[net-gold] UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT: 10 things Pres. Obama SHOULD Say on Tuesday
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- Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:01:00 -0500 (EST)
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This message from Credo has been reposted here with the permission of
CREDO.
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On Tuesday, President Obama will deliver his fifth State of the Union
Address.
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With the midterm elections approaching -- elections in which we could lose
the Senate and thus much of the president's power to block the Republican
agenda in Congress -- this speech will lay the groundwork for what could
be our last best chance to win progressive change during his presidency.
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Despite the Republican obstructionism, there's a lot the president can
accomplish by issuing executive orders and prioritizing his
administration's agenda in the Senate. If you agree with this list, click
here to share it with your friends.
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Reject the Keystone XL pipeline
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President Obama has said that action on climate change will be a
centerpiece of his second term agenda. But he simply cannot make the
necessary progress on climate changes as long as he allows tar sands
production to expand.
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Drop his offer to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits in exchange
for a grand budget bargain with Republicans
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In a preemptive cave to Republicans, President Obama made the offer as
part of budget negotiations last year, in a deeply wrongheaded quest to
strike a grand bargain on taxes and the debt. He shouldn't make the same
mistake and should commit to not give away cuts to Social Security and
Medicare to Republicans under any circumstances.
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Bring ALL the troops home from Afghanistan
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In his State of the Union address last year, President Obama said that
Al-Qaeda was a "shadow of its former self," and to meet this threat, we
don't need to send tens of thousands of our sons and daughters abroad, or
occupy other nations." Yet after over 12 years and thousands of American
lives, more than 30,000 troops still remain and aren't scheduled to leave
until the end of this year. It is long past time for President Obama to
bring them home.
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Stop breaking up families, by ending the deportations of those eligible
for a pathway to citizenship under pending immigration reform legislation
The president doesn't need to wait for obstructionist Republicans to take
action on immigration reform. He should show he's serious about it now by
halting deportations of aspiring Americans who would qualify for a path to
citizenship under the bill already passed by the Senate.
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Fire National Intelligence Director James Clapper and stop warrantless NSA
spying on Americans
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Clapper unambiguously lied to Congress about the NSA's unconstitutional
spying on Americans. But amidst this growing scandal, President Obama has
so far offered no substantive reforms. He should fire Clapper and shut
down the NSA's shocking dragnet immediately.
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Fill all the federal judiciary openings with judges who will uphold the
Constitution, enforce environmental laws, and fight corporate abuse
Senator Majority Leader Reid's filibuster reform finally stopped
Republican obstruction on Judicial nominees. With over 90 vacancies this
is a major opportunity to bring progressive champions to the bench, but
President Obama needs to make sure he takes advantage.
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Issue a strong carbon rule on existing power plants
President Obama has called for the first-ever rules to limit carbon
pollution long required under the Clean Air Act but so far, all we've
gotten are delays and watering down on his rule to cut pollution from
unbuilt power plants, which does nothing to reduce actual current
pollution, and is still months from being finalized. If the President is
serious, we need a strong rule to cut the pollution that is causing
climate change now.
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Raise the minimum wage for federal workers and contractors
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The president has already said that income inequality is the defining
issue of our time and committed to take executive action to helping the
middle class. Raising the minimum wage for the more than 2 million
low-wage federal contractors would be a good step in the right direction.
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Instruct his FCC chair to save Net Neutrality
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Verizon killed net neutrality last week when a federal appellate court
ruled in Verizon's favor, and struck down the FCC's Open Internet Order.
Internet providers are now free to discriminate block or slow down any
web site or application they choose. But President Obama's FCC chair has
the power to save Net Neutrality by reclassifying broadband internet
access to require that it be regulated as a telecommunications service.
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Close Guantanamo
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This January marks 12 years of indefinite detention without charge or
trial at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo, and five years since President
Barack Obama signed an executive order to shut it down. Congress recently
fulfilled the president's request to make it easier to transfer prisoners
out of Guantanamo; it's long past time for him to keep his promise, too.
Sign the petition.
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As progressives, we had high hopes for President Obama's presidency. And
time is running out for him to deliver on his campaign promises. Starting
with these ten things that are in the president's power to do. It's what
we're hoping to hear, what you should be listening for, and how we'll be
gauging the success of his speech on Tuesday night.
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If you agree with the priorities on our list, please share it with your
friends. Regardless of what the president says, we look forward to
continuing to stand with you in the coming fights for progressive change.
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Becky Bond, Political Director
CREDO Action from Working Assets
act@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://act.credoaction.com/
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David Dillard
Temple University
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