What is a Young Democrat?
We are the next generation of the oldest continuing political party in human history, heirs to the legacy of Jefferson, Jackson, and Roosevelt. To be a Young Democrat is to believe that there exists a bond uniting us as Americans that can never be torn. It was the Democratic Party that led America through the crises of the 20th Century, that fed the hungry, healed the sick, and uplifted the oppressed. Those same struggles follow our nation into the 21st Century, so it falls upon all of us to wage the eternal battle for a more perfect union.
Constitutional Rights
The civil liberties endowed upon us for decades are instead stripped from our constitutional order day by day. The right for a woman to choose what is best for her body, the right for our votes to be respected as a valid expression of what we want from elected officials, and the right to protest our federal government without fear of extrajudicial execution vanish every moment we refuse to make our voices heard. It lies upon us to organize, elevate, and achieve the power necessary so that our government remains one of the people, by the people, and for the people of America.
A Chicken in Every Pot
A century ago, Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised a New Deal to the American People and ushered in a new American Dream of peace and prosperity, of which our parents and grandparents reaped the bounty. However, such a land of plenty was before decades of Republican mismanagement and lies redirected the flow of wealth away from the burgeoning middle class back to the insatiable billionaires who demand an ever-increasing share of the economic pie. It is our responsibility as Young Democrats to fight for the American Dream promised to us all our lives: we say that young Americans deserve an affordable house to raise a family, that they deserve good, meaningful, and well-paying jobs, and that a trip to the hospital should leave no American bankrupt. The futures of young Americans are increasingly being sold to the highest bidder, but it’s through the Young Democrats that such futures will be won back.
Clean Air - Clean Water - Clean AZ
YDAZ stands to protect the environment and fight climate change. The destructive effects of global warming have already made themselves known. Wildfires, melting ice caps, and strong hurricanes are just the beginning. If corrective action is taken quickly, it’s not too late to reverse course and save the earth. By investing in green energy, cutting fossil fuels, and limiting corporate pollution we can make sure there is a world we can pass onto our children.