While Democratic party regulars like the ACLU and the the Service Employees International Union have decided not to back the marijuana legalization initiative, Washington State Democratic Party Chair Dwight Pelz said in an email that the Democrats will endorse the initiative at their convention in Vancouver this weekend.
Pelz sent out an email last week urging party members to get behind I-1098, the high-earners income tax, and in a follow-up email with one party member, he indicated that I-1068, the legalization measure, will get the party's endorsement.
From: xxxx
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 12:07 PM
To: chair@wa-democrats.org
Subject: RE: ACTION ALERT: Middle class tax reform
Dear Mr. Chairman,
Thank you for the information on I-1098. I strongly urge you to also send out an email promoting I-1068, The Marijuana Reform Act initiative. This issue is clearly extremely important to a large proportion of Democratic voters and certainly it would have a far wider-reaching impact than I-1098 on promulgating cornerstone Democratic ideals relating to race and social justice, sustainability, public health and safety, harm reduction, etc.
If the state committee feels that it cannot (for reasons I could not fathom) endorse I-1068, it seems that in all fairness people on this statewide email list should at least be encouraged to make an informed decision and notified that numerous local Democratic groups are formally endorsing this initiative. Currently, I-1068 is endorsed by the King County Democratic Central Committee, the Whatcom County Democrats, the Fidalgo Democrats, and the 23, 30, 37, 39th and 41st District Democrats!
Thank you for your attention.
From: chair@wa-democrats.org
To: xxxxx
Subject: RE: ACTION ALERT: Middle class tax reform
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:54:58 -0700
We are holding our convention next week, and I anticipate endorsement of 1068.
Dwight
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Pelz sent out an email last week urging party members to get behind I-1098, the high-earners income tax, and in a follow-up email with one party member, he indicated that I-1068, the legalization measure, will get the party's endorsement.
From: xxxx
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 12:07 PM
To: chair@wa-democrats.org
Subject: RE: ACTION ALERT: Middle class tax reform
Dear Mr. Chairman,
Thank you for the information on I-1098. I strongly urge you to also send out an email promoting I-1068, The Marijuana Reform Act initiative. This issue is clearly extremely important to a large proportion of Democratic voters and certainly it would have a far wider-reaching impact than I-1098 on promulgating cornerstone Democratic ideals relating to race and social justice, sustainability, public health and safety, harm reduction, etc.
If the state committee feels that it cannot (for reasons I could not fathom) endorse I-1068, it seems that in all fairness people on this statewide email list should at least be encouraged to make an informed decision and notified that numerous local Democratic groups are formally endorsing this initiative. Currently, I-1068 is endorsed by the King County Democratic Central Committee, the Whatcom County Democrats, the Fidalgo Democrats, and the 23, 30, 37, 39th and 41st District Democrats!
Thank you for your attention.
From: chair@wa-democrats.org
To: xxxxx
Subject: RE: ACTION ALERT: Middle class tax reform
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:54:58 -0700
We are holding our convention next week, and I anticipate endorsement of 1068.
Dwight
NewsHawk: Ganjarden: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: PubliCola
Contact: PubliCola
Copyright: 2010 PubliCola
Website: For Reasons I Could Not Fathom
