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Where Does A Democrat Go From Here?

January 2nd, 2010 • pamelalyn
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Where Does A Democrat Go From Here? If your allegiance is to a political party and you measure progress in terms of elections won or loss, then you go nowhere.

However, if your allegiance is to the progressive ideas of peace, civil rights, consumer protections, environmental protection, etc., you may want to consider registering as an Independent and subsequently casting your vote for the best candidate, or at least the lesser of two evils, during future elections.

The simple reality is that neither major political party will ever be able to represent the beliefs of their constituents until there is campaign finance reform. And since I believe that there will be a public health care option before there is real campaign finance reform, we, like Marianne Williamson, must use whatever platform we are given to speak truth to power, even when our own party is in power. As Martin Luther King, Jr stated: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

Criticizing President Obama’s political actions does not mean that you do not support his presidency as some Democrats are stating. More importantly, supporting this President, or any other, should never mean remaining silent about the things that matter. Didn’t we learn anything from the Bush/Cheney/Rove tactic for trying to silence their critics?
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