"BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — National Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean told the Southern Christian Leadership Conference on Tuesday that he takes inspiration from the SCLC's efforts to dismantle segregation four decades ago as he tries to find core values for his party and reassert its national influence.
"The SCLC is an icon for people of my age," said Dean, 56, former Vermont governor and failed presidential candidate in 2004. "But our work is not done."
Dean said the Democrats must start taking clear stands on issues like supporting a plan for universal health care and opposing efforts to restrict voting rights.
Dean said he is opposed to laws like the one passed in the Republican-dominated Georgia General Assembly that requires voters to present a photo identification at the polls. Democrats had complained that the new requirement will discourage minority voters who might not have driver's licenses or birth certificates. Dean said the government should be making it easier for people to vote, not more difficult."-from the story by Cox News Service.
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