Working Principals
Addition to Progressive Populist Caucus Working Principles
By Stan Merriman- Date: 2003-06-18 14:41:36
The Steering Committee of the Progressive Populist Caucus of the Texas Democratic Party has voted 9 favoring, 1 opposing, 2 not voting to add the following statement to the Working Principles adopted at the June 2002 organizing meeting of the PPC:
Working Principles Adopted in Convention June 2002
The Progressive Populist Caucus stands for reclaiming the Democratic Party of Texas' historic purpose of empowering grassroots Democrats to achieve a more just society, returning our party and state government to the people first, by curtailing the influence of corporations and powerful moneyed interests in diluting the power of the people, advancing basic human rights through election and electoral reform, expanding grassroots, low income and minority participation in our party and government, universal healthcare for Texans, a moratorium of the death penalty and incarceration of petty drug users, universal early childhood and higher education and job training, reforms to enable workers a living wage and right to organize workplaces without unfair coercion and manipulation by employers, clean air and water and fair trade for Texans without loss of democracy or local sovereignty.
