Reply #4: I think it is one of

[H2O Man]

the most urgent issues facing our country today. I do not believe that the average republican supports the idea of disenfranchisement on the grounds of race, ethnicity, religious grounds, or economic status. But the extreme right certainly does. One other thing that we need to be clear on is that if they will do it to black people in Florida in 2000, they will do it to anyone, anywhere, until the Florida situation has been dealt with. This is not a "state" issue. This is of national significance, and must become a top priority for the democratic leadership. (This may require the grass roots putting pressure on the national leadership ..... and it actually should be a popular issue.)