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WHEREAS it is the duty of the Federal, State, and local governments to promote the exercise of that right; and

WHEREAS discriminatory and unfair registration laws and procedures can have a direct and damaging effect on voter participation in elections for Federal office and disproportionately harm voter participation by various groups, including racial minorities,

BE IT RESOLVED to establish procedures that will increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote in elections for Federal office; and

BE IT RESOLVED to make it possible for Federal, State, and local governments to implement this Act in a manner that enhances the participation of eligible citizens as voters in elections for Federal office; and

BE IT RESOLVED to protect the integrity of the electoral process; and   

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to ensure that accurate and current voter registration rolls are maintained.

     (a) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in subsection (b), notwithstanding any other Federal or State law, in addition to any other method of voter registration provided for under State law, each State shall establish procedures to register to vote in elections for Federal office--

          (1) by application made simultaneously with an application for a motor vehicle driver's license pursuant to section 5;

          (2) by mail application pursuant to section 6; and

          (3) by application in person--

               (A) at the appropriate registration site designated with respect to the residence of the applicant in accordance with State law; and

               (B) at a Federal, State, or nongovernmental office designated under section 7.

     (b) NONAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN STATES- This Act does not apply to a State described in either or both of the following paragraphs:

          (1) A State in which, under law that is in effect continuously on and after March 11, 1993, there is no voter registration requirement for any voter in the State with respect to an election for Federal office.

          (2) A State in which, under law that is in effect continuously on and after March 11, 1993, or that was enacted on or prior to March 11, 1993, and by its terms is to come into effect upon the enactment of this Act, so long as that law remains in effect, all voters in the State may register to vote at the polling place at the time of voting in a general election for Federal office.

BE IT RESOLVED that the United States Congress conduct a full investigation into the dangers associated with the privatization of our public elections to determine whether certain US voting systems companies have committed crimes under federal and state anti-fraud laws which should be referred to the appropriate authorities for prosecution.

  In and effort to make the Caucus experience more "acceptable" to the hoped for large number of newly active Democrats at the Caucus, the rules for the Caucuses are revised this year.

  Any and all resolutions will be accepted with little or limited debate. They are to be passed on to the County Platform Committee. (Anyone who wishs to be part of that Committee will be welcomed with open arms in Whitman County and probably any County).
  The Platform Committee will be tasked with consolidating simuliar resolutions and also determining if the resolution should be incorporated into the County Platform or remain a resolution.
  The results of the Platform Committee become the base of the major part of the County Convention (April 19 in most Countys, King usually has a different date for some reason)
  The County Platform(s) and resolutions are passed to the State Platform Committee (A lot of work and a fair amount of fun:).
  The final result are the platform and resolutions presented to the State Convention.
  It should be noted that the 2006 Platform/resolution process was a clusterf***, I have been assured by many top party officals that this will not happen in 2008.

  In final answer to Karen's question, yes the Precinct Caucus is the place to start such actions. It would be best if her resolutions we introduce and forwarded from several Caucuses. But, if she and others want to pursue the issue, they need to aso volunteer to serve on the Platform Committee(s).

Dave Gibney Pullman

WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States is our charter of liberty and enshrines fundamental rights of Americans, including the freedoms of religion, speech, assembly, privacy and petitioning the government for a redress of grievances; and,

WHEREAS, all elected and appointed officials in the United States, including our U.S. Senators and Congresspersons, swear, upon taking office, to uphold and defend the United States Constitutions; and,

WHEREAS, United States Democrats are proud of their long and distinguished tradition of protecting the civil rights and liberties of United States citizens and others; and,

WHEREAS, the preservation of civil rights and liberties is essential to the well-being of a democratic society; and,

WHEREAS, federal, state, and local governments should protect the public from terrorist attacks such as those which occurred on September 11, 2001, and should do so rationally and deliberately to ensure that new security measures enhance public safety; and,

WHEREAS, United States Democrats believe that there is no inherent conflict between national security and the preservation of liberty; Americans can be both safe and free.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY DEMOCRATS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON THAT

They affirm theirs strong opposition to terrorism, but also affirm that any actions to end terrorism must not be waged at the expense of the fundamental civil liberties, rights, and freedoms of the people of the United States.

They encourage each United States citizen to read and study the Constitution of the United States, with special emphasis on the First Ten Amendments, the Bill of Rights of America..

PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of February, 2008.

it probably isnt' a good idea - dwight and others want grassroots that they can chew up, pee on, and crap on...

NOT grassroots that enables participation.

oh well.

rmm

http://www.liemail.com/BambooGrassroots.html

We should be prepared to submit hard copy resolutions for this part of the agenda because there actually is little point of debating where commas should be, or other points because at a higher level, the LD or State, similar resolutions will be combined and the final language will be determined at that point.

My understanding is that at this point in the caucuses facilitators will be under the gun to finish business, adjourn and vacate the location.

If my impressions are wrong, please correct.