FERRY
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY
PREAMBLE: Party
Principles
We, the members of the Ferry County Democratic Party, do ordain this
Platform and affirm that the Party stands for representing and
promoting the interests of the citizens of Ferry County, Washington
State, the United States of America, and for international peace and
cooperation. We further attest that:
- We support and sustain the Constitutions of Washington
State and the United States of America, as amended;
- The Democratic Party is a party of all the people, without
regard to gender, race, ethnicity, social or economic status, sexual
orientation, or religion;
- Democracy is the life blood of our nation and all free
nations; every member of the Party has an equal voice in the affairs of
the Party;
- Free and fair elections are essential to maintaining
democracy;
- Every citizen must have an equal opportunity and
responsibility to vote for whomever s/he chooses and that her/his vote
is counted;
- We support equal employment, housing, and free enterprise
opportunities; government at all levels must be truly representative of
and responsive and accountable to the people;
- The rights and welfare of the citizens of the county,
state, and United States must be sustained and protected by all levels
of government, without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, social or
economic status, sexual orientation, or religion and;
- We oppose war in all forms other than in the immediate and
direct defense of our nation.
Platform
The Ferry County Democratic Party advocates and works toward:
- Promoting governments at all levels that are truly
representative of and responsive and accountable to the people;
- Active participation by all citizens in governmental and
community activities and affairs;
- Diverse and sustainable local, regional, state, national,
and international economies;
- A sustainable Ferry County economy based on traditional
practices of ranching, mining, and forest management and on development
of other industries and business, which will enhance the natural
environment and maintain our way of life;
- Local community and economic development based on life-long
educational excellence, social equality, environmental and fiscal
responsibility, openness to full public participation, and a spirit of
cooperation;
- Communication and cooperation among all people for
sustaining local, regional, state, national, and international
communities;
- Sovereignty of Native Tribes, honoring of Native Treaty
Rights, and social, economic, and political self-determination of
Native peoples;
- The principle that everyone is responsible, first and
foremost, for maintaining one’s own welfare and well-being
and, secondly, that we are responsible for the welfare and well-being
of others who cannot provide for themselves, locally, nationally, and
internationally;
- Honoring those who serve and have served us: police, fire,
emergency and health services, and military service personnel, and
veterans of these services, and provide for them.
- Limiting the political, social, and economic power and
influence of corporations or other entities not answerable to the
people;
- US foreign policy that includes:
- respecting the sovereignty of other nations,
- open and honest international dialogue and diplomacy,
- true fair trade,
- opposition to torture in any form,
- encouragement and support of democratic principles in all
nations,
- recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples,
- environmental and social responsibility,
- the end to genocide wherever and whenever it occurs, and
- halting the spread and use of weapons of war.
- US domestic policy that includes:
- retaining and increasing US based jobs that pay a living
wage,
- strengthening infrastructural maintenance and capacity,
- economic and social equality,
- appropriate technologies in order to maximize energy
independence,
- legislative and material support of small business, and
- an end to federal financial support of big business.
- An economic and taxation policy that rewards work more than
capital.
- A quality health care system available to all Americans
that emphasizes effective prevention and treatment.
- Our immigration system must be revamped, recognizing and
applying the understanding that the issue is highly complex and
requires new, sensitive, and enforceable provisions.