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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Selectric II who wrote (54101)	10/29/2000 11:19:37 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Communist Party USA for Gore Campaign 2000 The next weeks are a time for all those on the side of the working class to step up to the plate and make history. The results of the 2000 elections will determine much about the decades to come. Will we be plummeted into a reactionary era of union busting, take backs, division and environmental destruction dictated by the ultra-right? Or will we broaden and deepen the fight against racism and bigotry, build new unity among labor and allies at the grass roots, and emerge in place to go on to the offensive for the needs of the working class and people? The Republican convention charade of inclusion and racist demagogy was a deep insult. The Republican program of militarism, privatization and further concentration of wealth in the hands of a few is a threat. The most significant factor about the Democratic convention was the delegates themselves. Over one-third union members; nearly half African American, Latino and Asian, these delegates were not passive. Caucus meetings debated policy, insisted on program, and moved the agenda of Gore and Lieberman on such key points as affirmative action and school vouchers. After the Democratic convention a new stage has been reached. The broad anti-ultraright coalition can now score a victory. Gore’s emphasis on working families and his call that the presidency should fight for all the people is a reflection of the power of the successful organizing drives of the new labor movement. It is also a reflection of a new era of protest aimed at capitalist globalization and a new anti- corporate spirit among young people. The working class is in motion. A victory by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney will set back that motion. A victory by the Democrats in the race for the presidency, the House and the Senate will allow the space to move to new heights of struggle and new forms of political independence. While the Green Party platform is good, it is lacking in the most important issue of this election – the necessity to defeat the ultra-right. In this tight, life-and-death election, the strongest anti-corporate vote is a vote for the ticket that can win against Bush/Cheney in 2000. Foreign policy and weapons development remain points of serious contention. While Gore supported a nuclear weapons freeze in the 1980’s, he joined with Lieberman in 1991 to support the Persian Gulf War. Bush, in his acceptance speech to the Republican Convention, placed weapons in space as his first priority. Dennis Kucinich, (D-Ohio), a loud voice for peace in the U.S. Congress, has issued a passionate call for the defeat of Republicans in 2000, emphasizing that who chairs the committees of Congress and who sits in the White House will make a difference in the ability to block the bi-partisan limited missile defense program. The differences between the stated programs of Bush and Gore are significant and clear. The next president will select as many as four Justices to the Supreme Court. The lives of working and poor families hang in the balance. Millions of working family members understand that that there is a difference. There is a difference on the issues of union rights, affirmative action, minimum wage defense of public education, tax cuts for the wealthy, privatizing Social Security and the need for hate crimes legislation. There is a difference between the two candidates and parties as well on a woman’s right to choose, racial profiling gun control, the environment and campaign finance reform. To say there is no difference is to be indifferent to the plight of millions of working people and especially the racially oppressed. Gore and Lieberman represent the conservative wing of the Democratic Party at a time when progressive are demanding far-reaching programs. How hard will Gore fight for his pro-people proposals and who far the proposals will go will depend on the strength of the peoples movement. A Bush victory will leave these movements on the defensive, struggling to hold on to what they have and for the labor movement, fighting for its very legality. A Gore victory will give encouragement to the labor, civil rights, environmental, women, and youth coalition to continue to struggle to extend and preserve democracy. After everything is said and done this election is not just about which political party wins. It’s basically about the defense of and fight for democracy. A Gore victory will give encouragement to the labor – civil rights – environment – youth coalition to continue the struggle to extend and preserve democracy. The time is now to join with labor and allies to deliver a resounding defeat to the ultra-right on November 7. Such a dramatic coalition victory will open the doors for large-scale post-election struggles. It prepares the way for a qualitative breakthrough in electing anti-corporate candidates from the ranks of working women and men at all levels of government. cpusa.org