Blount County Democrats

The Blount County Democratic Party will be participating and holding their Countywide Delegate Convention for the election of delegates to the District Level Delegate convention to determine candidates who will go to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Our County Convention will be March 10th, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. [...]

State of the Union Address Talking Points
(And some Romney tax related updates, too!)
President’s State of the Union Address Will Outline Blueprint for an America Built to Last
Key Point: President Obama will outline in his State of the Union a blueprint for a job-creating economy that’s built to last – one where hard work pays, responsibility [...]

GOP Derails Super Committee To Protect Millionaires & Billionaires
Nov 21, 2011 | By Pat Garofalo
Courtesy of the TNDP
The fiscal super committee created by last summer’s deal to raise the debt ceiling was charged with crafting a $1.5 trillion deficit reduction package by Thanksgiving. However, moments ago, the committee’s co-chairs issued a statement officially conceding that [...]

Mitt Romney made crystal clear his political philosophy, and perhaps a new campaign slogan: You’re On Your Own.
If you’re a middle-class American worried about losing your job, your home or your health care, don’t look to Mitt Romney for leadership – he’s fishing for right-wing votes by promising to turn his back on you.
Romney [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 11, 2011
Tonight, a majority of United States Senators voted to advance the
American Jobs Act. But even though this bill contains the kind of
proposals Republicans have supported in the past, their party obstructed
the Senate from moving forward on this jobs bill.
Tonight’s vote is by no means the end of this fight. Independent
economists have [...]

Whereas the citizens of Blount County like all of the citizens of the Unites States are still experiencing the negative effects of the economic collapse of 2007 and 2008, and
Whereas the Blount County Commission did [...]

Economic recovery requires facing facts
By William W. Wade
Don’t raise taxes on the job-creators” is Republican code for “Maintain the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy and subsidies for oil companies.” Corporate profits are soaring, yet they aren’t creating jobs.The debate over raising the debt ceiling is a war of political priorities — priorities like getting [...]

Ladies and Gentlemen its time to step up to the phones! This is a call for action. The time is now. Act today. Pick up your phone and call your congress today. Their numbers are:
Congressman John Duncan
Washington office: 202-225-5435
Knoxville office: 865-523-3772
Senator Lamar Alexander
Washington office: 202-224-4944
Knoxville Office: 865-545-4253
Senator Bob Corker
Washington office: [...]

‘Not familiar with Voting Rights Act,’ says Tennessee official
Getting a driver’s license in Tennessee is a test of skill and endurance, but I’m not talking about the road test or written exam, I’m talking about the crazy long lines.
On Friday, I joined 40 people in an outdoor line at 6340 Summer Ave about 12:30 p.m. [...]

Resolution_Stop_Tax_Haven
This Resolution was adopted by the Blount County Democratic Executive Committee at their meeting Thursday, July 14, 2011, and will be forwarded to our Tennessee Legislators. If you would like to be a signatory on the resolution, you may do so by attending one of our three monthly meetings listed on this website or [...]