SwiftVets.com

[Paul_murphy]

I'm Canadian: I wasn't there, but I strongly support your actions and believe you're dead right on Kerry.
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Rather than just say "Thank you" and leave it at that, I have a suggestion for you: one more mission before you call it a victory and go home.
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This mission is a logical extension of what you've achieved so far: call on the President and the Congress to propose and pass legislation requiring all state and federal government agencies, including the military and judiciary, to release all information they have pertaining to anyone filing for election to state or national office within 21 days of that filing.
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Fundamentally that's what your battle has been about: Kerry's ability to hide the reality of his past from the voters. Extending freedom of information legislation to force full disclosure on would-be public officials would make that impossible -and generally stop them from even trying. Try to imagine, for example, how far Kerry's "reporting for duty" speech would have gone with an audience that knew his real record.
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A no brainer, right? With this legislation in place the Democrats might have nominated somebody decent and thereby given the country a real choice. Right now the President owes you and about half of all American voters understand that they do too, get this passed and all literate Americans will eventually understand just how close to disaster the country came and what a great contribution you guys have made to avoiding it.
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With thanks,
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Rudy de Haas (Paul Murphy is the psuedonym I use to write Unix/Linux books and articles.)
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Paul

[tiptie]

I think that this is a great idea!
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"A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can put on his shoes." Mark Twain

USCG
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[bw]

I believe paul has a point..In the candidates early days the slanted pr would not have inflated his persona. The media might not have created "facts" that needed to be disputed. We don't live in an idealistic world-the power of the press/media to suppress and recreate is awsome. That tied to the acid spewing associations that poison followers, and the line of thought could go on and on-there are problems and symptoms-being above scrutiny is a problem, documents in bergers drawers a symptom. I"m proud to know i'm in the shadow of these proud Swifties but I know the acid spewers are out there.

[Tom Poole]

[depotoo]

we all the support the swifties have here, think htis would be very viable. someon could pick one of their representatives to work on this to present for legislation. and then those here could do the foot work necessary to get the petition and signatures needed to have it brought forth.
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May God Bless us all and let truth reign.

[4moreyears]

You must be American born to run for president. But aside from that there are few guidelines for suitability. That's a travesty. Quislings should be exempted from political office and their military & police records should have to be released for public view.
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kerry returned to the United States on July 22, 1971, held a press conference publicly calling on President Nixon... for the surrender of the United States to North Vietnam.

[fortdixlover]

[Geano]

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