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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: What is really happening at the Legislature and elsewhere.]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[We are begining to  expand our Political Action Committee... Coverage is needed in every district.. We need to support the candidates  that supported Pact. I mean really helped us -- not just said the words....... Voting records are being examined and will be posted.Please involve your immediate and expanded family, friends and neighbors... If you would like to take an active part in  the next Alabama Election please contact me and tell me what Districts you live in...We need to reward our friends...]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[pattilambert]]></name>
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			<updated>2010-04-20T12:04:54Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: What is really happening at the Legislature and elsewhere.]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[A report card for each legislator should be posted here, with contact information,the last commitment from the legislator, and his actions in support or opposition (including quiet opposition) to a relief bill.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[Interested Parent]]></name>
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			<updated>2010-01-28T06:11:19Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: What is really happening at the Legislature and elsewhere.]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I agree with most of what you said.. Hubbard talks out of both sides of his mouth.  I don't think he'll let one dime out of the Education Trust Fund.  Our power is in our vote and we have to make sure "they" feel our pressure!]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[dhpeacher]]></name>
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			<updated>2010-01-25T22:03:03Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[What is really happening at the Legislature and elsewhere.]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Remember this--it is never as it seems at the Legislature.  Rarely does someone come out and honestly say they are against a bill. More often, a bill dies for failure of affirmative votes, or a failure to get high enough on the special order calender, or a failure for a committee to obtain a quorom.

I support reasonable efforts to achieve a negotiated solution regarding the PACT, simply because it might provide the best possible outcome.  If that doesnt work (and I dont think it will) a resolution through one of the lawsuits against the state, and the fiduciaries, appears to be the next best option.  An amended version of the pending Montgomery lawsuit might work. 

I read a note of thanks to Paul Hubbard for supporting using the Ed. Trust Fund under certain circumstances to help fix the PACT. I would be shocked, however, if Hubbard would in reality ever allow the Educ. Trust Fund to be used.  

I would also be surprised if the timing of Lucy Baxley's comments were accidental. They fit perfectly with the state's defense against paying the contracts, and are a boost to AEA and others to kill a PACT rescue.

The only legislative chance for this bill is a very organized, concerted effort, in which each legislator is made to feel as if his seat is in jeapordy if he dosnt vote a particular way.  That is not happening at present.]]></content>
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			<updated>2010-01-25T19:52:33Z</updated>
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