Maine Democratic Caucus 2012

02/23/2012

February 26 – Maine Democratic Caucus 

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Maine Democratic Party
Website: http://www.mainedems.org/
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/mainedems
Twitter: http://twitter.com/mainedems

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VOTE SMART & VOTE DEMOCRAT 2012

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

02/21/2012

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Official Groundbreaking Ceremony

Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Pre-ceremony music: 9:00 AM EST
Ceremony: 10:00 AM EST

Location: The construction site of the NMAAHC, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue N.W. (on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the National Museum of American History)

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Speakers:

President Barack Obama, Wayne Clough, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution Lonnie G. Bunch III, director, NMAAHC France Córdova, chair, Smithsonian Board of Regents Laura Bush, member, NMAAHC, Advisory Council Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) Phylicia Rashad, emcee Musical performances by Denyce Graves, Thomas Hampson, jazz pianist Jason Moran, Stanley Thurston and The Heritage Signature Chorale, Howard University Jazz ensemble-Afro Blue, The Madrigal Singers of St. Albans and the National Cathedral Schools, and the U.S. Navy Band

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture will be the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, art, history and culture. The National Museum of African American History and Culture will be a place where all Americans can learn about the richness and diversity of the African American experience, what it means to their lives and how it helped us shape this nation. A place that transcends the boundaries of race and culture that divide us, and becomes a lens into a story that unites us all. Scheduled to open in 2015, the museum will be the first green building on the National Mall.

Ground breaking ceremony  live stream: http://www.nmaahc.si.edu/

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Young Americans For Obama

02/18/2012
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Young Americans are at the foundation of this campaign. In 2008, young people came together to organize and lead a movement for change that helped Barack Obama win a historic election. Now, three years later, even more is at stake. We need to grow faster and fight harder to protect the progress we’ve made and continue to work for more. Young activists will lead the grassroots effort across the country to build this campaign for 2012 from the ground up.

With our help, President Obama has successfully repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to allow gay men and women to serve openly in the military. We instituted health care reform with the Affordable Care Act, which allows young people to stay on their parents’ health insurance until they’re 26. The President has set forth clear plans to extend employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged young people through summer job and training programs, invest billions in public schools and community colleges, cut taxes for youth-owned small businesses, and strengthen our economy.

But our work isn’t over—we need to come together to defend the progress we’ve made and fight for more. The 2012 election will depend on us, as a generation of young leaders, to get the word out about the kind of politics we want to see. We’re the ones we’ve been waiting for, and we’re greater together.

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The Greater Together Student Summit Tour

The Greater Together Student Summit Tour will run February 2012 to March 2012. The tour will bring together senior campaign officials, community leaders, student representatives and celebrities to discuss key policy issues impacting young Americans. This tour is a chance for students like you to weigh in on the issues that matter to you, and find out how you can start organizing on your campus to ensure a victory in November 2012.

  • Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH - February 28, 2012
  • University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - February 29, 2012
  • University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI - March 8, 2012
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - March 8, 2012
  • University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO - March 21, 2012
  • University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA - March 28, 2012
  • Miami Dade College, Miami, FL – Coming Soon
For more information on The Greater Together Student Summit Tour: http://www.barackobama.com/young-americans/student-summit
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Washington State Legalizes Gay Marriage

02/12/2012

Washtington State Governor Christine Gregoire to sign newly passed legislation into law to legalize gay marriage in Washington state

11:30 AM PST, 2:30 AM EST Statehouse signing ceremony – Olympia, Washington

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Washington State will be the seventh U.S. state with a law on the books to recognize same-sex marriage, the others being New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, and New Hampshire; other entities that also recognize same-sex marriage are The District of Columbia, The Coquille Indian Tribe, and The Suquamish tribe.

Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States

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U.S. Civil Unions

Jurisdictions in the U.S. that offer civil unions or domestic partnerships granting nearly all of the state-recognized rights of marriage to same-sex couples include:

Domestic partnership in California (2000 – expanded over time)
Civil union in New Jersey (2007)
Domestic partnership in Oregon (2008)
Domestic partnership in the District of Columbia (1992 law implemented, 2002 became effective – expanded over time)
Domestic partnership in Washington (2007 – expanded over time)
Domestic partnership in Nevada (2009)
Civil union in Illinois (2011)
Civil union in Rhode Island (2011)
Civil union in Hawaii (2012)
Civil union in Delaware (2012)

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_union#United_States

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One day all adults will be able to marry the one that they love

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Nevada Democratic Party

02/02/2012

More than 12k Nevada Volunteers say ‘I’m in for President Obama’ during 2012 Democratic Caucus

Las Vegas, NV – With 90% of precincts reporting, more than 12,000 volunteers said “I’m in” for President Obama at today’s Nevada Democratic Caucuses.  Volunteers across Nevada gathered at 118 caucus locations and 1,553 precincts to organize and discuss President Obama’s vision for a job-creating economy that’s built to last – one where hard work pays, responsibility is rewarded, and everyone does their fair share and plays by the same rules.
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An important opportunity to engage supporters, the more than 12,000 who came out for this non-competitive contest will make up the core of the volunteer organization working to re-elect President Obama and elect Democrats up and down the ticket in Nevada.
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However, while today was an important step in organizing volunteers to win in November, it was hardly the beginning.  Since the launch of President Obama’s re-election campaign in April, Nevada staff and volunteers have held over 1,500 trainings, planning sessions, house parties and phone banks. Additionally, they’ve made over 522,000 calls to supporters, held over 4,000 one-on-one meeting and opened three offices in Las Vegas, Reno and Henderson.
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98.3% of delegates were awarded to President Obama to attend the April 14th Nevada Democratic County Convention and June 9-10 State Convention.  They will elect the delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina in September.
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“I am excited that over 12,000 enthusiastic volunteers said ‘I’m in’ for President Obama today,” said Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Roberta Lange.  “Nevada Democrats are energized and ready to get to work to re-elect President Obama to create jobs and restore economic security for Nevada’s middle class.  Nevadans will have a clear choice between President Obama’s commitment to creating jobs and helping struggling homeowners stay in their homes, and a Republican like Mitt Romney who built his career laying off American workers while shipping their jobs overseas, and who told Nevadans facing foreclosure they are on their own.”
Source: http://nvdems.com/press/entry/more-than-12000-nevada-volunteers-say-im-in-for-president-obama-during-2012

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Nevada Democratic Party

Website: http://nvdems.com/
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nevada-State-Democratic-Party/100994503327232
Tweet: http://twitter.com/nvdems

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WH Google+ Hangouts & Oregon Special Election

01/29/2012

January 30
5:30 PM EST

Your Interview with the President
President Obama will join a special Google+ Hangout from the West Wing, moderated by Steve Grove, to answer the YouTube community’s questions about the 2012 State of the Union address.

To participate, visit http://www.youtube.com/whitehouse and submit your question. YouTube videos you submit will drive the interview and will be used to select a few lucky people to join a live Google+ Hangout with the President.

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Oregon 1st Congressional District Special Election

January 31, 2012

A special election in Oregon’s 1st congressional district for a replacement for David Wu

UPDATE:
Democrat Suzanne Bonamici wins Tuesday Oregon 1st Congressional District http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/01/suzanne_bonamici_wins_special.html

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2012 US Elections Calendar

01/08/2012

January 2012

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June 2012

September 2012

October 2012

November 2012

Source: http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/events.phtml?s=c
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VOTE SMART & VOTE DEMOCRAT 2012

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Record Judicial Diversity, Record Judicial Delays

01/05/2012

Creating a judicial pool for the 21st Century, one with intellect, fair-mindedness and integrity that resembles the nation that it serves, is a top priority for President Obama and his administration. In fact, the President’s nominations for federal judges embody an unprecedented commitment to expanding the racial, gender and experiential diversity of the men and women who enforce our laws and deliver justice.

Hon. Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice
confirmation date: 8/6/2009

Hon. Elena Kagan, Associate Justice
confirmation date: 8/7/2010

Unfortunately, the delays these nominees are encountering on Capitol Hill are equally unprecedented: earlier this month, the Senate left for its August recess without considering 20 eminently qualified candidates, 16 of whom had passed through the bipartisan Senate Judiciary Committee completely unopposed, a development the Washington Post called “not only frustrating but also destructive” in an editorial published yesterday.

The victims of these delays, of course, are the American citizens who are being denied the fair and timely judicial proceedings they deserve because of the chronic shortage of federal judges on the bench.  Stephen Zack, president of the American Bar Association, told Senate leaders in a recent letter that the abundance of vacant federal judgeships “create strains that will inevitably reduce the quality of our justice system and erode public confidence in the ability of the courts to vindicate constitutional rights or render fair and timely decisions.”

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Protecting The Vote

12/01/2011

Protecting the Vote

12/1/11 Will Crossley, DNC Counsel and Director of Voter Protection – dnc.org

In Texas, you can vote with a gun license but not with a student ID.

It’s not just students who are finding themselves at risk of being disenfranchised as we approach the 2012 elections. In the past year, the GOP has launched a nationwide, politically motivated effort to restrict our most fundamental civil right: casting a ballot. Today, the DNC Voting Rights Institute is releasing a report on this unprecedented assault on voting—and what Democrats are doing to protect the vote for all Americans.

Our report, A Reversal in Progress: Restricting Voting Rights for Electoral Gain, finds that, across the board, these new Republican-passed laws make it harder to vote, particularly for voters who supported President Obama and Democratic candidates in 2008. By restricting different stages of the voting process, each of these measures is designed to shave off eligible voters from the 2012 electorate—purely to benefit Republican candidates.

The report highlights how Democrats across the country—from the grassroots level to Congress—are taking a stand to protect the right to vote, shifting momentum back toward an electoral system that is open, accessible, and fair for all eligible Americans.

From Democratic activists gathering signatures to overturn repeals of Election Day Registration, to Democratic governors vetoing photo ID laws, to lawyers volunteering at the polls, Democrats at all levels are continuing the important work of protecting the vote, from now through Election Day 2012.

Visit the new DNC website to read the full report and learn how you can get involved in Democrats’ voter protection work. The first step in fighting back? Get the word out by sharing the site with your friends and family.

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GOP War on Voting

11/05/2011

The GOP’s new voting laws: Disenfranchising 5 million Americans?

Oct 4, 2011 By The Week’s Editorial Staff – The Week

A liberal think tank warns that a Republican anti-voter-fraud campaign is really a disguised effort to freeze out Democratic voters in 2012
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A wave of new Republican-driven election laws will make it harder for millions of eligible voters to cast ballots in 2012, according to a report by New York University Law School’s liberal Brennan Center for Justice. The restrictive changes — many in crucial battleground states — are so extensive that they could even tip a tight election, the liberal think tank says. Here, a brief guide to the new laws, and their potential effect:
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What do the new laws change?
The most significant restriction requires Americans in several states to present state-issued photo IDs when they vote. The Brennan Center estimates that 3.3 million eligible voters in the affected states — Kansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin — don’t have such IDs now. Other Americans would be affected by laws in Alabama, Texas, and Kansas requiring proof of citizenship when they register to vote, and by new restrictions on same-day voter registration in Florida, Texas, and Maine (which eliminated it entirely). Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia also cut back on early voting, and two states — Florida and Ohio — reversed earlier changes that had made it easier for convicted felons to recover their eligibility to vote.
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