From jac07 at dcn.org  Wed Mar  1 19:35:51 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 19:35:51 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: Dem Governor assures paper-trail voting for
 New Mexico--webcast Thursday 10am
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Message-ID: <C02BA817.8C09%jac07@dcn.org>


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Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:32:56 -0800
To: Friend <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: Democratic Governors in Action

 

Dear?California Democrat: I'm pleased to pass this information on about my
good friend Gov. Bill Richardson, Chair of the Democratic Governor's
Association, signing innovative legislation to transition the state of New
Mexico to an all paper-ballot system, using optical scanners to count the
vote.? I applaud Gov. Richardson for taking real action to help voters in
his state feel confident that every vote is counted. Improving voter
confidence will go a long way in helping combat voter apathy, which is so
important for the 2006 mid-term elections.? Here in California, where we
have had one election after another, addressing voter fatigue and a general
distrust in the voting system is especially important. California needs to
elect a Democratic governor who can bring fresh ideas to our state.? In the
next few months we will be sharing some of what Democratic governors are
doing in their states, to show what can be done when you have progressive,
forward-thinking leadership. Sincerely,
Senator Art Torres (Ret.)
Chair, California Democratic Party Highlighting New Mexico Governor Bill
Richardson: The 2000 election shook our nation's faith in the electoral
process.? In 2004, inaccurate exit polling raised doubts about electronic
voting machines without verifiable paper records.? We know that these
electronic voting machines can be manipulated to change, lose and corrupt
our votes, and we must take action now to protect the security of our
elections.
?
On Thursday, March 2, Governor Bill Richardson will take a bold step toward
guaranteeing that every vote will count.? He will sign legislation that will
transition New Mexico to an all paper ballot voting system.?? The machines
will provide speed and efficiency while the hand-marked paper ballots serve
as the ultimate record of the will of the voters. This legislation makes New
Mexico a leader in ensuring fair, accurate, and verifiable elections.?
Governor Richardson proudly holds New Mexico up as a model for the rest of
the country and urges citizens and officials from every state to work
together, as they have in New Mexico, to protect the gift of democracy. We
hope you will join the Governor, concerned citizens and legislators as the
Governor's signature moves New Mexico forward by ensuring that our democracy
continues to flourish.?? The live webcast will begin Thursday at 11:00am MST
(1:00pm Eastern) and can be viewed at:
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petition in support of Gov. Richardson's efforts.
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From jac07 at dcn.org  Mon Mar  6 13:25:57 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (john chendo)
Date: 06 Mar 2006 21:25:57 -0000
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Stop the AT&T Merger
Message-ID: <20060306212557.14367.1439.qmail@web5.getactive.com>

Dear Friend,

You may have heard that AT&T is trying to buy BellSouth -- a
terrible deal for consumers that would create a single colossus
determined to control the media. Click on the link below to send
a message to Congress and federal regulators, telling them to
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From jac07 at dcn.org  Mon Mar  6 13:45:23 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:45:23 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: Stop the AT&T Merger
In-Reply-To: <20060306202208.4130.15817.qmail@omail5.getactive.com>
Message-ID: <C031ED73.8D40%jac07@dcn.org>


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Subject: Stop the AT&T Merger

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From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Mon Mar  6 18:06:50 2006
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 18:06:50 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Agenda for Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on
	Tuesday March 7
Message-ID: <200603070206.k2726iCS066918@afes.com>

Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on Tuesday March 7

              Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda 
                Tuesday, March 7, 7 pm - 8 pm
     Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.  
                315 East 14th Street.

The meeting may be moved to the conference room in the library.

I.  Introduction   (15 minutes)
        i.    Approval of Agenda  
        ii.   Approval of Minutes for past meetings as they are submitted 
              (none planned to be submitted for this meeting).
        iii.  Comments and issues from the Public and general members.
              a. from public for unscheduled presentations.
        iv.   Minutes and reports from other clubs and campus Democrats
              a. Specific report from the Woodland Club, Lyle S.
              b. Report from Yolo County Young Democrats, Lyle or Rich.
              c. Report from UCDavis Campus Democrats, Angela T.
              d. Report on the President's activities for the club, Tony G.
                 and Arun Sen.
              e. Report on the February meeting of the YDDC.

II.  Treasurer's Report     (2 minutes)

III. Report on General Meeting on February 14  (10 minutes)
        i.   Report on meeting
        ii.  What went right
        iii. What went wrong

IV. Discussion of Planning other General Meetings for every other month (15
minutes)
        i.   Chair
        ii.  Discussion of past years
                a)  City council or candidates forum
                b)  Cooperartives in Yolo County
        iii. Ideas from the membership (slips of paper submitted to Arun)
        
V.  Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes)
        i.   Circulation -- is everyone happy?
        ii.  Update by newsletter committee
        iii. Need for volunteers
        iv.  Story ideas

VI. Badges for officers for public events. (5 minutes)

VII. New and Unfinished Business (7 minutes)
        i.   Announcements- upcoming events 
        ii.  Items for next meeting  
        iii. Next Meeting Time/Location 
        iv.  Meeting adjournment

Time:  57 minutes

All times are approximate and only placed to help keep meeting on track, so
people can leave by 8PM.  


G Richard Yamagata  PhD
CEO/President   VME Inc.   http://www.vme.net/

G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of 
Directors, a member of the board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis,
Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, President 
of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer 
of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications 
liason of the Independent Order of Oddfellows Chapter 169.

========================== The Virtual Markets =============================
Visit The Woodland Opera House
at:  http://www.vme.net/opera/
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
Davis Virtual Market - http://virtual-markets.net/vme/
Fresno - http://vme.net/fvm/   Rochester, NY - http://vme.net/rvm/  
Sacramento - http://virtual-markets.com/svm/  Vacaville - http://vme.net/vvm/
Woodland  - http://vme.net/wvm/   
"Pet, Vets, You, and Dr.Sue - http://vme.net/dvm/DrSue/ 

The thoughts expressed are my own and do not reflect the policies or opinions
of DVM, FVM, GVM, RVM, WVM, VVM, VME Inc, DCN, DDC, BLWD, DPBE, or IOOF.




From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Mon Mar  6 18:07:43 2006
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 18:07:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Agenda for Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on
	Tuesday March 7
Message-ID: <200603070207.k2727gCS067007@afes.com>

Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on Tuesday March 7

              Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda 
                Tuesday, March 7, 7 pm - 8 pm
     Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.  
                315 East 14th Street.

The meeting may be moved to the conference room in the library.

I.  Introduction   (15 minutes)
        i.    Approval of Agenda  
        ii.   Approval of Minutes for past meetings as they are submitted 
              (none planned to be submitted for this meeting).
        iii.  Comments and issues from the Public and general members.
              a. from public for unscheduled presentations.
        iv.   Minutes and reports from other clubs and campus Democrats
              a. Specific report from the Woodland Club, Lyle S.
              b. Report from Yolo County Young Democrats, Lyle or Rich.
              c. Report from UCDavis Campus Democrats, Angela T.
              d. Report on the President's activities for the club, Tony G.
                 and Arun Sen.
              e. Report on the February meeting of the YDDC.

II.  Treasurer's Report     (2 minutes)

III. Report on General Meeting on February 14  (10 minutes)
        i.   Report on meeting
        ii.  What went right
        iii. What went wrong

IV. Discussion of Planning other General Meetings for every other month (15
minutes)
        i.   Chair
        ii.  Discussion of past years
                a)  City council or candidates forum
                b)  Cooperartives in Yolo County
        iii. Ideas from the membership (slips of paper submitted to Arun)
        
V.  Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes)
        i.   Circulation -- is everyone happy?
        ii.  Update by newsletter committee
        iii. Need for volunteers
        iv.  Story ideas

VI. Badges for officers for public events. (5 minutes)

VII. New and Unfinished Business (7 minutes)
        i.   Announcements- upcoming events 
        ii.  Items for next meeting  
        iii. Next Meeting Time/Location 
        iv.  Meeting adjournment

Time:  57 minutes

All times are approximate and only placed to help keep meeting on track, so
people can leave by 8PM.  


G Richard Yamagata  PhD
CEO/President   VME Inc.   http://www.vme.net/

G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of 
Directors, a member of the board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis,
Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, President 
of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer 
of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications 
liason of the Independent Order of Oddfellows Chapter 169.

========================== The Virtual Markets =============================
Visit The Woodland Opera House
at:  http://www.vme.net/opera/
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
Davis Virtual Market - http://virtual-markets.net/vme/
Fresno - http://vme.net/fvm/   Rochester, NY - http://vme.net/rvm/  
Sacramento - http://virtual-markets.com/svm/  Vacaville - http://vme.net/vvm/
Woodland  - http://vme.net/wvm/   
"Pet, Vets, You, and Dr.Sue - http://vme.net/dvm/DrSue/ 

The thoughts expressed are my own and do not reflect the policies or opinions
of DVM, FVM, GVM, RVM, WVM, VVM, VME Inc, DCN, DDC, BLWD, DPBE, or IOOF.




From jac07 at dcn.org  Tue Mar  7 12:48:49 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 12:48:49 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: DNC Alert: Ports and Security
In-Reply-To: <3s149t$n1c0pp@mailer.democrats.org>
Message-ID: <C03331B1.8DA7%jac07@dcn.org>


To: John Chendo <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: DNC Alert: Ports and Security

 
       
     Dear John, Last week, President Bush continued to assert his support
for the controversial port deal. Democratic lawmakers stood united in
opposition and introduced legislation to ban companies owned or controlled
by foreign governments from acquiring U.S. port operations. Also last week,
new video released by the Associated Press revealed that President Bush was
briefed about potential failure of the levees in New Orleans before
Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. The video contradicts earlier Bush
statements. On the 3rd anniversary of the establishment of the Department of
Homeland Security, Rep. Bennie Thompson released a report highlighting the
failures of the Bush Administration and Congressional Republicans. To read
the report, please click here
<http://a9.g.akamai.net/7/9/8082/v001/democratic1.download.akamai.com/8082/p
dfs/secofc/20060303_RepublicanFailures.pdf> . Democrats should emphasize our
Party's efforts to secure our ports and our commitment to rebuilding the
Gulf Coast region. Talking points on both issues follow.

PORT SECURITY MAIN POINT: Five years after 9/11, President Bush has failed
to make our nation's ports safe and secure. Democrats believe we should not
outsource our port security to any foreign government. The Bush
Administration has a pre-9/11 mentality and the American people no longer
believe Republicans can keep them secure.
* We should not let foreign government-owned companies run our already
porous ports. The Bush White House should not allow the port deal to go
through before the 45-day review is over.
* The Bush Administration's failure to address port security reflects a
pre-9/11 mentality.
* Karl Rove and the Republicans still argue that the issue of security will
propel them to victory in 2006, but the truth is Republican leaders are weak
on security. They: 
> * Failed to capture Osama Bin Laden.
> * Ignored the recommendations of the 9/11 commission, leaving our borders,
> chemical plants and other key infrastructure vulnerable.
> * Failed to properly equip our troops with the body armor and equipment they
> need, and stretched our military force dangerously thin.
> * Consistently ignored the advice and recommendations of commanders on the
> ground in Iraq. 
> * Are failing to address the other clear threat to our security in Iran and
> North Korea which has now re-started their nuclear program.
* The American people no longer think Republicans can keep them secure. A
CBS News poll found a 43 percent approval rating for Bush's handling of
terrorism. According to an LA Times polls, 58 percent of people say they
oppose allowing the Dubai-based company to oversee shipping operations at
U.S. ports. 
* Democrats will never outsource security of America's ports. Democrats will
continue to fight to close the gaps in our nation's security. Democrats have
long argued that the White House is dangerously under-funding port security
and also fought to increase funding for border security and cargo
inspection. 
KATRINA VIDEOTAPES MAIN POINT: Despite President Bush's claims, the federal
government was not fully prepared for Hurricane Katrina and he ignored vital
warning signs. The Bush Administration's response to Hurricane Katrina shows
just how vulnerable we still are, five years after 9/11.
* The videotapes are evidence of the incompetent leadership in the White
House that occurred before, during and after Hurricane Katrina. Instead of
asking questions and finding solutions for the people of New Orleans, the
President read his talking points.
* The warning signs were clear and unmistakable. The Bush Administration
knew that the levees could fail and did not take action to secure them.
* The Bush Administration's response to Hurricane Katrina shows just how
vulnerable we still are, five years after 9/11. Americans have a lost
confidence in the Bush Administration and the Republicans in Washington.
* This is why Democrats have been calling for a thorough investigation.
Republicans in Congress have consistently stonewalled Democrats' efforts to
hold a thorough investigation of what happened in the run-up to Hurricane
Katrina, and during the disastrous federal response.
* Democrats understand that homeland security begins with hometown security.
Democrats remain committed to ensuring that our ports and our transportation
systems are secure, and that our first responders have the resources and
support that they need to protect our communities.
* America can do better and we must learn from the mistakes made so that the
next time we promise to be fully prepared, we are. Democrats will continue
to fight to restore leadership in Washington that tells the American people
the truth. 

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From jac07 at dcn.org  Tue Mar  7 13:08:46 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 13:08:46 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: Where's the plan,
 Secretary Rumsfeld? from our U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
In-Reply-To: <20060307184743.24813.14240.qmail@omail6.getactive.com>
Message-ID: <C033365E.8DC2%jac07@dcn.org>

The Davis Dem Club has a meeting tonight, Tuesday, 7-8pm, at the Library on
14th Street near B Street.
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Reply-To: <notice-reply-5gibb82l537btw at ga4.org>
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:47:43 GMT
To: john chendo <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: Where's the plan, Secretary Rumsfeld?

  
   <http://www.barbaraboxer.com>
  
  Dear john, It's now been almost 2 weeks since the February 22nd bombing of
the Askariya shrine in Samarra, a holy place for Shia Muslims.  And the
violence between Shia and Sunni factions continues unabated, despite Bush
Administration claims to the contrary, with more than 500 Iraqis killed in
just the past 13 days. Still, our brave men and women in uniform remain in
harm's way, caught in the middle of an increasingly violent religious
conflict -- and the situation is in real danger of spiraling into a
full-scale civil war. Our troops deserve better.  More than 31,000 Americans
have already signed my online petition to Secretary Rumsfeld, demanding a
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plan for getting our troops out of the middle of an Iraqi civil war -- sign
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and I and millions of Americans have demanded an exit strategy, which the
Bush Administration has still refused to produce.  At a minimum, we've
demanded a real timetable with concrete, measurable milestones so we can
measure our progress towards withdrawing American troops. Now, with
full-scale civil war a real possibility, the Bush Administration must do
more -- and quickly. President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
can't continue to bury their heads in the sand about the rapidly
deteriorating security situation in Iraq.  It's time for them to wake up to
the facts and plan for the worst:  how to get our troops out from the middle
of a potential civil war. That's why I wrote to Secretary Rumsfeld nearly 2
weeks ago, urging him to produce a plan for the worst-case scenario of
full-scale civil war in Iraq -- and to share that plan with Congress.  His
response?  Silence. I guess the Secretary of Defense thinks he can ignore a
legitimate inquiry from a Senator representing the largest state in the
Union.  So tell him he can't ignore tens of thousands of Americans. More
than 31,000 Americans have already signed my petition, and I want your name
on it as well before I take it to the Pentagon. Please sign my petition to
Secretary Rumsfeld now!
<http://ga4.org/campaign/iraqicivilwar/5gibb82l537btw?> Given this
Administration's past failure to plan for the Iraqi insurgency after the
American invasion, we can't take anything for granted.  It seems that the
Bush Administration can only see things through rose-colored glasses.  And
that's clearly not acceptable with American lives on the line. The only way
we'll know that they're prepared is if they develop a plan for dealing with
an Iraqi civil war -- and share that plan with the relevant committees in
Congress, so the American people can be reassured that the Bush
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From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Tue Mar  7 15:14:33 2006
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 15:14:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Final Agenda for Davis Democrat Club Board
	Meeting on Tuesday March 7
Message-ID: <200603072314.k27NERCS091259@afes.com>

Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on Tuesday March 7

              Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda 
                Tuesday, March 7, 7 pm - 8 pm
     Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.  
                315 East 14th Street.

The meeting may be moved to the conference room in the library.

I.  Introduction   (10 minutes)
        i.    Approval of Agenda  
        ii.   Approval of Minutes for past meetings as they are submitted 
              (none planned to be submitted for this meeting).
        iii.  Comments and issues from the Public and general members.
              a. from public for unscheduled presentations.
        iv.   Minutes and reports from other clubs and campus Democrats
              a. Specific report from the Woodland Club, Lyle S.
              b. Report from Yolo County Young Democrats, Lyle or Rich.
              c. Report from UCDavis Campus Democrats, Angela T.
              d. Report on the President's activities for the club, Tony G.
                 and Arun Sen.
              e. Report on the February meeting of the YDDC.

II.  Treasurer's Report     (1 minutes)

III. Report on General Meeting on February 14  (5 minutes)
        i.   Report on meeting
        ii.  What went right
        iii. What went wrong

IV. Discussion of Planning other General Meetings for every other month (15
minutes)
        i.   Chair
        ii.  Discussion of past years
                a)  City council or candidates forum
                b)  Cooperartives in Yolo County
        iii. Ideas from the membership (slips of paper submitted to Arun)
        
V.  Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes)
        i.   Circulation -- is everyone happy?
        ii.  Update by newsletter committee
        iii. Need for volunteers
        iv.  Story ideas

VI. Badges for officers for public events. (5 minutes)

VII. Anti-Iraq War Resolution (12 minutes)
        
VIII. Endorsing Candidates (1 minute)
        (recommendation by board to table until after March 10-15)

IX. New and Unfinished Business (5 minutes)
        i.   Announcements- upcoming events 
        ii.  Items for next meeting  
        iii. Next Meeting Time/Location 
        iv.  Meeting adjournment

Time:  60 minutes

All times are approximate and only placed to help keep meeting on track, so
people can leave by 8PM.  


G Richard Yamagata  PhD
CEO/President   VME Inc.   http://www.vme.net/

G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of 
Directors, a member of the board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis,
Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, President 
of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer 
of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications 
liason of the Independent Order of Oddfellows Chapter 169.

========================== The Virtual Markets =============================
Visit The Woodland Opera House
at:  http://www.vme.net/opera/
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
Davis Virtual Market - http://virtual-markets.net/vme/
Fresno - http://vme.net/fvm/   Rochester, NY - http://vme.net/rvm/  
Sacramento - http://virtual-markets.com/svm/  Vacaville - http://vme.net/vvm/
Woodland  - http://vme.net/wvm/   
"Pet, Vets, You, and Dr.Sue - http://vme.net/dvm/DrSue/ 

The thoughts expressed are my own and do not reflect the policies or opinions
of DVM, FVM, GVM, RVM, WVM, VVM, VME Inc, DCN, DDC, BLWD, DPBE, or IOOF.




From jac07 at dcn.org  Tue Mar  7 15:39:18 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 15:39:18 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Agenda for Davis Democrat Club Board
	Meeting on Tuesday March 7-agenda additions
In-Reply-To: <200603070207.k2727gCS067007@afes.com>
Message-ID: <C03359A6.8DC4%jac07@dcn.org>

>Dear Dems: Can we add 2 items--a) the addition of a monthly meeting to focus on
campaign issues for 2006;b) Do we want to subscribe to or advertise in the
California Democratic Dialogue? The NorCal Dem newspaper no longer exists. This
is very much more inclusive, coordinating the whole state with great writing.
Www.cddialogue.com, tel.530-885-3254.

 Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on Tuesday March 7
> 
>               Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda
>                 Tuesday, March 7, 7 pm - 8 pm
>      Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.
>                 315 East 14th Street.
> 
> The meeting may be moved to the conference room in the library.
> 
> I.  Introduction   (15 minutes)
>         i.    Approval of Agenda
>         ii.   Approval of Minutes for past meetings as they are submitted
>               (none planned to be submitted for this meeting).
>         iii.  Comments and issues from the Public and general members.
>               a. from public for unscheduled presentations.
>         iv.   Minutes and reports from other clubs and campus Democrats
>               a. Specific report from the Woodland Club, Lyle S.
>               b. Report from Yolo County Young Democrats, Lyle or Rich.
>               c. Report from UCDavis Campus Democrats, Angela T.
>               d. Report on the President's activities for the club, Tony G.
>                  and Arun Sen.
>               e. Report on the February meeting of the YDDC.
> 
> II.  Treasurer's Report     (2 minutes)
> 
> III. Report on General Meeting on February 14  (10 minutes)
>         i.   Report on meeting
>         ii.  What went right
>         iii. What went wrong
> 
> IV. Discussion of Planning other General Meetings for every other month (15
> minutes)
>         i.   Chair
>         ii.  Discussion of past years
>                 a)  City council or candidates forum
>                 b)  Cooperartives in Yolo County
>         iii. Ideas from the membership (slips of paper submitted to Arun)
>         
> V.  Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes)
>         i.   Circulation -- is everyone happy?
>         ii.  Update by newsletter committee
>         iii. Need for volunteers
>         iv.  Story ideas
> 
> VI. Badges for officers for public events. (5 minutes)
> 
> VII. New and Unfinished Business (7 minutes)
>         i.   Announcements- upcoming events
>         ii.  Items for next meeting
>         iii. Next Meeting Time/Location
>         iv.  Meeting adjournment
> 
> Time:  57 minutes
> 
> All times are approximate and only placed to help keep meeting on track, so
> people can leave by 8PM.
> 
> 
> G Richard Yamagata  PhD
> CEO/President   VME Inc.   http://www.vme.net/
> 
> G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of
> Directors, a member of the board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis,
> Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, President
> of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer
> of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications
> liason of the Independent Order of Oddfellows Chapter 169.
> 
> ========================== The Virtual Markets =============================
> Visit The Woodland Opera House
> at:  http://www.vme.net/opera/
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Davis Virtual Market - http://virtual-markets.net/vme/
> Fresno - http://vme.net/fvm/   Rochester, NY - http://vme.net/rvm/
> Sacramento - http://virtual-markets.com/svm/  Vacaville - http://vme.net/vvm/
> Woodland  - http://vme.net/wvm/
> "Pet, Vets, You, and Dr.Sue - http://vme.net/dvm/DrSue/
> 
> The thoughts expressed are my own and do not reflect the policies or opinions
> of DVM, FVM, GVM, RVM, WVM, VVM, VME Inc, DCN, DDC, BLWD, DPBE, or IOOF.
> 
> 
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From jac07 at dcn.org  Thu Mar  9 19:05:13 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:05:13 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: from Howard Dean-DNC-throw out the scoundrels
 who are
 unilaterally selling chunks of legislation to big multinational lobbyists
In-Reply-To: <3s149t$n3eog0@mailer.democrats.org>
Message-ID: <C0362CE9.8E9B%jac07@dcn.org>


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From: Howard Dean <democraticparty at democrats.org>
Reply-To: <dnc-0039501cW9 at mailer.democrats.org>
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 12:26:23 -0500
To: john chendo <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: Only one shot

 
       
     Dear john,  <http://www.democrats.org/donate2006> In the history of our
nation, no group of lawmakers has dodged its responsibility to the American
people more than the current Republican Congress. Instead of doing the
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lobbyists write our laws in backrooms and behind closed doors. There's no
accountability, no oversight, and the American people are paying the price
for a Republican majority only concerned with expanding its political power.
With control of the House, Senate and a number of key governorships up for
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Washington.  All the signs point to this being a big election year for
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From jac07 at dcn.org  Thu Mar  9 19:50:15 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:50:15 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: from John Edwards-A National Disgrace--vote
 to raise the minimum wage from $5.15 per hour
In-Reply-To: <20060309155604.32122.5460.qmail@omail6.getactive.com>
Message-ID: <C0363777.8E9F%jac07@dcn.org>


------ Forwarded Message
From: John Edwards <John at OneAmericaCommittee.com>
Reply-To: <notice-reply-ww3eggizv5b6n85 at ga3.org>
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:56:04 GMT
To: john  chendo <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: A National Disgrace

 
 
 
Dear john , Where I come from, what matters the most isn't how much you
have, it's how hard you're willing to work. Work gives pride, dignity, and
hope to our lives and our communities. But too many families are working
full-time and have nothing to show for it. They are raising their kids in
poverty and living in fear that one health crisis or pink slip will drive
them over the edge. A single mom with two kids who works full-time for the
minimum wage is about $2,000 below the poverty line. The minimum wage has
been stuck at $5.15 per hour for ten years--while costs for health care,
housing, child care, transportation and everything else have skyrocketed and
executive pay has steadily increased. Executives have figured out how to pay
themselves more, while paying their workers less. It's a disgrace--but not a
surprise--that poverty is up for the fourth year in a row. It is time--past
time--to reward work with an increase in the federal minimum wage. Senator
Ted Kennedy is reaching out to us for help. He has sponsored a bill to
increase the minimum wage in three increments to $7.25 an hour. And he's
asking us to sign on as citizen co-sponsors of his bill to show the broad
base of support in the country for increasing the minimum wage. We can win
this fight. Last year, we were able to get 46 Senators to vote in favor of
increasing the minimum wage, even though some supporters were out of town at
the time of the vote. We can pass Senator Kennedy's bill this year, but only
if people across the nation show they care about the issue. I was honored
and excited that Senator Kennedy had learned about the power of our online
community. He's put his faith in us. Now we need to deliver our signatures
to him. http://www.oneamericacommittee.com/minwagecosponsor
<http://ga3.org/ct/J7LhLvM1fRti/> You've heard me talk about the two
Americas. One America that does the work, another America that reaps the
reward. One America that pays the taxes, another America that gets the tax
breaks. One America that will do anything to leave its children a better
life, another America that never has to do a thing because its children are
already set for life. These concerns are catching fire across the nation.
Right now, coalitions are working to increase the minimum wage through
ballot initiatives in Arizona, Michigan, Montana, Arkansas, Nevada, and
Ohio. I am traveling to each of these states to work with local leaders and
help energize support for these initiatives. And I want to take advantage of
the momentum growing across the country to pass Senator Kennedy's bill at
the national level. All workers--no matter where they live--need a boost in
their wages. Senator Kennedy and I plan to personally deliver your names to
Republican Senate leaders. This effort is an important step toward creating
One America. One America where you have something to show for it if you work
full-time--a savings account, your own home, the chance to live in a good
neighborhood with good schools, and the ability to afford college. Believe
me, the lobbyists for the business interests who oppose increasing the
minimum wage have tremendous influence over Congress. A broad coalition of
grassroots organizations, labor unions and religious groups are working hard
to level the playing field. We need to show our strength in numbers--please
encourage your friends and colleagues to become citizen co-sponsors of
Senator Kennedy's bill as well.
http://www.oneamericacommittee.com/minwagecosponsor
<http://ga3.org/ct/J7LhLvM1fRti/> Thank you for taking action and for all
that you do. Your friend,

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From jac07 at dcn.org  Fri Mar 10 14:07:29 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:07:29 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: from Angelides: Can I Count on Your Support
 for the March 17 Filing? Field Polls are strong
In-Reply-To: <20060310210623.1497.1840.qmail@omail5.getactive.com>
Message-ID: <C03738A1.8F15%jac07@dcn.org>

Let?s keep the momentum. Angelides is a neighbor in the Valley who organized
the California grassroots in 1992 that elected Boxer, Feinstein, and
Clinton. We need a 2006 like 1776. John C.
------ Forwarded Message
From: "Phil Angelides, Democrat for Governor" <info at angelides.com>
Reply-To: <notice-reply-bbkb6e2y53765n at ga-mail.action.angelides.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 21:06:23 GMT
To: John Chendo <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: One Week Left - Can I Count on Your Support for the March Filing?





 Dear John, 

This week, there have been two important developments in our fight to win
back the Governor's seat this fall:
> 1. The California Labor Federation (the state AFL-CIO), representing 2.1
> million working Californians in diverse communities and sectors of the state's
> economy, ENDORSED our campaign for governor; and 2. The latest Field Poll
> reveals that Californians will vote for Phil Angelides for Governor in the
> Democratic Primary - by a margin of 8 points!
On March 17th - exactly one week from today - I have to report the amount of
resources I have on hand to defeat Governor Schwarzenegger this fall. I need
to raise $60,000 online this week to reach my online goal for this filing
period - can you help? Click here to make a contribution of $25, $50, $100
or more before the March 17 filing deadline.
<https://contribute.angelides.com/01/angelides_contribute/nupzNyg51LmEp?>
The latest Field Poll shows Governor Schwarzenegger and I are in a dead
heat; I want to tell you what that means to me. One year ago, the same poll
had our campaign trailing the Governor by 17 points. Since then I have
toured the state and introduced my vision for California to millions of
voters. I have gained the support of California's workers and Democratic
leaders like my campaign co-chairs Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara
Boxer, U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, and Assembly Speaker
Fabian N??ez. And now, the latest poll shows that all of that hard work has
paid off. Your contribution has never been more important. Click here to
make a contribution to my campaign before the March 17 filing deadline.
<https://contribute.angelides.com/01/angelides_contribute/nupzNyg51LmEp?>
California is in urgent need of new direction. But I know that the only way
we're going to win back this state is if we all work together. That is why I
am proud to have the support of over 22,000 individual donors to my
campaign. For this deadline, we need to raise $60,000 online. Will you help
us reach this goal? Click here to make a contribution of $25, $50, $100 or
more before the March 17 filing deadline.
<https://contribute.angelides.com/01/angelides_contribute/nupzNyg51LmEp?>
Thank you for all of your support throughout this campaign.
Sincerely, Phil Angelides
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From jac07 at dcn.org  Sat Mar 11 19:30:04 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:30:04 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Lt. Col.  Charlie Brown, fighting Dem,
 for Doolittle's seat in Congress
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Message-ID: <C038D5BC.8F60%jac07@dcn.org>


------ Forwarded Message
From: <OBRUIN at aol.com>
Can anyone help? He's a good man Charlie Brown!

A Call for action. I live in Orangevale and this is my congressional
district. We have had Doolittle in there for TOO LONG!

Fellow activists and fellow Americans, I am contacting you today to help one
of our own, Charles Brown, in his battle to free the 4th Congressional
district from years of republican incompetence, and from John Doolittle who
has voted 97 % of the time with Tom Delay and is one of Jack Abramoff's
favorite recipients of lobbying money.  Charlie is one of us; he stood with
us against the war from the beginning and his son is currently serving in
the military in Iraq.

Charlie is courageous, dedicated, honorable and determined to win in his
district. And his win will help all of us in northern California and this
nation to take the House to democratic control and let the House, again be
the people's house and not the corporation's House.

But he needs your help and he needs it now. March ends the first quarter for
the required federal financial filing and Charlie's campaign wants to show
how much this area believes in him and is willing to put their money up for
this cause. Voters are responding enthusiastically to Charlie's message and
he has been called Doolittle's "worst nightmare" but in addition to support,
his campaign needs to make an even stronger showing in fundraising.   I
know, I know we all wish there was a better system and with Charlie's help
someday there may be, but it will not be this year.

Charlie has dedicated his life to this race, in fact, he is quitting his job
soon to campaign full time. He is putting  his all on the line and all he
needs from us right now is money.  I am asking you to contribute what you
can and maybe even more. It is that important.

I am asking you how you would feel to have someone in Congress who will
stand up for what he believes in and what we believe in. How would you feel
to know that Charlie, who defended our nation and its Constitution  for 26
years in the Air Force, will now defend the same nation and the same
Constitution in the US House of Representative.  Please donate at
www.Brown4Congress.org or by mail but please do it now.  Do it for yourself,
your family, your nation and when he goes to DC next month for meetings,
know that he not going for himself but he is taking all our hopes and dreams
with him. The time to help is now.
 
Owen Jackman
Finance Chair Sacramento County Democratic Central committee, member
Stonewall, JFK and Town and Country Democratic Clubs.

Here is Charlie's campaign info


Charles Brown, Lt. Col. USAF Ret.
Democrat for Congress, California 4th District
P.O. Box 4506
Auburn, CA 95604-4506
800-727-6968
  

 
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From jac07 at dcn.org  Tue Mar 14 11:17:07 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:17:07 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Sign Sen. Boxer's petition: Tell Rumsfeld to
	produce a plan
In-Reply-To: <20060314171153.15483.1662.qmail@omail6.getactive.com>
Message-ID: <C03C56B3.9008%jac07@dcn.org>


------ Forwarded Message
From: Barbara Boxer <info at pacforachange.com>
Reply-To: <notice-reply-5gibb8495376md at ga4.org>
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:11:53 GMT
To: john chendo <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: Last chance: Tell Rumsfeld to produce a plan

  
   <http://www.barbaraboxer.com>
  
  Dear john, More than 46,000 PAC for a Change supporters have already
signed my petition to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, urging him to
develop a plan for getting our troops out of the middle of an Iraqi civil
war -- and to share that plan with Congress. Won't you help us reach 50,000
signatures on this critical petition before I deliver it to Secretary
Rumsfeld at the Pentagon in the next 48 hours? Tell Secretary Rumsfeld to
develop a plan for getting our troops out of the middle of an Iraqi civil
war -- sign my petition now!
<http://ga4.org/campaign/iraqicivilwar/5gibb8495376md?> Last Thursday, when
testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Secretary Rumsfeld
said that "the plan is to prevent a civil war, and to the extent one were to
occur, to have the... Iraqi security forces deal with it to the extent
they're able to." Well we all hope that we can avoid a civil war in Iraq.
But when Army General John Abizaid says that "sectarian violence is a
greater concern for us security-wise right now than the insurgency" and
calls the Sunni/Shia conflict in Iraq "a great concern to all of us" -- and
when we know that there are no Iraqi battalions capable of fighting without
American support -- it's not enough for Secretary Rumsfeld to plan to
prevent a civil war. We need to know what Rumsfeld's plan is for the
worst-case scenario -- an all-out civil war in Iraq.More than 46,000
Americans have already signed my petition, and I want your name on it as
well before I take it to the Pentagon. Please sign my petition to Secretary
Rumsfeld now! <http://ga4.org/campaign/iraqicivilwar/5gibb8495376md?>  The
only way we'll know that the Bush Administration is prepared is if they
develop a plan for dealing with an Iraqi civil war -- and share that plan
with the relevant committees in Congress, so the American people can be
reassured that the Bush Administration is ahead of the curve, for a change.
Our brave servicemen and women deserve no less than the very best from their
civilian leaders.  With your help and vigilance, we'll make sure that's what
they get. Please sign my petition to Secretary Rumsfeld now -- before I
deliver it to the Pentagon in the next 48 hours!
<http://ga4.org/campaign/iraqicivilwar/5gibb8495376md?> Thanks for your
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From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Wed Mar 15 03:58:09 2006
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 03:58:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Election Forum presented by the Davis Democrat
	Club on April 4th
Message-ID: <200603151158.k2FBw7nU034401@afes.com>

Davis Democrat Club General Meeting for all members.

DDC General Meeting -- A Candidates Forum; a chance to hear the candidates
Time: 7 PM to 9:00 PM
Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.  
                315 East 14th Street.

              Davis Democratic Club Meeting 
                Tuesday, April 4, 7 pm - 9 pm
     Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.  
                315 East 14th Street.

There will be a potluck on April 4th, 2006 sponsored by the Davis Democrat
Club starting at 7PM.  This is an event to break bread with fellow Democrats
and to listen to various candidates running for office in June.  The candidates
will use this opportunity to pass out information and address the club
membership.
The club will decide after hearing these people speak on endorsements for 
candidates.  This is the chance for those that complain that the Davis Democrat
Club does nothing to change this and to participate.  We will also be voting for
Club endorsement (or rejection) of an Iraq War resolution that has already been
passed by the Davis Democrat Club Board by a vote of 9-1.  

Please bring your favorite food you like to cook or prepare or purchase,
either a main dish, salad or dessert to share with 6 to 8 people.  The Club
will provide coffee, cups, forks and spoons.  The suggested donation at the
door 
will be $5.  If you need guidance in what food to bring to the event, please
phone Bob Bockwinkel at 219-1896 or G Richard Yamagata at 848-8364.

For the Potluck, the following breakdown is being suggested:  
N-Z  Bring a main dish
A-H  Bring a salad dish (green, macaroni, or potato or other)
I-M  Bring a dessert

             Davis Democratic Club General Meeting Agenda 
                Tuesday, February 14, 6 pm - 8 pm
     Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.  
                315 East 14th Street.

0.  Pre-Meeting Set-up at 5:30PM.

00. DDC Board Meeting from 6PM to 7PM.

000. During the Potluck from 7PM to 7:30PM
        i.    Sign-in on official Davis Democrat Club attendence ledger
        ii.   Collection of $5 donation for event
        iii.  Political candidates and groups can distribute materials on tables

Meeting Program starts at 7:30 PM with President Arun Sen presiding.
I.   Candidates Forum (format and alloted time to be determined by President)
        Candidates for June Elections invited to address the members 
        (Each candidate will have a period of time to speak as 
         determined by the president in respect to the total time allotted
         and the number of speakers present.)

II.   Discussion of endorsement of June Election Candidates by Club Membership.
        (Should start at 8:30PM at the latest to complete meeting by 9PM)
        (We must be out of the room by 9PM or club has to pay a fine to the
library.)
        i.   Motions
        ii.  Votes

III.  Discussion of Resolution on Democrat Candidates and the Iraq War
        (Resolution has already passed the board and is presented for vote
by entire club)

IV.   Announcement of Next Potluck event, May 9th in the Blanchard Room.

V.    Announcements.

VI.   Adjournment.



G Richard Yamagata  PhD
CEO/President   VME Inc.   http://www.vme.net/

G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of 
Directors, a member of the board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis,
Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, President 
of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer 
of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications 
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From jac07 at dcn.org  Wed Mar 15 12:40:25 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:40:25 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Howard Dean Of DNC fights v. Repub. Sen.Allard
 calling 'Russ Feingold a traitor'
In-Reply-To: <3s149t$n72rbf@mailer.democrats.org>
Message-ID: <C03DBBB9.9072%jac07@dcn.org>


------ Forwarded Message

To: john chendo <jac07 at dcn.davis.ca.us>
Subject: 'Russ Feingold is a traitor'

 
       
     Dear john,  <http://www.democrats.org/stopattackingruss> That's what
Republicans want you to think. They are so scared of having a legitimate
debate about Iraq or national security that they have only one reaction to
news of their failures or calls for accountability. On Monday, Democratic
Senator Russ Feingold introduced legislation to censure the President for
breaking the law by creating a secret domestic spying program. Agree or
disagree with his proposal, as a Senator -- and as an American -- he has the
right to speak his mind and express his views without Republican Senators
questioning his patriotism. But that's exactly what happened. This week
Republican Senator Wayne Allard of Colorado, in an interview with Fox News
radio, said in response to Feingold's action that he has "time and time
again [sided] with the terrorists". Send a message to Senator Allard: shame
on him for questioning the patriotism of another Senator. Sign this petition
and it will be delivered to Allard:
http://www.democrats.org/stopattackingruss Agree or disagree with Russ
Feingold's censure resolution, it is completely out of bounds to suggest
that anyone demanding accountability is siding with terrorists. It is simply
un-American to question the patriotism and loyalty of a Senator who wants
the Congress to live up to its responsibility. We've heard this cowardly
nonsense from Republican leaders before. They attacked decorated Veteran and
Democratic Rep. Jack Murtha for getting real on Iraq. They attacked
Democratic Leader Harry Reid for shutting down the Senate to demand answers
about manipulated pre-war intelligence. They have ended the careers of
generals who questioned Bush Administration talking points, and they even
attack their own when respectable Republicans speak out on the disaster this
administration has created in Iraq and its failure to close the gaps in our
security here at home. And time and again, the Republican controlled
congress has consistently failed to conduct real oversight of the
Administration, choosing instead to protect the Administration. But polls
show that nearly 70% of Americans reject this president and the Republican
Congress that has failed to hold him accountable. And together we will hold
Republicans accountable at the ballot box this year. That's why the
Democratic Party is putting the infrastructure on the ground now to fight in
all 50 states. People everywhere are saying "enough is enough" -- and we
will be ready to organize and fight everywhere with your help. Please
contribute whatever you can to make it happen:
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From jac07 at dcn.org  Thu Mar 16 19:03:15 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:03:15 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Ted Kennedy's action : endorse Sen. Res.350
 rejecting Bush's authorization of unlimited spying on U.S. Citizens 
In-Reply-To: <ce4a6edf21be4800573b16289c6448d8@localhost.localdomain>
Message-ID: <C03F66F3.910E%jac07@dcn.org>


------ Forwarded Message
From: Senator Ted Kennedy <action at tedkennedy.com>
Reply-To: <action at tedkennedy.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 18:34:40 -0500
To: John Chendo <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: Our Community

 
   
   Dear John, More than 45,000 people have endorsed Senate Resolution 350,
rejecting the Bush Administration's preposterous claim that when Congress
authorized the use of military force against the terrorists in Afghanistan
and Iraq, it implicitly also authorized the president to spy on American
citizens without a court order.  Nothing could be further from the truth.
Our leaders have a responsibility to defend our country and that includes
the responsibility to defend the constitutional rights that make us
Americans, not violate them. On Monday, I was on a conference call with some
of the most active members of the TedKennedy.com community, individuals who
had endorsed the resolution and then reached out to urge others to join us.
It was a special opportunity to talk about the many difficult issues we face
in the Senate, and I look forward to more of these opportunities in the near
future. You can listen to the audio of the call through the website:
www.tedkennedy.com/callaudio
<http://www.tedkennedy.com/page/m/192osytb1ba/cICxMB> The coming months hold
many more opportunities for calls like this, and I hope you'll be part of
those. It's amazing to think back to our first campaign website in 1994 and
track the growth of our online presence.  More that 170,000 people have
joined us since then.  Together, we are a powerful voice and will continue
to oppose the abuse of power by the Bush Administration and the Republican
leadership in Congress.  Let's continue to expand our community, be involved
in  the 2006 elections, and elect a Congress that will restore the people's
confidence in America's leaders. Thank you for all your effective work.
Sincerely, Senator Edward M. Kennedy P.S.: You can spread the word about
Senate Resolution 350 -- or endorse it yourself -- here:
http://www.tedkennedy.com/page/invite/Resolution350TAF
<http://www.tedkennedy.com/page/m/192osytb1ba/9yDntM>
   
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From lyleasmith at yahoo.com  Fri Mar 17 17:23:48 2006
From: lyleasmith at yahoo.com (Lyle Smith)
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:23:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] City Coucil Candidates Forum
Message-ID: <20060318012348.92174.qmail@web30301.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Fellow Democratic Activists:
   
  Please attend the first forum of the year for canidates for the Davis City Council. The Davis Neighborhood Coalition is sponcering the event.
   
  Date: Monday, 20 March
  Time: 7- 9 PM
  Location: Community Chambers at City Hall
                 23 Russell Blvd, Davis
   
  Co-sponcering the event is The Mace Ranch Neighborhodd Association, Teh Oakshade Neighborhood Association, The Old North Davis Neighborhood Association, The Slide Hill Park Neighborhood Associaton, The West Davis Neighbors and The Old EastDavis Neighborhood Association.
   
  For more information, please call Holly Bishop at 753.2773 or Lyle Smith at 759.9921.
   
  See you there!


Keep hope alive!

Lyle Smith
530-759-9921 hm
530-902-3205 cell
		
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From jac07 at dcn.org  Fri Mar 24 22:47:55 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:47:55 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: URGENT: Only One Week Left to STOP the Fire
 Sale of Our National Forests!
In-Reply-To: <20060325062903.358DA2003726@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>
Message-ID: <C04A279B.93C3%jac07@dcn.org>


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From: Activists <activist.thepen at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:47:37 -0800
To: <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: URGENT: Only One Week Left to STOP the Fire Sale of Our National
Forests!


STOP BUSH'S PLAN TO SELL OFF OUR NATIONAL FORESTS

Paul Richards, Democratic candidate for Senate in Montana and courageous
lifelong advocate for the environment, is leading the fight to stop the
reckless decimation of our national forests.  Please read Paul's personal
message to you below, and join him in being a champion for our forest
heritage by submitting this action page.

ACTION PAGE: http://www.richards2006.us/petitions/pnum226.php

After six years of undermining protections for public lands and forests,
President Bush's FY 2007 budget proposes to sell more than a quarter of a
million acres of public lands.  This is another example of the Bush
administration's loyalty to the logging, oil and gas industries.  According
to the New York Times, the Department of Interior's budget documents show
that they plan to allow companies to pump about  billion in oil and natural
gas without paying royalties.

A total of 304,370 acres of national forests across the country would be up
for auction under the President's proposal; including over 12,000 acres in
Montana (my home state), 75,000 acres in California, 25,000 acres in Idaho,
21,000 acres in Colorado and 21,000 acres in Missouri, 17,000 in Wyoming and
15,000 in South Dakota.  Many of the lands up for sale provide important
wildlife habitat, clean drinking water and air, and a natural legacy for
future generations.

ACTION PAGE: http://www.richards2006.us/petitions/pnum226.php

We only have until March 30 to get our comments into the National Forest
Service.  Please join me in telling the Forest Service not to sell off our
public lands to environmentally hostile corporations and condo developers!

Thank you,

Paul Richards

**********

BACKGROUND

The Administration claims that selling forests managed by the U. S. Forest
Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is necessary to generate
million to "offset" payments to rural schools.  The permanent sale of these
forestlands will only temporarily fund the program.  This land sale proposal
comes only a month after Congress, in the face of widespread, bi-partisan
opposition, stripped Representative Pombo's scheme to sell millions of acres
of national forests and parks for private development from the federal
budget bill.

The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination (SRS) Act of 2000
ended the perverse incentive of funding rural schools and county roads from
logging sales on national forests by guaranteeing funding to counties based
on historic levels of logging revenue.  The bill is up for reauthorization
in September 2006.  The Bush Administration wants to sell national forests
to fund the SRS program.  This is an irresponsible move.  Our children's
education should be paid for responsibly with a dependable funding source -
not by recklessly pawning our national forest inheritance.

The President's proposal has generated a fury among lawmakers on both sides
of the aisle, but it's critical that the Forest Service and BLM and Congress
hear FROM every state.

Click here for the complete list of places that have been proposed for this
sale:
http://www.fs.fed.us/land/staff/rural_schools.shtml

Click here to see recent press on the public forests land sale: Recent Press
on Land Sale:
http://www.americanlands.org/news.php?subsubNo=1090602339&article=1142525819

TAKE ACTION

ACTION PAGE: http://www.richards2006.us/petitions/pnum226.php

Please take a moment and let the Forest Service know that you oppose selling
national forestland.  Comments on the proposed land sale must be received by
March 30.  The action page above will automatically send your personal
message by email.   Written comments may be sent to: USDA Forest Service,
SRS Comments, Lands 4S, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop 1124,
Washington, DC, 20250-0003. Send faxed comments to (202) 205-1604.

SAMPLE LETTER TO FOREST SERVICE

USDA Forest Service
SRS Comments, Lands 4S
1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop 1124
Washington, DC, 20250-0003
Dear Forest Service,

I am writing you to oppose any sale of national forests or BLM land to fund
the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination (SRS) Program.
The proposed auction of more than a quarter of a million acres of public
forests around the country would do irreparable harm to our national forest
system.  The lands, which would be lost forever provide important wildlife
habitat, clean drinking water and air, and a natural legacy.  As wealthiest
nation in the world, we can afford to preserve our public lands and pay for
our children's education.

Education and our national forest heritage are investments for future
generations.  It is irresponsible to ask us to choose between these
essential responsibilities of our government.  This one-time sale of
valuable national forests would permanently harm the national forest system
and could only temporarily fund the Secure Rural Schools program; it's not a
solution to the problem of under-funded rural education.  Our children and
rural communities deserve a dependable source of income for education that
does not rely on the reckless pawning of public lands.

When Teddy Roosevelt and other Administrations during the last century
created the 193-million-acre National Forest System, they intended for these
lands to be preserved forever as a public trust and managed for the good of
all Americans.  The proposed auction of hundreds of thousands of acres
without an equal or greater increase in protected acreage is a direct
assault on the idea of a dedicated National Forest system.

Don't ask Americans which national forests you should sell; it's a
disservice for the Forest Service to even consider the idea.  This proposal
is in direct opposition to your agency's mission and reason for existence.
Financial challenges always cause us to reassess our priorities.  Selling
our natural forest heritage to pay for other government programs is
unacceptable.

Sincerely,

Your Name

Address

**********

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From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Tue Mar 28 17:33:34 2006
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:33:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Tomorrow March 29 Social/mixer -- attend and win
	free gifts.
Message-ID: <200603290133.k2T1XATB026851@afes.com>

Greetings Democrats,

Before I go on about the free event tomorrow evening, please note that on
April 7, 8, and 9, the Varsity Theater is showing its first indie film.  The
numbers recorded for this weekend will deterimine if Davis will be high on
the list for first run distribution of these films.  I am told that April 7
is already sold out.  Please try to attend on the 8th or 9th and support
first run independent film viewing in Davis.  You would be supporting the
viewing in Davis of first run documentries (like Michael Moore's first two
films), foreign films, and independent films.

The 2nd Bi-Annual Progressive Business Faire at the Cantina Del Cabo

        The first 100 attendees through the door will receive a heavy duty,
blue canvas tote bag to take home.  You can use this to shop at the Davis
Farmer's Market, over and over again.  There will also be raffles going on
through the evening with gift certificates and items from the Progressive
Business Exchange members.  Items that I am aware of are a number of DVD
movies, two tickets to the Red Cross Heart of the Home Tour ($50 value),
progressive books from the collection of Bob Bockwinkel, and more.  This
event is Free to the General Public!

        The Progressive Business Exchange of Davis is a group of truly Blue
businessmen and organizations with a green agenda for Yolo County.  Come
join us for an evening of fun and gifts!

	You are cordially invited to the second bi-annual Davis Progressive
Business Exchange social/mixer/business fair.  Please join us for food,
light refreshment and entertainment for the whole family with Dilly-Dally
the Clown making custom balloon creations and Anne Evans of KDRT and DCTV
will be interviewing people in the audience and business at their booths for
her radio and TV shows.  

        This is our second bi-annual event.  At our last event, back in
October 2005, there were over 100 people that came to see our businesses and
individuals that set up tables.  Last time, there were 38 businesses that
set-up tables at the event.  We expect to have about 32 tables tomorrow.

	The event is on March 29, 2005 from 5 PM to 7PM at the Cantina Del Cabo.
This is located a half block away from the Davis AmTrack Train Depot and the
address is: Cantina del Cabo, 138 G Street, downtown Davis, CA 95616.  For
those that plan to have a table to display their business, they need to
arrive at 4:30PM.  The cost of a table for non-member of the ProBizExchange
is $20.  

        We have 23 host members of this organization (DBA ProBizExchange)
who would like to see you at this event.  The major sponsors of this event
are:  Tom Lovering, Owner/Manager, Cantina Del Cabo, Terry Ramm, Vice
President,  First Northern Bank of Davis;  G Richard Yamagata, PhD,
CEO/President, VME, Inc. web hosting and design; Mike Jansen, Law Offices of
Michael W Jansen; and Chim Patel of The UPS Store of Davis.

        For further information about the event and tabling information,
call Richard at 848-8634 or e-mail him at yamagata at virtual-markets.net  You
can find our web site at http://probizexchange.org


                                Sincerely,
                                G Richard Yamagata 
                                Secretary-Treasurer
                                Davis Progressive Business Exchange
G Richard Yamagata  PhD
CEO/President   VME Inc.   http://www.vme.net/

G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of 
Directors, a member of the board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis,
Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, President 
of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer 
of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications 
liason of the Independent Order of Oddfellows Chapter 169.

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From jac07 at dcn.org  Wed Mar 29 13:40:21 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:40:21 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: Thousands of Voters Dumped Off California's
 Voting Rolls-Debra Bowen, Dem cand. SoS
In-Reply-To: <20060329203409.15915.7143.qmail@omail1.getactive.com>
Message-ID: <C0503EC5.9534%jac07@dcn.org>


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From: Debra Bowen <info at debrabowen.com>
Reply-To: <notice-reply-iweiwg6295bwnkm at ga3.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 20:34:09 GMT
To: john  chendo <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: Thousands of Voters Dumped Off California's Voting Rolls

  
   <http://www.debrabowen.com>
  
  Dear john , 
 <http://ga3.org/ct/SdMuLhn1yXge/blog>
Discuss the latest news on the Bowen Blog!
<http://ga3.org/ct/SdMuLhn1yXge/blog>

I just learned of an alarming development in our fight for fair and
transparent elections:  The current Secretary of State, Bruce McPherson,
launched a statewide voter registration database system last year that will
disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in California.

More than 14,000 new voter registration and re-registration applications
just from Los Angeles County were recently invalidated under this new
stringent set of regulations -- and other counties are seeing similar
results.

This is a 43% rejection rate!  In fact, virtually all of these applications
would have been accepted before Secretary McPherson rolled out his new
statewide voter registration database. Typically rejection rates are 1-2%.
This is outrageous.

And these applications were rejected for trivial matters -- a name or
driver's license number not perfectly matching what was on file in the
statewide database, for example.  Or even technical system errors that
prevented valid applications from being accepted.

We're talking about thousands of eligible voters, many of whom have been
registered for years, being thrown off the voter rolls.  Unless they correct
these trivial errors with their local registrar, these fellow citizens won't
receive sample ballots in the mail, notifying them of their polling place.
They won't receive absentee ballots.  In other words, it will be much more
difficult for them to get their legitimate vote counted.

If eligible voters are prevented from registering to vote, I view that as a
huge problem for our democracy -- I'm sorry Secretary McPherson doesn't see
it that way.  We are aggressively looking into this serious issue -- and
we'll keep you posted on what we find.

If you have any personal stories to share about this, or if you just want to
add to the discussion, please join the conversation on the Bowen Blog!
<http://ga3.org/ct/SdMuLhn1yXge/blog>

Our fight against the certification of Diebold electronic voting machines
also continues. Last Tuesday, Voter Action filed suit in San Francisco
Superior Court on behalf of voters in 18 counties, protesting Secretary of
State Bruce McPherson's decision to certify Diebold electronic voting
machines for use in the June primary elections.

I applaud Voter Action's decision to file this important lawsuit.  Now
Secretary McPherson's judgment is in the spotlight, and he'll have to
explain why he believes he has the power to ignore the law when it comes to
certifying voting equipment in California.

In the meantime, I'm continuing my series of public hearings in the Senate
on our entire elections process, including the testing and certification of
voting machines.

But regardless of how these hearings and lawsuits turn out, the bottom line
is this:  we deserve better from our Secretary of State.  What we've seen
here over the past months is an absolute failure of leadership.

After all, we've known about the "Help America Vote Act" and the June 6th
primary elections for a long time.  But the Secretary of State simply failed
to look ahead and plan adequately.  Now he's in a bind, so he's cutting
corners and making bad decisions that hurt the integrity of our elections
system.

We need a Secretary of State who can lead.  So we're going to continue to
work as hard as we can to make our elections as safe and transparent as
possible over the coming months.

I hope I can count on your support and your vote to bring change and real
leadership to the Secretary of State's office.  That's the best way we'll be
able to fix the mistakes, misjudgments, and mismanagement that we've seen
from Secretary McPherson.

Please keep tabs on all of the latest developments by checking in frequently
and joining the discussion on the Bowen Blog.
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Thanks for your continued help and support!

Sincerely,



Debra Bowen
California State Senator

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From jac07 at dcn.org  Fri Mar 31 11:02:13 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:02:13 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: DSCC on the U.S. Senate races--Penn, Ohio,
 Missouri, Montana, Ohio
In-Reply-To: <10466104.1748232452@democracy.192.168.10.97.null>
Message-ID: <C052BCB5.95F5%jac07@dcn.org>


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From: "J.B. Poersch, DSCC" <info at dscc.org>
Reply-To: <info at dscc.org>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:54:13 -0500 (EST)
To: <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: What We're Up Against

    
 <http://www.democratsenators.org/dia/track.jsp?key=10466104&url_num=1&url=h
ttp://www.dscc.org/>

Dear John , 
<http://www.democratsenators.org/dia/track.jsp?key=10466104&url_num=2&url=ht
tps://secure.democratsenators.org/dia/organizations/dscc/shop/20060321_wyden
_ACT.jsp> 
 <http://www.democratsenators.org/dia/track.jsp?key=10466104&url_num=3&url=h
ttps://secure.democratsenators.org/dia/organizations/dscc/shop/20060331_poer
sch_HD.jsp> Let me tell you what we're up against.

Republican Senate incumbents have a combined fundraising advantage of nearly
3-to-1 in the most important states.  They're already using those extra
resources to mount advertising blitzes that threaten to cripple our
candidates and set the tone for the entire election.

If we're going to elect a Democratic Senate, we cannot let this stand.  The
latest polling updates show that our Democratic Senate candidates can win,
but they will not be able to withstand the massive Republican smear machine
without your help. 

The DSCC faces a crucial $750,000 fundraising deadline at midnight tonight.
We are so close right now, but only the support of committed Democrats like
you can put us over the top. Please make a contribution by midnight tonight.

Click here to make a secure online contribution of $250, $500, or more.
Your contribution could put us over the top in our campaign to raise
$750,000 by midnight tonight.
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tps://secure.democratsenators.org/dia/organizations/dscc/shop/20060331_poers
ch_HD.jsp> 

The bottom line is that the latest public polls show we can win.  Incumbent
Republican Senator Rick Santorum trails Democrat Bob Casey by 14% in
Pennsylvania.  The margin is tighter in Missouri, but a number of polls have
consistently shown Democrat Claire McCaskill leading Republican incumbent
Jim Talent.  Our Democratic challengers are also ahead in Montana and Ohio.

It's in these states where the Republicans have such a huge fundraising
advantage.  Santorum and Talent both have $4 million more than their
Democratic challengers.  Republicans Conrad Burns in Montana and Mike DeWine
in Ohio both have $2 million in extra campaign money to spend.

You and I both know that the Republicans will use their special interest
wealth to saturate the airwaves in these key states.  Their TV ads will
allow them to distort the truth and to frame the debate. In Ohio, DeWine
recently made a large ad buy so he can deliver his message directly to the
voters.

It's the DSCC's job to level the playing field. Only the DSCC is watching
every race every day to make sure our Democratic Senate candidates have the
resources they need to fight back. Unlike our opponents, the DSCC cannot and
will not simply depend on special interests to counter the Republican
fundraising advantage.

Ultimately, the bulk of our campaign budget comes directly from committed
Democrats like you.  That's why your support for our $750,000 fundraising
goal is so important.  Please make a contribution right now and help put us
over the top. 

Click here to make a secure online contribution of $250, $500, or more.
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We can win in November.  We can elect a Democratic Senate and put a stop to
George Bush's extreme right-wing agenda.  But it won't be easy.

The Republicans will use their fundraising advantages to distort the truth
and to frame the debate. However, with your dedicated support, the DSCC will
be there every step of the way to make sure our candidates can compete on a
level playing field.

It won't be easy, but I know we can do it.

Sincerely, 
J.B. Poersch
Executive DirectorP.S.  I know you have friends and family ready to elect a
Democratic Senate in November.  Please forward this message and ask them to
join you in contributing to the DSCC's campaign by midnight tonight.


When you make a contribution today, the DSCC will put your money to work
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From jac07 at dcn.org  Fri Mar 31 11:05:14 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:05:14 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Impeachment Progress! C-SPAN & Washington Post
In-Reply-To: <101583139.-489497846@org.o2.null>
Message-ID: <C052BD6A.95F6%jac07@dcn.org>


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From: "Bill Goodman, the Center for Constitutional Rights"
<ccr at democracyinaction.org>
Reply-To: <ccr at democracyinaction.org>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:44:24 -0500 (EST)
To: <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: Good News on Impeachment Progress! C-SPAN & Washington Post

 <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=101583139&url_num=1&url
=http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/home.asp>
       
  Dear Friend,

I have great news.  Thanks to your help, we are making progress on holding
President Bush accountable and advancing an impeachment inquiry.

The Washington Post just ran a front-page story about impeaching President
Bush, quoting two attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Click here to read this important story.
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=101583139&url_num=2&url=
http://www.ccr-ny.org/v2/newsroom/headlines/headline.asp?ObjID=t7zEPRceKj&am
p;Content=750>  

That?s not all.  This Sunday, C-SPAN 2 is broadcasting a panel discussion on
the CCR impeachment book that we recently convened. You can see me and
several other CCR attorneys outlining the case for impeachment this Sunday,
April 2 at 4pm (Eastern Time) on the BookTV segment of CSPAN 2.

Please consider taking a moment to spread the word about this important
movement to hold the President accountable and protect our democracy.
Forward this email so others can see the Washington Post story and consider
watching our event on Sunday at 4pm.

Of course, today the Senate Judiciary Committee is also considering a
resolution to censure President Bush for illegal domestic spying. This is a
start, but a censure resolution will not: Remove a single wiretap from
Americans' phones; end the Iraq War; halt U.S. government torture or stop
the President?s other violations of the constitutional principle of the
separation of powers.  Impeachment will ensure thorough investigation, real
accountability and the restoration of our Constitution.  Please take a
moment now to forward this email to spread the word. You can also
click here to make sure your representative supports the resolution to
investigate impeachment.
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=http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/hq/www.ccr-ny.org/impeachment> Thank
you for taking the time to act today
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ign_KEY=2702>   , and I hope you will watch our impeachment event this
Sunday at 4pm (EST) on C-SPAN 2.

Sincerely,

William Goodman
Legal Director, Center for Constitutional Rights


P.S. Please spread the word and forward this article to friends:

Near Paul Revere Country, Anti-Bush Cries Get Louder
Washington Post  
HOLYOKE, Mass. -- To drive through the mill towns and curling country roads
here is to journey into New England's impeachment belt. Three of this
state's 10 House members have called for the investigation and possible
impeachment of President Bush.
Thirty miles north, residents in four Vermont villages voted earlier this
month at annual town meetings to buy more rock salt, approve school budgets,
and impeach the president for lying about Iraq having weapons of mass
destruction and for sanctioning torture.
Window cleaner Ira Clemons put down his squeegee in the lobby of a city mall
and stroked his goatee as he considered the question: Would you support your
congressman's call to impeach Bush? His smile grew until it looked like a
three-quarters moon.
"Why not? The man's been lying from Jump Street on the war in Iraq," Clemons
said. "Bush says there were weapons of mass destruction, but there wasn't.
Says we had enough soldiers, but we didn't. Says it's not a civil war -- but
it is." He added: "I was really upset about 9/11 -- so don't lie to me."
It would be a considerable overstatement to say the fledgling impeachment
movement threatens to topple a presidency -- there are just 33 House
co-sponsors of a motion by Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) to investigate
and perhaps impeach Bush, and a large majority of elected Democrats think it
is a bad idea. But talk bubbles up in many corners of the nation, and on the
Internet, where several Web sites have led the charge, giving liberals an
outlet for anger that has been years in the making.
"The value of a powerful idea, like impeachment of the president for
criminal acts, is that it has a long shelf life and opens a debate," said
Bill Goodman of the Center for Constitutional Rights, which represents
Guantanamo Bay detainees...
For the entire article, please click here.
<http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=101583139&url_num=6&url=
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/24/AR2006032402
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From jac07 at dcn.org  Fri Mar 31 11:08:52 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:08:52 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Howard Dean, DNC: Asking for your time,
	not your dollars
In-Reply-To: <4tln74$nm3f4v@mailer.democrats.org>
Message-ID: <C052BE44.95F7%jac07@dcn.org>


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From: Howard Dean <democraticparty at democrats.org>
Reply-To: <dnc-0039u02jQc at mailer.democrats.org>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:30:28 -0500
To: john chendo <jac07 at dcn.davis.ca.us>
Subject: Asking for your time, not your dollars

 
       
     Dear john,  
  <http://www.democrats.org/50statecanvass>
  <http://www.democrats.org/50statecanvass/find>
  <http://www.democrats.org/50statecanvass/create>
  <http://www.democrats.org/50statecanvass>

Are you ready to make history?

Thanks to the overwhelming support from thousands of Democrats, who donated
to get the literature for the canvass printed and shipped, we're on schedule
and gearing up for the unprecedented Neighbor-to-Neighbor Organizing Day on
April 29th.

On that Saturday, thousands of volunteers will recruit hundreds of thousands
more Americans committed to changing the status quo this year during
door-knocking events in communities across America.

Democrats have a clear vision for America, and we're going to get the word
out by making personal contact with our neighbors. And along the way we will
build new relationships among volunteers on the ground, a network that will
have an impact beyond a single day.

Whether you've never volunteered or you're a seasoned door-knocking veteran,
it is crucial that you take part in this historic organizing push.

Please RSVP for an event near you:

http://www.democrats.org/50statecanvass/find

In many states, Democratic Party staff on the ground have already put
together staging areas for massive voter contact events on the 29th. Thanks
to donations from people like you, hundreds of thousands of pieces of
literature are being printed and shipping in bulk to those locations right
now.

If there isn't an event near you, don't worry. Some state parties will have
canvassing events on alternate dates, or have other important events planned
for that weekend.

You can still plan your own canvass in your community. Our online tool makes
the planning process easy, and if you create your event before April 10th,
we will get doorhangers to you in time for your canvass on the 29th.

You can create your own event here:

http://www.democrats.org/50statecanvass/create

Whether you're attending an event or hosting your own, we have also put
together materials on the web to help you make your canvass as effective as
possible.

The online package includes tips on canvassing, a suggested script for when
you get to the door, and the doorhanger itself in various formats for you to
print extras on your own.

Here is the online resource center:

http://www.democrats.org/50statecanvass

Two-thirds of Americans reject this president and the Republican leadership
-- and they are waiting to hear from us.

We are all members of one American community and it's up to us to make sure
that our country has a government as good as its people.

Democrats have a big task in November. We will only win if every one of us
takes responsibility for the outcome of the election now -- while there is
still time to build our operation.

Thank you for being a part of this extraordinary grassroots push.

Governor Howard Dean, M.D.

 
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