COMING EVENTS
Special events:
Add the Words, Saturday, Jan. 28, 6 p.m. at the fountain at 12th Ave and 2nd St S in Nampa.
"Add the Words" seeks to extend Idaho's human rights act to include discrimination against the LGBT community. This event is not hosted by the Democrats, but several of our members who wants to show our state legislators that there are Canyon County people willing to stand up for equal rights.
Central Committee Meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 7 p.m., at the Canyon County Courthouse, 1115 Albany, Caldwell
Caffeine Liberally, 1st
and 3rd Thursdays, Feb. 2 and 16, 10
a.m., upstairs n the Flying M Coffeehouse,
1314 2nd St. S,
Nampa
Drinking Liberally, 4th Wednesday, Feb 22, 5 p.m. at the Bent Fork, 2805 Blaine St, Caldwell
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Canyon County Democrats
FOR THE COMPLETE TEXT OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS (1/24/2012), VISIT http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/01/24/remarks-president-state-union-address
A LIST OF IMPORTANT POINTS IS INCLUDED BELOW.
CANDIDATE CALENDAR
Note: All dates below will be changed if the legislature postpones the primary election from May to August. Please watch for updates.
The Canyon County Democrats seek candidates for legislative positions who will support Democratic principles and give voters a clear choice.
Filing: February 27-March 9 at the Secretary of State's offices in Boise (Filing for precinct captain is at the Elections Office, 1102 E Chicago, Caldwell)
Filing as a Write-In: March 12-March 30
Primary Election: Tuesday, May 15 (Primary voters must register by party. Only those registered as Republicans may vote in the Republican primary; any person registered may vote in the Democratic party.)
The new registration form is available at http://www.idahovotes.gov/VoterReg/vtr_reg_form.pdf
Complete and mail to the County Clerk at 1102 E Chicago, Caldwell 83605. Expect a confirmation in two to three weeks.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
District One
Congressional
Candidate
Jimmy Farris has announced he is
running for the District One Congressional
Seat now held by Republican Raul
Labrador. He's a 33-year-old graduate of
Lewiston High School who is now living in
Boise--and a former NFL wide receiver.
Visit his website http://www.jimmyfarris.com/
and FB page www.facebook.com/#!/jimmyfarris.
New Legislative Districts ???
The Redistricting Commission agreed on a new map Friday, Feb. 27. A rough map of the current districts is available at: http://www.idahopress.com/news/local/redistricting-panel-approves-new-plan-changes-canyon-county-considerably-pitting/article_ab13e7c8-4982-11e1-8893-0019bb2963f4.html
A link to a more detailed map will be added when available.
OCCUPY IDAHO
Many Idaho Democrats are working with the Occupy Idaho movment to protest government favoritism to the nation's richest 1%. For information on the group's activities visit www.facebook.com/occupyidaho. For information about a non-partisan convention and platform on the national level, visit . https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/ .
FUTURE 2C DEM
MEETINGS
Future meetings of
the Central Committee will be on the 2nd
Tuesday of each month at the Canyon County
Courthouse, 12th and Arthur, Caldwell.
Those dates are Feb. 14, March 13 and
April 10.
All Democrats are welcome
to attend.
(Voting is limited to
precinct captains and their
officers.)
REFERENDA ON LUNA
EDUCATION BILLS SET
The
referenda will be on Nov. 2012 ballots!
Continue to educate others on the importance of
restoring good management and keeping kids the
priority!
POINTS FROM THE STATE OF THE UNION 2012
Posting
adapted from one by Adrienne Evans for United
Vision of Idaho
·
Give
tax incentives to start ups and small
businesses for job creation.
·
Ban
Congressional members from insider trading and
investing in corporate stock that their
decisions affect.
·
Extend
the payroll tax cut! Not doing so will
effectively hike the tax rate for 160 million
Americans to the tune of $40 per paycheck,
which they are not currently
paying.
·
Eliminate tax deductions and
loopholes for corporation that outsource.
Double tax deductions for companies that make
products at home and employee US
workers.
·
See
that millionaires no long pay 1/4
less in taxes than the average middle class
household.
·
Create
a $3,000 tax credit for refinancing homes (with
no red tape) at historically low rate for those
who have found themselves underwater and are
trying to do the responsible
thing.
·
Fight
the economic depression and provide for troops
coming home by rebuilding America's
infrastructure, by making public investments in
small and medium-sized businesses, and by
expanding clean energy, including natural
gas.
·
Add a
new trade enforcement unit to ensure no foreign
company gainsunfair advantage over US
companies.
·
Address
the issue of an unskilled, uneducated labor
force by making University and Colleges keep
tuition affordable, by funding community
colleges for job skills training, and by
requiring every student to complete High School
or turn 18 leaving school.
·
Keep
Good Teachers on the job, but reward the best.
Stop requiring them to teach to the test and
encourage them to utilize their passion and
creativity in the classroom.
· Prevent student loan interest from
doubling in July.
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2011 Legislature:
To see how any legislator voted on bills, visit http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2011/legIndex.htm