[Peace] Re: register voters to oppose Bush? (fwd)

[parenti susan rose]

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Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 16:05:11 -0500
From: david johnson <unionyes at ameritech.net>
To: parenti susan rose <sparenti at staff.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Re: register voters to oppose Bush? (fwd)

How incredible !

I was hoping that the event on July third would be a catalst for widening
the circle of " progressive " ( or whatever one wants to call us freedom
loving, humanitarian, egalitarian citizens of the world who think globally
and act locally ) people in C/U who don't know each other. One of the more
immediate goals i was thinking about was ( and have been advocating for
years ) the need to meet and register people to vote. But also, to engage
people who are not registered and convince them that there is a reason to
vote that DIRECTLY effects their lives.
In order to do this we need a good number of people to commit to this task
and also attempt to get everyone they know to help register new voters.

There has been a lot of debate on the left about the need / futility of
voting for kerry, which I also wrestle with at times.
But what if, a large number of new voters entered into the electorate (
under the radar of the pollsters, etc., ) and created upset elections in
favor of good candidates or at least better candidates than the christian
coalition / corporate asshole ones,  AND stayed active to one degree or
another AFTER the elction to put preasure on the oppurtunist politicians (
like Kerry ) and enbolden some decent candidates that might at times get a
little too timid.

This idea you have is excellent ( and what a coincidence ). COUNT ME IN !

David Johnson

P.S. I also want to meet those people on north Lincoln ( who's signs are in
the yard.. " regime change begins at home " )


----- Original Message -----
From: "parenti susan rose" <sparenti at ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
To: "david johnson" <unionyes at ameritech.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:11 PM
Subject: register voters to oppose Bush? (fwd)


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> Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 12:07:16 -0500 (CDT)
> From: parenti susan rose <sparenti at ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
> To: peace at lists.groogroo.com
> Cc: sdas at ojctech.net
> Subject: register voters to oppose Bush?
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> I was thinking of the following:
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> I was wondering if anyone else is
> interested in an attempt to register
> voters in Sept/Oct in C-U, in preparation for the November elections?
>
> I think of three criteria that make me want to try this:
> 1. the obvious one, which is the need to prevent the neonconservatives
> from continuing unabated in their program(in short get the Bush puppet and
> his masters, out)
>
> 2. less obvious, just as interesting and important: to influence the
> language around these elections. How to talk to people so that getting rid
of
> the Bushies helps us become more clear about direction to insist on with
Kerry?
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> 3. and also, just as interesting and important: to find and work with
> people in town whom we don't right now know, but who might be ready to be
> part of a group with a specific task(voter registration).
>
> As we realize, the political pressure to get Bush out, must CONTINUE and
> TRANSFORM into political pressure on Bush's successor.
>
> About point #3: on Lincoln Avenue, going north approaching the highway,
> there are two houses with yellow: REGIME CHANGE BEGINS AT HOME--GET
> BUSH/CHENEY OUT. Who are these families? I want to get to know them.
>
> Anyone else thinking about this?
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