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A Call To Action: DEFEND DEMOCRACY. Change Congress in 2006! |
The Bush Administration and the Republican controlled Congress have created our nation’s worst Constitutional crisis since the Civil War.
Brazenly, they have placed themselves above the law. Their abuses of power are immense and include:
The policies of the Bush Administration and the Republican leadership in Congress are designed by and implemented on behalf of the biggest, greediest, most corrupt corporate interests in our country. They have unleashed a wholesale assault on every gain won by the people in the last half century. They are attempting to:
Bush’s new world order of raw corporate greed is driving down wages and working conditions everywhere to Wal-Mart levels. Tax cuts to the rich and billions for war are wiping out funds for public education, housing and health care.
Most people oppose the Iraq war, and disapprove of Bush’s overall performance. The pressure is on for Democratic Party leaders to stand up and fight. The time for retreat is over. Many Independent voters and some who have voted Republican in the past are part of the majority of people searching for a way out of our national nightmare.
The first step to change our country’s direction is to end Republican control of the U.S. House and Senate. It will take a broad people’s coalition effort to win against the powerful financial backing of the right wing.
A change of 15 seats in the House and 6 seats in the Senate will strip the Republicans of control. Even Democrats who don’t seem so different from their Republican opponents will shift the balance in Congress so right wing policies can be restricted.
Bush and the extreme right-wing have raised fear, racism and bigotry to a new level in their attempt to divide and distract voters. Targeting immigrant workers as terrorists and criminals has poisoned the atmosphere and emboldened all white supremacy hate groups. These attacks can and must be stopped.
A VOTE TO CHANGE control of Congress is a vote calling for tolerance, unity and equal opportunity. It is a vote to reject immigrant bashing and to embrace comprehensive legalization and full rights for all workers. It is a step toward building a new civil rights revolution in our country that can win new gains for equality.
Bush and the extreme right-wing have used 9/11 and fear of terrorism as a cover for pursuing their dangerous first-strike nuclear military policy. The foreign policy of the Bush Administration and the Republican Congress makes the world less safe.
A VOTE TO CHANGE control of Congress is a vote that says return the troops from Iraq, and reallocate the resources to our cities, towns and rural areas. It is a vote that calls for a new foreign policy based on international cooperation and diplomacy.
Changing control of Congress is not an end, but just the beginning. A victory will open the doors to build the movement for an improved standard of living and quality of life. It will lay the groundwork for new political formations not beholden to corporate interests.
CHANGING CONTROL OF CONGRESS IS A JOB FOR ALL DEMOCRATIC-MINDED PEOPLE. No single group can do it alone. It will take a mighty united front of every section of the people being hurt, in the first place labor, African American, Latino, women and youth voters.
The stakes couldn’t be higher for the future of our children, our country, the environment and the world. Together, this battle can be won.
Defeating the extreme right wing is a necessary first step in the longterm drive to end exploitation, poverty, racism and war inherent in the capitalist system.
The Communist Party USA and Young Communist League are committed to build broad unity in today’s battles. The movement being built today will help realize more fundamental change tomorrow.
We are dedicated to the interests and needs of the working class in our country. We have an 86- year history of organizing at the grassroots and working in coalitions to win “people before profits.” Our vision is a Socialist USA, where working people can achieve equality and control their own destinies. For our full program visit www.cpusa.org
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Scores of bills that would benefit working people have been blocked by Republican majority control of Congressional committees. A Democratic Party majority does not guarantee these bills will pass, but it creates more favorable conditions of struggle and improves the possibilities that grassroots pressure can win their passage.
With a Democratic majority, 11 of 20 committees will be chaired by members of the Progressive or Black Caucus. 45 of 92 sub-committees will be chaired by members of the Progressive, Black, Hispanic or Asian Pacific Caucus. Many of these members of Congress come out of democratic struggles and movements. Bills waiting for action:
Every day counts until Election Day, Tuesday November 7:
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