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Equality of Opportunity Plank

General Preamble

Ventura County Democrats believe that diversity strengthens our nation, our state, and our communities.  We work to foster the common values and commitments that unite all people regardless of their age, cultural heritage, national origin, disability, socio-economic status, gender, race, sexual orientation or religious views.  We see that a great disparity exists between the top one percent and the rest of America and understand that any anti-gay bias contributes to that disparity in our community.  We believe that all persons deserve the opportunity to participate fully in the educational, economic, cultural, and especially the political fabric of Ventura County.

Therefore Ventura County Democrats will fight for all people to live with dignity and equality and will:

Statement of Principle

  • Support equality for all Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LBGT) people and nondiscrimination in all aspects of their lives;
  • Oppose in a unified voice hatred, racism, homophobia, sexism, transphobia, xenophobia, and violence;
  • Encourage, support and defend voluntary and mandatory affirmative action measures to enhance access and equity in employment, education and business opportunities;
  • Affirm that the decision to accept or reject any religious belief, to bind oneself to any religious creed, or to hold no religious belief at all is a private matter and should always remain a matter of individual conscience, and we oppose giving any government funding to organizations that discriminate; and
  • Support the LGBT community in its quest for the right to legal marriage in California as a civil right and acknowledge and the respective clergy's complete religious freedom to solemnize marriages in accordance with their beliefs.

Not Authorized by any Candidate or Candidate Committee

Paid for by:
Ventura County Democratic Party, PO Box 1587,Camarillo, CA 93011
VCDCC PAC #C00429563
Ventura County Democratic Central Committee FPPC #746162
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      • Secretary
      • Controller
    • Central Committee Members
    • Standing Committees >
      • Activist and Candidate Training Committee
      • Bylaws Committee
      • Communications Committee
      • Endorsements Committee
      • Events Committee
      • Finance and Budget Committee
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      • Arts and Culture Plank
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      • Constitutional Justice Plank
      • Disabilities Plank
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      • Energy and the Environment Plank
      • Equality of Opportunity Plank
      • Healthcare Plank
      • Immigration Plank
      • Labor and Economic Justice Plank
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      • Political Reform Plank
      • Seniors Plank
      • Sustainable Communities Plank
      • Veterans Plank
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    • 2017 ADEM Election Results
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    • Regional Democratic Clubs >
      • Democratic Club of Camarillo
      • Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley
      • Moorpark Democratic Club
      • Democratic Club of Ventura
      • Democratic Women's Council of the Conejo Valley
      • Greater Oxnard Organization of Democrats
      • Ojai Valley Democratic Club
      • Santa Clara Valley Democratic Club
      • Simi Valley Democratic Club
    • Countywide Democratic Clubs >
      • Stonewall Democrats of Ventura County
      • Working Families Democratic Club
    • Young Democratic Clubs >
      • California Lutheran University Democrats
      • Channel Island Student Democrats
      • Ventura County Young Democrats
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    • Endorsements 2018
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