By Antonio D. French
Filed Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 8:30 PM
On the Voting Rights Act, which parts of are scheduled to expire in 2007: "First, records from the US Department of Justice confirm that the actual number of documented complaints to federal officials regarding unfair election practices was higher from 1982-2004, than from 1965-1982. Second, the study confirms that polling places and voting hours in minority neighborhoods were routinely changed shortly before elections. And finally, election officials were found to have illegally purged voters from registration lists and to have refused to translate election materials for citizens who have difficulty with English." Labels: Quotables
On the proposed new Missouri-Illinois bridge: "Recently... this region has tripped over the new Mississippi River Bridge... Unfortunately, Illinois and Missouri have been unable to agree on the proper financing mechanism to build the span. There have been several bridge plans; the most recent offered by Governor Rod Blagojevich and other Illinois elected officials in a press conference two weeks ago. In each proposed plan, Illinois has money, Missouri does not."
"Under the old new bridge plan, there is currently a $461 million shortfall towards the proposed $910 million needed to build a totally new, freestanding bridge. That is $461 million that MoDOT says they do not have. In addition, to pay for the new bridge some Missourians want to create a public-private consortium to build the bridge and then charge a $2 toll to the mostly Illinois motorists who will be using the billion dollar span. Mercifully - for our sake and that of the residents of Illinois -- the state of Illinois has offered Missourians a deal that we cannot afford to pass up."
On Iran, in a letter of support to Maryam Rajavi, the "future President of Iran": "Appeasement of the Iranian regime has failed to achieve a more democratic Iran. Instead, appeasement has only emboldened the Mullahs in their pursuit of nuclear weapons, and encouraged their support of terrorism and the suppression of human rights."
"I do not think war is a viable option for achieving regime change in Iran. The Iranian people do not want a foreign confrontation. Your commitment to providing a third option to support the Iranian people in their efforts to establish a more democratic government appears to be the best way to establish peace and security in the region and in the world. I wish you and the Iranian Resistance movement every success in your struggle against the brutal Iranian regime."
In other Clay news, Deb Peterson reports that he will celebrate his 50th birthday on July 21 at the Ritz-Carlton in Clayton. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will headline the $1,000-a-person dinner party to support Clay's re-election.
3 Comments:
Congressman Clay should start getting ready for 2008, because he has a real challenger that is planning to run against him for his Congressional seat that is claiming that they will bring the 1st Congressional District together.
The challenger quietly has the support of just about everybody and the 1st Congressional District race will be the most watched race in 2008, topping the Presidential race.
Good Night and Good Luck.
7/12/2006 11:41 PM
Who is this unnamed contester?
7/13/2006 11:08 AM
I am putting my money on Al Sharpton.
Didn't you know he has a home in the 1st? ;)
7/13/2006 11:46 AM
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