PO Box 931 •
Sioux City, IA • 51102
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2006 Platform of the
Woodbury County Democratic Party
Presented by the
Platform Committee (Draft to be presented to the county convention for approval) Preamble: The Democratic Party pledges to work to change the direction of America to reflect the traditional values of its people. These values are most clearly reflected in our Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The ordinary citizens of our country must be guaranteed freedom from government interference in their daily life. Our Constitution expressly protects the minority from the dictatorship of the majority, and allows no person or group to dominate the political process. It guarantees ordinary citizens the freedom to express their opinions, and to freely meet and petition their government for change, without interference. Governing 1. We pledge to return our country to a place where the rule of law is supreme, and where no person, official, or group, possesses or is allowed to use their economic or other powers to unduly influence the lives of others. We pledge to return to a society where our government's activities and information are subject to and available for oversight, and where Constitutionally guaranteed checks and balances by the people and their representatives are strictly observed, and where each branch of government fulfills its responsibility. 2. The Democratic Party pledges to work to extend personal safety and freedoms, and to end the undue control of politics by moneyed interests. We pledge to end the reduction destruction of the middle class due to government policies, and to restore both social and economic justice. The tendency to ignore these issues is an increasing danger to our democracy. 3. The Democratic Party pledges to restore budgetary responsibility to our government and stop passing on debt to our children; first, by ending a rampant pork barrel attitude in congress, the Republican culture of corruption, and recognizing that it is the right and duty of those in society who most benefit from the its success of our society to pay their fair proportionate share of our government expenses. 4. The Democratic Party pledges to see ensure that our government is willing and capable, both organizationally and financially, of aiding all citizens in times of need and particularly in times of disaster. Foreign Relations 1. The Democratic Party pledges to wisely and carefully use the great US American military might and police powers to protect our country and people, but rejects the dangerous, illegal, and immoral preemptive war policy of the Bush administration. We also pledge to work hard to improve restore America's badly damaged reputation and credibility within the international community, as this is an important national security issue. 2. The Democratic Party pledges to seek fairness, equity and justice for all human beings within this country and around the world. However, we also recognize that we cannot use our military power to dictate the government forms and values of other societies. 3. The Democratic Party pledges to support and respect the institution of the United Nations and to use that forum to improve the world's chances for peace and prosperity. 4. The Democratic Party pledges to protect our environment and recognizes that the degrading degradation of the environment is an international problem which requires consultation and cooperation with the rest of the world. Domestic 1. The Democratic Party recognizes that quality education is only provided by placing intelligent well educated teachers in contact with well prepared students, and that the raw material for creating these teachers and students comes equally from all levels of our society. To accomplish the much needed improvements in American education, we pledge to work toward a society where no person who has the desire and ability to achieve a quality education be denied the opportunity for any reason. 2. The Democratic Party recognizes that due to the vast increase in size and power of the business world, and the recent evidence of the dangers of unregulated concentration of business power, we must restore the government's power to watch, and where necessary regulate, these entities. This will require government to increase both the personnel and funding of some regulatory agencies in order to adequately protect American citizens from both ongoing and potential abuses. It will also require control of the lobbying industry and isolation of regulatory agencies from day to day political influence. 3. The Democratic Party pledges to support the growth of the labor movement as this is one of the few balances our country has in controlling powerful business interests in our society. 4. The Democratic Party pledges to improve family life and family values by seeing that all people who work are paid enough to support a family and can are afford to spend quality time with their family; and that poverty and hunger does not prevent the physical and mental development of children at all stages of their lives. 5. The Democratic Party pledges to fight to see that all Americans of all ages have access to quality health care that does not depend on their economic status, and that no industry or group benefits unduly from enacting legislation toward that end. Economics 1. The Democratic Party recognizes the necessity for government to be involved in development and growth issues on both the local and national level. We pledge to support all efforts at economic growth, while watching that this growth does not damage the environment, the future and rights of citizens, or our relationship with other countries. We also pledge that government support will be fairly distributed so as not to distort the marketplace economy as to only benefit the most powerful. |
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