The hijacking of our republic, the USA, continues…..

July 14, 2006 by Bill Gould, Publisher.

Hello everyone,
I don’t normally send out political action messages, but I’m making an
exception in this case after reading Greg Palast’s reporting on how the
Republicans plan to continue stealing elections (as they have
essentially done in the past two presidential races - no, not liberal
hyperbole, just investigative reporting - see www.gregpalast.com.

One of the things I’ve learned
recently is that a group of Republicans in the Senate are trying to
derail the renewal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act - a vital law that
protects voting rights for minority citizens. They managed to hold it
back for over a month in the House, and now it could be delayed even
longer in the Senate. In just a few weeks, it could get bumped off the
calendar all together. This is obscene.
Now, while the renewal of this act should not even be an issue,
unfortunately, due to the electoral manipulations planned for the 2008
elections by the Republican Party, it is. The NAACP is sending 2,000
volunteers to Washington to push the Senate not to let the VRA expire.
MoveOn.org has launched a petition (which I just signed) to support the
effort. If you sign now, they’ll give your name and comments to NAACP
volunteers to hand deliver to your Senators. That will make sure we’re
heard, but also make it clear to every Senator that those NAACP
volunteers are supported by thousands of Americans of all stripes from
across the country.
If you think that Americans should still be allowed to vote in our
elections, you can sign here: http://www.political.moveon.org/votingrights
Thanks,
Linnea

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