Democratic Party Bylaw Overseeing
Importance:
The bylaws are a way for the Democratic Party members to assure that their leaders are following certain rules. Such rules affect how we Democrats attract voters in at least the following ways:
1) Unions:
Democrats have long been the party of the unions, and how the Democratic Party works with its members should be an example of how companies work with their employees. In both the party and the union a balance is needed. For the union the balance makes for capitalism, which is theoretically fair and not needing expensive government intervention.
2) Groups Ignored:
An alarm arose during the last presidential election when meetup.com allowed many Democratic voters to create their own Democratic groups based on their own reasons. What it showed was that the Democratic party was not in tune with its members. In Cobb County Georgia, one group even created their own IRS 527 corporation to raise money for the Democratic candidates that they wanted.
3) Cobb County Georgia Groups Ignored:
In February and March of 2006, I tried to get a bylaw change to assure some services was returned back to the area where the money came from. I received good support from the rank-and-file but the leadership refused to entertain such an idea. This is another example of how the leadership is not in touch with its membership.
4) JJ Dinner Religious Take-Over:
The take-over by the Religious right was disgustingly evident during Georgia 2006 JJ dinner when we the attendees were forced into two Jesus prayers, where the last prayer was where we were ostracized into holding hands.
5) Public School and Religious Take-over:
In reflection of the 2006 JJ dinner, the democrats are sending a message that it is alright for our public schools to ostracize our children with Jesus brainwashing. It is bad enough to teach our children that our country is 'under God' for which it is neither above or below and for which President Bush uses as his motto to financially destroy the U.S.
Leadership Take-over and Privacy:
Now back to the party bylaws. Party leaders have a right to their privacy, but the rank-and-file members need to know that special interests are not taking over the party. It is common practice for special interests to control the top.
Conflict of Interest:
Because there is a potential conflict of interest between the party leaders and the rank-and-file, the rank-and-file needs to be represented by those that are not party leaders, meaning member volunteers.
Bylaws Support Overseeing:
The bylaws need to support volunteers that oversee the bylaw changes.
Thanks for Listening,
BillBoltonGovernor.org
