A Resolution on the Proposed Amendment to the Florida Constitution Regarding the Property Taxes to be Voted on the January 29, 2008 Ballot
On Wednesday, January 9, 2008 the Alachua County Democratic Executive Committee passed the following resolution:
WHEREAS, adoption of Amendment #1 (the Property Tax Amendment) to the Florida Constitution would cut revenues to Florida counties and cities by up to $9.6 billion dollars over the next five years, and
WHEREAS, this same Amendment would cut revenues to Florida schools by up to $2.8 billion over the next five years, and
WHEREAS, the impact of these cuts would seriously affect the safety, education and quality of life for the citizens of Florida, and
WHEREAS, this same Amendment creates potential inherent conflicts within the Florida Constitution regarding the equal treatment of Florida homesteaders and new residents of Florida, and
WHEREAS, the taxation proposed by this Amendment is grounded only in the value of the property and is therefore inherently regressive and disadvantageous to those of low and middle income,
THEREFORE be it resolved that:
The Alachua County Democratic Executive Committee calls upon all citizens in Alachua County to oppose this Amendment and to vote NO on this Amendment on January 29th, 2008.
A Resolution on the January 29, 2008 Elections
On Wednesday, September 12, 2008 the Alachua County Democratic Executive Committee passed the following resolution:
WHEREAS the Florida Presidential Primary will be held, by state law, on January 29th, 2008, and
WHEREAS the Property Tax Amendment referendum has been set for the same date, and
WHEREAS crucial municipal elections in Gainesville will be held on that date:
Now, therefore be it
RESOLVED that the Alachua County Democratic Party, dedicated to participatory democracy, affirms the importance of the elections on January 29th, and the rights of all Floridian voters to participate in the Presidential selection process; and be it further
RESOLVED that the Alachua County Democratic Party, recognizing that the nation will be watching and that the results will have an enormous impact, urges all Democrats to vote in this election; and be it further
RESOLVED that the Alachua County Democratic Party encourages all concerned Democratic organizations to resolve their differences in the interest of electing a Democratic President in 2008.
A Resolution Urging Immediate Action in Darfur
On Wednesday, June 14, 2006, the Alachua County Democratic Executive Committee passed the following resolution:
WHEREAS, the State Department has designated the events taking place in Darfur, Sudan as genocide; and
WHEREAS, The United States has a moral responsibility to fight genocide and terror around the world; and
WHEREAS, rape and murder are being used as weapons of error by the Janjaweed as supported by the Sudanese Government; and
WHEREAS, the United States has said following many occasions of genocide, including the Holocaust of WWII and the Rwandan Genocide �Never Again�; now, therefore be it
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Alachua County Democratic Executive Committee urges the United States, working through the United Nations, to take immediate action in the Darfur Region of Sudan.
A Resolution on the War Against Iraq
On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, the Alachua County Democratic Executive Committee unanimously passed the following resolution:
The Alachua County Democratic Executive Committee (ACDEC) expresses its patriotic concern that the United States government plans to wage war against the nation of Iraq. Granted that since its defeat in the Persian Gulf War of 1991 the government of Iraq has failed to heed seventeen United Nations Security Council resolutions, granted that its dictator Saddam Hussein has brutalized his own people, and granted that Saddam has not been forthcoming to the United Nations inspectors about his weapons program, still Iraq has not since its defeat practiced armed aggression outside its borders against the United States or the international community.
For the United States to make a �preemptive strike� against Iraq, whether alone or in concert with other states, would ignore the fact that Iraq has not threatened us in any way with injury. The ACDEC opposes such a strike and urges the President of the United States to permit the work of UN inspectors to expand and to continue for the months that the inspectors beg for. Every alternative peaceful means to resolve the problem of Iraq must be pursued. The moral principles of warfare call for nothing less. The United States is strong enough to be patient. There is no need for a rush to war. Armed conflict must truly be a last resort.
The ACDEC is particularly mindful of the innocent Iraqi population, already so painfully bruised by their own leader, who would be the most vulnerable victims of the war that is planned. As we call upon our government to ensure that our own servicemen and women not be placed unnecessarily in harm�s way, we urge that all Americans also keep the Iraqi people in their thoughts and prayers.
Cost of the War in Iraq
$412,812,532,391
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