From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In Digest #21, Alex Hamilton, who got me to begin reading this list a while back, has some very good points on your up coming election. Here in the US we have a very active NRA which rates candidates on gun issues, and puts money and political field workers into political candidates campaigns whom we support. And of course, that support the shooters in this country. In every election, of late, there has been a few extra parties out there fielding candidates. Most of these candidates represent the far left (communist, greens [not a lot of difference]), or far right (Libertarian, American Independent, and an occasional neo-nazi). In any close race, either for president, or for congress, votes cast for these fringe candidates are wasted since they can not win, and may actually allow the candidate we don't want, to win. I have to keep reminding my idealistic students that we must look for a candidate who stands for what comes closest to what we want, AND has a chance of winning. They must also learn as young voters, to compare the candidates to one another, and not to God. You may consider forming a one issue coalition of voters so as to get your shooting rights back. Ed Crooks Meeker, Colorado -- We really need to have some sort of list of approved candidates like the NRA does, I tried at the last election but it didn't work too well because of the sheer number of candidates. In a US Federal election, there are usually two main parties, and a total of 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 in the Senate up for election. By comparison, in the UK, we have 658 seats in the Commons, with a minimum of three candidates running for each from a much wider array of parties, tories, Labour, LibDems, SNP, Ulster Unionists and so on. The constituencies are much smaller so compiling a list is a major challenge. Steve. Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
