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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------