Friday April 11, 2008, 6:42 am
Noted with thanks Mark :)

Friday April 11, 2008, 6:43 am

This is simply A M A Z I N G !

I'll let the article's quotes from John Kerry speak, just an excerpt :

"You'd think that when so many people give speeches about keeping faith with our veterans, the least the government would do is protect their right to vote, after they volunteered to go thousands of miles from home to fight and give that right to others," Kerry said. "And yet we've seen the government itself block veterans from registering to vote in VA facilities, without any legal basis or rational explanation.

"I will keep fighting with Sen Dianne Feinstein(D-Calif.), to ensure that veterans aren't facing unnecessary hurdles just to exercise their voting rights."

Peake's letter was the latest response to a year-old request by Kerry and Feinstein to give veterans using VA facilities the opportunity to register to vote, just as people who apply for a driver's license are given that chance at state motor vehicle agencies. Veterans who have not previously registered, as well as registered voters who move, must reregister with new addresses in order to vote. By not helping the injured veterans to do so, it is likely that former soldiers seeking care at VA facilities will lose their right to vote in 2008.

Wednesday July 30, 2008, 10:53 am

SENATE REPUBLICANS BLOCK EFFORT TO AID PARALYZED VETERANS
The bill, Advancing America's Priorities Act, was blocked by a 50-42 vote, short of the 60 votes need to overcome a filibuster. It was created in an effort to draw attention to Sen. Tom Coburn, a stalwart crusader for tightening the pursestrings of gove