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American Socialist Voter - Dem Soc of America 10/1/09 3:45 PM AMERICAN SOCIALIST VOTER DISCOVER AND CREATE 21ST CENTURY SOCIALISM FOR BUILDING BRIDGES OF UNITY. WE ARE AN EDUCATIONAL AND INTERACTIVE GROUPING NETWORK GEARED TOWARDS PEACEFUL, PROGRESSIVE, AND RADICAL WORKS BASED SOLELY ON THE U.S. PERSPECTIVE. DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST OF AMERICA How the Democratic Socialist of America (http://dsausa.org/dsa.html) self-describes its organization: Statement of Principles - Where We Stand (http://dsausa.org/about/where.html) Constitution - NOT SHOWN Platform - NONE DSA's National Corpus (http://dsausa.org/about/structure.html) National Political Committee Minutes (http://dsausa.org/minutes/index.html) Youth affiliate (http://www.ydsusa.org/) Democratic Socialist of America (http://images.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00419572) (see fec.gov (http://www.fec.gov/) for more search their detailed filings) Publication Democratic Left (http://dsausa.org/dl/index.html) Outreach View Larger Map (http://maps.google.com/maps? Northeast f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=75+MAIDEN+LANE,+NEW+YORK,+NY+10038&sll=37.0625,- (http://dsausa.org/about/locals.html#ne) | 95.677068&sspn=59.772783,111.445313&ie=UTF8&ll=40.717534,- Midwest 74.003563&spn=0.007092,0.013604&t=h&z=14&g=75+MAIDEN+LANE,+NEW+YORK,+NY+10038&iwloc=addr&source=embed) (http://dsausa.org/about/locals.html#midwest) | South (http://dsausa.org/about/locals.html#south) | West Future Elections (http://dsausa.org/about/locals.html#west) Political Action Committees do not run candidates for office, but act as a base of support for a view point. Communication YDS at Myspace Committee ID: C00419572 (http://groups.myspace.com/ydsusa) DSA at Myspace DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA PAC (http://groups.myspace.com/demsocialistsmyspacecom) 75 MAIDEN LANE SUITE 505 Demographics - membership # UNKNOWN NEW YORK, NY 10038 Female - % Male - % Race Treasurer Name: FRANK LLEWELLYN White - Committee Black - U (UNAUTHORIZED) Designation: Hispanic- Q (QUALIFIED NON-PARTY(SEE 2USC http://www.americansocialistvoter.com/demsocofamerica.htm Page 1 of 15 American Socialist Voter - Dem Soc of America 10/1/09 3:45 PM Q (QUALIFIED NON-PARTY(SEE 2USC Asian - Committee Type: Other - SECT.441(A)(4))) Ages 13 to 21 - 22 to 30 - 31 to 45 - 45 to 62 - 63+ - Religion Christian - Jewish - Buddhist - Muslim - Wicca - Agnostic - Atheist - Hindu - Help fill out details by not only joining here, but demanding transparency from other Socialist in committee. WHO ARE THE SOCIALIST IN ELECTED OFFICE TODAY: Q: How many members of the U.S. Congress are also members of the DSA? A: Seventy Q: How many of the DSA members sit on the Judiciary (http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm? Committee? ContentID=166&ParentID=0&SectionID=4&SectionTree=4&lnk=b&ItemID=164) A: Eleven: John Conyers [Chairman of the Judiciary Policies as of Saturday, 1 August 2009: Committee], Tammy Baldwin, Jerrold Nadler, Luis Gutierrez, Iran (http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm? Melvin Watt, Maxine Waters, Hank Johnson, Steve Cohen, ContentID=258&ParentID=0&SectionID=93&SectionTree=93&lnk=b&ItemID=256) Barbara Lee, Robert Wexler, Linda Sanchez [there are 23 Iraq (http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm? Democrats on the Judiciary Committee of which eleven, almost ContentID=207&ParentID=0&SectionID=93&SectionTree=93&lnk=b&ItemID=205) half, are now members of the DSA]. Foriegn Intelligence Surveillance Act Q: Who are these members of 111th Congress? (http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm? ContentID=246&ParentID=0&SectionID=93&SectionTree=93&lnk=b&ItemID=244) A: See the listing below International trade (http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm? Co-Chairs ContentID=211&ParentID=0&SectionID=93&SectionTree=93&lnk=b&ItemID=209) Hon. Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) Immigration (http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm? Hon. Lynn Woolsey (CA-06) ContentID=205&ParentID=0&SectionID=93&SectionTree=93&lnk=b&ItemID=203) Education (http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm? Vice Chairs ContentID=201&ParentID=0&SectionID=93&SectionTree=93&lnk=b&ItemID=199) Hon. Diane Watson (CA-33) Federal budget (http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm? Hon. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18) ContentID=206&ParentID=0&SectionID=93&SectionTree=93&lnk=b&ItemID=204) Hon. Mazie Hirono (HI-02) There are seven principles behind the progressive challenge: Hon. Dennis Kucinich (OH-10) Dignified Work Senate Members Environmental Justice Hon. Bernie Sanders (VT) Economic Redistribution Democratic Participation House Members Community Empowerment Hon. Neil Abercrombie (HI-01) Global Non-Violence Hon. Tammy Baldwin (WI-02) Social Justice http://www.americansocialistvoter.com/demsocofamerica.htm Page 2 of 15 American Socialist Voter - Dem Soc of America 10/1/09 3:45 PM Hon. Xavier Becerra (CA-31) Hon. Madeleine Bordallo (GU-AL) Hon. Robert Brady (PA-01) Hon. Corrine Brown (FL-03) Hon. Michael Capuano (MA-08) Hon. André Carson (IN-07) Hon. Donna Christensen (VI-AL) Hon. Yvette Clarke (NY-11) Hon. William “Lacy” Clay (MO-01) Hon. Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) Hon. Steve Cohen (TN-09) Hon. John Conyers (MI-14) Hon. Elijah Cummings (MD-07) Hon. Danny Davis (IL-07) Hon. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) Hon. Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) Rep. Donna F. Edwards (MD-04) Hon. Keith Ellison (MN-05) Hon. Sam Farr (CA-17) Hon. Chaka Fattah (PA-02) Hon. Bob Filner (CA-51) Hon. Barney Frank (MA-04) Hon. Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) Hon. Alan Grayson (FL-08) Hon. Luis Gutierrez (IL-04) Hon. John Hall (NY-19) Hon. Phil Hare (IL-17) Hon. Maurice Hinchey (NY-22) Hon. Michael Honda (CA-15) Hon. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-02) Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) Hon. Hank Johnson (GA-04) Hon. Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Hon. Carolyn Kilpatrick (MI-13) Hon. Barbara Lee (CA-09) Hon. John Lewis (GA-05) Hon. David Loebsack (IA-02) Hon. Ben R. Lujan (NM-3) Hon. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14) Hon. Ed Markey (MA-07) Hon. Jim McDermott (WA-07) Hon. James McGovern (MA-03) Hon. George Miller (CA-07) Hon. Gwen Moore (WI-04) Hon. Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) Hon. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (DC-AL) Hon. John Olver (MA-01) Hon. Ed Pastor (AZ-04) Hon. Donald Payne (NJ-10) Hon. Chellie Pingree (ME-01) Hon. Charles Rangel (NY-15) Hon. Laura Richardson (CA-37) http://www.americansocialistvoter.com/demsocofamerica.htm Page 3 of 15 American Socialist Voter - Dem Soc of America 10/1/09 3:45 PM Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Hon. Bobby Rush (IL-01) Hon. Linda Sánchez (CA-47) Hon. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) Hon. José Serrano (NY-16) Hon. Louise Slaughter (NY-28) Hon. Pete Stark (CA-13) Hon. Bennie Thompson (MS-02) Hon. John Tierney (MA-06) Hon. Nydia Velazquez (NY-12) Hon. Maxine Waters (CA-35) Hon. Mel Watt (NC-12) Hon. Henry Waxman (CA-30) Hon. Peter Welch (VT-AL) Hon. Robert Wexler (FL-19) Fair use notice cited from Congressional Progressive Caucus (http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm? SectionID=1&ParentID=0&SectionTypeID=1&SectionTree=1) and Tysk News (http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/gov_philosophy/dsa_members.htm). AMERICAN SOCIALIST VOTERS REVIEW The method here will be inductive in placing directly the facts as seen and can be linked to directly. A starting place of note will be the Where We Stand as posted Sunday, 18 January 2009 (http://socialistparty- usa.org/principles.html) with critique after each part, replies can be talked about in the forums (http://www.americansocialistvoter.com/apps/forums/). THE POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA PREAMBLE At the beginning of the 20th century, a young and vibrant socialist movement anticipated decades of great advances on the road to a world free from capitalist exploitation -- a socialist society built on the enduring principles of equality, justice and solidarity among peoples. At the end of the 20th century, such hope and vision seem all but lost. The unbridled power of transnational corporations, underwritten by the major capitalist nations, has created a world economy where the wealth and power of a few is coupled with insecurity and downward mobility for the vast majority of working people -in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Traditional left prescriptions have failed on both sides of the Communist/socialist divide. Global economic integration has rendered obsolete both the social democratic solution of independent national economies sustaining a strong social welfare state and the Communist solution of state-owned national economies fostering social development. The globalization of capital requires a renewed vision and tactics. But the essence of the socialist vision--that people can freely and democratically control their community and society--remains central to the movement for radical democracy. Those who I the collapse of communist regimes, for which the rhetoric of socialism became a cover for authoritarian rule, as proof that capitalism is the foundation of democracy, commit fraud on history. The struggle for mass democracy has always been led by the excluded -- workers, minorities, and women. The wealthy almost never join in unless their own economic freedom appears at stake. The equation of capitalism with democracy cannot survive scrutiny in a world where untrammeled capitalism means unrelenting poverty, disease, and unemployment. Today powerful corporate and political elites tell us that environmental standards are too high, unemployment is too low, and workers earn too much for America to prosper in the next century. Their vision is too close for comfort: inequality of wealth and income has grown worse in the last 15 years: one percent of America now owns 60 percent of our wealth, up from 50 percent before Ronald Reagan became president. Nearly three decades after the "War on Poverty" was declared and then quickly abandoned, one-fifth of our society subsists in poverty,living in substandard housing, attending underfunded, overcrowded schools, and receiving inadequate health care.