About
New Platform of US Democratic PartySam Ghandchi
http://www.ghandchi.com/1194-dnc-platform-english.htm
درباره پلاتفرم جدید حزب دموکرات آمریکا
http://www.ghandchi.com/1194-dnc-platform.htm
About
New Platform of US Democratic Party
Sam Ghandchi
http://www.ghandchi.com/1194-dnc-platform-english.htm
درباره پلاتفرم جدید حزب دموکرات آمریکا
http://www.ghandchi.com/1194-dnc-platform.htm
The new platform of US Democratic Party that was ratified in the DNC Convention
in Philadelphia last week can be a worthwhile reading for Iranians. The
interesting thing in the platform is not the Iran discussion. On Page 43 of the
platform there are two paragraphs discussing Iran which are not anything new
(1). But the new platform influenced by the supporters of Bernie Sanders has
brought the issue of economic justice to the center of attention, an issue that
following 40 years of rise of post-industrial development in this country, is
threatening the development itself. Future will show whether the discussion of
social justice in the US Democratic Party will continue after this convention
(2).
As far as the elected officials from US Democratic Party in the three branches
of the government are concerned, the items in the platform are not binding and
if at any time the party wants to make any position binding, in the convention
of the party it must be ratified as binding, and then if for example a
representative of the party in Congress violates that provision, s/he will not
be able to use the financial resources of the party or attain a specific
position in the party (3).
Hilary Clinton in her acceptance speech for the Democratic Party nomination for
the office of US President in 2016 noted that economic justice was brought to
the center of attention by the supporters of Bernie Sanders during the primary
election of 2016. The future will show how Mrs. Clinton will work with regards
to social justice if she is elected as the US President.
The views about party platform in the US election this year can be very useful
for the proposal of platform of Iran's Futurist Party (4). In fact, the
political alternative in 21st Century will be the foundation of constitution of
any country that wants to build itself on the basis of a progressive foundation
in the 21st Century (5).
Hoping for a democratic and secular futurist republic in Iran,
http://www.ghandchi.com/index2.html
July 31, 2016
Footnotes:
1. 2016 Democratic Party Platform, July 21, 2016
https://www.demconvention.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Democratic-Party-Platform-7.21.16-no-lines.pdf
2. دوستی می پرسید آیا ما واقعاً برای عدالت اجتماعی برنامه ای داریم
http://www.ghandchi.com/1151-edaalate-ejtemaei.htm
J. Bradford DeLong: A Brief History of (In)equality
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/history-income-distribution-by-j--bradford-delong-2016-07
3. پلاتفرم حزب آینده نگر الزام آور نیست
http://www.ghandchi.com/1173-platform-not-binding.htm
4. Futurist Party Platform
http://www.ghandchi.com/348-HezbeAyandehnegarEng.htm
پلاتفرم حزب آینده نگر
http://www.ghandchi.com/348-HezbeAyandehnegar.htm
5. Political Alternative in 21st Century
http://www.ghandchi.com/1189-political-alternative-21st-english.htm
آلترناتیو سیاسی در قرن بیست و یکم
http://www.ghandchi.com/1189-political-alternative-21st.htm
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