Al Sharpton for President 2004 Campaign
Brochures
‘KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE: DON’T WASTE YOUR
VOTE’
I am running
for President of the United States to make
sure that ALL the voices in our Democracy
are heard loud and clear and to provide a
real choice to voters who believe we must:
First use
our tax dollars on economic development,
improving schools, protecting the right to
vote HERE AT HOME before we ship our dollars
overseas to places such as Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Secure the
Right to Vote, to High Quality Health Care
and to High Quality Education.
Create Tax
Fairness by reversing the Bush Tax Plan for
the wealthiest and giving the biggest tax
breaks to the working people of our nation.
By
supporting my campaign and by voting for
SHARPTON you will send a powerful message
that WE WILL NOT BE LEFT OUT OF THE NATIONAL
POLITICAL PROCESS ANY LONGER!
‘PLATFORM’
Everywhere I
go throughout America during this campaign I
will be challenging and urging students and
grassroots activists, local city councils
and mayors, county commissioners and school
boards, state legislators and governors - as
well as local and national leaders and
organizations - to pass proclamations and
resolutions, and to lobby Congress to
support the four amendments in my platform:
the RIGHT to vote (H.J. Res. 28), the RIGHT
to a public education of equal high quality
(H.J. Res. 29), the RIGHT to health care of
equal high quality (H.J. Res. 30), and the
ERA, equal RIGHTS for women (H.J. Res. 31).
And, yes, I
will challenge members of the U.S. House and
Senate - and all the presidential candidates
- to support this legislation. This campaign
will serve as a launching pad and beginning
for a new human rights and constitutional
rights movement in this country. We are
going to fight for each of these amendments
- one at a time - throughout this campaign
and beyond.
I'm running
to win, and nobody knows - until they are
actually nominated in Boston in July, 2004 -
who will win the Democratic nomination and
be elected President in 2004. We do know
that only ONE of us will win. And if I do
not secure the nomination, I vow to support
any of the Democratic candidates running,
over George W. Bush or any other Republican
presidential nominee.
But if I can
help to advance this 10-point agenda, my
campaign, the Democratic Party, and the
American people will all have won and been
well served.
This
platform provides a rationale for my
running, and gives meaning and uniqueness to
my campaign. Other Democratic candidates are
running on a platform of good PROGRAMS -
most of which I support. I'm running on a
platform of HUMAN RIGHTS and CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS that will greatly benefit ALL of
the American people.
I'm
running for President to:
1) Raise
issues that would otherwise be
overlooked—for example, affirmative action,
anti-death penalty policy, African and
Caribbean policy.
2) Fulfill
American democracy by supporting voting
rights or statehood for the 600,000
disenfranchised citizens of the District of
Columbia.
3) Increase
political consciousness and awareness.
4) Declare
the RIGHT TO VOTE A HUMAN RIGHT and
supporting H.J.Res. 28, a constitutional
amendment.
5) Stimulate
more people to get involved in the political
process.
6) Declare
EDUCATION A HUMAN RIGHT and supporting H.J.
Res. 29, a constitutional amendment.
7) Increase
voter registration.
8) Declare
HEALTH CARE A HUMAN RIGHT and supporting
H.J. Res. 30, a constitutional amendment.
9)
Strengthen our REAL national security by
fighting for human rights, the rule of law,
and economic justice at home and abroad.
10)
Rejuvenate the idea of putting AN EQUAL
RIGHTSAMENDMENT FOR WOMEN (ERA) in the
Constitution and supporting H.J.Res. 31, a
constitutional amendment.