Habib,

Of course vouchers may help those who want to send their children to small
religious private schools, but what about all those children who will be left
knocking at the doors of some of these very schools where they will probably
be turned down?. That is something no one can legislate, because the attitude
is what lingers, and it can have a devastating effect on children.
Additionally, the vouchers will take funding away from public schools even
though they will still be funded. What they get now is not enough as it is.
The idea here is to find a workable solution for everyone, not just a few
kids.You bet funding public schools is the very issue. These funds that are
proposed for vouchers can be enhanced and put into the underfunded public
schools across this country, especially in the inner city schools. Funding a
school makes all the difference.
On secret evidence, this has already been declared as illegal, and Bush's
addressing of this problem is just as a vote getter, make no mistake about
that. Both of these candidates lost not a beat in answering that they stand
with Israel in this Mid East issue, so what Bush says against secret evidence
is just political bait to catch a few muslim votes. I say if the muslims want
to fight secret evidence and other prejudices, then we better look for some
good lawyers and the constitution because a candidate that will safeguard the
interest of muslims in this country has not been born yet, Ralhp Nader
notwithstanding.
Of course, only the rich become cnadidates in these two major parties, that
is no secret, and this is why, the issue of voting for the lesser of two
evils comes into play. Neither of these parties has addressed fully the
concerns of poor Americans, but one at least has made more of an effort than
the other.
Voting one's conscience is a right and of course you are entitled to it, but
at the same time, let us not give Bush credit that he does not deserve.
The issue here is not to get you or anyone to vote for any particular
candidate. That is a personal choice, but the reality of the matter is that
the third party candidates are spoilers, and pawns in the game, and at best,
just a conscience vote, and that is all.Voting for them does not solve the
problems ingnored by the two mainstream candidates, it just helps one or the
other get in.

Jabou Joh

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