Open Letter to Senators : "Don't Muscle Elections. Let Fairness Prevail"

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I limited to the rule for three paragraphs.. i could not decide which paragraphs to include, it's all very good reading.. so i excerpted the opening a mid paragraph and the closing.. please go to link to read the entire piece - it's worth the few minutes... :hi:


"An Open Letter to Senator Barbara Boxer and Congresswoman Barbara Lee: "Don't Muscle Elections. Let Fairness Prevail"
by Linda Milazzo


Dear Senator Boxer and Congresswoman Lee,

I write to you as a concerned Progressive American, one of millions who desperately seek change in the current leadership in Washington. It is no secret our Democracy is in peril. Most of that peril is attributed to the derelict and incompetent Executive Branch. But your own Legislative Branch contributes much to that peril, too.

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In the past few days, I've read individual letters authored by you both. Senator Boxer's letter addressed the delegates of the Democratic Party's Pre-Endorsement Convention, asking them to vote for California's 36th District Congressional incumbent, Jane Harman. Congresswoman Lee's letter was more generically addressed. It went out to "Democratic Activists," whom she also asked to vote for Jane Harman.

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Bottom line... if you are compelled to endorse Jane Harman, please do. But for the sake of fairness, which you publicly applaud, why not flex your muscle in a more productive way? Take on the Administration. Don't interfere with the efforts of an important Progressive ally. It is divisive and counterproductive for you.

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http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0326-20.htm

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