Want to help distribute Senior Vittles at the Rally to Restore Sanity?

[Martha Koester]

Our files page has a copy of the small leatlets that are going into
the smalll bags of cat food. (1/2 cup per bag.) We will be brining
some of the large signs as seen below, plus flyers inviting people to
come to the meeting following the rally at 1PM.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a115/vindamiatrix/Politics/Seniorvittles4reduced.jpg

Drop me a line at fomalh...@yahoo.com if you'd like to bring or
distrubute catfood or carry a sign.

Also, the 11th Legislative Distric Democrat passed a resoulution
stating out four non-negotiable demands to our representatives. It is
on our Google files page, and is reporduced below. Feel free to have
your organization pass a similar one.

Resolution Requesting that Our Congressional Representatives and
Senators Vote Against the Entire Deficit Commission Recommendation
Package if it Includes Any Cuts to Social Security or Medicare

WHEREAS Social Security and Medicare are currently being threatened
with significant cuts by the National Commission on Fiscal
Responsibility and Reform, which is stacked with
appointees who have indicated that they support significant cuts to
these programs; and

WHEREAS this commission will put out a set of recommendations in early
December, 2010 which will be subject to an up or down vote by a lame
duck Congress; and

WHEREAS the following proposals affecting Social Security and Medicare
which are reportedly under discussion are unacceptable:
1. Any attempt to privatize Social Security, in whole or in part
2. Any recommendation to raise eligibility ages for Social Security or
Medicare
3. Any recommendation involving means-testing Social Security or
Medicare
4. Any recommendation of benefit cuts for current or future Social
Security or Medicare beneficiaries; and

WHEREAS the loss of family wage jobs, the increase in long-term
unemployment and the loss of significant retirement savings has had a
severe impact on Washingtonians across all age brackets making Social
Security and Medicare more critical than ever;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the 11th LD Democrats request our
Congressional Representatives and Senators to take any and all steps
available to prevent a floor vote on the National Commission on Fiscal
Responsibility and Reform recommendations if any unacceptable
proposal is included in the package; and

THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the 11th LD Democrats request
our Congressional Representatives and Senators to vote against any
package of recommendations from the National Commission on Fiscal
Responsibility and Reform if any unacceptable proposal (as defined in
this Resolution) is included in the package.

Submitted to the 11th Legislative District Democrats for endorsement
at its meeting of October 19, 2010 by Martha Koester, 11th LD State
Committeewoman

Disposition: Passed unanimously 10-19-201
Kate Kruller
Chair, 11th LD Democrats





Martha Koester for
http://dontcutourmedicare