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The recent history of the Democratic Party -- both in politics and in government -- has been a steady stream of broken promises and broken own-rules.

We need but quietly and respectfully breathe the names of The Right Honorable Senate Majority Leader and The Even MORE Right Honorable Speaker of the House, or the compound hypocrisies of the DNC's re-tooling of their own "democratic process" on an as-needed basis in order to get the results it wants, to see that this is nothing new. (Does "DNC" really stand for "Don't Need Consistency"?)

p>It's a pattern, I tell you, a pattern! br> -- A. C. Santore /p> p> An effective way to support the First Amendment is to change current legislation to allow any and all U.S. citizens (and only U.S. citizens, sorry, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton) to fund the candidates and campaigns of their choice. Couple this with the power of the internet, so far the ultimate free speech distribution system (thank you, Mr. Gore) and freedoms grows instead of being illegally and unconstitutionally undermined and denied. Any contribution over a certain dollar amount, say $2,500.00, must be reported to the FEC and posted on a searchable website run by the same. People can then log on and see who supports whom and infer what is logical. Contributions would become transparent, and as the nostrum goes, the light of day is the best disinfectant. Allowing for contributions and open access of information will increase citizen participation in exercising our civic duties. America was founded on principles of freedom. Now is not the time to turn our backs on the gifts we have been granted. br> -- Ira M. Kessel br> Rochester, New York /p> p> LOST CAUSE br> Re: Doug Bandow's LOST at Sea

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