Are you trying to put down my Get Out The Vote effort at the country clubs and gun shows??? You left wingers can go there too if you want. (Most of you dirt encrusted miscreants probably won't be able to get into the country club though, but you can wait outside while we bring in the voter registration forms.)
-----Original Message----- From: Christy Bracken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 11:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [UC] Re: [phillyneighborhoods] Sign Up for "Get on the Bus Tours" Voter Registration I'm sorry, exactly *how* is this illegal, may I ask? What exactly is illegal about helping unregistered people get registered to vote? Unless this organization is saying "register to vote--but only if you register Democrat," I don't see what is disingenuous about it, "progressive agenda" or no. It could be said that folks of the "other" party might have their own "agenda" in NOT wanting those people who have heretofore been unable to vote to be able to exercise this right in the upcoming elections. Eh? >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [UC] Re: [phillyneighborhoods] Sign Up for "Get on the Bus >Tours" >Voter Registration >Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 19:22:19 EDT > > >In a message dated 9/13/2004 4:37:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >Please join CCJ in these last weeks before the voter registration >deadline to register voters in Philadelphia neighborhoods on a >non-partisan basis. Through our national partner, the USAction >Education Fund, we have registered over 20,000 new voters in >underrepresented communities since mid-spring. Your help NOW will help >us reach 30,000 by the end of the month. > > > > >Please share with us your success. What communities do you work in and >in which states? I assume that your success is not exclusively in >Philadelphia. Please break out your numbers by party affiliation, sex, >and race. The USAction Fund has a reputation for targeting young >people, people of color, low-income people and gays and lesbians If >Jeff Blum is still its executive director, he has established a >liberal track record, including working >against President Bush's tax reduction programs. An article in 'The Hill' >dated >March 17, 2004 described USAction as follows: >Fueled by unlimited anonymous contributions, self-described nonpartisan >charity groups are launching ambitious programs to register hundreds of >thousands >of new voters in key battleground states this year. Most of the groups are >traditionally allied with Democrats. > >Five large liberal-leaning charities interviewed by The Hill said they >plan >to register upwards of 5 million new voters through registration programs >that will cost millions of dollars. > > >The organizations are: USAction, People for the American Way, the >Center >for >Community Change, the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project and >the >League of Conservation Voters. >I have no problem with you engaging in the lawful registration of those >who >are entitled to vote, in this great nation of ours. However, you are >disingenuous, when you allege you are non-partisan, your progressive >agenda is not >disclosed, and it is not shared by one of our two major parties. It is a >violation of the spirit of the law, when a 501(c)3 is targeting areas that >will be >rich in Democratic registrations to the exclusion of other parties. This >is a >variation of suppressing the vote. The Democrats accuse the Republicans of >the same practice. >If you do not have pride in what you are doing, why are you not >forthright? >Perhaps you know you are violating Federal Election Commission disclosure >requirements and IRS regulations for tax-exempt organizations. >Aint politics great? > >Craig Melidosian >RealSolutions Network >P O Box 33355 >Phila PA 19142-0555 >215-724-8148 24hr voice/fax >215-724-3212 voice >Breakthrough Relationships >Enhancing Value in Community & Government >Copyright (c)1998-2004 _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
