Everyone!
We finally have a REAL PROGRESSIVE candidate to run against Dan
Lungren!! Bill Durston, past president of Physicians for Social Responsibility,
was the moderator of our recent Out Of Iraq Town Hall forum with Charles
Brown, Cindy Sheehan, David Dionisi, Norman Solomon and Sean Penn. We can't
thank Bill enough for stepping up to represent to citizens of CD 3. Please
do whatever you can to help Bill in his efforts.
Our first need is to
gather signatures for him in-lieu-of the candidate filing fees. You can
contact Ron Platt at calaveras_democrat@comcastnet
mailto:calaveras_democrat@comcast.net for a petition form and rules.
I doubt you need any reasons as to why we need to replace Dan Lungren,
but just in case, here are some good reasons:
http://www.takebackcd3.org/incumbent.htm Cheers,
Bill
From Ron Platt:
Dear Friends-
Our challenge to Dan Lungren has begun! Please read our candidate's
statement below.
If any of you that live in Congressional District 3
would like to help us with our "in-lieu-of" petition drive (we need 3,000
signatures), please let me know and I will mail you a petition form.Ron
Bill Durston, M.D. Candidate for House of Representatives
California 3rd Congressional District
Bill is running for Congress to give the people of California's 3rd
Congressional District a choice between the incumbent, Dan Lungren, and
someone with a vision for a better future. Here are some of Bill's
positions on major issues. (Read more about Bill's values and background on the
back.)
On the War in Iraq - As a Vietnam veteran, I am saddened to see our
country involved in another war started on false pretenses. Like many other
veterans, I support the sacrifices our troops are making, but I don't
support sacrificing our troops. I will work toward a prompt but orderly
withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and replacement of U.S. forces by a
truly international security force.
On "The War on Terrorism" - History shows that conventional military
force is not only ineffective, but counter-productive in combating terrorism.
The Bush Administration's belligerent military response to the September 11
terrorist attacks has created more terrorists than it has eliminated,
and security in our own country has been weakened by deployment of
reservists and diversion of resources abroad. We need to adopt a smarter approach
to terrorism that includes international cooperation, better coordination
of intelligence, and addressing the root causes of terrorism.
On Democracy in America and America's Image Abroad - The Bush
Administration has scorned international law, the Geneva Convention, and the U.S.
Constitution. I will work to restore democracy within our own country
and to restore our country's tarnished image abroad.
On Health Care - I believe that access to necessary medical care is a
basic human right, not a privilege based on one's ability to pay. Throughout
my career as an emergency physician, I have provided the best possible
care to patients without regard to their financial status. As a U.S.
Representative, I will continue to be a patient advocate.
On America's Infrastructure - No country from Ancient Greece to the
former Soviet Union has been able to divert vast resources to war and
preparation for war without decaying from within and falling from power. I will
work to curb wasteful military spending and to redirect resources to rebuild
our own crumbling infrastructure.
Family Values Bill and his wife, Diane, have been married for 36 years. They have two
grown children, Annie and Jeff. Their family values include love, joy,
respect, tolerance, honesty, responsibility, courage, and integrity.
Bill's Background Bill grew up in the Santa Clara Valley (now the "Silicon Valley). He
was president and valedictorian of his high school class. Rather than go
directly on to college, though, he enlisted in the U.S. Marines at the
height of the Vietnam war. He served in Vietnam with the Marines 3rd
Force Reconnaissance Company, and he received the Navy Commendation medal for
bravery under combat.
Following his military service, Bill graduated first in his class in
Biochemistry at U.C. Berkeley and entered Medical School at the
University of California, San Francisco, where he was a Regent's Scholar. He is
board certified in both Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine and has
practiced in Sacramento for over 20 years.
Bill served as Assistant Chief of the Kaiser, Sacramento Emergency
Department from 1982-1985 and Chief of the Kaiser, South Sacramento
Emergency Department from 1985-1989. He helped found the UC
Davis/Kaiser Emergency Medicine Residency in 1989, and he served as Associate
Residency Director from 1989-2002. He has received awards for being an
outstanding teacher and an outstanding researcher.
Bill has served as Injury Prevention Chairperson of the California
Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (Cal/ACEP) from 2000 to
present, and he served on the Cal/ACEP Board of Directors from
2003-2004. He has helped craft state legislation related to injury prevention, and he
has testified on numerous occasions before committees of the California
State Legislature. He received a special Cal/ACEP Injury Prevention Award in
2002 for service to the people of California.
Bill served on the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Bay Area
Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility from 1999-2003, and he helped
re-form the Sacramento chapter in 2003. He served as PSR/Sacramento
president from 2003 until stepping down this year to run for Congress.
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