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Vol. 3, No. 2
Tuesday, March 15, 2005

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GREEN NEWS

READ THE LIST of Green Party and other events scheduled for the Global Day of Protest on Saturday, March 19, the 2-year anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, to take place in Fayetteville, North Carolina and elsewhere around the US, under Upcoming Events below.

COOL GREEN PARTY MERCHANDISE The Peace Action Committee and the Merchandise Committee have announced Green Party 'Vote Peace' flags, great for anti-war actions and peace rallies, or for bikes and backpacks. The pennant style flags say 'Vote Peace' on one side and 'Green Party' on the other, with the Earthflower logo, and are green, with white lettering and include the union and recycling bugs. Size: 11" high, 18" each side. Prices: 1 for $4; 5 for $15; 25 for $40; 50 for $50.
To order or see the flags: visit http://www.gp.org (online store in right column)
More information or questions: Emily Citkowski, 202-319-7191, GPHQ--at--gp.org

CALIFORNIA In California elections on March 8, Green candidates made a strong showing in Pasadena, where School Board candidate Victor Gonzalez pulled almost 38% of the vote in his first run for public office. Congressional candidate Pat Driscoll in Sacramento strategically allied with other progressives in an attempt to force a runoff, but the former incumbent's widow was heavily financed in the heavily Democratic district and won an outright majority to take the seat. In Arcata, Greens held onto our three of five seat majority on the City Council but candidate Greg Allen was unable to make it four of five. California Greens are now focused on electing Aimee Allison to the Oakland City Council in a special all-postal election ending May 17.
http://www.cagreens.org

CALIFORNIA Community leader and anti-war activist Aimee Allison has entered the race for Oakland's District 2 City Council seat. Allison, an African-American military veteran and 12-year resident of Oakland, was urged to run for the District 2 seat by a coalition of neighborhood activists, union members, and Green Party members because of her background as a teacher, non-profit business consultant, and housing advocate. As a medic in the Army Reserves, she took a public stand against the Persian Gulf War in 1991 and received an honorable discharge as a conscientious objector. Allison is running on a platform of responsible government that emphasizes community-based economics over big moneyed interests.
http://aimeeallison.org/

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Green Party political director Brent McMillan spoke on a panel, along representatives of the Democratic and Republican parties, NAACP, Women's Voices Women Vote (Tides Center) and others, on absentee ballots and other electoral topics at Howard University in Washington, DC on March 9. Notable during the panel was the frustration of many Howard students and others with the failure of most Democrats to challenge the voting irregularities in Ohio and Florida in 2004, especially John Kerry's immediate concession and refusal to use his campaign warchest leftovers to support the recount (which was initiated by Green presidential nominee David Cobb in Ohio and New Mexico). Black Caucus Greens, DC Statehood Greens, Maryland Greens, and national party reps participated in an expo after the panel.
http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org
Black Caucus http://www.gpblackcaucus.us

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA David Schwartzman, Tax & Budget Coordinator and Co-Chair of Legislative Agenda Committee of the DC Statehood Green Party, testified before a DC Council committee on Bill 16-35, 'The Standard Deduction And Personal Exemption Coupling Act of 2005' on March 14. Schwartzman urged passage, but listed ways the bill should be supplemented by legislation that guarantees increased future revenues and measures that make overall DC tax structure truly progressive, noting that "DC millionaires have a huge taxable income" that Council has refused to tap in order to fund DC's distressed social services, health care, and education.
http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org/announcements/display/announce.php?annc=31
http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org

FLORIDA The Women Caucus of the Green Party of Florida celebrated International Women's Day (March 8) in solidarity with Flor de Maria Hurtado Valdez, Secretary General of the Green Alternative Party of Peru and target of a recent unsuccessful assassination attempt (see the International item below), and sent requests that the government of Peru offer its protective umbrella to Flor, to the Indigenous population, and to the endangered forests of the Amazon.
http://www.floridagreens.org
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GPF-WOMEN/

MAINE The Legislative Committee responsible for the bad bill requiring petition signature gatherers to be 25 feet from the polls has responded to public pressure, including that of many Greens, and reversed its position, voting the bill LD 374 "ought not to pass" out of committee yesterday March 14.
http://www.mainegreens.org

MINNESOTA The Green Party of Minnesota has joined a coalition of groups opposing the upcoming annual seal hunt in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As part of a coordinated International Day of Action, a demonstration will be held at the Canadian Consulate in downtown Minneapolis (701 Fourth Avenue S) at noon on March 15. A letter signed by the GPMN and other local groups will be hand-delivered to the Consul General. Minnesota Greens also support US Senate Resolution 33, sponsored by Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), urging Canada to end the commercial seal hunt. The party calls on Senators Dayton and Coleman to join the other 15 senators co-sponsoring this multi-partisan resolution.
http://www.mngreens.org

NEW YORK On March 14, Mayor Jason West of New Paltz addressed the Ulster County Charter Commission, calling for major democratic reforms in Ulster County. This public hearing of the Charter Commission was rescheduled from the February 21 because of snow. The March 14 meeting took place on the campus of Ulster County Community College in Stone Ridge. Mayor West, speaking on behalf of the Green Party, recommended Proportional Representation (PR) and Instant Runoff Voting (IRV).
http://www.gpnys.org/IRV.php
http://www.gpnys.org/IRVinfo.php
http://www.co.ulster.ny.us/chartercommission/agenda/0205ag.pdf
More on electoral reforms: http://www.fairvote.org

OHIO/NATIONAL Blair Bobier, media director for the 2004 Cobb/LaMarche campaign, which initiated the Ohio recount, blasted the suggestion by Ohio's Republican Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell that he would need to take depositions from John Kerry and John Edwards as part of the Ohio recount litigation. Blackwell has refused to be deposed himself about the Ohio election, has refused to appear before Congress, and has refused to answer questions from members of the House Judiciary Committee who have been investigating allegations of election fraud. The report by the House Judiciary Committee's Democratic staff on the Ohio election and recount states that "there were massive and unprecedented voter irregularities and anomalies in Ohio. In many cases these irregularities were caused by intentional misconduct and illegal behavior, much of it involving... Blackwell, the co-chair of the Bush-Cheney campaign in Ohio."
http://www.votecobb.org (includes the report by the House Judiciary Committee's Democratic staff)

RHODE ISLAND Jeff Toste, 2004 Green candidate for Rhode Island State Senate, has filed a complaint with the state Board of Elections charging that poll workers and police unevenly enforced the ban on campaigning within 50 feet of a polling place, failed to follow campaign law inside the polls, and tore down his signs. Toste has called for better training and competency tests for poll workers, training for police, and boundaries, and is meeting with the Providence Board of Canvassers.
http://www.greens.org/ri/
http://www.providencephoenix.com/features/tji/documents/04468034.asp

VERMONT Burlington Vermont voted overwhelmingly (65.2%) to bring US troops home now, in a referendum on Question 7, which was supported by Greens: "Shall the voters of the City of Burlington advise the President and Congress that Burlington and its citizens strongly support the men and women serving in the United States Armed Forces in Iraq and believe that the best way to support them is to bring them home now?" Burlington also adopted instant runoff voting for future mayoral elections by a landslide.
http://www.vermontgreens.org/
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/specialnews/townmeeting/burlington.htm

WISCONSIN The Wisconsin Green Party called Senate Bill 46 inadequate to provide for public financing of campaigns and for full disclosure for soft money ads. "The bill currently does not require that those placing campaign ads reveal their funding sources, and its provision to counter soft-money ads is so inadequately funded as to ensure that it will be ineffective," said Brenda Konkel, Madison City Council President (Green). The Wisconsin Green Party signed on to Wisconsin Democracy Campaign's Power to the Voter, a 5-point reform agenda, which includes Truth in campaigning and Voter-owned elections. In January, the Wisconsin Green Party issued a statement in support of the People's Legislature, and is working with this non-partisan effort to reform Wisconsin's government so that it belongs to the people of Wisconsin rather than to special interests.
http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org
http://wisconsingreenparty.org/blogs/WIGPnews/archives/2005_01.shtml
The Democracy Campaign's reform agenda http://www.wisdc.org/pr022205.html
The People's Legislature http://www.fightingbob.com/peoplesleg/

WISCONSIN The Wisconsin Green Party has declared its support for more than 30 students, professors, and teaching assistants throughout the University of Wisconsin system who are undertaking a three-day hunger strike in protest of Governor Doyle's recent budget proposal. Students and staff at UW-Madison, UW-Eau Claire, and UW-LaCrosse, including several Wisconsin Greens, are participating in the strike, which began on March 7 at 10 am and concluded on March 10 at 10 am. "The purpose of this strike is to demand a tuition rollback to 2003 levels, after the state government hiked tuition $1400 a year over a two year period," said Bill Anderson, an undergraduate at UW-Madison, and 2nd Congressional District representative to the Wisconsin Green Party Coordinating Council. "The University is gradually being privatized, and turned into a business corporation," said Alex Gallagher, an undergraduate at UW-Madison.
http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org

WISCONSIN The Wisconsin Green Party has endorsed the Women's Health Day of Action, to be held on March 15 in Madison. Greens are participating in the event. The Day of Action was organized by Planned Parenthood & Stand Up for Women's Health to promote family planning, reproductive rights, and access to affordable health care. The day includes speakers, workshops, opportunities to meet with legislators, and a march to the Capitol. "These next four years will be very critical for women's reproductive rights," said Kathy Sommers, Chair of the Greater Milwaukee Green Party Women's Caucus. "With judicial retirements coming up on the Supreme Court, and Bush's advocacy of abstinence as the main form of birth control, women's health could be back in the Dark Ages very shortly. We women need to keep the pressure on all our legislators -- state, federal, Green, Democrat, Republican and Libertarian -- to remind them that women are a part of 'We the people...' and that our reproductive health is very important to us."
http://www.wisconsingreenparty.org
Women's Health Day of Action: http://www.ppwi.org/eventsandprojects/eventsandprojects.aspx

NATIONAL The Green Institute has announced that Joe Leonard, Executive Director of the Black Leadership Forum, will join the Green Institute Board of Directors. The Black Leadership Forum is a coalition of 25 civil rights organization. The Green Institute also announced that Dr. Vandana Shiva has agreed to join it Board of Advisors. Other recent additions to the Board include Anita Rios, Jerry Mander and Bill McKibben.
http://www.greeninstitute.net

NATIONAL Green Party members marked International Women's Day March 8 by affirming the party's dedication to women's rights and protections in the US and around the world.
http://www.gp.org/press/pr_2005_03_07.html

READ ABOUT and get involved in your state Green Party http://www.gp.org/states.html
Read about and get involved in a national Green Party caucus
Lavender Greens Caucus (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex Greens) http://www.lavendergreens.org/
Women's Caucus http://www.gp.org/committees/women/index.html
Black Caucus http://www.gpblackcaucus.us/
Youth Caucus discussion list http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/youth-caucus
Latino Caucus (site to be announced)
Disability Caucus http://immuneweb.org/dg/

INTERNATIONAL The Green Alternative Party of Peru reported that an assassination attempt was made on the life of the party's National Secretary General, Flor de María Hurtado Valdez, by two unknown armed individuals on February 18. Flor de María Hurtado Valdez is leading a movement in the Amazon area of Peru in defense of the Amazon jungles and the indigenous and native communities.
http://www.verdes.org.pe
http://fpva.org.mx

MORE GREEN PARTY NEWS: http://web.greens.org/news/

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UPCOMING EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 Forum: 'Beyond the Dream', sponsored by the Black Caucus of the DC Statehood Green Party. 7-9 pm at the University of the District of Columbia, Building 41, Room A04 in Washington, DC. 'Beyond the Dream' will cover Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and legacy, especially his less examined history as a fighter against injustice, poverty, and war. Speakers: Jared Ball, member of the the Statehood Green Party's Steering Committee and the Green Party Black Caucus, educator, and independent journalist; Asa Gordon, chair of the Electoral College Task Force of the Statehood Green Party, member of the Green Party Black Caucus, and founder and executive director of the Douglass Institute of Government. More information: Rick Tingling-Clemmons, 202-397-2277, Mirico5@aol.com

MARCH 17-19 Greens across the US plan to participate in the Global Day of Protest on Saturday, March 19, the 2-year anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, with numerous local events across the US and a major demonstration in Fayetteville, NC (near Fort Bragg). Military Families Speak Out, Bring Them Home Now, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Veterans For Peace, Quaker House, Fayetteville Peace with Justice, the NC Peace and Justice Coalition, and the NC Council of Churches are leading the Fayetteville protests. Also, the National Campaign of Nonviolent Resistance, joined by military families, veterans, religious and peace groups, and many others have issued a National Call for Nonviolent Resistance to the Continuing War in Iraq, with actions planned for March 17 in Washington, DC. The actions will include both legal, permitted activity and civil disobedience.
United for Peace & Justice http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2688
Endorse the March 19 Global Day of Protest http://www.unitedforpeace.org/m19endorse
National Call for Nonviolent Resistance http://www.iraqpledge.org
DC Anti-War Network http://www.dawndc.net/

Related Green events:

-- Albany, New York, Wednesday, March 16 Peace vigil with the University of Albany Campus Greens. Gather to read the names of the coalition troops and identified Iraqi civilians who have died in the war, 10am-4pm at the Small Fountain outside of the SUNY Albany Campus Center.

-- North Caroline, Friday, March 18 The Campus Greens at North Carolina State University will hold a press conference in Raleigh and then ride their bicycles to Fayetteville, NC for the anti-war march the following day, in order to raise awareness about the environmental impact of war (including the effects of depleted uranium) and the destructive and destabilizing effect of fossil fuel dependence.
http://www.ncgreenparty.org/

-- Brooklyn, New York, Saturday, March 19 Join the Park Slope Greens and War Resisters League in a solemn processions with coffins ending with civil disobedience at a military recruiting station. Gather 10:45 am at two locations: Brooklyn Public Library (on Flatbush Avenue near Grand Army Plaza and Prospect Park) and Brooklyn Borough Hall. At 11:30 am, two solemn processions with coffins will begin: one along Flatbush Avenue from the library and the other through the Fulton Mall from Borough Hall. At 12 noon leafleting and civil disobedience begin at the military recruiting offices at 41 Flatbush Avenue (near Lafayette Avenue).

-- Chenango, New York, Saturday, March 19 Antiwar rally with the Chenango Greens, 12 noon, corner of Broad and Main Streets.
http://www.nygreens.org/chenango/

-- New Paltz, New York, Saturday, March 19 The March 19th Coalition of New Paltz invites Greens to the anti-war rally on the afternoon of March 19, cosponsored by the New Paltz Greens and the Dutchess Greens, featuring prominent Jason West, Mayor of New Paltz; former Green presidential candidate Dr. Joel Kovel; New Paltz Deputy Mayor Rebecca Rotzler, co-chair of the Green Party's Peace Action Committee; and possibly others. This is shaping up to be the biggest NY antiwar commemoration outside of New York City. 1 pm at Hasbrouck Park, New Paltz. Plan: rally in the public park followed by parade through downtown New Paltz, ending at SUNY New Paltz (all events permitted)
Contact: Steve Greenfield, 845-255-2516, bicyclesax@earthlink.net
http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2005/03/01/protest0.htm

APRIL 1-3 The Green Party's 2005 Cascadia Campaign School, to be held in Seattle. Key note speaker for the event will be Ross Mirkarimi, Green member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Ross was nationally recognized last year by Campaigns and Elections Magazine for his work in campaign management. National Green Party Political Director Brent McMillan is also scheduled to speak. More details soon. Contacts: Cynthia Cantrill <cynth@drizzle.com> and Mike Gillis <mikedgillis@hotmail.com>. The regional Campaign School, which takes place annually around the US, is a two-day retreat offering education on how to conduct successful political campaigns for Green candidates and organizers.

APRIL 8-10 'Gathering To Save Our Democracy National Conference on the 2004 Election and the Need for Election Reform', in Nashville, TN. David Cobb is scheduled to speak on Saturday, April 9; numerous other grassroots voting rights and civil rights activists will also speak. The Green Party of Tennessee is a cosponsor.
http://tn.greens.org/
http://www.freepress.org/conf.php (includes information on location, costs, lodging, scheduled events)

APRIL 15-17 Mass Mobilization and protests during the spring meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, in Washington, DC.
Mobilization for Global Justice http://www.globalizethis.org

APRIL 23-24 The Green Party's 2005 Chesapeake Campaign School, at Howard University in Washington, D.C. (details to be announced). Participants include the Green Party of Maryland, The DC Statehood Green Party, and the Green Party's National Committee and Black Caucus. The regional Campaign School, which takes place annually around the US, is a two-day retreat offering education on how to conduct successful political campaigns for Green candidates and organizers. More information: Brent McMillan, 202-319-7191

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GREEN WAVE

Write a letter to the editor, article, or guest op-ed column submission -- and show Green leadership on important issues!

In the last issue of Greensweek, we sent a list of talking points on President Bush's Social Security Heist. In this issue, we're keeping the same theme, but instead of talking points we have four sample letters below for you to adapt and send to newspapers, news web sites, etc. If you write your own letter, keep it short and focused -- five or six sentences are ideal -- and be sure to mention the Green Party. Op-ed columns and articles can be longer and more comprehensive.

Post your letter, column, etc. on e-mail discussion lists for other Greens to read. Notify the Media Committee <mclarty@greens.org> if your submission gets published, so we can circulate and archive it.

If you know a radio station that welcomes 'guest editorials' from listeners, you can use one or more of the letters as the basis for radio commentary. Jill Bussiere of Wisconsin informs us that she recorded a two-minute Green commentary on Social Security for broadcast 20-24 times over two days on a local station.

Here's an excellent web page on Social Security and the Bush plan: http://prorev.com/socsec.htm

SAMPLE LETTERS
(Edit and put into your own words if you prefer)

SAMPLE LETTER #1

To the Editor,

Before Social Security, tens of millions of working Americans faced poverty in their senior years. This will happen again if President Bush's privatization scheme destroys Social Security.

The President claims the current system will go broke by 2042. In fact, the Congressional Budget Office predicts that, unless the economy tanks, the current system will be able to pay 73% of benefits in 2042 and remain solvent until 2052. Social Security actuaries forecast that, without changes, the system will remain in the black and provide full benefits through 2042. After 2042, its liabilities will amount to less than 1% of the national income.

Proposed steps that could reverse a possible future shortfall include lifting the current cap on Social Security, which right now only taxes the first $90,000 of wages, and means testing, according to which those who have a retirement income above a certain level would not be eligible. Lowering payments to the rich is consistent with Social Security's role as insurance for the elderly and other people in need.

As a member of the Green Party, I urge everyone who cares about the the security of working people and well-being of older Americans to send Congress a message: stop the Social Security Heist!

[Your name]

SAMPLE LETTER #2

To the Editor

The President Bush has claimed that African Americans are getting shafted under the current Social Security system, because black men have a shorter average life span and therefore receive fewer benefits. But the shorter life span is a result of higher infant mortality rates and more death in early years (which is why we also need national health insurance).

In fact, African Americans receive on average more from Social Security, and will face greater economic hardship if the system is privatized. Accordiing to the Social Security Administration, African Americans comprise 12% of the population, while 17% of Americans who receive Social Security disability benefits are African American.

The Bush plan is a multi-billion-dollar gift to his financial corporation supporters. As a member of the Green Party, I urge everyone who cares about the the security of working people and well-being of older Americans to send Congress a message: stop the Social Security Heist!

[Your name]

SAMPLE LETTER #3

To the Editor

In promoting his privatization plan, President Bush is deceiving the American people about Social Security, just as his administration deceived the American people with allegations about Iraqi WMDs, Saddam Hussein's collusion with al-Qaeda, nuclear weapons materials, and an 'imminent threat' to the US in order to justify invading Iraq.

The goal of privatization is not to fix Social Security but to destroy it. Dismantling Social Security has been a Republican dream for six decades. Former House leader Dick Armey (R.-Tex.) recently endorsed ending it -- even though it has proved one of the most successful programs in U.S. history. Think tanks with clout in the White House, like the Heritage Foundaction and Cato Institute, have published papers on why and how Social Security should be abolished -- recommending privatization to achieve this goal.

As a member of the Green Party, I urge everyone who cares about the the security of working people and well-being of older Americans to send Congress a message: stop the Social Security Heist!

[Your name]

SAMPLE LETTER #4

To the Editor

Before Social Security, tens of millions of working Americans faced poverty in their senior years. This will happen again if President Bush's privatization scheme destroys Social Security.

The President claims that, under his plan, younger Americans would be able to divert some of their Social Security payments into private accounts "so you can build a nest egg for your own future" -- but doesn't mention that their Social Security benefit checks would thus be smaller.

He also Bush claims that investments in privatized retirement accounts are guaranteed to increase. But the stock market is a risk, and Wall Street investments are neither guaranteed to increase nor insured against losses.

The Bush plan is a multi-billion-dollar gift to his financial corporation supporters. It doesn't transfer 'ownership' from the US government to private citizens, but to Wall Street -- to whichever brokerage the citizen is investing through, with all the related fees and risks. As a member of the Green Party, I urge everyone who cares about the the security of working people and well-being of older Americans to send Congress a message: stop the Social Security Heist!

[Your name]

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GREEN ACTION

CALL CONGRESS
* Call, fax, write a letter, or pay a visit
* Contact information: Congressional switchboard: (202) 224-3121
US House of Representatives: http://www.house.gov/
US Senate: http://www.senate.gov
* Write a letter to the editor, a guest op-ed column, essay, or article

==> Say NO to Rep. James R. Sensenbrenner's (R-WI) 'REAL ID Act', which would expand the government's ability to label people terrorists, create a massive, linked federal database out of state driver's license databases, and target refugees with new asylum restrictions. The bill passed easily in the House and a sneaky rider was added to grease its passage in the Senate. It's critical to mobilize now to stop the REAL ID from coming to the Senate floor. As the USA Patriot Act proved, once Congress approves an expansion of federal policing powers, it's extremely difficult to roll them back.
http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=17402&c=206
http://www.immigrationforum.org/documents/PolicyWire/Legislation/Analysis_REALIDPassed.pdf
Text of the bill http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.418

==> Tell Congress to repeal the Drug Provision of the Higher Education Act, a 1998 law that delays or denies federal financial aid to anyone convicted of a drug offense. Since 2000, more than 160,500 students have been denied aid under the act. Young people who have already been punished for their offenses are now dropping out or reducing their course loads because they can't afford the high cost of tuition. On March 10, a bill to repeal the act will be introduced to the 109th Congress.
Coalition for Higher Education Act Reform http://www.raiseyourvoice.com/

==> Tell Congress, once again, to leave Arctic National Wildlife Refuge alone! The House and Senate plan to attach Arctic Refuge drilling to the upcoming budget bill. Tell them there's not enough oil in ANWR to affect either America's dependence on oil or high oil prices. It would take ten years to bring what little there is into production. And oil exploration and exploitation would have dismal consequences for wildlife in the Arctic. The Administration is willing to do anything to allow oil companies to make more profit.
Online letter and more information http://www.savebiogems.org/arctic/takeaction.asp?ms=RR0501

==> Tell Congress to stop FBI spying! Without notifying Congress, Attorney General John Ashcroft expanded FBI guidelines to allow agents to spy on people in churches, synagogues, and organizations even when there is no evidence of wrongdoing. This practice is apparently spreading to police forces, which are generally investigating environmental, political, and faith- based groups. Tell Congress to pass legislation early in 2005 that will stop these abuses of American civil liberties and require that the FBI and police forces act only when they can present clear evidence to a court authority.
http://www.aclu.org/FreeSpeech/FreeSpeech.cfm?ID=17205&c=42

==> Urge Congress members to oppose President Bush's plan to privatize Social Security: see Green Wave (above).

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GOOD READS