Congressman Major Owens warns Democrats; Fred. K.C. Price & Republicans target some Issues + Black Conservative Churches.

"I am frightened by what is happening," said Rep. Major R. Owens, an 11-term Democratic congressman from New York who has been conferring with colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus [of the U.S. Congress]. "Our party is in grave danger. This Republican movement is going to expand exponentially unless we do something." Major - Congressman Owens - (photo here) is talking about what I am now naming the BCCA - "Black Conservative Contract on America."

Democrat Major Owens, Brooklyn, New York

"The "Black Contract With America on Moral Values," "...unveiled... in Los Angeles... designed to help African American churches gain influence in the Republican Party and promote socially conservative legislation." "... In addition to such conservative GOP priorities as allowing workers to create private Social Security accounts and banning same-sex marriage, the Jackson contract deals with some potentially dicey issues for Republicans — such as restoring rights to former felons. The contract, Jackson said, combines the Bible-based elements of the traditionally Republican and Democratic platforms.

"... Even if it rises 5 percentage points, [Democrat Major] Owens said, "the Democratic Party will be paralyzed."

"Highlights" of what I, Marian, shall call the Black Conservative Contract On America include (according to L.A. Times):

"Marriage: Focus on prohibiting same-sex marriage; Wealth creation: private Social Security investment accounts and encouraging homeownership; Education: School vouchers, charter schools and boosting black enrollment in higher education; Prison reform: a "Second Chance Act," reentry programs and laws restoring the rights of felons; Africa: Intervention in Sudan and penalties against corporations that explore for oil in the region; Healthcare: Including programs to cover the poor." Read the entire article: "GOP Sees A Future in Black Churches" by Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten in the L.A. Times.

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