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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:51:55 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Fwd: Ashcroft Filibuster Gains Ground - Call Your  SenatorsToday!!

I am disturbed that the abolition-usa e-mail list is being used to
promote
partisan political positions and, in particular, to promote the
pro-choice agenda.
Pax Christi USA, which I represent in the nuclear abolition movement,
takes no
position on the election or selection of particular political
candidates, so I won't
comment on the Ashcroft appointment here.

Let me remind you that the nuclear abolition movement includes a whole
sub-network called the Seamless Garment Network, composed of many
organizations and individuals of different religious traditions and some
with no religious tradition. Pax Christi is a member of that network,
which supports a consistent ethic of life that opposes war, preparations
for war, capital punishment,
abortion, and other evils that threaten human life. When you promulgate
your pro-choice
views on the abortion-usa list, you offend pro-life progressives like me
and my friends.

More importantly, if our common cause of nuclear abolition is to
succeed, I submit that
we need to avoid divisive actions. We need to be welcoming to people who
disagree with us
on other issues. That means accepting and not offending both pro-choice
and pro-life people;
Democrats, Republicans, Greens; liberals, conservatives, and
progressives; gays and straights;
and folks of different religions or no religion. In short, all of
humanity is threatened by
weapons of mass destruction and need to rally together to abolish those
weapons.

Respectfully,
Frank Dworak
Pax Christi USA Representative


ASlater wrote:
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> >Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 00:22:07 -0500
> >Subject: Ashcroft Filibuster Gains Ground - Call Your Senators Today!!
> >Priority: non-urgent
> >X-FC-MachineGenerated: true
> >To: [e-mail]
> >From: "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>
> >
> >Dear Friend of Democrats.com,
> >
> >If you listen to the media reports on the Ashcroft nomination, you would
> >conclude that he emerged from four days of hearings without a scratch, and
> >will sail through his confirmation vote by the Senate.
> >
> >We assure you - nothing could be further from the truth!
> >
> >Here is just one indication: today, the New York Times joined us in urging
> >Senate Democrats to filibuster Ashcroft.
> >
> >Sensing that the tide is turning against Ashcroft, Republicans on the
> >Judiciary Committee - led by anti-choice zealot Orrin Hatch - are trying
> >to force a quick vote to send Ashcroft's nomination to the full Senate.
> >
> >But the Democrats have just submitted a list of detailed questions that
> >are crucial to consider before voting. Ashcroft will not have time to
> >answer these questions before Wednesday. Moreover, Ashcroft's answers are
> >bound to raise further questions, because his testimony has been full of
> >contradictions - and worse.
> >
> >During the hearings, Senators were given important new information about
> >Ashcroft's extreme positions on the issues. And they were also exposed
> >directly to Ashcroft's repeated evasions and outright lies - yes, the same
> >actions that caused the Republican Congress (led prominently by Ashcroft)
> >to impeach our last elected President, Bill Clinton.
> >
> >The Attorney General of the United States is the nation's chief law
> >enforcer, civil rights officer and government ethics watchdog. The
> >Attorney General should be someone who is distinguished by his or her
> >ethics, integrity, and impartiality. But as the hearings proved, John
> >Ashcroft meets NONE of these qualifications. He is a die-hard and
> >cutthroat partisan, a rabid ideologue, and - worst of all - a serial liar.
> >
> >In the final analysis, we believe the single most important reason
> >Ashcroft should be defeated is because of his lies, as we have documented
> >in detail at:
> >http://ashcroftlied.com
> >
> >1. John Ashcroft lied to the Senate about Judge Ronnie White when he
> >blocked his nomination to the Federal judiciary, and lied again to the
> >Senate about his reasons for doing so
> >
> >2. John Ashcroft lied to the Senate about his reasons for opposing James
> >Hormel for Ambassador to Luxembourg
> >
> >3. John Ashcroft lied to the Senate about his reasons for opposing David
> >Satcher for Surgeon General
> >
> >4. John Ashcroft lied to the Senate four times about his role in
> >Missouri's school desegregation struggle
> >
> >5. John Ashcroft lied to the American people when he said he didn't know
> >the teachings and practices of Bob Jones University
> >
> >6. John Ashcroft lied to the people of Missouri about his misuse of his
> >government employees for his re-election campaigns
> >
> >These lies were not simple misstatements of facts. They were calculated
> >lies, intended to punish individuals who disagreed with him on his core
> >ideological issues, namely opposition to abortion rights, gay rights, and
> >civil rights. John Ashcroft has no integrity - he will do anything to
> >defeat his chosen enemies.
> >
> >With your help, we have been gathering feedback on the positions of the 50
> >Democratic Senators. At this point, here is how the votes look. If you
> >have a Democratic Senator or two, see where they stand - and take
> >appropriate action.
> >
> >We cannot believe that any Democrats are even considering voting for
> >Ashcroft. The reasons for rejecting him are so overwhelming that there is
> >absolutely no reason why any Democrat should support him.
> >
> >We have identified 12 Democrats who are solidly opposed to Ashcroft. They
> >should be thanked by their constituents.
> >
> >All of the other Democrats - as well as the five pro-choice Republicans -
> >should be called EVERY DAY by their constituents. While they should be
> >urged to vote against Ashcroft on principle, they should also be persuaded
> >of the crucial POLITICAL reasons for voting against Ashcroft.
> >
> >None of these Senators would have been elected - or will be re-elected -
> >without the support of key Democratic constituencies in their own states.
> >In particular, that means women, blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans,
> >Asian Americans, gays, environmentalists, gun control supporters,
> >liberals, and progressives. ALL of these groups are united in their solid
> >opposition to Ashcroft. It is time for these Senators to recognize and
> >honor their obligations to these groups.
> >
> >If you are a local leader in one of these groups, please remind your
> >Senator of the important constituency you represent, and get your members
> >to make calls. If you know the leaders of these groups, make sure they are
> >making calls, and urging their members to do so.
> >
> >If you see an * before a name, that means they are up for re-election in
> >2002. These individuals will need every ounce of support from progressive
> >activists, and should be especially responsive to our appeals. Similarly,
> >an ^ indicates a Senator who has been mentioned as a potential
> >Presidential candidate in 2004.
> >
> >1. Democrats Opposed to Ashcroft
> >
> >If they represent you, call them to thank them.
> >
> >CA: Barbara Boxer 202-224-3553 415-403-0100
> >*^DE: Joseph Biden 202-224-5042 302-573-6345
> >*IL: Richard Durbin 202-224-215 2217-492-4062
> >IN: B. Evan Bayh 202-224-562 3317-554-0750
> >MA: Edward M. Kennedy 202-224-4543 617-565-3170
> >MD: Barbara Mikulski 202-224-4654 301-263-1805
> >*MI: Carl Levin 202-224-6221 313-226-6020
> >NJ: Jon Corzine 202-224-4744
> >NY: Hillary Clinton 202-224-4451
> >*RI: John F. 'Jack' Reed 202-224-4642 401-943-3100
> >VT: Patrick Leahy 202-224-4242 802-863-2525
> >
> >2. Nervous Democrats
> >
> >These Senators should be solidly in the "opposed" column, but they are not
> >there yet so we need to convince them to do the right thing. In addition
> >to Ashcroft's lies, we must also stress his grotesque unfairness to James
> >Hormel, Judge Ronnie White, and Clinton judicial nominee Alex Bartlett,
> >who Ashcroft admitted he blocked for reasons having nothing to do with
> >Bartlett's qualifications for the job. The important argument is
> >Ashcroft's inability and refusal to see and do what is right and just.
> >Ashcroft used his post as a Senator to take positions - such as his
> >virulent opposition to Hormel simply because he was gay - that in a normal
> >hiring process wouldn't even be legal. Finally, these Senators should be
> >questioned about Ashcroft's crazy attempt to reconcile Roe v. Wade with
> >his anti-abortion record and agenda.
> >
> >CA: Dianne Feinstein 202-224-3841 619-231-9712
> >*MN: Paul David Wellstone 202-224-5641 651-645-0323
> >WI: Russ Feingold 202-224-5323 608-828-1200
> >
> >3. Silent Democrats
> >
> >These Senators have not sent signals either way. That means these are the
> >most important Senators for us to reach, because they are the swing votes.
> >They should vote against Ashcroft both on principle and on politics -
> >namely, they need our support to win.
> >
> >AR: Blanche Lambert Lincoln 202-224-4843 501-375-2993
> >CT: Christopher Dodd 202-224-2823 860-240-3470
> >CT: Joseph Lieberman 202-224-4041 860-549-8463
> >DE: Tom Carper 202-224-2441
> >FL: Bob Graham 202-224-3041 305-536-7293
> >FL: Bill Nelson 202-224-5274
> >*GA: Joseph Maxwell Cleland 202-224-3521 404-331-4811
> >HI: Daniel Inouye 202-224-3934 808-541-2542
> >HI: Daniel Kahikina Akaka 202-224-6361 808-522-8970
> >*IA: Tom Harkin 202-224-3254 515-284-4574
> >LA: John Breaux 202-224-4623 504-589-2531
> >*LA: Mary Landrieu 202-224-5824 504-589-2427
> >*^MA: John Forbes Kerry 202-224-2742 617-565-8519
> >MD: Paul Sarbanes 202-224-4524 410-962-4436
> >MI: Debbie Stabenow 202-224-4822
> >MN: Mark Dayton 202-224-3244
> >MO: Jean Carnahan 202-224-6154 314-531-2006
> >*MT: Max Baucus 202-224-2651 406-329-3123
> >NC: John Edwards 202-224-3154 919-856-4245
> >NE: Ben Nelson 202-224-6551
> >*NJ: Robert Torricelli 202-224-3224 973-624-5555
> >NM: Jeff Bingaman 202-224-5521 505-988-6647
> >NV: Harry Reid 202-224-3542 775-885-9111
> >NY: Charles Schumer 202-224-6542 212-486-4430
> >OR: Ron Wyden 202-224-5244 503-326-7525
> >SC: Ernest Hollings 202-224-6121 803-765-5731
> >SD: Thomas Daschle 202-224-2321 605-225-8823
> >*SD: Tim P. Johnson 202-224-5842 605-332-8896
> >WA: Patty Murray 202-224-2621 206-553-5545
> >WA: Maria Cantwell 202-224-3441
> >WI: Herbert Kohl 202-224-5653 414-297-4451
> >*WV: Jay Rockefeller 202-224-6472 304-347-5372
> >
> >4. Lost Democrats
> >
> >These Democrats have announced their support for Ashcroft. That suggests
> >that these Senators are have lost their way. Perhaps their constituents
> >can help them find their way back to the side of Truth, Justice, and the
> >American Way.
> >
> >GA: Zell Miller 202-224-3643 404-347-2202
> >ND: Kent Conrad 202-224-2043 701-232-8030
> >ND: Byron Dorgan 202-224-2551 701-250-4618
> >WV: Robert Byrd 202-224-3954 304-342-5855
> >
> >5. Pro-choice Republicans
> >
> >These Republicans ran as strong supporters of a woman's right to choose
> >and as environmentalists. They received key support and funding from pro-
> >choice PACs, such as WISH List and NARAL, and environmental groups like
> >the Sierra Club. Ashcroft lied under oath when he swore that he would not
> >look for opportunities to outlaw abortions - it's the first thing he will
> >do every morning, and the last thing he will do at night. It is the single
> >most important goal in his life, as he stated repeatedly during his
> >career. No Republican who votes for Ashcroft can continue to call
> >themselves "pro-choice" - and future pro-choice Democrats will use a pro-
> >Ashcroft vote as Exhibit A in their campaigns. This argument should be
> >especially persuasive with Susan Collins, who is up for re-election in
> >2002.
> >
> >ME: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R) 202-224-5344 207-780-3575
> >*ME: Sen. Susan M. Collins (R) 202-224-2523 207-945-0417
> >PA: Sen. Arlen Specter (R) 202-224-4254 215-597-7200
> >RI: Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee (R) 202-224-2921 401-528-5294
> >VT: Sen. Jim Jeffords (R) 202-224-5141 802-658-6001
> >
> >
> >We urge you to do four things:
> >
> >1. CALL your Senators, especially if they are on one of the above lists.
> >If you can, visit their district offices and leave them a hand written
> >note. Keep trying until you reach a human being who appears to be paid to
> >listen to you.
> >
> >2. FORWARD this message to other Democratic activists, especially people
> >active in African American, pro-choice and gay/lesbian advocacy. But do
> >not leave this to others to do your work for you. We ALL have a stake in
> >this.
> >
> >3. SIGN-UP for our daily newsletter by sending a blank e-mail message to
> >[e-mail].
> >
> >4. STOP BELIEVING TOM BROKAW. And that goes for Dan Rather and Peter
> >Jennings, too. Those guys will be the last people in America to know when
> >Ashcroft is toast. Remember, their job is not to get it right. Their job
> >is to attract eyeballs to sell laxatives, drugs and automobiles - and to
> >maximize profits for their Republican corporate owners. We can make the
> >news. They're entertainers and Republican flaks.
> >
> >We are convinced like never before that we can win this battle and turn
> >back the forces of reaction. We can make it very, very difficult for the
> >Republicans to secure the support of 10 Democratic Senators. Far more than
> >Bush's inauguration, this vote is the start of the new government. If we
> >support one another and light a fire under our Senators, then we can set
> >the stage for some very significant progressive victories on the crucial
> >battles to come.
> >
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> >
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 15:44:49 -0800
From: "Abolition2000 Pacific Region" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Stop Plutonium shipments, strengthen the Conventions - PCRC

Hello, FYI:



From Pacific Concerns Resource Centre
Secretariat of the Nuclear-Free and Independent Pacific Movement
Suva, FIJI

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From Pacific Concerns Resource Centre <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:31:39 -1000
From: pcrc <[e-mail]>
To:
Cc:


MEDIA RELEASE

20 January 2001

Stop Plutonium shipments, strengthen the Conventions - PCRC

The Pacific Concerns Resource Centre (PCRC) has called on Pacific
governments to take concrete actions to halt the continued plutonium
shipments through the Pacific from France to Japan. PCRC Director
Motarilavoa Hilda Lini said Pacific countries must strenghten the Raratonga
Treaty for a South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone and the Waigani Convention on
Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes so that the Pacific is not exploited as a
highway for 'death shipments' of plutonium.

The Centre said the shipments posed grave danger to the Pacific environment
and socio-economic life and were of no benefit at all to Pacific peoples.

"It is urgent that efforts to strengthen the two conventions must begin now
to avoid us being exposed to these needless dangers," she stated.

Two vessels the 'Pacific Teal' and 'Pacific Pintail' have left Cherbourg,
France for Japan with weapons-usable and hazardous Plutonium/Mixed Oxide
(MOX) fuel. Whichever route the ships take, they will pass through the
Pacific.

Ms Lini said: "Pacific leaders over the years have expressed concern about
the dangers of plutonium shipments through the Pacific Ocean to Japan.
However we are concerned that our governments position could be compromised
by accepting Japan's offer to establish a $US10 million "good will" trust
fund to placate concerns about the plutonium shipments threats to Pacific
fisheries, tourism and other vital industries. $US10 million is peanuts. It
will not cover a tiny fraction of costs incurred by a nuclear accident at
sea."

"The damages caused to the environment and other industries would be
irreparable," Ms Lini said.

She further stated: "Japan and the nuclear companies are not addressing the
real issue, which is that the Pacific people do not want plutonium shipments
passing through, and that plutonium shipments should be banned. The
international nuclear industry is in trouble. They have not found a solution
for the long-term storage of plutonium and high level radioactive wastes
which lasts for thousands of years (though many nuclear corporations are
still pushing to use the vast "empty" spaces of the Pacific as a dumping
ground for nuclear wastes)."

For further information contact Stanley Simpson or Motarilavoa Hilda Lini on

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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 19:57:34 -0500
From: Ellen Thomas <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) NucNews 01/01/26 - Announcement; request for messages

Hi, folks, NucNews archives are posted through January 23, 2001 at
http://prop1.org/nucnews/briefslv.htm. Please note that we have a link to
depleted uranium articles, since the first of the year.

Below is a request for letters of support on the anniversary of the Kobe
Nuclear-Weapons-Free Port in Japan.  We'll be sure to send one!

Ellen Thomas

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Request for Messages to the 26th Anniversary Meeting of the Nuclear-free Kobe
Formula

Jan. 21, 2001

Dear Friends,

        We have a new millennium and the start of the 21st century. At the
beginning of this new century, we mark the 26th anniversary of the nuclear-free
Kobe Formula. On the 18th of March this year, we will be holding a meeting to
celebrate the anniversary and we look forward to receiving messages of support,
solidarity and encouragement.
        As many of you know, the Port of Kobe insists that any warship entering
the port to submit "non-nuclear certification" that there are no nuclear
weapons on board. This procedure, the nuclear-free "Kobe Formula", has been
enforced by the Kobe City local government for the past 26 years. In Japan,
only local municipalities have authority over their ports and harbors. The Kobe
Formula has been very successful in preventing the entry of nuclear weapons
into the port. US warships have been refused entry for the past 26 years
because they refuse to submit the non-nuclear certification because of their
policy not to confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons on their ships.
Before the Kobe Formula, 432 US warships entered the port between 1960 and
1974.
        The Japanese Government has accepted the new "Guidelines for Japan-US
Defense Cooperation" and is making plans to enforce them. Under these
guidelines, if the US is involved in any war in the Asia-Pacific region, all
ports and harbors in Japan will be used predominantly for military purposes.
Concern of the spread of the Kobe Formula to other ports and harbors in Japan
has resulted in the Japanese and US governments putting pressure on local
government.       Recent remarks by the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, the U.S.
Consul General in Osaka, the US Navy chief and the US Navy commander of the 7th
Fleet, have clearly shown that they are determined to force Kobe to abandon the
nuclear-free Kobe Formula. They repeatedly state that U.S. warships be allowed
to enter the port. This is against world opinion seeking peace and nuclear
disarmament, and an attack on the NGO's Millennium Forum, which decided in the
United Nations in May last year to call on all states to accept the same method
as the Kobe Formula.
        We are fighting to keep the Kobe Formula. We are fighting to extend it
to all ports in Japan. We are fighting for a nuclear-free and non-aligned
Japan. We have received messages of support and encouragement for many years
from every corner of the globe, which has been a great source of energy for us.

        Please send messages of solidarity and encouragement for the success of
this year's meeting to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the Kobe Formula.
Please ask individuals and organizations to do the same. Messages from elected
officials from local state, government and local government are most welcome.
Please send messages before the end of February, 2001.
        Let us work together in the beginning of this new century to achieve a
nuclear-free world.
        With our deep respect and solidarity to your every effort for peace,

Shushi Kajimoto
(General Secretary)
HYOGO COUNCIL AGAINST A & H BOMBS(HYOGO GENSUIKYO)
Chamoto bldg. 6-7-6 Motomachi-dori, Chuo-ku Kobe 650-0022 Japan
Tel. [phone] Fax. [phone]
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Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 03:36:24 -0500
From: Ellen Thomas <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Can you help this man? re: Fwd: Ali

Hi, I've received distressing emails - I have no idea how to help the man - do
you?  Thanks!

Ellen Thomas <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:40:09 -0800 (PST)
From: qari mangal <[e-mail]>
Subject: Ali

hello benefactor and benevolent sir!
I hope you are happy in your life I pray for you-
Benefactoe sir !
Respectfully I submit as under -
1- I am Afghani I fled from brutal Taliban regime
My house charred and killed My two children I am temporary
living in Pakistan I have any problems Taliban want to
kill me I am not safe here I am human I have rights to live in earth but
Taliban just have ousted me but they want to oust me from life
I am educated Ican speak pashto Farsi Urdu Arabi and
English you are benefactor and merciful you are requested to have mercy on us
that either send me visa to work there or support me I hope you that you must
hear My request .

I replied:
Dear Qari Mangal,

What a terrible experience!  I don't know what I can do to help you, but I will
seek advice here in Washington DC about how you might apply for a visa.  Is it
possible for you to give dates and people involved in your tragedy, and a
resume of your work experience?

Ellen Thomas
NucNews Editor

He replied:
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 18:20:17 -0800 (PST)
From: qari mangal <[e-mail]>
Subject: Ali from Pakistan

hello philanthropic and benevolent  Ellen Thomas
NucNews Editor !
I thank you from the core of My heart for your encouragement sympathetic sir -
I am living restlessly in cantonment  I cannot afford to pay rent but I am
forced the brutal taliban think about me that I am non muslim because I am
disagree with them I say to people that every body should have freedom  it is
rules of Islam and humanity but benighted taliban oust every body from his
human rights I want to fight against them but I cannot because Pakistan
supports them and does not allow any body against them to say and (supreme
commander)of Taliban commanded ) (O ye who believe !
 whose of you become a renegade from his religion ) he must be killed  dear sir
!
 If you help me  temporary in this problem I will be
thankful of  you- is the reward  of goodness aught save goodness ?

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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:08:44 -0500
From: ASlater <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Fwd: Ashcroft Filibuster Gains Ground - Call Your  SenatorsTo

Dear Friends,
I don't think that abolition usa is being used to promote a partisan political
position or to promote a pro-choice agenda.  While some may approve of
Ashcroft's position on choice, those in our network surely don't approve of
his
attitudes to civil liberties as it effects gays, and blacks; gun control;,
etc.
Our network made it clear that nuclear abolition should be linked to social
justice and equity. Ashcroft voted for every Star Wars bill and opposed the
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.  He is the awful nominee of an illegitimate
President who stole the election with the help of a biased unethical Supreme
Court--Thomas' wife was at the Heritage Foundation reviewing resumes for the
new Bush Administration and Scalia's son was an attorney at a law firm which
represented Bush in Bush v. Gore.  They should have recused themselves from
the
Court.  Defeating the Ashcroft nomination would send a signal to Bush that he
doesn't have a mandate for any of his programs including his provocative
son of
star wars which will trash all hopes for nuclear abolition.  Ashcroft's stand
on abortion is only one issue--on which reasonable people might disagree.  But
the Ashcroft package of despicable positions on civil rights enables our
abolition network to make links with the many outraged voters who object to
the
fraudulent election and the extreme objectionable positions he has taken on
many issues.  Alice slater

At 08:51 AM 01/25/2001 -0500, [e-mail] wrote:
>I am disturbed that the abolition-usa e-mail list is being used to
>promote
>partisan political positions and, in particular, to promote the
>pro-choice agenda.
>Pax Christi USA, which I represent in the nuclear abolition movement,
>takes no
>position on the election or selection of particular political
>candidates, so I won't
>comment on the Ashcroft appointment here.
>
>Let me remind you that the nuclear abolition movement includes a whole
>sub-network called the Seamless Garment Network, composed of many
>organizations and individuals of different religious traditions and some
>with no religious tradition. Pax Christi is a member of that network,
>which supports a consistent ethic of life that opposes war, preparations
>for war, capital punishment,
>abortion, and other evils that threaten human life. When you promulgate
>your pro-choice
>views on the abortion-usa list, you offend pro-life progressives like me
>and my friends.
>
>More importantly, if our common cause of nuclear abolition is to
>succeed, I submit that
>we need to avoid divisive actions. We need to be welcoming to people who
>disagree with us
>on other issues. That means accepting and not offending both pro-choice
>and pro-life people;
>Democrats, Republicans, Greens; liberals, conservatives, and
>progressives; gays and straights;
>and folks of different religions or no religion. In short, all of
>humanity is threatened by
>weapons of mass destruction and need to rally together to abolish those
>weapons.
>
>Respectfully,
>Frank Dworak
>Pax Christi USA Representative
>
>
>ASlater wrote:
>>>
>>> >Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 00:22:07 -0500
>>> >Subject: Ashcroft Filibuster Gains Ground - Call Your Senators Today!!
>>> >Priority: non-urgent
>>> >X-FC-MachineGenerated: true
>>> >To: [e-mail]
>>> >From: "[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>
>>> >
>>> >Dear Friend of Democrats.com,
>>> >
>>> >If you listen to the media reports on the Ashcroft nomination, you
>>would
>>> >conclude that he emerged from four days of hearings without a scratch,
>>and
>>> >will sail through his confirmation vote by the Senate.
>>> >
>>> >We assure you - nothing could be further from the truth!
>>> >
>>> >Here is just one indication: today, the New York Times joined us in
>>urging
>>> >Senate Democrats to filibuster Ashcroft.
>>> >
>>> >Sensing that the tide is turning against Ashcroft, Republicans on the
>>> >Judiciary Committee - led by anti-choice zealot Orrin Hatch - are
>>trying
>>> >to force a quick vote to send Ashcroft's nomination to the full Senate.
>>> >
>>> >But the Democrats have just submitted a list of detailed questions that
>>> >are crucial to consider before voting. Ashcroft will not have time to
>>> >answer these questions before Wednesday. Moreover, Ashcroft's answers
>>are
>>> >bound to raise further questions, because his testimony has been full
>>of
>>> >contradictions - and worse.
>>> >
>>> >During the hearings, Senators were given important new information
>>about
>>> >Ashcroft's extreme positions on the issues. And they were also exposed
>>> >directly to Ashcroft's repeated evasions and outright lies - yes, the
>>same
>>> >actions that caused the Republican Congress (led prominently by
>>Ashcroft)
>>> >to impeach our last elected President, Bill Clinton.
>>> >
>>> >The Attorney General of the United States is the nation's chief law
>>> >enforcer, civil rights officer and government ethics watchdog. The
>>> >Attorney General should be someone who is distinguished by his or her
>>> >ethics, integrity, and impartiality. But as the hearings proved, John
>>> >Ashcroft meets NONE of these qualifications. He is a die-hard and
>>> >cutthroat partisan, a rabid ideologue, and - worst of all - a serial
>>liar.
>>> >
>>> >In the final analysis, we believe the single most important reason
>>> >Ashcroft should be defeated is because of his lies, as we have
>>documented
>>> >in detail at:
>>> >http://ashcroftlied.com
>>> >
>>> >1. John Ashcroft lied to the Senate about Judge Ronnie White when he
>>> >blocked his nomination to the Federal judiciary, and lied again to the
>>> >Senate about his reasons for doing so
>>> >
>>> >2. John Ashcroft lied to the Senate about his reasons for opposing
>>James
>>> >Hormel for Ambassador to Luxembourg
>>> >
>>> >3. John Ashcroft lied to the Senate about his reasons for opposing
>>David
>>> >Satcher for Surgeon General
>>> >
>>> >4. John Ashcroft lied to the Senate four times about his role in
>>> >Missouri's school desegregation struggle
>>> >
>>> >5. John Ashcroft lied to the American people when he said he didn't
>>know
>>> >the teachings and practices of Bob Jones University
>>> >
>>> >6. John Ashcroft lied to the people of Missouri about his misuse of his
>>> >government employees for his re-election campaigns
>>> >
>>> >These lies were not simple misstatements of facts. They were calculated
>>> >lies, intended to punish individuals who disagreed with him on his core
>>> >ideological issues, namely opposition to abortion rights, gay rights,
>>and
>>> >civil rights. John Ashcroft has no integrity - he will do anything to
>>> >defeat his chosen enemies.
>>> >
>>> >With your help, we have been gathering feedback on the positions of
>>the 50
>>> >Democratic Senators. At this point, here is how the votes look. If you
>>> >have a Democratic Senator or two, see where they stand - and take
>>> >appropriate action.
>>> >
>>> >We cannot believe that any Democrats are even considering voting for
>>> >Ashcroft. The reasons for rejecting him are so overwhelming that there
>>is
>>> >absolutely no reason why any Democrat should support him.
>>> >
>>> >We have identified 12 Democrats who are solidly opposed to Ashcroft.
>>They
>>> >should be thanked by their constituents.
>>> >
>>> >All of the other Democrats - as well as the five pro-choice
>>Republicans -
>>> >should be called EVERY DAY by their constituents. While they should be
>>> >urged to vote against Ashcroft on principle, they should also be
>>persuaded
>>> >of the crucial POLITICAL reasons for voting against Ashcroft.
>>> >
>>> >None of these Senators would have been elected - or will be re-elected
>>-
>>> >without the support of key Democratic constituencies in their own
>>states.
>>> >In particular, that means women, blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans,
>>> >Asian Americans, gays, environmentalists, gun control supporters,
>>> >liberals, and progressives. ALL of these groups are united in their
>>solid
>>> >opposition to Ashcroft. It is time for these Senators to recognize and
>>> >honor their obligations to these groups.
>>> >
>>> >If you are a local leader in one of these groups, please remind your
>>> >Senator of the important constituency you represent, and get your
>>members
>>> >to make calls. If you know the leaders of these groups, make sure they
>>are
>>> >making calls, and urging their members to do so.
>>> >
>>> >If you see an * before a name, that means they are up for re-election
>>in
>>> >2002. These individuals will need every ounce of support from
>>progressive
>>> >activists, and should be especially responsive to our appeals.
>>Similarly,
>>> >an ^ indicates a Senator who has been mentioned as a potential
>>> >Presidential candidate in 2004.
>>> >
>>> >1. Democrats Opposed to Ashcroft
>>> >
>>> >If they represent you, call them to thank them.
>>> >
>>> >CA: Barbara Boxer 202-224-3553 415-403-0100
>>> >*^DE: Joseph Biden 202-224-5042 302-573-6345
>>> >*IL: Richard Durbin 202-224-215 2217-492-4062
>>> >IN: B. Evan Bayh 202-224-562 3317-554-0750
>>> >MA: Edward M. Kennedy 202-224-4543 617-565-3170
>>> >MD: Barbara Mikulski 202-224-4654 301-263-1805
>>> >*MI: Carl Levin 202-224-6221 313-226-6020
>>> >NJ: Jon Corzine 202-224-4744
>>> >NY: Hillary Clinton 202-224-4451
>>> >*RI: John F. 'Jack' Reed 202-224-4642 401-943-3100
>>> >VT: Patrick Leahy 202-224-4242 802-863-2525
>>> >
>>> >2. Nervous Democrats
>>> >
>>> >These Senators should be solidly in the "opposed" column, but they are
>>not
>>> >there yet so we need to convince them to do the right thing. In
>>addition
>>> >to Ashcroft's lies, we must also stress his grotesque unfairness to
>>James
>>> >Hormel, Judge Ronnie White, and Clinton judicial nominee Alex Bartlett,
>>> >who Ashcroft admitted he blocked for reasons having nothing to do with
>>> >Bartlett's qualifications for the job. The important argument is
>>> >Ashcroft's inability and refusal to see and do what is right and just.
>>> >Ashcroft used his post as a Senator to take positions - such as his
>>> >virulent opposition to Hormel simply because he was gay - that in a
>>normal
>>> >hiring process wouldn't even be legal. Finally, these Senators should
>>be
>>> >questioned about Ashcroft's crazy attempt to reconcile Roe v. Wade with
>>> >his anti-abortion record and agenda.
>>> >
>>> >CA: Dianne Feinstein 202-224-3841 619-231-9712
>>> >*MN: Paul David Wellstone 202-224-5641 651-645-0323
>>> >WI: Russ Feingold 202-224-5323 608-828-1200
>>> >
>>> >3. Silent Democrats
>>> >
>>> >These Senators have not sent signals either way. That means these are
>>the
>>> >most important Senators for us to reach, because they are the swing
>>votes.
>>> >They should vote against Ashcroft both on principle and on politics -
>>> >namely, they need our support to win.
>>> >
>>> >AR: Blanche Lambert Lincoln 202-224-4843 501-375-2993
>>> >CT: Christopher Dodd 202-224-2823 860-240-3470
>>> >CT: Joseph Lieberman 202-224-4041 860-549-8463
>>> >DE: Tom Carper 202-224-2441
>>> >FL: Bob Graham 202-224-3041 305-536-7293
>>> >FL: Bill Nelson 202-224-5274
>>> >*GA: Joseph Maxwell Cleland 202-224-3521 404-331-4811
>>> >HI: Daniel Inouye 202-224-3934 808-541-2542
>>> >HI: Daniel Kahikina Akaka 202-224-6361 808-522-8970
>>> >*IA: Tom Harkin 202-224-3254 515-284-4574
>>> >LA: John Breaux 202-224-4623 504-589-2531
>>> >*LA: Mary Landrieu 202-224-5824 504-589-2427
>>> >*^MA: John Forbes Kerry 202-224-2742 617-565-8519
>>> >MD: Paul Sarbanes 202-224-4524 410-962-4436
>>> >MI: Debbie Stabenow 202-224-4822
>>> >MN: Mark Dayton 202-224-3244
>>> >MO: Jean Carnahan 202-224-6154 314-531-2006
>>> >*MT: Max Baucus 202-224-2651 406-329-3123
>>> >NC: John Edwards 202-224-3154 919-856-4245
>>> >NE: Ben Nelson 202-224-6551
>>> >*NJ: Robert Torricelli 202-224-3224 973-624-5555
>>> >NM: Jeff Bingaman 202-224-5521 505-988-6647
>>> >NV: Harry Reid 202-224-3542 775-885-9111
>>> >NY: Charles Schumer 202-224-6542 212-486-4430
>>> >OR: Ron Wyden 202-224-5244 503-326-7525
>>> >SC: Ernest Hollings 202-224-6121 803-765-5731
>>> >SD: Thomas Daschle 202-224-2321 605-225-8823
>>> >*SD: Tim P. Johnson 202-224-5842 605-332-8896
>>> >WA: Patty Murray 202-224-2621 206-553-5545
>>> >WA: Maria Cantwell 202-224-3441
>>> >WI: Herbert Kohl 202-224-5653 414-297-4451
>>> >*WV: Jay Rockefeller 202-224-6472 304-347-5372
>>> >
>>> >4. Lost Democrats
>>> >
>>> >These Democrats have announced their support for Ashcroft. That
>>suggests
>>> >that these Senators are have lost their way. Perhaps their constituents
>>> >can help them find their way back to the side of Truth, Justice, and
>>the
>>> >American Way.
>>> >
>>> >GA: Zell Miller 202-224-3643 404-347-2202
>>> >ND: Kent Conrad 202-224-2043 701-232-8030
>>> >ND: Byron Dorgan 202-224-2551 701-250-4618
>>> >WV: Robert Byrd 202-224-3954 304-342-5855
>>> >
>>> >5. Pro-choice Republicans
>>> >
>>> >These Republicans ran as strong supporters of a woman's right to choose
>>> >and as environmentalists. They received key support and funding from
>>pro-
>>> >choice PACs, such as WISH List and NARAL, and environmental groups like
>>> >the Sierra Club. Ashcroft lied under oath when he swore that he would
>>not
>>> >look for opportunities to outlaw abortions - it's the first thing he
>>will
>>> >do every morning, and the last thing he will do at night. It is the
>>single
>>> >most important goal in his life, as he stated repeatedly during his
>>> >career. No Republican who votes for Ashcroft can continue to call
>>> >themselves "pro-choice" - and future pro-choice Democrats will use a
>>pro-
>>> >Ashcroft vote as Exhibit A in their campaigns. This argument should be
>>> >especially persuasive with Susan Collins, who is up for re-election in
>>> >2002.
>>> >
>>> >ME: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R) 202-224-5344 207-780-3575
>>> >*ME: Sen. Susan M. Collins (R) 202-224-2523 207-945-0417
>>> >PA: Sen. Arlen Specter (R) 202-224-4254 215-597-7200
>>> >RI: Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee (R) 202-224-2921 401-528-5294
>>> >VT: Sen. Jim Jeffords (R) 202-224-5141 802-658-6001
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >We urge you to do four things:
>>> >
>>> >1. CALL your Senators, especially if they are on one of the above
>>lists.
>>> >If you can, visit their district offices and leave them a hand written
>>> >note. Keep trying until you reach a human being who appears to be paid
>>to
>>> >listen to you.
>>> >
>>> >2. FORWARD this message to other Democratic activists, especially
>>people
>>> >active in African American, pro-choice and gay/lesbian advocacy. But do
>>> >not leave this to others to do your work for you. We ALL have a stake
>>in
>>> >this.
>>> >
>>> >3. SIGN-UP for our daily newsletter by sending a blank e-mail message
>>to
>>> >[e-mail].
>>> >
>>> >4. STOP BELIEVING TOM BROKAW. And that goes for Dan Rather and Peter
>>> >Jennings, too. Those guys will be the last people in America to know
>>when
>>> >Ashcroft is toast. Remember, their job is not to get it right. Their
>>job
>>> >is to attract eyeballs to sell laxatives, drugs and automobiles - and
>>to
>>> >maximize profits for their Republican corporate owners. We can make the
>>> >news. They're entertainers and Republican flaks.
>>> >
>>> >We are convinced like never before that we can win this battle and turn
>>> >back the forces of reaction. We can make it very, very difficult for
>>the
>>> >Republicans to secure the support of 10 Democratic Senators. Far more
>>than
>>> >Bush's inauguration, this vote is the start of the new government. If
>>we
>>> >support one another and light a fire under our Senators, then we can
>>set
>>> >the stage for some very significant progressive victories on the
>>crucial
>>> >battles to come.
>>> >
>>> >-- Bob Fertik and David Lytel
>>> >
>>> >Democrats.com: The Aggressive Progressives
>>> >
>>> >
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