Those of us from the "Peoples' Movements" know the rhetoric.

What's fascinating to me is that Mr. Dart by breeding and wealth is a
Texas Republican with Friends in the Highest Places.  Hearing strains of
V. Lenin from Mr. Dart strikes me as funny: that comedy and politics are
now higher art.  And also tragic.

I wish Mr. Dart every success, for protection of ADA is major for all
people with disabilities, and certainly in his struggles with health.
He has fought long and effectively for our cause.

S.

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Subject: Dart: Don't Tread on the ADA


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                Dart: Don't Tread on the ADA

The following message was delivered for Justin Dart at the
February 11th "Don't Tread On The ADA" Rally held in Little
Rock, Arkansas to protest the anti-ADA rulings being reviewed
by the U.S. Supreme Court and to encourage advocates to
support and defend the ADA:

     Congratulations!  I love you!

     DON'T TREAD ON THE ADA!

     FREE OUR PEOPLE!

     AMERICA FOR ALL!

     Congratulations to Phil & Brenda Stinebuck, Billie
Altom, Rita Byers, Barry Vuletick, Vernon McKay and the
many other organizers of this magnificent event.

     Congratulations also to our speakers -- Andy
Imparato, Bob Kafka, Mike Oxford, and Judge Huey
Walker.

     And congratulations to all who are participating in
this great gathering, you are the real soldier-patriots of
today, fighting in the frontlines to preserve democracy
and to make the dream live.

     Our movement, our nation stand at an historic
crossroad. ADA, the greatest civil rights law in history, is
under mortal attack -- in the courts and throughout the
land. A powerful minority would take us back to the
pre-Abraham Lincoln days of state's rights, of power and
privilege for the few.

     This is unconscionable.  We should all be
outraged at this frontal attack on our civil and human
rights. But we must do more than be outraged.

     We must declare war on discrimination!

     We must fight!

     I quote President Bush when he signed the ADA:
"We rejoice as this barrier falls, proclaiming together we
will not accept, we will not excuse, we will not tolerate
discrimination in America."

     Colleagues, I implore you to mobilize all who love
justice -- in your region, in your state, in your community.

     Let us shout together: ADA Is The American Way!
Don't Tread On The ADA!

     Meet with your Governor and your Attorney
General. Ask them to pledge their full support for the
ADA, and to demonstrate that support in action.

     And don't forget about the elections. We've got to
immerse ourselves into politics.

     Not just voting, but campaigning every day.

     For a President who will appoint judges who
believe in democracy.

     For Senators who will confirm judges who believe
in democracy.

     For Congresspersons, Governors and officials at
every level who will defend the ADA. Who will move
forward to an America where all live free and all live well.

     Colleagues, this is not a time for complacency.
This is a time for action. If we don't demonstrate our
commitment, the ADA will be destroyed.

     It would be the irony of ironies -- a tragedy of
monumental proportions -- if during the tenth anniversary
of the ADA, if during the year of the new millennium, our
rights were ripped away.

     It would break my heart.

     I paraphrase Robert Frost.

     "The woods are lovely, dark and deep.  But we
have promises to keep, and miles to go before we
sleep."

     We must fight to keep the promise of ADA -- a
sacred promise to our children and to all future human
beings.

     I am with you in that fight -- until my last breath.

     I respect you so much.

     I love you so much.

     The beauty of being associated with you has kept
me alive.

     SOLIDARITY FOREVER.

     DON'T TREAD ON THE ADA!

     FREE OUR PEOPLE!

     AMERICA FOR ALL!

     TOGETHER, WE SHALL OVERCOME.

--
Mark Smith
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--
Fred Fay
Chair, Justice For All
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