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Rick, I wrote to help Corzine in NJ and have even called senators and reps in other states. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick McGirr" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:39 AM Subject: Re: More on CAs Prop 73 >I often feel helpless, because I want to voice my support for SCR, but > I live in a very 'blue' state, NY, where people have traditionally > been pretty modern in outlook. Both of our senators are Democrats, > Pataki is pretty much of a social liberal, and I feel there's no one > to write to except Rep. Tom Reynolds, who is a real fuddy-duddy. I > suppose I could write to Calif., Ariz., Kansas, etc, but would they > 'count' my letter or disqualify it because it's from outside the > state? > > We just had local elections yesterday. Maybe I could try to get to > know the new winners and find some buttons to push. > > I am going to check out stemcellbattles.com. Thanks. > > Enjoy Fall! > Rick McGirr > Email: [log in to unmask] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 3:59 PM > Subject: More on CAs Prop 73 > > >> URGENT - PROPOSITION 73 MAY CRIMINALIZE STEM CELL RESEARCH >> If you live in California, know someone who lives in California, or >> if you just plain support stem cell research, this concerns you. >> >> >> >> If you follow the column www.stemcellbattles.com, you know we are >> very concerned about a new initiative: Proposition 73, the "Waiting >> Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's >> Pregnancy Initiative Constitutional Amendment" on the California >> special election ballot just a few days from now. >> >> >> >> The bill sounds reasonable, at first. What parent would not want to >> know about something so hugely important (and tragic) as their >> child's abortion? >> >> >> >> The bill contains a poison pill: language which defines abortion as >> the "death of the unborn child, a child conceived but not yet born," >> (emphasis added)--and would place that new definition of life into >> the California State Constitution. >> >> >> >> If microscopic cells can be legally defined as a child, scientists >> doing embryonic stem cell research could be said to be murdering a >> person. This insanity could stop the research altogether: or cause >> years of litigation and delay, as the case winds its way through the >> courts, all the way to an increasingly conservative Supreme Court. >> >> >> >> But remember that the California stem cell program has already been >> sued on behalf of "Jane Doe", a fictional embryo. That case was >> recently dismissed, but it can and probably will be brought again in >> another court. It is ridiculous; but it could ruin everything. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >> mailto:[log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn