St. Joseph version
Jim Graeve, St. Joseph
Democrats from the St. Joseph area are invited to come to Kennedy School at 7 p.m. next Tuesday, Feb. 4. It’s an opportunity to pick the delegates who will go to the Senate District 13 gathering March 15 at Kennedy Community School. These folks help form the party platform.
There is no charge or fee to participate in the process of our democracy. This meeting is called a caucus, which is a neighborhood meeting. This Feb. 4 meeting is as “grassroots” as it gets. Anyone who is 18 or older can be a delegate. High school students are encouraged to come. We in St. Joseph are eligible to have more than 50 delegates to the District 13 meeting on the Democratic side. Republicans will meet at Apollo High School at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4.
We need good participation at the local level to offset the influence of “Big Money” on our democracy. A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision stating corporations have the same voting rights as individuals puts our democracy in jeopardy. We can stop this by getting out next Tuesday, Democrats and Republicans alike, and make our voices heard.
Sartell version
Jim Graeve, St. Joseph
Democrats from the Sartell area are invited to come to Sartell High School at 7 p.m. next Tuesday, Feb. 4. It’s an opportunity to pick the delegates who will go to the Senate District 13 gathering March 15 at Kennedy Community School. These folks help form the party platform.
There is no charge or fee to participate in the process of our democracy. This meeting is called a caucus, which is a neighborhood meeting. This Feb. 4 meeting is as “grassroots” as it gets. Anyone who is 18 or older can be a delegate. High school students are encouraged to come. Sartell is eligible to send more than 50 delegates to the District 13 meeting on the Democratic side. Republicans will meet at Sartell Middle School at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4.
We need good participation at the local level to offset the influence of “Big Money” on our democracy. A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision stating corporations have the same voting rights as individuals puts our democracy in jeopardy. We can stop this by getting out next Tuesday, Democrats and Republicans alike, and make our voices heard.
