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2003 Seattle Election Information Primary Election Voters' Guide David Ferguson
Video Voters Guide Statement of Candidate Click Here to View the You will need Written Voters' Pamphlet Statement Submitted by Candidate I am a union garment worker and the Socialist Workers party candidate. I fight for the rights and interests of working people. My campaign offers an alternative to the twin parties of imperialist war and economic depression — the Democrats and Republicans. My campaign opposes the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq and opposes the threats against Iran, North Korea and Cuba. I am opposed to U.S. intervention in Liberia. I call for all the troops in Iraq to be brought home now. The socialist campaign joins with workers' protests such as the Bon Marche workers defending their wages and health care. I join protests against police brutality. I oppose the secret detentions and trials. I support the upcoming Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride initiated by the AFL-CIO. I defend women's rights including access to abortion. Working people need to unite to fight in our own interest as a class instead of trying to fix capitalism. Capitalism offers no future except more wars, wage cuts, cuts in healthcare and layoffs. With growing unemployment especially among aerospace and technology workers, the rulers have cut unemployment benefits and teachers' pay — while the super-rich bondholders never miss a payday. I put forward a program to fight for jobs. I will fight for national legislation to shorten the workweek with no cut in weekly pay. This will create millions of new jobs. I also call for a massive public works program to put the unemployed to work building the things we need most — housing, schools, day care centers, medical clinics, public transportation, libraries and parks. I call for abolishing the death penalty and restoring voting rights to those who have been convicted of felonies. I defend affirmative action, including in employment, housing and education! I call for stopping the U.S. economic war on Cuba and normalizing relations now! I will build solidarity with working farmers and farm workers. I will campaign for the cancellation of the third world debt. We face a future of increasing conflicts between imperialist powers that lead toward another world war, the rise of fascism and the increased threat of the use of nuclear weapons. But, that future is not inevitable. Working people will have the chance to block that course and take political power — to form a workers' and farmers' government that will abolish capitalism and join in the worldwide struggle for socialism. David Ferguson The above statement was written by the candidate, who is solely responsible for the contents therein. |
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David FERGUSON
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