Hi all -

The BCDCC voter registration/election integrity committee met last Thursday, 3/29, at Carol & Dave's house as before. Our group consisted of Joyce & Jim Spain, Marion McNamara, Clark House, Steve Starcevich, Ron Mason, chairperson Carol Sweeney, and Dave Conklin.

Since our religious leaders will not speak out against the war in
Iraq, since our political leaders don't have the moral courage to
oppose it, Inauguration Day, Thursday, January 20th, 2005 is "Not One Damn Dime Day«É˘ in America.

On "Not One Damn Dime Day" those who oppose what is happening in our name in Iraq can speak up with a 24-hour national boycott of all forms of consumer spending.

Go to http://www.51capitalmarch.com to find out about rallies being held all over the country on Dec 12th to protest election fraud.

Go to http://www.51capitalmarch.com/stateContacts.shtml and scroll down the list to Oregon to see the details on the rally on the steps of the Capitol in Salem at noon on Sunday, Dec. 12th.

From: "DeFazio, Peter"
Subject: RE: Your recent email (Ref: 6022807)
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:03:05 -0500

Thanks for your message in opposition to President Bush's plans to partially privatize Social Security. I have long been a vocal opponent of proposals to undermine Social Security via privatization.

Although critics of Social Security claim the program is going "bankrupt" and is in "crisis," the report from the Social Security Trustees proves otherwise. Demographic changes (a growing number of retirees, fewer workers, and longer life-expectancy) create manageable challenges for Social Security. However, the program is fundamentally sound and can remain so for the next 75 years and beyond with relatively minor changes.

Many of us are emerging from our post-election depression with a renewed determination to work for progressive change. The Benton County Democrats' newly-elected executive committee met on Dec 7th to lay out the BCDems committee structure for the next 2 years. Please consider stepping up to work on one of these committees. Contact the chairperson to tell him or her that you would like to help. The 12 committees and chairpersons are listed below. After the list of committees, there's a "help wanted ad" for one additional volunteer.