Please include addressing the issue of absentee ballots while they're at it.
Although the 2001 presidential election is water under the bridge, I have little
doubt that absentee ballots are formidable in tipping the scale of future
elections and now is the time to start talking about it.

Maila

Malamin Johnson wrote:

> Here is a rough petition I want to send to the print media(save observer).
> Suggestions, comments are greatly appreciated.
>
> MJohnson
>
> To: GPP, NCP, NRP, PDOIS, PPP, AND UDP
> From: Concerned Gambians in the Diaspora
> Contact Person: John Doe
> Phone(xxx)-xxx-xxxx
> Fax(xxx)-xxx-xxxx
>
> Our beloved country missed a genuine opportunity to take back our country
> from the current corrupt, violent, visionless, and untalented
> administration. Numerous factors contributed to this lost opportunity. One
> of which we had control over yet we squandered. Yes, a united opposition in
> our opinion would have made significant difference in the outcome of the
> presidential elections. Moving forward, we are once again calling all the
> parties mentioned above to unite as one in the upcoming parliamentary
> elections. We hope lessons learned in the recent elections will add to your
> collective wisdom. On our end, we pledge to throw our full financial support
> and ideas behind you in your collective quest to take over the legislative
> branch of our government. We urge you to take the following initiative:
>
> 1. Schedule a formal meeting without delay to create a comprehensive
> document of understanding to set the ground rules for an opposition
> alliance.
>
> 2. Create a contact group to foster communications between our different
> organizations abroad and the alliance. It is our sincere belief that we were
> ignored by the opposition in the presidential elections hence our dismal
> financial support. We are a formidable constituent with tremendous financial
> potential and fine minds amongst us. These are tools the opposition can
> greatly utilize.
>
> We had once put our collective faith in you to unite before, we continue
> putting our faith in you to come through this time around. Partisan politics
> should be put aside and adopt national interest instead. Sometimes national
> interest and party interest conflict and we plead with you to let national
> interest take precedence. We thank you.
>
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