MESSAGE FROM PDA [Progressive Democrats of America] ... ASK YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO SUPPORT VOTER RIGHTS TODAY

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) was proud to join in the challenge of Ohio's electors and to protest the numerous voting irregularities which shamed our country in the 2004 presidential election. Now is the time to pass legislation to make certain such abuses do not happen and every vote is counted in future elections. Election outcomes must be determined by voters, not politicians. To achieve this goal, we call on every PDA activist to lobby their Congressional Representatives to support and/or co-sponsor the VOTER Act (H.R. 533), introduced by Congressman John Conyers, Jr. and Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs-Jones. To send a letter to your representatives go to: http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/utr/1/DVVIEFYTMS/OKOHEFZITZ/

Let us inform Congress, with a unified voice, that the American people demand accessible and fair voting for everyone - not just for people who can spend a day waiting at the polls. To that end, let us demand passage of the VOTER Act. Like many of you, PDA will also be working with Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. to pass the National Voting Rights Amendment during this session of Congress. Indeed, these two legislative actions -the VOTER Act and the National Voting Rights Amendment - will be the main focus of PDA's work on the Pro-Democracy voting campaign during the coming year.

PDA will work with many of our sister organizations and their affiliates in this effort as they too join the growing list of organizations working for the VOTER Act's passage. PDA is excited to be playing a role in this democratic movement. Please join us in these efforts and keep us informed of your activities and adventures in advancing the progressive dream. It is in sharing our labors and our vision that we are able to learn from one another and to grow. Working together, we will make history.

QUOTE OF THE DAY ... A man is either free or he is not. There cannot be any apprenticeship for freedom. Imamu Amiri Baraka

SOME COMMENTARY FROM JANE STILLWATER'S BLOG

If Bush keeps up his current policies, the same thing that happened to Germany will happen here -- the "front" will come to us. Does anybody else out there want to become a Hogan's Hero? Then join the freedom and democracy underground! There are places you can go on the web (Shhhh....Don't tell General Burkhalter!) and here is a random sampling:

Barbara Boxer's PAC at: http://www.changethecongress.com/about/
TruthOut at: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/020405A.shtml
CLG News at: http://legitgov.org
Dennis Kucinich's grassroots organizing team at: http://www.kucinich.us/VolunteerAction/index.php

Let's all stop being prisoners of war and band together to help send the Bush Gang to the Klink!Jane Stillwater has her own website: http://jpstillwater.blogspot.com