Go Dem

PHOENIX (By Jon Garrido, Hispanic News) May 23, 2006 — Hispanic voters, many of whom (including me) responded favorably to President Bush’s campaign appeals emphasizing patriotism, family and religious values in Spanish-language media in 2004, now need to turn away from the administration on immigration and a host of other issues. Polarization on immigration brought about by Lou Dobbs, Kyl, Hayworth, Tancredo, Sensenbrenner and others expose true beliefs by not supporting comprehensive immigration reform. Therefore, the only way to make change in Washington is to have all American Hispanics vote for Democrats in 2006.

Some of the reasons I am changing my registration from Republican to Democrat this week:

I have been a life time Republican. I now believe all American Hispanics would be better represented in Washington by Democrats. I now encourage all American Hispanics to move to become Democrats.

To promote this move, requires marketing promotion. We need help to implement and promote this program to urge all American Hispanics to vote for Democrats in 2006.

We need to duplicate the model of MoveOn.org with our own marketing campaign. MoveOn has very effectively produced videos and television commercials to get their message out across the USA. We now need to do the same targeting American Hispanics to vote for Democrats.

The 2006 congressional elections will become our focus. As a priority, we will strive to change the House and Senate leaderships from Republican to Democrat. Republicans hold a 55-seat Senate majority and a 30-seat advantage in the House. We will focus on making change in specific congressional legislative districts where Congressional Republicans are determined to prevent comprehensive immigration reform. Priorities include Kyl, Sensenbrenner, Tancredo, Hayworth, and Hunter.

Today, I purchased the domain name GoDem.org and within 24 hours, it will be up on the Internet. This week Go Dem will be registered as a non profit and upon approval as a non profit corporation, an application will be submitted to IRS to become a 501 c 3 to make donations tax exempt. Donations now made, prior to IRS approval, will still be tax exempt upon IRS approval.

Today, I set up a Pal Pay account for donations at Hispanic News.

Today, I established an account with www.ActBlue.com for donations.

Today, I contacted the National Democratic Committee in Washington to see how we can help bring change in November.

Today, I contacted the Federal Elections Commission and within days, I will summit FEC Form 1 to register Hispanic News PAC as a Political Action Committee (PAC) to help raise funds to implement our goals.

Hispanic News and AX will continue the boycotts. The Senate bill may make it out of the Senate but a train wreck is forthcoming when the House and Senate meet to reconcile the proposed bills. Sunday, I listened to Sensenbrenner as he was interviewed by CBS. Sensenbrenner is dead set opposed to a guest worker program. Sunday I listened to Charlie Norwood R-GA and Lindsey Graham, R-SC on Meet the Press. Norwood is a strong supporter of Sensenbrenner and is strongly opposed to a guest worker program. He stated the House will not move on this. Graham, one of the few articulate senators on the Republican side approaches immigration with the need to do something just and reasonable.

The probability of a bill reaching the White House for signature prior to the 2006 elections is very very low.

I now believe the senate bill is so diluted after rejecting California Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein's plan to allow the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the country to remain, work and eventually become Americans that I now think immigration reform should not be approved in this diluted form giving us more time from now to after the 2006 national elections to bring pressure on approving legislation more favorable to Hispanics. Bloomberg Says Plan to Deport Millions Is 'Ridiculous'

If Democrats were to become the majority in the House, the conference committee would certainly become more receptive to approving legislation allowing all the 12 million undocumented to become Americans.

The 2006 elections now take on more importance. Hispanic News has now established www.GoDem.org to ask all American Hispanics to vote for Democrats in 2006. We also need to focus on the AX boycotts. Last week AX was approved as a non profit corporation.

This is why we need to continue the boycotts and move American Hispanics to vote for Democrats.