Reply #40: Okay, took notes, bookmarked links...!

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I'll start working on these sometime tomorrow (great ideas about the pics and vids, I'll certainly add those). Also, I've added Danny K. Davis (thanks to whoever answered that question on another thread, I didn't know which Davis it was, there are 5 I think) and moved the quote .gif closer to the top (somebody requested that, and I think they're right, it does look better up there). Also made the "tribute to great Americans" clearer, easier to read. I didn't like the antique "Poor Richard" type font I thought would look better in the banner, so sticking with the Edwardian Script.

(blah blah blah, forgive me, I'm a geek)

Again, the Latin is only a placeholder for the text we want to add, standard for publishers / designers. Ordinarily, only a client would see that on a test site, but we can't do that here, the only way for you all to see it is to upload it, LOL!

Just my 2 cents about adding those who voted nay, but made speeches: we should probably go with the consensus on this, but I wanted to speak up for Jerrold Nadler of NY and Mel Watt of SC, both of whom signed the letters to the GAO and Blackwell, etc. (in fact, Nadler is one of the original sponsors, along with Conyers and Wexler). And Wexler didn't even vote. I know that many think of those who didn't vote as spineless, or ambivalent at best, and that is true for many of them (in my opinion, LOL), but Watt and Nadler and Wexler can't by any means ever be called spineless. So, I guess we don't know why they voted nay, but they can't be placed in the same category as, say, Byrd, who said nothing (and even his statement, added to the record, was significant). Lots of controversy here and gray areas... but just wanted to add that to the mix!

Glad to do this, and thanks again for the encouragement! (good job, FrictionlessO!)

PS: forgot to add - I got a great email tonight that made me very happy: the Ohio/Cuy. Cty. recount group is meeting next week to discuss taking the next step towards fighting for election reform. I can't wait to meet again, very positive and hopeful - I'm in this for the long haul, God willing!


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(oh, one last thing, forgot to say... yes, I do plan to optomize the graphics - thanks for the reminder, I do tend to go for the high crispt resolutions, but can't afford to do that with this, might be too much traffic; also, I did brighten the stars; also, the photos for each member of congress links to their webpage, so that we're not worrying about actually posting their contact info. I'm not sure we have to worry about linking to their sites, there are webpages all over the net linking to their official sites, so we should be okay (anyone who has a different opinion, please speak up, I'd rather just not do it if it's an issue, but I don't think it will be).

Okay, going to bed now!