Democratic Party begins healing process as they craft platform

[William769]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Voting in the Democratic primary may be coming to an end – and Hillary Clinton has already been declared the presumptive nominee – but the aftermath has resulted in a fragile party in need of healing at a time when the stakes have never been higher.

As the frontline between the Clinton and Bernie Sanders camps moved to a hotel ballroom here Wednesday, party officials began the process of drafting their platform for the general election.

“It may get loud at times, but that’s OK. It’s a noisy country,” former Attorney General Eric Holder told MSNBC after testifying before the committee. “But at the end of the day, I think the Democratic Party can be in the place it needs to be.”

Sanders has so far refused to concede the race and will now put his weight behind shaping the party’s rules and platform, its foundational statement of beliefs and priorities.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/democratic-party-begins-healing-process-they-craft-platform

Yes, let the healing process begin.

[NCTraveler]

1. Doesn't have to happen overnight.

Wednesday’s meeting was the first gathering of the party’s Platform Drafting Subcommittee, which is responsible for creating the first draft of the document before the full committee meets just ahead of the Democratic National Convention in July.

Sanders successfully fought to include more of his supporters on the 15-member subcommittee, including some firebrand allies like Dr. Cornel West and environmentalist Bill McKibben, who joked that he gets arrested for civil disobedience most times he visits Washington.

But everyone was on their best behavior Wednesday, emphasizing the need for civility and the relatively minimal differences between them when compared to GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump. Neither side dwelt much on the gaps between them, nor were Sanders’ or Clinton’s names hardly mentioned.

[seabeyond]

2. Thanks William. Thanks NCTravel. You are right. I absolutely does not have to happen

over night. There is plenty of time. Everyone on good behavior is a beginning, lol.

[BootinUp]

3. K & R

[TrueDemVA]

4. The platform needs to include big ideas

Things that every democrat can get behind.

Ending fracking
Expanding and protecting Social Security (not selling the idea of privatizing some portions)
Restoring Glass Steagall
Ending tax breaks for the rich. They need to invest in our country like the rest of us
Single payer health insurance (it seems to possible for other modern countries)
Ending Citizens United
Major infrastruction investment throughout the country
Strengthening Unions


Let's get back to the party of big ideas. The country needs inspiration, not pragmatism. Show the world we want the best for our citizens. We need to shoot for the moon again, so to speak.