DU Group Proposal: Young Democrats of America

[Corey_Baker08]

I would like to start a group consisting of the future generation of Democratic Voters in America. This group will be dedicated to any first time age restricted voter in 2004, 2006, 2008 and so on. However all DUers are welcomed on the board to dicuss core principles with the potential Voter.

The issue of Election Reform will is also permitted to be discuseed on this Board and if enough volunteers and funding come along we may create a webpage such as "Save The Vote, Young Democrats of America fight Back."

The Mission of this group is to allow talk between first time voters concerning real issues facing them. This group is not a restricted discussion group however the issue of First Time Voting and other Election related items will be enforced.

Any takers? Reply back and give your ideas...

[Dogmudgeon]

1. I second it

I'm 46, but I'd love to see more young people get involved, even if they are too young to vote.

The future starts now. Me and my "peer group" are on our way out.

--p!

[Kerrytravelers]

2. I third it! You can count my star!

[knight_of_the_star]

3. I'm there!

Especially considering that I am one!

[FreedomAngel82]

4. It could be cool

I'd like to see it. I'm a young person and would like to work with fellow people (even if it's just online). :)

[AntiCoup2K4]

5. Aged out a couple years ago, but I think it's a great idea.

I would hope that the current climate in this country has young people thinking about the issues, but they may not know what to do about it. If I had known the Young Democrats existed when I was 14, I would have joined up a lot sooner. (Didn't get around to it until my mid 20's)

[eaglenetsupport]

6. An idea whose time has come

This is a good idea. The next great revolution in the world will not be in some third world country and not in the streets but in the ballot box and right here in the good ole US of A. Further, it will not be driven by politicians, they’ll only be trying to jump on the band wagon. Individual initiative, guided by outstanding ideas whose time has come is the new mantra. Only the people can fix this mess.

Politics is like the apple orchard. All the human hoping and praying in the world will not dictate the time to harvest the fruit. Many a good idea has flopped on the beach before dieing a slow suffocating death. When the sugar is up its time to pick. The farmer will tell you, ‘you can’t just move up the harvest a couple weeks’. The timing is in tune, because the sun is eclipsed by the moon. The sugar is up in 2006 and the next great revolution will be under way for the torch to be passed in 2008.

Under this political theory, you don’t have to worry about funding, participant energy, opposition, or any other distraction. The timing and the quality of the idea are the only factors that matter. An idea that is so powerful that it cannot be stopped or ignored solves all the normal problems and one can just proceed, steely eyed, and just focus on the job at hand. That centerpiece of “the job at hand” is register, register, register. I predict an army of registrars will be unleashed on this political situation. A high percentage of these will be new, young, vibrant, Americans, seething with energy for change.

The unregistered or non-voter is the only real growth area of politics. Our opposition doesn’t have this luxury. They consistently get their voters to the booth. But their true numbers are pathetically small compared to the real numbers in our camp. The only thing that can really stop us is US, with a failure to recognize the sugar content of the apples.

[Oublei]

7. As President of a Young Dems Chapter

Yes, please! :)