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In a few days you should be receiving the first PDNC Newsletter via email. We've decided that Gene Messick shouldn't be the only one sending out the talking points! Progressive issues, actions, endorsements and news are what we want to share with you each month. Comments are welcome and we'll even feature the best of them in the next edition.

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By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court has ruled this morning against restrictions on
corporations' ability to spend to influence elections.

"This is a stunning decision -- literally waging war on the American
democracy. It will live in infamy."

Gene Nichol

Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 8:13 PM
Subject: Members of the Executive Council
Members of the Executive Council:

It's been more than a week since the Progressive Democrats of North Carolina issued a statement and a letter to NCDP Chairman David Young asking him to champion a very reasonable request to clean up North Carolina fund raising.

PDNC has released a statement today that calls for the North Carolina Democratic Party to lead the fight against political corruption. We have invited Party Chair David Young (see the letter below in this post) to join us in making sure that the necessary reforms are put into place. We need to make sure that the scandals that have discredited our party in recent years--with the revelations that have surfaced in the Easely hearings being just the latest outrage in a string of far too many-will not continue to damage the Democratic Party or the democratic process.

!!UPDATE!! Kissell and Shuler and McIntyre vote NO!! Ethridge YES!

This is how our Democrats voted last Saturday:

Larry Kissell: Stupak Amendment voted -NO- Healthcare Bill -NO-
Mike McIntyre: Stupak Amendment voted -YES- Healthcare Bill -NO-
Bob Ethridge: Stupak Amendment voted -YES- Healthcare Bill -YES-
Heath Shuler: Stupak Amendment voted -YES- Healthcare Bill -NO-

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In case you haven't heard, these are Congressfolk from NC who DON'T SUPPORT HEALTHCARE REFORM. If you are from these districts, please let them know that they must stand with Democrats on reform NOW, we will not have this chance again for another generation. What is the alternative? Do nothing and have the system collapse? Vote with Republicans and make things worse for more people?

Dear Health Care Activists,

With the Senate Finance Committee passage of the Baucus bill, health care reform has reached a critical point. Senator Harry Reid and a small committee, including White House representatives and the Senate Finance and Health Committee chairs, will meet behind closed doors to reconcile the two Senate committee bills. We need to barrage Senator Reid and the White House today with letters and phone calls for a strong public option.


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