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Subject: Fwd: A Message From Colin L. Powell
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--- Colin.Powell@usa.com wrote:
> From: Colin.Powell@usa.com
> To: daphneco64@yahoo.com
> Subject: A Message From Colin L. Powell
> Date: Mon,  6 Nov 2000 02:22:18 -0800 (PST)
>
> Dear Kathy Bass,
>
>
> In the life of nations, great turning points and
> pivotal elections are not always obvious at the
> time.  Circumstances change, politics is full of
> surprises, history is unpredictable.  But for many
> reasons, November 7, 2000 stands out with unusual
> clarity as a moment of decision.  I am voting for
> our Republican team, and I urge you to do so as
> well.
>
> We have offered a positive vision of hope,
> opportunity and common sense reform.  We have
> forthrightly addressed the big issues: education,
> Social Security, access to quality health care for
> all Americans, tax relief, and a strong national
> defense.
>
> Our team has not flinched from tough choices.
>
> We have campaigned in a spirit of good faith,
> inclusiveness, and optimism.  Our candidates have
> earned our enthusiastic support.
>
> We must, however, guard against apathy.  Please be
> sure you, your family, and your friends and
> neighbors get out and vote.
>
> For a variety of reasons too numerous to discuss
> here, voter turnout in the United States in recent
> decades has been low and is declining.  In fact, it
> is likely that barely half of the eligible voters
> will make the effort to get to the polls on November
> 7.  I ask you to make a special effort to be among
> them.  Don't think for a moment it doesn't matter.
> It does matter and you have an obligation to vote.
>
> We have an extraordinary opportunity on November 7.
> The Cold War is over, but we need coherent and
> principled leadership for a rapidly changing world,
> and a military ready to deter war if possible and
> win decisively if necessary.  We are committed to
> these principles.
>
> At home, the economy is strong and the budget is
> balanced.  A growing surplus provides the means to
> both cut taxes and finance important reforms.  On
> education, Social Security and health care, our
> Republican team is right and our opposition is
> wrong.
>
> On the social issues that have divided our nation
> for so long, we are committed to forge a bi-partisan
> approach to solving America's problems.  We are
> committed to a future that leaves no one behind.  We
> believe individual liberty is rooted in personal
> responsibility.
>
> The moral dimension of leadership respects the moral
> and religious foundations of our Republic.  We trust
> the American people to manage their own lives.
>
> For all these reasons, it is important for each and
> every one of us to vote on November 7.  We have as
> clear a choice as America has faced in at least a
> generation.  Your vote does count.  Please join me
> in helping elect our Republican team.  Thank you.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Colin L. Powell
>
>
>
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