That the U.S. constitution's Bill of Rights has some valuable people's concepts that must be constantly and vigorously fought for under capitalism, but that this Bill of Rights, rooted in capitalism, cannot serve as a platform for socialism. The Party must fight for a Bill of Rights rooted in Socialism.
Across the state, labor unions and people's organizations are marching, demanding, 'Seize the Power - Stop the rolling blackmail,' and invoking the right of eminent domain to reign in out of control profit gouging.
The last election created a center-left electoral majority. The majority of the left worked to defeat Bush. This majority is likely to grow in the future. At the same time, unity of action has to be built with that section of the left that voted for Nader. The imperative of all-peoples unity and creating the broadest possible anti-Bush front demands this as the election fiasco clearly demonstrated.
A closer look at unity and conflict on the Left.
Our general approach to pre-convention discussion fits with the needs of the Party and the movements: 1) the need for galvanizing the left, and left center unity, 2) the goal of deepening political ties with others, and 3) the need to emphasize the dialectical relationship between ideological struggle and organizing both the Party and the movements.
Throughout the weekend, in many different reports, the word and subject of cadre has come up. The ability or inability to head key areas of work or build key collectives for the Party has a material impact on the role of the Party as well as our collective ability to make the contribution that history is calling upon us to make.