Democrats National 6 Point Plan

Confident Democrats Lay Out Agenda

Democratic leaders, increasingly confident they will seize control of the House in November, are laying plans for a legislative blitz during their first week in power that would raise the minimum wage, roll back parts of the Republican prescription drug law, implement homeland security measures and reinstate lapsed budget deficit controls.

Every single day our operation across the country makes personal contact with more and more Americans. People are responding to our simple, common-sense agenda:

1. Honest Leadership & Open Government -- We will end the Republican culture of corruption and restore a government as good as the people it serves.
2. Real Security -- We will protect Americans at home and lead the world by telling the truth to our troops, our citizens and our allies.
3. Energy Independence -- We will create a cleaner and stronger America by reducing our dependence on foreign oil.
4. Economic Prosperity & Educational Excellence -- We will create jobs that will stay in America by restoring opportunity and driving innovation.
5. A Healthcare System that Works for Everyone -- We will join 36 other industrialized nations by making sure everyone has access to affordable health care.
6. Retirement Security -- We will ensure that a retirement with dignity is the right and expectation of every single American.These six simple points will be the keys to our victory in 2006.

http://www.democrats.org for more information about the 6 point plan and the democratic party

New College Dems Officers

On May 3rd, the MSU College Democrats elected their new officers for the upcoming 2006-2007 school year. They are young but talented and formidable, and I expect great things out of them. With that said, the new MSU College Democrats officers are:

• President = W.C. McClendon= wcm48@msstate.edu
• Vice-President = Harry Nelson = jhn31@msstate.edu
• Treasurer = open so someone join up and run
• Secretary = Alderman Richard Corey = rjc6@ra.msstate.edu
• Activities Coordinator = Mason Hester = mch98@msstate.edu
• Inter-Organizational Liaison = Patrick Young = pay9@msstate.edu
• President Emeritus = Matthew Holmes (me) = holmes.matthew.r@gmail.com

Feel free to contact our officers for more information on how to get involved with the MSU College Democrats. Look for booths during summer orientation and for more information about upcoming summer planning meetings.

Also, the Democratic Primary for the mid-term election will be June 6th. The U.S. Senate candidates are State Rep. Erik Fleming, Mr. James O'Keefe, and Mr. Bill Bowlin. The U.S. House candidates for District 1 in Mississippi are Robert Shapiro and J. Ken Hurt. The U.S. House Candidates for District 2 in Mississippi are Congressman Bennie Thompson and Mr. Mike Espy. Congressman Gene Taylor is running for re-election in the 4th Congressional District. Sadly, there is no Democratic candidate to face 3rd District republican Congressman Chip Pickering.

As always, Vote Donkey and get involved.

Matthew Holmes, President Emeritus, MSU College Democrats