[Northampton-GP] Vote the primary

[Susan Lantz]

March 2nd...Our Opportunity and Our Responsibility

Please consider...
Primaries present an opportunity to vote principles. In our 
Massachusetts March 2nd primary we are voting for delegates. For every 
15% of the vote each candidate receives in each Congressional district, 
one delegate for that candidate goes to the National Democratic 
convention in July. After the first round of voting, delegates are 
released to vote for whomever they wish. This is when the trading, 
bartering, deals occur. Consequently, the more delegates a candidate 
has, the greater the opportunity to influence the party platform.

Dennis Kucinich has an inspired platform that he has stood by 
consistently and continually throughout this campaign season. He has 
bold ideas with plans to implement them. You can decide about Dennis for 
yourself as he's coming to Northampton on February 24th to give a public 
address. (Place to be announced) He speaks with integrity from the heart 
and does not 'adapt' his message to suit the audience or the issue. 
Please check his website at <www.kucinich.us> to see the breathe of his 
ideas and his principles that guide them. The clarity, directness and 
vision of his platform is so astounding it is hard to believe he is a 
politician. Then comes the doubt...can he win? And that's the beauty of 
the Primary....we don't have to decide that. All we have to do is vote 
our heart, our principles and our values knowing that the more delegates 
our candidate has the greater the opportunity his ideas have to position 
the party platform. It is this party platform that will beat Bush in 
November, not an individual.

Obviously, my choice is Dennis Kucinich. Yours might be another, but be 
sure it is a candidate that represents your values and beliefs as 
closely as possible. This is your chance to speak out, to register your 
anger, to make a change, to reclaim your rights and to demand a 
responsive government for and by the people. In order to vote in the 
Democratic primary you MUST be a REGISTERED voter in either the 
Democratic Party or Unenrolled category. You must do this by February 
11th at City Hall. America needs your participation. America needs your 
vote.

Susan Lantz
74 Lyman Rd
Northampton, MA 01060
413-586-3544