Bill, re: an election reform forum....my understanding is that the PPC/Bob and Aimee Turney have one in the works....I think for Oct. with the Rice U. Young Dems. To be confirmed but that is my understanding. Stan<br><br><b><i>discuss-request@paa-tx.org</i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Send Discuss mailing list submissions to<br> discuss@paa-tx.org<br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br> http://paa-tx.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_paa-tx.org<br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> discuss-request@paa-tx.org<br><br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br> discuss-owner@paa-tx.org<br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of Discuss digest..."<br>When replying to this digest, please delete the text of all messages EXCEPT the one you're replying to, and change
the subject to reflect the subject of that individual message.<br><br>Check the "To:" field in your message, before sending, to ensure it goes to the correct address (to the entire list or to an individual).<br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. Re: FW: CCR Attorney on Book TV Impeachment Panel Sat/Sun<br> (ChasMauch@aol.com)<br> 2. Houston forum on election reform? (Bill Crosier)<br> 3. Keith's letter in Hou Chronicle -verifiable voting, Kaufman,<br> Pierre (Bill Crosier)<br> 4. Re: Guess what I did the night before last! (Paul Myers)<br> 5. Re: Keith's letter in Hou Chronicle -verifiable voting,<br> Kaufman, Pierre (goodwille@swbell.net)<br>From: ChasMauch@aol.com<br>To: leeloe@igc.org, discuss@paa-tx.org, codepinkhouston@lists.riseup.net,<br> ttinker@wave.bicv.net<br>Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 13:49:01 EDT<br>Subject: Re: [PAA-Discuss] FW: CCR Attorney on Book TV Impeachment Panel<br> Sat/Sun<br><br> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type"
content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name="GENERATOR"><font id="role_document" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2"> <div> <div>Lee, this sounds very interesting. What channel is C-Span2 on? I can't find it in the Chronicle's TV listings or in the TV Guide. Thanks.</div> <div>Charlie M</div> <div>______________</div> <div> </div> <div>In a message dated 8/26/06 1:04:06 A.M. Central Daylight Time, leeloe@igc.org writes:</div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid blue; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;"><font style="background-color: transparent;" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2"> <div class="Section1"> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family:
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discussing their book "The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office." The show was taped by C-Span at Robin's Books in Philadelphia in July. It will begin airing nationally on <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">C-Span2's</span></b> "Book TV" program this <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday, August 26, at 11pm Eastern</span></b> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">(8pm Pacific)</span></b> and again on <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday, August 27, at 8:15am Eastern (5:15am Pacific).</span></b><br><br>Meanwhile, if you want to check out an informative and intelligent (and civilized!) discussion about the Bush impeachment issue, it's going on all this week at Salon <a title="http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=175418713&url_num=2&url=http://tabletalk.salon.com/webx?13@@.773be853"
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this list receives your note, use "Reply All".<br>Check the "To:" field in your message, before sending, to ensure it goes to the correct address.<br></DIAEMAILID></font></blockquote></div> <div></div> <div> </div></font>From: Bill Crosier <paa@crosierbiomed.com><br>To: PAA Discussion List <discuss@paa-tx.org>,<br> Pokey Anderson <pokeyink@aol.com>, David Mitcham <dmitcham@texas.net>, <br> Nata Koerber <NataKoerber@sbcglobal.net>, tom.rackley@hcfcd.org,<br> John Behrman <jrbehrman@alumni.rice.edu>,<br> Gerry Birnberg <birnberg@wba-law.com>,<br> Goodwille Pierre <goodwille@swbell.net>, Larry Veselka <lveselka@skv.com><br>Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:00:02 -0500<br>Subject: [PAA-Discuss] Houston forum on election reform?<br><br> I know several of you have been talking about having a forum on <br>electoral reform that would focus on Harris County problems. This <br>might also provide a stump from which James
Goodwille Pierre could <br>promote his campaign against Beverly Kaufman. Think we might get her <br>to participate? If she refuses, this would only be to Pierre's <br>advantage, but it would be good if we could get her there. And <br>anything that gets more people talking about the problems with lack <br>of verification in our election system is good.<br><br>2004 Presidential candidates David Cobb (Green party) and Michael <br>Badnarik (Libertarian) will both be in Houston around Sep. 15-16. <br>I'll bet they would both be interested in an electoral reform event <br>if they could work it into their schedule, and they might help draw <br>more folks to come to an event than if it appeared to be organized by <br>just Dems. Badnarik & Cobb were the ones who demanded a recount in <br>Ohio after Kerry wimped out on us after the 2004 election. They are <br>both going to be at a third parties thing here in Houston called <br>"Common Ground" on Sep. 16. Of course,
Badnarik is also in the <br>ballot in Texas this year (running as a Libertarian in the 10th CD, <br>against Michael McCaul & Ted Ankrum) and I don't want to promote his <br>candidacy over Ankrum, but he might be a good person to have at the <br>event because of his fight for an Ohio recount in 2004.<br><br>Someone like Pokey Anderson, who is a respected journalist and who <br>cares passionately about fixing our broken election system, could be <br>a great MC or moderator if she's available, and again would help make <br>the event more nonpartisan than if we had some prominent Dems running <br>the show.<br><br>I think a forum on verifiable voting here in Houston, before the Nov. <br>elections would be a good way to get interest for James Goodwille <br>Pierre's campaign http://jamesgpierreforcountyclerk.com/ As you <br>know, he's running for county clerk against Bev Kaufman, and is one <br>of the few candidates who is regularly talking about the need for <br>verifiable
voting. I think this is a critical issue, one that <br>Kaufman is very weak on. Goodwille is a great candidate, and we <br>should be doing all we can to help him.<br><br>Suggestions/comments? If you like the idea, who can help get it organized?<br><br>Bill<br>-- <br>Bill Crosier<br>paa@crosierbiomed.com 713-641-4941<br>Progressive Action Alliance http://progressiveactionalliance.org/<br>Lying, Spying, Torture... IMPEACH! http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/<br><br><br>From: Bill Crosier <paa@crosierbiomed.com><br>CC: Larry Veselka <lveselka@skv.com>, John Behrman <jrbehrman@alumni.rice.edu>,<br> Pokey Anderson <pokeyink@aol.com>, David Mitcham <dmitcham@texas.net>, <br> Stan Merriman <stan.merriman@sbcglobal.net>,<br> tom.rackley@hcfcd.org, Gerry Birnberg <birnberg@wba-law.com>,<br> Goodwille Pierre <goodwille@swbell.net>,<br> Nata Koerber <NataKoerber@sbcglobal.net><br>To: PAA Discussion List
<discuss@paa-tx.org><br>Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:00:39 -0500<br>Subject: [PAA-Discuss] Keith's letter in Hou Chronicle -verifiable voting,<br> Kaufman, Pierre<br><br> Keith Koski has an excellent letter in today's Houston Chronicle, on <br>verifiable voting & Beverly Kaufman's fight against it. Congrats, <br>Keith!<br><br>Thanks to him and to the others of you who have written letters to <br>the Chron on this subject. I know they don't print them all, but <br>every one helps encourage them to keep covering this issue more.<br><br>Keith's letter is below, and at <br>http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/4142240.html<br><br>Bill<br><br>- - - - - - -<br>Keith's letter:<br><br>Kaufman 'dime-wise' on votes<br><br>THANKS to the Chronicle for the Aug. 20 editorial "Ballot backstop," <br>which called for voter verifiable paper trails. As the political <br>pendulum constantly swings, it is necessary for voters from all <br>across the spectrum to have faith
in the democratic process. Harris <br>County Clerk Beverly Kaufman's refusal to consider a mere $8 million <br>to ensure that faith is both dime-wise and dollar-foolish.<br><br>Harris County is the third-most populous county in the United States, <br>has net assets exceeding $9.7 billion, and a AA+ bond rating. The <br>least its election facilitators can do is allow responsible taxpayers <br>of all political persuasions to check their votes on small pieces of <br>paper as they walk away from the voting machines.<br><br>KEITH A. KOSKI Houston<br>-- <br>Bill Crosier<br>paa@crosierbiomed.com 713-641-4941<br>Progressive Action Alliance http://progressiveactionalliance.org/<br>Lying, Spying, Torture... IMPEACH! http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/<br><br><br>From: "Paul Myers" <PaulandCarole@msn.com><br>CC: Choozpeace@aol.com, discuss <discuss@paa-tx.org>, Karmen_Chartier@yahoo.com,<br> JohnChachere@hotmail.com, Robert_Waller@hines.com,<br>
susan@southmainalliance.org, drew_daubenspeck@yahoo.com,<br> smccutch@flash.net, mikebourgeois@sbcglobal.net,<br> massoud1@alltel.net, marquessa@sbcglobal.net, syoung@airmail.net,<br> dbradley@kpft.org, csbourgeois@yahoo.com, blimycapn@oplink.net,<br> leighza68@yahoo.com, moeg_99@yahoo.com, lsb <lsb@kpft.org>, jacbat@pdq.net<br>To: "Richard Uzzell" <richard_uzzell_3@hotmail.com><br>Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 15:00:57 -0500<br>Subject: Re: [PAA-Discuss] Guess what I did the night before last!<br><br> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name="GENERATOR"> <style></style> <!--[gte IE 5]><?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]--> <div> <div>Well thank you Richard,</div> <div> </div> <div>I understand your point and suggest that there seems to be a focus on the term "collaboration." I, on the other hand, have a fixation on the term
"work with" that means just that and perhaps even consensus. </div> <div> </div> <div>I suggest that the relevant paragraph from the By-Laws, in its entirety, relates to the oversight responsibilities and authority of the LSB and the Station Manager to ensure that the procedures for making programming decisions, evaluations and for working in a collaborative and respectful manor are fulfilled throughout the local KPFT organization. If any of these are violated the LSB and management are to work together to resolve the issue.</div> <div> </div> <div>If a LSB suggests to a station manager certain changes to meet or further enhance the purposes of the foundation as defined in the By-Laws and these changes are rebuffed, the LSB can initiate a process that can lead to the station manager's termination. The LSB also is responsible to evaluate the station manager's performance. Isn't it incumbent upon the
station manager to listen and work with the entire LSB?</div> <div> </div> <div>Isn't a balance of power intended here like with what is supposed to happen between Congress and the resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?</div> <div> </div> <div>While I have found and read the Pacifica By-Laws, I have not been fortunate to have found, read and studied the Pacifica Foundation Procedure that is mentioned below. Isn't a procedure a lower level document that must comply with the Pacifica By-Laws?</div> <div> </div> <div>While I can not agree more that The Pacifica Bylaws do not give our LSB any programming "authority" -----any more than the By-Laws gives the Station manager that authority. The By-Laws do, however, direct the LSB and the Program Manager to "work together" to achieve the goals of the foundation as related to programming.</div> <div> </div> <div>As you correctly mention the Executive
Director and others are appointed by the National Board that prescribes powers for the officers of the foundation that are to be <strong><em>consistent with the By-Laws.</em></strong> This is in opposition to procedures that are to be based upon the By-Law that may very well be in violation of the By-Laws. </div> <div> </div> <div>Is it possible that the folks at the National level are not in compliance with these relatively <strong><em>new </em></strong>By-Laws? </div> <div> </div> <div><strong><em>New</em></strong> By-Laws ----- that have been in place for about five years. Might these By-Laws change what has gone on for the previous 36 years, just as things changed when slavery was ended? </div> <div> </div> <div>History is such an interesting subject that it gets confusing sometimes, because people see things differently. Rather that suggesting that you or I are
wrong, let's consider that no one can be in a 100% error.</div> <div> </div> <div> <div>If I am not mistaken the new Pacifica is intended to be more participatory in the way it does it's business, as the past been been witness to strong station managers? Is this the first time this conflict has arisen? </div></div> <div> </div> <div>You are again correct when you suggest that the By-Laws do not dictate how the LSB and the Station Manager work together. However, considering the last paragraph, the amount of listener participation and donations required, don't the listeners and all the LSB members deserve to see and hear what criteria is used and how it is reflected in the programming decisions? </div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Has not the "Program Council" morphed over time to ensure that some LSB members are not included and that "management" has more control over who participants on
the "Program Council"? </div> <div> </div> <div>Should not the meetings and minutes that demonstrate LSB and station management working together be open to the public as can be easily interpreted as being required by the By-Laws for LSB meetings? </div></div> <div> </div> <div>Doesn't making the PC, that has both listener and LSB members, a management committee just a way to avoid of compliance with the By-Law requirements for transparency of LSB meetings?</div> <div> </div> <div>Politically, the station manager may have the upper hand, if the Executive Director backs his position, but over time that can change. Well maybe in a hundred years.</div> <div> </div> <div>There may not be anything to do except bring the facts to the attention of the listeners in hopes they will read, react and call LSB members, that the listeners will join KPFT and vote for LSB members that are independent, aware that the
foundation of peace and nonviolence is spirituality, aware of the feelings and needs of others, work by consensus in a so called democratic environment and, lastly, for those that can walk their talk.</div> <div> </div> <div>What I am suggesting is the election of a strong, competent and independent LSB that will send strong representatives to the National Board. </div> <div> </div> <div>The Executive Director you mention can also be let go by the Pacifica Board if they so choose, and there are four National Board members from each Pacifica station. Strong representation form the Pacifica Stations can have an effect on the way the National Board and Executive Director see things. </div> <div> </div> <div>By the way, what are the backgrounds and qualifications of the LSB members and candidates for LSB? What are there areas of expertise? What are their pluses and minus? Where can this information be found?</div>
<div> </div> <div>Have a nice weekend,</div> <div>Paul Myers</div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>From:</b> <a title="mailto:richard_uzzell_3@hotmail.com" href="mailto:richard_uzzell_3@hotmail.com">Richard Uzzell</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>To:</b> <a title="mailto:PaulandCarole@msn.com"
href="mailto:PaulandCarole@msn.com">PaulandCarole@msn.com</a> ; <a title="mailto:lsb@kpft.org" href="mailto:lsb@kpft.org">lsb@kpft.org</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Cc:</b> <a title="mailto:dbradley@kpft.org" href="mailto:dbradley@kpft.org">dbradley@kpft.org</a> ; <a title="mailto:susan@southmainalliance.org" href="mailto:susan@southmainalliance.org">susan@southmainalliance.org</a> ; <a title="mailto:blimycapn@oplink.net" href="mailto:blimycapn@oplink.net">blimycapn@oplink.net</a> ; <a title="mailto:jacbat@pdq.net" href="mailto:jacbat@pdq.net">jacbat@pdq.net</a> ; <a title="mailto:Karmen_Chartier@yahoo.com" href="mailto:Karmen_Chartier@yahoo.com">Karmen_Chartier@yahoo.com</a> ; <a title="mailto:Choozpeace@aol.com" href="mailto:Choozpeace@aol.com">Choozpeace@aol.com</a> ; <a
title="mailto:csbourgeois@yahoo.com" href="mailto:csbourgeois@yahoo.com">csbourgeois@yahoo.com</a> ; <a title="mailto:drew_daubenspeck@yahoo.com" href="mailto:drew_daubenspeck@yahoo.com">drew_daubenspeck@yahoo.com</a> ; <a title="mailto:moeg_99@yahoo.com" href="mailto:moeg_99@yahoo.com">moeg_99@yahoo.com</a> ; <a title="mailto:JohnChachere@hotmail.com" href="mailto:JohnChachere@hotmail.com">JohnChachere@hotmail.com</a> ; <a title="mailto:massoud1@alltel.net" href="mailto:massoud1@alltel.net">massoud1@alltel.net</a> ; <a title="mailto:smccutch@flash.net" href="mailto:smccutch@flash.net">smccutch@flash.net</a> ; <a title="mailto:mikebourgeois@sbcglobal.net" href="mailto:mikebourgeois@sbcglobal.net">mikebourgeois@sbcglobal.net</a> ; <a title="mailto:syoung@airmail.net" href="mailto:syoung@airmail.net">syoung@airmail.net</a> ; <a title="mailto:Robert_Waller@hines.com" href="mailto:Robert_Waller@hines.com">Robert_Waller@hines.com</a> ; <a title="mailto:marquessa@sbcglobal.net"
href="mailto:marquessa@sbcglobal.net">marquessa@sbcglobal.net</a> ; <a title="mailto:leighza68@yahoo.com" href="mailto:leighza68@yahoo.com">leighza68@yahoo.com</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 26, 2006 11:02 AM</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> RE: Guess what I did the night before last!</div> <div><br></div> <div> <div>Mr. Myer,</div> <div>Good to have you at the meeting. All Approved Meeting Minutes are posted at kpft.org.</div> <div>Please allow me to comment on your comments about the Program Council. Early on, you said that the PC "is a shift of responsibility
and authority from the LSB to Station Management." Respectfully, this is incorrect.</div> <div>The FCC and Pacifica Foundation Procedure (as it has for 36 years) places programming responsibility and authority squarely in the domain of the General Manager. The Foundation Executive Director (who works for the Pacifica National Board (PNB)), hires the GM to fulfill this task.</div> <div>The current Pacifica Bylaws envisions (and I strongly support) more involvement by listening members. The Local Station Board (LSB), although locally elected, is officially a committee of the PNB. Our LSB has limited authority. Our LSB has <strong>no programming "authority." </strong>The Pacifica Bylaws do not give our LSB any programming "authority." The Bylaws do say that the LSB should "collaborate" with management to assure that programming is meeting the mission statement. Although, you will
find a couple of LSB member who mistakenly read this to mean that the LSB is "in charge;" most of us understand that this means work with, not rule.</div> <div>The Bylaws call for "collaboration" gives NO direction for how this will take place. Our establishment of a KPFT Program Council is our effort to build, out of nothing, a vehicle with which we can all work together to facilitate this input. This effort is still infant, and quit weak. I sincerely hope that you are interested in building and strenghtening this worthwhile effort.</div> <div>After the Program Council is re-established, listener-member who are interested in serving on the council will be choosen for that task. If you are interested, please put your name in the hat.</div> <div>Respectfully,</div> <div>Richard Uzzell, KPFT LSB Secretary<br><br></div><br><br><br>Richard Uzzell <a title="http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2734??PS=47575"
href="http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2734??PS=47575" target="_top">! </a></div></blockquote></div>From: goodwille@swbell.net<br>CC: Larry Veselka <lveselka@skv.com>, John Behrman <jrbehrman@alumni.rice.edu>,<br> Pokey Anderson <pokeyink@aol.com>, David Mitcham <dmitcham@texas.net>, <br> Stan Merriman <stan.merriman@sbcglobal.net>,<br> tom.rackley@hcfcd.org, Gerry Birnberg <birnberg@wba-law.com>,<br> Nata Koerber <natakoerber@sbcglobal.net><br>To: "Bill Crosier" <paa@crosierbiomed.com>,<br> "PAA Discussion List" <discuss@paa-tx.org><br>Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:30:59 +0000<br>Subject: Re: [PAA-Discuss] Keith's letter in Hou Chronicle -verifiable<br> voting, Kaufman, Pierre<br><br> I agee. This is a great letter. The momentum is building my friends. 74 Days left. We can do this, we can win this!!!<br><br>James G. Pierre for Harris County Clerk<br>I am sending this email via my BlackBerry.<br><br>Please excuse spelling
errors<br> <br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Bill Crosier <paa @crosierbiomed.com=""><br>Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:00:39 <br>To:PAA Discussion List <discuss @paa-tx.org=""><br>Cc:Stan Merriman <stan.merriman @sbcglobal.net="">, David Mitcham <dmitcham @texas.net="">, Nata Koerber <NataKoerber @sbcglobal.net="">, tom.rackley@hcfcd.org, John Behrman <jrbehrman @alumni.rice.edu="">, Gerry Birnberg <birnberg @wba-law.com="">, Goodwille Pierre <goodwille @swbell.net="">, Larry Veselka <lveselka @skv.com="">, Pokey Anderson <pokeyink @aol.com=""><br>Subject: Keith's letter in Hou Chronicle -verifiable voting, Kaufman,<br> Pierre<br><br>Keith Koski has an excellent letter in today's Houston Chronicle, on <br>verifiable voting & Beverly Kaufman's fight against it. Congrats, <br>Keith!<br><br>Thanks to him and to the others of you who have written letters to <br>the Chron on this subject. I know they don't print them all, but
<br>every one helps encourage them to keep covering this issue more.<br><br>Keith's letter is below, and at <br>http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/4142240.html<br><br>Bill<br><br>- - - - - - -<br>Keith's letter:<br><br>Kaufman 'dime-wise' on votes<br><br>THANKS to the Chronicle for the Aug. 20 editorial "Ballot backstop," <br>which called for voter verifiable paper trails. As the political <br>pendulum constantly swings, it is necessary for voters from all <br>across the spectrum to have faith in the democratic process. Harris <br>County Clerk Beverly Kaufman's refusal to consider a mere $8 million <br>to ensure that faith is both dime-wise and dollar-foolish.<br><br>Harris County is the third-most populous county in the United States, <br>has net assets exceeding $9.7 billion, and a AA+ bond rating. The <br>least its election facilitators can do is allow responsible taxpayers <br>of all political persuasions to check their votes on small pieces of <br>paper
as they walk away from the voting machines.<br><br>KEITH A. KOSKI Houston<br>-- <br>Bill Crosier<br>paa@crosierbiomed.com 713-641-4941<br>Progressive Action Alliance http://progressiveactionalliance.org/<br>Lying, Spying, Torture... IMPEACH! http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/<br>---------------<br>Progressive Action Alliance http://progressiveactionalliance.org/<br>Discuss mailing list Discuss@paa-tx.org<br>To subscribe, unsubscribe, access the archives, or change your options on this list, go to:<br>http://paa-tx.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_paa-tx.org <br></pokeyink></lveselka></goodwille></birnberg></jrbehrman></NataKoerber></dmitcham></stan.merriman></discuss></paa></blockquote><br><BR><BR>The present state of America is truly alarming <br>to every man who is capable of reflexion.<br>Thomas Paine 1776