Progressive Democrats Sonoma County

You’re invited to an April 26th benefit for Truthout.org and Marin Peace & Justice Coalition.

Monday, April 26, 2010
7:00pm – 9:30pm
San Rafael Community Center
618 B Street
San Rafael, CA

George Lakoff, Cynthia Boaz, Rose Aguilar and Norman Solomon will be participating in a public discussion about the challenges facing progressives and the strategies which can help progressives organize for democracy.

SPREAD THE WORD ...
by George Lakoff

Dear Friends,

The California budget crisis is a democracy crisis.

The 2/3 vote rules have destroyed democracy. A small minority of extreme conservatives – 37 percent – has been controlling the state legislature
by saying no to all proposals until it gets what it wants. They want to destroy the ability of the state to serve public needs. They like the budget cuts. They don’t care about the pain they have caused.

We – the majority of voters – can change all that. We can pass the California Democracy Act, an initiative on the November 2010 ballot. It is one sentence long – only 14 words. It is simple democracy.

Dear Progressive Democrats Sonoma County,

Why We Can!

The California Democracy Act is the start of a movement in California to democratize the state, beginning with the state legislature. Most voters are not aware that the state’s problems stem from the fact that the majority of legislators, who are quite responsible, are controlled by a small minority, a situation that runs shockingly counter to the most fundamental of American values.

This is the only campaign that can change that situation. We intend, as well, to raise the issue of what government is about, not only in California, but in America – that it is the way that citizens protect and empower the entire citizenry.

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We’re organizing in Sonoma County to help pass a ballot initiative to change the two-thirds requirement for budget and revenue to a simple majority. This initiative is also known as the Lakoff initiative. The initiative will free the logjam that has been preventing progressives and others in the California legislature from solving our health, education, welfare, environmental, recreational and many other problems.