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Vote Democrat in Delaware County-New York

The Delaware County Democratic Committee is proud to present a total of 31 qualified candidates, in 11 towns, all of whom have a great interest in bettering their respective communities, for election on Tuesday, Nov. 6. We hope that you have had the chance to meet the candidates in your town while they have been campaigning, and that you will consider pulling their levers on Row A, when you go into the voting booth.

The candidates are as follows:

Andes _ Town Council, four years, Dale Cole and Fred Cubero.

Bovina _ Town Council, two years, Evelyn Stewart; Superintendent of Highways, Edward Weber.

Davenport _ Supervisor, Dennis Valente; Superintendent of Highways, Joseph Jarvis Jr.

Hamden _ Supervisor, Wayne Marshfield; Town Council, Ben Krom-Braen.

Hancock _ Town Clerk, Melody Oliver; Town Council, William Weyrauch.

Meredith _ Supervisor, Keitha Capouya; Town Council, Ronald Bailey and Daniel Birnbaum; Town Clerk, Betsy Clark; Town Justice, Nejla Camponeschi; Collector, Louise Utter.

Middletown _ Town Clerk, Russell Schebesta; Town Council, Brian Sweeney; Town Justice, Gary Rosa; Superintendent of Highways, William Russell; Assessor, Gary Marks.

Roxbury _ Supervisor, Thomas Hynes; Town Clerk, Diane Pickett; Town Council, Edward Raeder and Stephen Walker; Collector, Joan Moore.

Stamford _ Supervisor, Kelly Keck; Town Council, Barbara Doyle.

Walton _ Town Council, Richard DuMond Jr.

On the ballot, you will also find three races for Supreme Court Justice in the 6th Judicial District, which includes Delaware County. We have three very well-prepared and experienced lawyers who would appreciate your vote for this very important position. The candidates _ Donald Cerio, Molly Fitzgerald and Richard Rich _ have committed themselves to being of service to Delaware County and the entire 10-county district.

Cynthia Lockrow

Stamford

Lockrow is chair of the Delaware County Democratic Committee.

The Ann Coulter Song

CONFRONT THE WAR PRESIDENT–OCTOBER 27, 2007

 

NYS Religion Bill Discriminates, Flying Fast Under the Radar

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New York Legislative Update

October 23, 2007Religious Freedom and Restoration Act Press Release NYSThe following is a press release issued yesterday by the Institute for Humanist Studies regarding the proposed “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” in New York State. Oct. 22, 2007For Release: Immediately Upon ReceiptContact: Duncan Crary, 518-432-7820Info@HumanistStudies.orgNYS Religion Bill Discriminates, Flying Fast Under the RadarALBANY — A humanist think tank is opposing New York state legislation that would grant special privileges to religion and excludes the nonreligious. The Albany-based Institute for Humanist Studies says the so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) could put many of New York’s secular laws into jeopardy.”Gov. Spitzer, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno are pushing for legislation that discriminates against the 1.9 million nonreligious New Yorkers,” said Jennifer Lange, legislative liaison of the Institute for Humanist Studies. “This proposed legislation is flying fast and under the radar. New Yorkers need to know just how dangerous this bill could be if passed into law.”At the request of Gov. Eliot Spitzer, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver submitted the proposed legislation (A9098) on June 12. The bill is co-sponsored by Assemblyman Joseph R. Lentol (D-Brooklyn) and Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn).On Sept. 12, the New York RFRA (S6464) was introduced, off session, by Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno’s Rules Committee with no co-sponsors.RFRA claims to protect religious freedoms by allowing people to practice their faith without undue government interference. In practice, it not only pits the religious against the nonreligious, but religion against religion, Lange said.”By creating a two-tier standard of law, which gives special rights to religion, RFRA may embolden people to start using religion as an excuse to break laws that were made to protect society,” said Lange. “This is a Religious Excuse Act.”Constitutional scholar Marci Hamilton, Yeshiva University professor and author of “God vs. the Gavel,” has argued that RFRA places the following neutral laws under extremely demanding scrutiny: abortion regulations; child neglect, abuse and support laws; statutory rape and minimum age marriage laws; laws against domestic violence; zoning and building codes; antidiscrimination laws; fair housing laws; open space laws; and laws regarding religion in public schools.RFRA was passed in Congress in 1993. Portions of RFRA were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in “Boerne v. Flores,” 1997. In that ruling U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stevens stated that RFRA violated the First Amendment to U.S. Constitution because it is a “law respecting an establishment of religion.”Since that ruling, almost a dozen states have passed their own RFRA. New York may be next.”At the very least RFRA is unnecessary because it is redundant on both the federal level and state level. Our right to religious freedom is already protected in the Bill of Rights and the New York State Constitution,” Lange said. “The real motivation behind this bill may be to ensure that certain organized religions gain access to goods, resources and services that are not available to the average citizen.”The Senate and Assembly return for special session this week. To read the text of A9098/S6464 and find out how you can act now to stop this legislation, visit:http://humaniststudies.org/policy/ny.html?id=17###

Australian PM ambushed by bunnies

From the same folks who brought us the fake Bush motorcade:Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:22 am PDTAFP - Embattled Australian Prime Minister John Howard was accosted on Friday by comedians dressed as giant bunnies who encouraged him to “pull a rabbit out of his hat” to save himself from electoral disaster.  Full Story via Yahoo!

DogsInDanger.com Seeks to Save Shelter Dogs Via Net Connections With Public

“DogsInDanger.com is a nonprofit national shelter outreach program at the forefront of a grassroots movement trying to help shelters save the lives of millions of innocent dogs…Shelters are the last line for millions of innocent dogs. The public has no idea of the magnitude of this national tragedy. The sad reality is that over four million dogs are killed each year in shelters…DogsInDanger.combelieves in the power of compassion, and that Americans would do more to help and adopt shelter dogs, if only they knew how many dogs shelters were forced to euthanize. We also believe that shelters don’t really want to euthanize dogs, if they had any other option. Simply put, we have chosen a path of technology [locate a specific breed within a radius of your zipcode, and view shelter contact info, website, photos of dog] as a means of connecting these scared, abandoned shelter dogs with the loving homes they deserve.”

P.M. Howard Calls Election-Trails In Polls-Rudd and ALP Poised for Victory

Mr. Howard is about to lose his election for supporting Bush and his insane war in Iraq.

Other leaders of the “coalition of the willing” who have already gone or been toppled include former prime ministers Tony Blair of Britain, Jose Maria Aznar of Spain, Silvio Berlusconi of Italy and Poland’s president Aleksander Kwasniewski.

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Dick Mulliken: Candidates and Iraq

There has been much talk recently about whether progressives can be comfortable supporting Democrats who do not firmly oppose the Iraq occupation.  I share these concerns.  But rather than speak of who I might not support, let me describe the kind of candidate I could back with enthusiasm.      

First, my candidate should publicly express the view that Iraq is far and away the most important issue confronting the nation today.  Solving the Iraq dilemma is practically and morally the greatest challenge and responsibility facing us.  While public sentiment is on strong agreement, my candidate should work to enhance and lead public opinion to an even greater determination to end the occupation.  Time has entirely undercut the notion expressed by Senator Schumer and the DLC that the public is not concerned with Iraq.  And regardless of public opinion, each day we stay is an unmitigated horror; only postponing the inevitable.

     Second, my candidate should loudly and unequivocally condemn the Iraq chaos as one of the most horrific and disastrous episodes in our history. Only absolute recognition of the mistakes made on all levels, including the press and the public, as well as Congress and the Administration, will let us put in place the kinds of safeguards that might protect usfrom similar monstrosities in the future. 

     Third, my candidate should advocate immediate and total withdrawal of all military and civilian personnel, including diplomats.  Any attempt to maintain smaller occupation forces or peripheral troops is only a futile continuation of a disastrous and doomed policy. Any ruling body (including the present Parliament), put in place under the occupation will prove unwilling as well as unable to govern. To expect otherwise would be akin to asking the French to accept the Vichy government after 1945.

       Politicians seem to have the most awful agony about ending even the most useless and destructive wars.  That was Lyndon Johnson’s tragedy. But the kind of equivocation and evasion so common today is like our leadership advocating that we ought to have left forces in Vietnam after April 1975.

      My three points can be summed up as Urgency,Candor and Objective analysis. As you may notice my concern is for a candidate who is willing to take strong public leadership positions.  I know I can be enthusiastic and work hard, whether federal, local or national, who vigorously supports these principles. I would tend to trust such a candidate to make the right choices on particular votes and strategies.

     Can I support a candidate not this decisive? I amfar from sure.

Canada Bars Entry to US Peacemakers:

On October 4, 2007 CODEPINK: Women for Peace cofounder Medea Benjamin and Retired Colonel/diplomat Ann Wright were denied entry to Canada because they have engaged in acts of non-violent civil disobedience against the war in Iraq. The Canadian border officials said the women’s names appeared on an FBI criminal database and that anyone convicted of a criminal offense, including a minor misdemeanor for peace and social justice, was “inadmissible.” We call on the FBI to stop including minor non-violent offenses on a database meant for serious crimes. We call on the Canadian government to reverse its policy and extend a warm welcome to U.S. peacemakers and other social activists who use the time-honored tradition of engaging in civil disobedience as a way to change unjust policies.  Click here to sign a petition to the Canadian government to reverse its policy.