Chicago Tribune Editorial Promotes Anti-union Florida Education "Reform" Bill - For Illinois!

http://link.chicagotribune.com/r/H6NLYF/ATX5B/N2QYXQ/UBMT6/JEKCI5/RF/h?a=3&b=28&c=11

Another big company wanting to further the goal of destroying unions, employee rights, and public education by demonizing teachers in the propaganda machine grist mill, in my opinion.

Sorry, but the working people of this country have taken enough.

I will always be for the working folk of this country first and foremost, right here in my Precinct.

I strongly encourage working Americans to do the same. Get involved in your local party organizations in a big way!

Which brings me to my Reason Of The Day for being a PC: You get to have a say in local Party policy, candidates, officers, and activities.

Note One on this ROTD2BPC, you should ethically be representing the interests of the voters of your Party in your Precinct. I intend to do my best this Spring and Summer to get to know those voters much better so that I can be effective in that duty. This is one of the main reasons I started this blog, to open the lines of two-way communication with my Precinct.

Back to the subject at hand: PC's are elected officers of the Party organization. They are elected on the public ballot by the voters in their Precinct. PC's therefore carry a vote in Party polls weighted by the number of ballots pulled for that Party in the last Primary election in their Precinct, at least in the DuPage County Democratic Party. I'm sure there are similar mechanisms in other areas.

Additionally, you get to know your local Party officers and candidates, and vote for them. They in-turn get to know you. You can give suggestions, both in private and in open Party meetings. You get to help influence the local makeup and activities of your Party, which in the end can trickle up to national Party policies, and help local issues get addressed.

So, what do you think happens with your Precinct if there's no PC? It has no voice! All the other Precincts with PC's have a voice, but yours doesn't. Sure, PC's from other Precincts will walk yours a little before the elections, telling you who the candidates are. But your Precinct had no say in who's running, simply because no one decided to take the time to speak up for it.

Do you know where the pool of State and national candidates comes from? Local candidates and PC's, mostly.

Regards,

Dan