From jac07 at dcn.org  Sun Apr  5 12:12:49 2009
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:12:49 -0700
Subject: [Davis Democrats] action-opportunity: DemSenCampaignCommittee:
	petition for Franken
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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 23:11:53 -0400 (EDT)
To: <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: Franken and Coleman

     
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 April 2009    


 
 Norm Coleman and the Republican leadership in Washington are holding
President Obama's change agenda hostage.
   
  
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They know that when Al Franken gets seated, Democrats will be closer than
ever to the filibuster-proof 60-seat majority.? That's why Coleman has
pledged court appeal after court appeal, even though his own lawyers think
he's bound to lose.
 
 Enough is enough.? Earlier this week, the DSCC asked our grassroots to tell
Coleman, in one unified voice, that the process has worked and that it's
time to give up his court challenges.
 
 The response has been overwhelming.? Tens of thousands of grassroots
Democrats want Al Franken in the Senate so he can help President Obama turn
this country around.
 
 Norm Coleman hasn't heard from you yet.? If you want President Obama's
vision for change to move forward, we need you to get involved.
 
 It's time for Norm Coleman to give up the endless court appeals.? Click
here to tell him to concede the race so Minnesota has full representation in
Congress. 
<http://www.democratsenators.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=i6483ZmHSoL9CZLvQzANLbA
qDsDyRoAa> 
 
 Remember, Minnesota already did a hand recount of every single ballot and
Al Franken got the most votes.
 
 Now after Norm Coleman had his day in court - as was his right - every
observer thinks he has almost no chance at victory when the three-judge
panel counts the final votes next week. ?
 
 Yet amazingly, Coleman has already pledged to appeal the case to the
Minnesota Supreme Court and, if necessary, the federal courts.? It could
take years to hear those challenges, and Republicans think it's OK to deny
Minnesotans their fair representation the entire time.
 
 At some point, they have to give it up.? Please take action immediately to
tell Norm to step aside.
 
 Click here to tell Norm Coleman it's time to concede.? President Obama
needs Al Franken in the Senate.
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 The response from our grassroots has already been huge.? Thank you in
advance for joining our ranks.
 
 Sincerely,
 


 J.B. Poersch
   
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From jac07 at dcn.org  Wed Apr 15 01:47:14 2009
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:47:14 -0700
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Voluntary action opportunity: U.S. Senator Al
	Franken
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:28:48 -0400 (EDT)
To: <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: It's over Norm

     
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<http://www.democratsenators.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RZK%2FG%2BZCMEBiu%2Bi1g
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It's over for Norm Coleman.? The Minnesota courts have spoken.
 
 Since Election Day, 5,000,000 Minnesotans have been denied full
representation in Congress.? 56,000 have joined the unemployed.? 9,000
families have lost their homes. ?
 
 But Norm still can't admit defeat.
 
 Minnesota had an election - and he lost.? There was a recount - and he
lost.? Coleman had his day in court - and Al Franken actually gained votes.
?
 
 How many times does he need to hear it?? Al Franken is going to be the next
senator from Minnesota.
 
 When 100,000 voices tell Norm it's time to quit, maybe then he'll listen.?
We already have 70,000 petition signers, and I am confident we can meet our
goal-we only need 30,000 more.
 
 I know you haven't signed yet, so I'm asking you personally for your help.
 
 Click here to tell Norm Coleman it's over. Help us get to 100,000!
<http://www.democratsenators.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ZzHuRLc2%2Fp644%2Fwr%2F
k0OCECcl9A7DaBz> 
 
 Virtually everyone admits Coleman has no chance.? Just this morning, former
Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough declared on his MSNBC show, "It's
over, Norm, okay.? It is over." ?
 
 A former Republican Governor and a former Republican Senator from Minnesota
have acknowledged that Coleman's only goal is to deny Democrats their 59th
seat in the U.S. Senate.
 
 National Republican leaders know that denying Al Franken helps deny
President Obama his change agenda.? They're willing to deprive millions of
Minnesota voters of their fair representation in Washington for partisan
gain.
 
 Enough is enough!? We are fed up with the endless appeals and it's time for
Coleman to concede with whatever dignity he has left.
 
 With your help, we'll force Norm Coleman to recognize that it's truly,
finally, and completely over.
 
 Click here to stand with 100,000 other voices in telling Norm Coleman that
it's over. 
<http://www.democratsenators.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=lXYb%2FBkPmWBmaC4u7JZ5t
kCcl9A7DaBz>  
 
 Sincerely,
 


 J.B. Poersch
 Executive Director
 

   
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From jac07 at dcn.org  Thu Apr 30 07:15:04 2009
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:15:04 -0700
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Voluntary action op: May 5, Tuesday  10am ,
 Supervisors, 625 Court Street,
 Woodland-CINQUO DE MAYO-HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENTS plan to be cut
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Before recycling yesterday?s Davis Enterprise newspaper, the former Public
Health Officer of Yolo County, Herbert Bauer,MD, and I agreed it would be
essential for you to read the headline story on page A-1 continued on page
A-7, of Wednesday?s edition, April 29.

?Yolo May Cut Care?County Has Been Lopping Costs? refers to a public hearing
scheduled to hear comments from you about the plan to severely cut
healthcare for all indigent poor in Yolo County (acronym is  the YCHIP
program) and to eliminate  healthcare for  undocumented residents.  The
local hospitals as well as community clinics will be affected because they
receive some county reimbursement for providing health care to those who are
not able to pay. 

Sacramento County Board of Supervisors was the first county in the state of
California to do this, by a split vote in March,2009, this year.  The
short-sightedness of this approach of Sacramento County government has been
unfolding in the reporting and editorials  of the Sacramento Bee since then.
This precedent departs from good , proven  policy and should not be
followed. As JFK said, ?If a democratic government cannot help the many who
are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.?


Subject: Yolo County Health Care

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors will hold a special hearing, known as a
Beilensen Hearing, this Tuesday MAY 5, 10:00 AM in the Supervisors' Chambers
at 625 Court Street, Woodland.  For an estimated annual savings of $1.5
million, the Board will be voting to reduce  public health services provided
by the County to  people who have no medical insurance at all, even
Medi-cal. This is the safety net. The Yolo County Board of Supervisors will
also be voting on whether to eliminate all  medical services for people who
do not have proof of documentation.

These are difficult times for everyone and especially cities and counties.
Most of the services counties provide are mandated by law;  and some of
those services are paid for exclusively by the county while others often
come with some level of matching funds.

The County is the provider of last resort for people who have no doctor to
go to. If disease, physical and mental,  and injury go  left untreated, the
sick will wind up at  an emergency room or  incarcerated, where their
medical needs must be treated,  at a much higher cost. For instance,  swine
flu. Or diabetes. Or the untreated mentally ill person who has few
supportive friends.
 
It's difficult to sit back and see the safety net program cut so severely.
For that reason, it's important to take the opportunity to speak out about
the cuts. Perhaps there are suggestions that can be made about short or long
terms solutions to Yolo County's budget dilemma, without cutting  its
responsibility to provide for the public health.   The fiscal long-term
consequences are counter-productive, because earlier  treatment with
prescription drugs can prevent more expensive medical, safety, and social
disruptions later. The current plan has been cost-effective: treating many
people at relatively low cost. The moral lessons are short-sighted: it is
not an answer to simply let the sick get sicker , hopefully out of our
sight. Public health and safety go together. The medical facts are clear:
some diseases will be communicable to the general population through
numerous vectors regardless of documentation. As JFK (the son of the SEC
chairman under FDR) said ?If a democratic government cannot help the many
who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.?

The Biblical teaching is clear : Treat the stranger and the sojourner as you
would want to be treated, for you were once strangers and sojourners also.

The 5 County Supervisors:
Mike McGowan District 1                 mike.mcgowan at yolocounty.org
<mailto:mike.mcgowan at yolocounty.org> or by phone (916) 375-6440
Helen Thomson, District 2                 helen.thomson at yolocounty.org
<mailto:helen.thomson at yolocounty.org> or by phone at (530) 757-5557
Max Rexroad, District 3                    matt at rexroad.com
<mailto:matt at rexroad.com> or by phone at (530) 666-8621
Jim Provenza, District 4                     jim.provenza at yolocounty.org
<mailto:jim.provenza at yolocounty.org> or by phone at (530) 666-8623
Duane Chamberlain, District 5           duane.chamberlain at yolocounty.org
<mailto:duane.chamberlain at yolocounty.org> or by phone at (530) 666-8627
 
Yolo County Health Officer               Joseph P. Iser, MD, DrPH, MSc (530)
666-8645

 
Our 5 County Supervisors are the only ones who have the vote on  this plan.
The hearing on this plan is    May 5,Tuesday, 10am, in the County
Administration Building,  625 Court Street, Woodland, across from the Main
Post office.  






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