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Reaction to Monday's ruling postponing the recall election - Would someone please tell me when the Voting Rights Act became "the core of our democracy?" Was this like some little known law on the books for nearly 200 years before someone said "Oh! Look! A Voting Rights Act that Washington and friends used as the core of our democracy! What a find! We should enforce it from now on!"? Bustamante has got to get a grip on what really makes our democracy work.

U.S. to Withhold Some Funds from Israel - Is there a similar withholding for the Palestinians? If not, this is a crock. Fair is fair. If the claim is being made that Israel hasn't lived up to its obligations, the same needs to be said for Arafat and his corrupt cronies.

Tax wealthy to pay for Iraq war - No, no, NO! This was a war fought by the American military, not the military forces that defend only the rich Americans who pay for their services. "ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL." This means that everyone can kick in their fair share - even poor folks like me. To put the financial burden on a select few would be to set the country down the slippery slope of elitism in which the poor are disenfranchised by virtue of not being able to afford a stake at the table. Raise my taxes or whatever else needs to be done, but do not financially disenfranchise me or any other poor person.