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Michael Strautmanis will be visiting Pitt Law on Wednesday, October 22, to speak about the Obama Campaign and the Obama Voter Protection Program.

The event will be held in Room 113 of the Barco Law Building at 12pm. Mr. Strautmanis is a close and personal friend to Barack and Michelle Obama. Mr. Strautmanis also serves as the Senior Counsel to the Obama campaign. He will certainly play a major role in any Obama administration and possibly might even have a cabinet level position.

Lunch will be provided by the campaign. So come by, get some food and meet a future Mover and Shaker within the Obama Administration.

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In addition, if you are still interested in volunteering with the Obama Voter Protection Program, please sign up online at http://my.barackobama.com/counselforchange. For your convenience, the training for Election Day volunteers will either be a 90 minute session online or at the Law School (Evening of Thursday, Oct. 30 or during the afternoon on Sunday, November 2).

Meet the first Asian American Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee

About Congressman Mike Honda:
Congressman Mike Honda has represented the 15th Congressional District
of California since 2001. His Silicon Valley district is one of the
most diverse in the country, home to immigrants from around the globe.
There lies the birthplace of technology innovation and the leading
region for the development of the technologies of tomorrow.
We regret to inform you that Congressman Mike Honda had to cancel his trip to Pittsburgh late last evening.  We apologize to anyone who had planned to attend, as the circumstances leading to his cancellation were unforseen.

Senator Obama stands apart on yet another issue from John McCain

Last evening, Thursday, October 9, 2008, the Law School hosted Ms. Lilly Ledbetter, who spoke to students about the circumstances surrounding her case, and the recent decision of Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. 127 S.Ct. 2162 (2007).

The ruling of the Supreme Court is considered by many to be a setback for equal rights. In response, the House of Representatives has passed legislation in the form of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which is aimed to prevent this type of gender dicrimination in pay equity. However, the bill failed to recieve enough votes in the Senate to avoid the reach of a guaranteed Presidential veto.

John McCain opposed this legislation, stating that “this type” of legislation “opens us up to lawsuits for all kinds of problems.” Senator Obama fully supports the bill and voted for its passage. In turn, Lilly Ledbetter has thrown her support behind Senator Obama. If elected President, Senator Obama would not appose the bill, removing the threat of a Presidential Veto therby eliminating the only remaining roadblock to the bill’s passage.

CNN.com provides insight into statements made by both candidates in last night’s debate. If you are curious as to whether these claims are accurate, please visit the site and read the posted responses.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/category/fact-check/

The Obama Voter Protection Program needs you!

The Obama Voter Protection Team needs your help as Official Poll Watchers to monitor polling locations in Pennsylvania on Election Day and ensure that every qualified voter has the opportunity to cast their ballot.

On Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at 1:00pm in Room 109, Robert Griffith will be giving a presentation and answering your questions about the Obama Voter Protection Program.  Please scroll to our calendar for an additional summary.

Sign up at:

my.barackobama.com/counselforchange

For more information, please email:

voterprotection@paforchange.com

Welcome to the homepage of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Democrats. We thank you earnestly for your support for the Democratic Party. This organization provides its membership and the University of Pittsburgh community with opportunities to learn more about the Democrat Party, Democratic candidates, and Democratic issues through lecture series and other events.

As officers and members of the Pitt Law Dems, we are fully committed to help usher in a new age with Barack Obama as the new President of the United States of America and Leader of the Free World. There needs to be a radical departure from the partisan strife currently paralyzing Washington so real change can be brought to our politics.

Please check the website often as it will provide information regarding upcoming lectures and events sponsored by the Pitt Law Democrats.  Events will be listed in the Calander, located on the right hand side of the home page.  Click the desired date to view details.

Once again, thank you for visiting our website and please email us at pittlawdemocrats@gmail.com if you have a any comments, questions or suggestions.

Best Regards,

The Executive Board