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Updated: July
23, 2006
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Democrats
have a proud
history going back to Thomas Jefferson and the Bill of Rights
(1792). We are committed to improving our government and the future
of all Americans as we live in a troubled world.
We talk the
talk and walk the walk of our values. Our elected officials (and
their appointees), serve us through use of our tax money. The
proof is in the walk of values based actions.
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and freedom is more than a spectator sport. It means kicking out roll-over,
rubber stamp politicians who do not serve the people. Talk the talk and
walk the walk with us! We deserve an America that is free, fair, and secure.
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Our
Vote. Your vote matters. We work to ensure your vote will be counted.
Many of us had help from Democrats to vote. We need to keep working
to ensure our vote counts and is not stolen.
- Women's Suffrage
Amendment
- Civil Rights
Acts of 1964 and 1965 Back
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Our
Jobs. We work hard at our jobs, for our employers, and for our businesses.
We had help from Democrats for fair treatment. We'll need more help
as we continue to live in a global economy.
- 8-hour work
day
- Full Employment
Act
- Minimum Wage
Law
- National Labor
Relations Act
- Unemployment
Compensation Act
- Workers' Compensation
Act Back
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Our
Health. We all need a safe environment to breathe, drink, eat, and
be free from disease. We had help from Democrats to get better, but
there is more work to be done to keep things clean and safe.
- Center For Disease
Control and Prevention
- Family & Medical
Leave Act
- Soil-Conservation
Service
- Water Quality
Act Back
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Secure
Retirement. What better way to honor our mothers and fathers than
to ensure a secure retirement. Democrat values and actions helped get
these programs in place.
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Older Americans
Act
- Social Security
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Education
- Our Future. From helping our veterans to lower income students,
Democrats have a vision for how to be competitive in a changing and
challenging world.
- G.I. Bill of
Rights
- Guaranteed Student
Loan Program
- Operation Head
Start
- School Lunch
Program Back
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Safe
Savings and Investments. Democrats have worked hard to ensure that
our savings and investments don't get Enroned and that we don't get
fleeced. Who do you trust?
- Clayton Antitrust
Act
- Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation
- Securities and
Exchange Act Back
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Outreach
to the World. Democrats have reached out to help those in need.
These plans ensured our safety for half a century.
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Other
Values Based Programs. Democrats have applied their values and worked
hard across a broad range of issues. These are just a few of the many
other programs that have helped to make America strong, safe, and free.
- Federal Home Loan Program
- Rural Electrification
- Space Program and first man on the moon
- 100,000 new police on U.S. streets
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| Now ask
yourself, who attacks these programs and the values they represent. Who
do you trust to support all Americans? |
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Copyright 2006 Tarrant County Democratic
Party, All Rights Reserved.
Political Ad Paid
for by the Tarrant County Democratic Party, Art Brender, Treasurer
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