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DCHD welcomes 99Rise activists

by Opinion • June 1, 2014

99Rise marchers welcome to av 1

By the Democratic Club of the High Desert

ANTELOPE VALLEY—On Wednesday, May 21st, the Democratic Club of the High Desert proudly welcomed 99Rise activists which is part of the “California March for Democracy”.

DCHD welcomed the marchers on 90th Street West and Avenue D, providing food, snacks, words and tokens of support.
DCHD welcomed the marchers on 90th Street West and Avenue D, providing food, snacks, words and tokens of support.

The activists made their way through the Antelope Valley on their journey to Sacramento in efforts to end corporate person-hood, support middle-class families, and demand that the needs of working families be put before lobbyists and their clients.

Their 480 mile journey started in Los Angeles on May 17th and will end on June 22nd when they arrive and rally in Sacramento at the State Capitol—demanding that the leaders of California publicly acknowledge the crisis of corruption and take immediate action to end it.

On May 23, DCHD members joined the 99Rise activists at State Senator Steve Knight’s office in Palmdale.
On May 23, DCHD members joined the 99Rise activists at State Senator Steve Knight’s office in Palmdale.

The Democratic Club of the High Desert welcomed the marchers on 90th Street West and Avenue D, providing food, snacks, words and tokens of support.

“Their mission is our mission, it’s time we take the influence of money out of our politics and put people first,” said Veronica Fields, 1st Vice-President of the DCHD.

President of the DCHD, Johnathon Ervin said, “I am proud to support these marchers. Too often our youth take a back seat to politics. These young men and women have decided to lead the fight on foot in improving California.”

On Friday, May 23, DCHD members joined the 99Rise activists at State Senator Steve Knight’s office in Palmdale to demand action on campaign finance reform.

For more information about the 99Rise activists, visit their website at marchfordemocracy.org.

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1 comment for "DCHD welcomes 99Rise activists"

  1. NotWithMyMoney says

    June 7, 2014 at 8:24 pm

    They want to end the power of lobbyist through lobbying?!?

    Is this naïve or is it calculated? I believe the latter.

    The vast majority of these 99%’s activity empowers the permanent political class. One that uses the public treasury to buy power rewarding it’s friends and punishing its enemies. This is the birthplace of Crony Capitalism borne in the name of “public benefit.” The funny part is the primary practitioners of Crony Capitalism are the political Left. Unions pushing public projects like the solar and wind companies that employ union members and the 90+ billion dollar Jerry’s choo-choo!

    Solendra, A123, carbon credits and a host of other public dollar eaters transfer tax money into the coffers of the political class, primarily Democrat. Al Gore made hundreds of millions sucking up money demanded by the green Left. Giant corporations don’t mind the regulatory nightmare that is at the public trough because it keeps the little companies out.

    This kills initiative, opportunity and limits growth to only those well connected to the public sector bureaucracy and their ruling politicians. These people are in fact Astro-turf for the Democrat, Leftist political class!

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