The California Democratic Party is in a strong position to guide the country’s recovery in terms of both its economics and morality, but today I’m writing to you specifically about the latter. We are progressively approaching a time in our history as a country where there are more people who appreciate other people’s rights than there are those who are working to undermine those rights. Gay marriage is the shining example of this social upheaval, and the gains made in this protracted struggle are a sign of the broader cultural changes that are occurring. Everything about this is excellent. In actuality, these triumphs are the result of changes inside the Republican Party. While moderate and tea party republicans disagree on matters such as marriage equality, conservative values are becoming more tolerant. Democrats should use the divide as a chance to advance justice for the right to marry, just as it has done in the past. We have embraced the top two primary here in California, which is a potentially very useful mechanism that might help us take advantage of these fractures within the Republican Party. Even though many of my fellow Democrats criticize the jungle primary system, which awards the top two vote-getters—rather than just the top vote-getter from each party—as a barrier to our attempts to advance progressive principles more broadly, it is actually a fantastic tool for widening the rift within the Republican Party. The discussion about the appropriate course of action in light of the new reality of the top two primaries is starting inside the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, and it is a worthwhile one. The no party preference party is developing more quickly in California than either the Democratic or Republican parties, as our county chairman recently noted. this is due to the fact that hardline and moderate Republicans are splitting their party on a variety of topics, with immigration, voting rights, and civil rights being the most divisive ones. The foundation of the Democratic Party was the idea of inclusivity. We are the group that honors variety and recognizes the power of many viewpoints. Because we are a country founded on the principles of equality—equality in opportunity, equality in our capacity to uphold our personal faiths, equality in the right to free speech, and the general need for justice and respect for all—we have historically grown because we have shown over time that we genuinely believe that when our government or culture attempts to diminish the civil rights of another human being, that we are morally obligated to fight for that person or culture. Therefore, the Republican Party in California is in a precarious position right now, and our party has a choice: either we embrace the no party preference people and watch them grow until they start their own party to challenge us, or we can reach out and engage in constructive dialogue. In my opinion, it would be prudent for us, the party of diversity and inclusiveness, to take advantage of this chance and launch a widespread effort to win over as many of these atheists as we can. However, in the process, we must not waver in our will to fight for civil rights since our country’s past is replete with instances and deeds that severely violated the civil rights of others. In addition to being enthusiastic to advance the principles that define us as Democrats, we should also be eager to expand our party. from the suffragette struggle to workers’ rights to Jim Crow democrats have been the ones to put aside our personal interests and fight for justice during the whole history of America’s failure to live up to those sentences from the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal. I’m writing to you today because of it. We must remember one thing in light of the enormous opportunity we have to expand as a party, the demise of the Republican Party in California, our historical diversity as a party, and the chance to ignite a national movement towards progressive ideals as we work to win over the growing number of no party preference voters. First and foremost, we are the party that has battled to defend the civil rights of all people. And yet, there are Democratic candidates running for office who have opposed marriage equality, both here in California and in conservative areas throughout the nation. Some people who were formerly Republicans still believe that a man and a woman only have the right to be married. This is unquestionably bad. Our party is varied. There is place in our party for discussions on the ideal course of action in the areas of military, education, and the budget, among other areas. Nonetheless, we cannot compromise on the integrity of our goal. Despite our enormous growth potential, we must eliminate Democrats who oppose us on civil rights issues, especially marriage equality, and choose candidates who share the fundamental belief that restricting someone’s civil rights is the Democratic Party’s red line. because violating the civil rights of another individual stems from an innate, deep-seated desire. We must not elect them, lest their avarice taint our values. This goes beyond just defending our ideologies. We should remove civil rights offenders from our society and use candidate records on homosexual marriage as a yardstick for evaluation for pragmatic reasons. rigid Republicans are now working to impede other people’s ability to vote—another essential civil right that we must defend at all costs—by enacting excessively stringent voter identification laws. In order to prevail in this struggle in the road, we need to elect and elevate Democrats who have historically been willing to support other people’s civil rights, even when doing so is difficult.
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