Vote!! We need your Help..

[r49miner]

Chuck The Miner:
I am not the author, I'm just trying to help get the message out there. YOUR VOTE COUNTS, USE IT!!!



By Matt Mattson
"I'm posting this on the main board because we have a glimmer of hope to make some real change in a couple of states in favor of mining --IF WE CAN JUST GET YOU TO REGISTER NOW AND VOTE!
STATE RACES:

Here's how the district reps stack up in approval ratings from the SIERRA CLUB (the ones they support and we shouldn't) for local WA Reps:

http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?sig_id=004276M

For COLORADO:

http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?sig_id=003169M

For OREGON:

http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?sig_id=004372M

For CALIFORNIA:

http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?sig_id=004380M


NATIONAL ELECTIONS:

Here's how the Washinton US reps (house and senate) stack up in ratings from DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE (even more wacked out than Sierra):

WA U.S. Senate: Patty Murray Democrat 100%
WA U.S. Senate: Maria Cantwell Democrat 88%
WA U.S. House Jay Inslee Democrat 100%
WA U.S. House Rick Larson Democrat 89%
WA U.S. House Brian Baird Democrat 100%
WA U.S. House Doc Hastings Republican 0%
WA U.S. House Cathy McMorris Republican 0%
WA U.S. House Norman "Norm" Dicks Democrat 89%
WA U.S. House James "Jim" McDermott Democrat 100%
WA U.S. House David "Dave" Reichert Republican 33%
WA U.S. House Adam Smith Democrat 100%

OREGON

OR US Senate: Ron Wyden Democrat 100%
OR US Senate: Gordon Smith Republican 25%
OR US House: David Wu Democrat 100%
OR US House: Greg P. Walden Republican 0%
OR US House: Earl Blumenauer Democrat 100%
OR US House: Peter DeFazio Democrat 100%
OR US House: Darlene Hooley Democrat 100%

CALIFORNIA

CA US Senate: Diane Feinstein Democrat 100%
CA US Senate: Barbara Boxer Democrat 100%
CA US House: C. Michael Thompson Democrat 100%
CA US House: Walter "Wally" Herger Republican 0%
CA US House: Daniel Lungren Republican 0%
CA US House: John Doolittle Republican 0%
CA US House Doris K. Masui Democrat 100%
CA US House Lynn C. Woolsey Democrat 100%
CA US House George Miller Democrat 100%
CA US House Nancy Pelosi Democrat 100%
CA US House Ellen Tauscher Democrat 100%
CA US House Richard Pombo Republican 0%
CA US House Tom Lantos Democrat 100%
CA US House Fortney H. "Pete" Stark Democrat 100%
CA US House Zoe Lofgren Democrat 100%

THE REST OF THE STATES:

http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_detail.php?sig_id=004050M

Please get this distributed to all mining groups ASAP and start working on your own targets in your state! Not a moment to lose!

PLEASE GIVE ME NO GARBAGE ABOUT "MY VOTE DOESN'T COUNT" ETC. People died to give you that d-amned vote -- so use it!"



Good luck and may your face mask never leak, your wet suit never tears and the bottom of your pan always shows gold.

Chuck The Miner