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Cartoon of the Week
The 2020 Democratic Platform
Who We Are. What We Stand For.
Every four years the Democratic Party writes and adopts a new party platform at each Democratic National Convention. It outlines our shared Democratic values and policies.
Click Here for the link to download or view the Platform
Constitutional Corner
Constitution Blocks Election Fraud
Should the Founding Fathers have recognized that challenges to the Constitution or election results might occur? Maybe, if they had anticipated that future citizens and elected officials would defy the will of the voters, they would include more specific wording.
Our Next Norwin Penn Trafford Meeting will focus on the Primary Results and how a poor Democratic turnout affects us all.
Come early for tea sandwiches and appetizers.
Our Democracy Depends On Citizen Involvement If It Is To Survive.
The majority of qualified voters did not vote in the Primary leaving less than 30 percent of our voters in charge of who will represent us.
Do not let a small group of people decide who represents you. Vote.
Then write to your Representatives and let them know what matters to you!
Click Here to go to "Our Messages to Our Representatives" and let them know what matters to you.
Transgender Children
Understanding the Basics
Gender identity and expression are central to the way we see ourselves and how we interact with those around us.
It's who we are.
To read a great article about gender terminology written by the Human Rights Campaign
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
below is letter of the week
for past letters that were written and sent to local publications for consideration
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Letter of the Week
Elected Officials Should Be Held To The Same Standards ......
If the average person lies on an employment application, they can get fired. If they lie under oath, about their taxes, to the police, or on a mortgage application, it is a criminal offense; they can be fined and face jail time. Why do we hold our elected officials to a lesser standard? President Lyndon Johnson lied and over 58,000 American soldiers died in the Vietnam war. President Bush lied, and 4,000 to 5,000 American soldiers died in the Iraq war with many more wounded or suffering from PTSD. In both Vietnam and Iraq untold civilian lives were lost. Former President Trump lied about Covid. It is estimated that 40% of the over one million U.S. deaths could have been prevented if Trump had been honest.
Unlike the average person, none of these Presidents have been held accountable for their lies. These deceptions had enormous consequences, far greater than fudging a mortgage application. There should be consequences commensurate to the damage of their lies. If lies cause pain and suffering or death to others, there should be accountability. Political dishonesty has become so pervasive; it has reached epic proportions and is tearing our country apart. People do not know what or who to believe. They have become angry and are lashing out at one another.
We must insist that our government and public servants act honestly and with integrity. They must be accountable for willful duplicity that causes harm. If it is a crime for us to lie to the government, then the same should be true when the government lies to us.
Michael Garing
Community Meetings and Events
Region 6 Norwin/PT Democrats
Our next meeting will be June 8, 6pm at the Norwin Public Library
Irwin Borough Meeting
Council Chamber 1 First Street, Irwin
Agenda Meeting
June 14, 6pm-7pm
North Irwin Borough Meeting
June 13, 6pm-7pm
21 Second Street, North Irwin
Manor Borough Council
Manor Borough Council Meeting
Wednesday, June 21, 7pm
Manor Borough Community Room
Norwin School Board Meeting
Legislative Meeting
June 5, 7pm
Norwin Middle School Cafeteria
10870 Mockingbird Drive,
For more information & to sign up to speak click on the link below:
https://www.norwinsd.org/apps/pages/index.jspuREC_ID=1141371&type=d&pREC_ID=1405658
Penn Township Commissioners Meeting
Monthly Caucus Meeting
June 14, 7pm
Monthly Business Meeting
June 21, 7pm
Penn Township Municipal Building
2001 Municipal Court
Harrison City
Trafford Borough Council Meeting
June 13, 7pm
Manchester Room
414 Brinton Avenue, Trafford
NHT Commissioners Meeting
Special Meeting
June 15, 7pm
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, June 21, 7pm
Westmoreland County Commissioners
Agenda Meeting
Tuesday, June 6, 11am
Room #101
Commissioners' Public Meeting
Thursday, June 8, 10 am
Commissioners' Public Meeting Room
Courthouse Square
2 North Main Street, Greensburg, PA
Request to comment
https://www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/FormCenter/Westmoreland-
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