Bernalillo County Democratic Party
I went to my Democratic Party ward meeting tonight, for the first time in the 23+ years that I've lived here. Cisco McSorley was there, collecting signatures on his petitions and greeting the participants. I asked him about the dismantle nukes memorial and he said it passed the Rules Committee today, so that's the good news.
My ward (which includes the university area)had the highest number of voters on Tuesday, 2,066. We were entitled to 17 delegates, and without thinking about it, I put my name on the list, so I'm an alternate. The bad news is that the state convention is on March 15, the same day as our 5-year anti-war march. Since I'm only an alternate, I don't really have to go, but it does mean that a certain number of progressive people will be spending the day at the Santa Ana Casino in a meeting. Among the delegates that I know of are Ilsa Garduno, Rey's wife and SWOP activist.
The other good news is that we passed a few resolutions. One is that the Democratic Party will never again take on running an election, which cost them $250,000 and they did it so poorly (dare I say incompetently?). I heard that on the West Side, elderly people were waiting in the long lines outside in the cold. The other two resolutions, which won by acclaim, were to impeach Bush and Cheney.
My ward (which includes the university area)had the highest number of voters on Tuesday, 2,066. We were entitled to 17 delegates, and without thinking about it, I put my name on the list, so I'm an alternate. The bad news is that the state convention is on March 15, the same day as our 5-year anti-war march. Since I'm only an alternate, I don't really have to go, but it does mean that a certain number of progressive people will be spending the day at the Santa Ana Casino in a meeting. Among the delegates that I know of are Ilsa Garduno, Rey's wife and SWOP activist.
The other good news is that we passed a few resolutions. One is that the Democratic Party will never again take on running an election, which cost them $250,000 and they did it so poorly (dare I say incompetently?). I heard that on the West Side, elderly people were waiting in the long lines outside in the cold. The other two resolutions, which won by acclaim, were to impeach Bush and Cheney.
Labels: anti-war, Bernalillo County, Cisco McSorley, Democratic Party, demonstration, impeach Bush and Cheney
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