Whew! We lucked out as Hurricane Idalia missed Tampa. It has been an unusually hot summer. 
 
But we persevered. And for those of us who believe climate change is here and now, this WILL be the new norm.
But politics is divisive so we must convince our politicians to enact laws  that deal with climate change before it is ‘too late’. 
 
On August 28th our nation celebrated the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream” speech at the march on Washington for jobs and freedom in 1963. Dr King’s speech included the following:  “ I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed.  We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal.”
 
We need to be mindful of what Martin Luther King believed, and at this point in time 60 years later with all the civil rights advancements our country through the has done a 180, our civil liberties are sliding backward, not only for African-Americans, but for all people, including all minorities and women. 
 
Democracy is fragile, and as we have witnessed through our state and national politics the Republican Party, which is controlled by far-right extremists, wants to make America a White Christian country.
 
This is the time for all of us to stand up and fight.
 
We, as members of the South Shore Democratic Club, will continue to use all our volunteer efforts to take back Florida, re-elect Biden, win a majority in the House and increase our majority in the Senate.  Democracy will survive, and this is not hyperbole.
 
We call upon all of you to get involved. Our club and precinct captains will guide you on the ongoing campaigns for phone banking and emailing registered democrats to remind democrats to re-apply in order to receive a mail in ballot.
 
The state legislature has passed laws to suppress registration of voters through third-party groups.
 
We will launch a new voter registration campaign using digital technology to help voters to register. 
 
 
Fran Bodman