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PDA North Carolina in Action

By Susan Oehler, PDA North Carolina Activist
February 7, 2006

Asheville, NC, February 7, 2006--Here in North Carolina, we had an exciting and productive state Democratic Party executive meeting on January 28. We started the day with a meeting of the Progressive Caucus, which included presentations and introductions of the people associated with the caucus. I talked a bit about PDA and what we have been up to, and handed out 150 copies of our latest flier on what PDA has accomplished in the past year.

The Progressive Caucus and the North Carolina Progressive Democratic PAC had come up with seven resolutions that they wished to present to the assembly. That meant, first of all, that we had to get the majority to agree to suspend the rules so we could present the resolutions and then vote on them. Every progressive left that early morning meeting with a handout with these seven resolutions on them, and about 70 of us went to the floor of the state executive meeting and started handing them out and asking people to vote to suspend the rules so we could present them.

Well, the assembly did vote to suspend the rules. Then we voted on all seven resolutions, and they ALL PASSED. We are asking our state legislators to consider all the resolutions in the upcoming short session.

Here they are:

1. Resolution in support of strong state ethics legislation
2. Resolution in favor of a living minimum wage
3. Resolution in support of the "same-day voter registration" in NC
4. Resolution in favor of state funding the state energy office (oil companies are trying to disband this office)
5. Resolution to support clean cars legislation
6. Resolution in support of increased funding for the NC Housing Trust Fund
7. Resolution reaffirming the NC Democratic Party's support for a death penalty moratorium

Even better, in my opinion, is the resolution the came from the floor of this meeting, which was only possible due to the suspension of the rules. Someone proposed that we ask our elected Democratic Representatives to Congress to sign on to legislation to impeach Bush, Cheney and Gonzales. AND IT PASSED.

We have come such a long way in one year. Today, I handed out fliers on the Progressive Democrats of America, and everyone was happy to take them. Today, I handed out over 200 stickers from the Progressive Democrats that say "Out of Iraq" and nearly everyone was happy to wear them. This was a group of people who a year ago thought we should stay and "finish the job" in Iraq. This is a group of people who now have a much better understanding of what Bush and Cheney and their group are doing to our country.