Who would have believed there would be a party line vote on the Alberto
Gonzales nomination in committee? It is only because so many of you are
speaking out already that this has happened. MALDEF, the Mexican American
Legal Defense and Education Fund, has stated they cannot support his
Your emails and other acts of speaking out have already had an impact. Why
else would the nominations of both Condoleezza Rice and Alberto Gonzales be on
hold for a week? Whether the ultimate vote will be affected or not, what
matters is who will stand up for justice and what is right.
Are you happy about what's happened in Ohio? The electoral college is about to
meet and the recount hasn't even started yet. Are your representatives
standing up for your rights the way you want them to? This is the big one.
Members of congress are calling for your emails now in the
We now are down to crunch time and it is more important than ever to let Mr.
Kerry where you stand. Some are concerned the third parties may not have
enough standing to really make this Ohio recount happen without his
leadership participation. Blackwell doesn't plan on even starting a