Well put, and Right ON!, Cindy.

Thanks for your always cogent thinking.

Lyle


As of 10/26/00 9:50 p, Cindy Hildebrand at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> I hesitate to post this message, since it's a touchy topic and most minds are
> made up.   But I will speak once and then forever hold my peace.  Feel free
> to skip what's below if you are weary of this subject.
>
> 1.   Some states, at least compared to other states, have
> environmentally-friendly governors, legislatures, budgets, and voters.
> These states have demonstrated their willingness to go above and beyond
> federal standards, programs, and funding to protect the environment.
>
> With certain notable exceptions, Iowa does not fit this description.   To a
> large extent, our environmental policies will depend on what is handed to us
> by Washington.   In that sense, Iowa has a bigger environmental stake in this
> presidential election than some "greener" states.
>
> 2.  Fear can be a legitimate motivation.  I have a deep fear of waking up on
> Nov. 8 to the realization that President Bush will be choosing new members of
> the Supreme Court and appointing a new cabinet and otherwise setting
> environmental policy for the next four years.    Given the effect of Supreme
> Court decisions, he'd actually be setting environmental policy for decades.
>
> I also fear what it may do to my nervous system in the following weeks if
> political analysts conclude that the deciding factor in electing President
> Bush was the Ralph Nader vote.
>
> 3.  I know several Iowans who would like to vote for Nader, but who have
> carefully considered the potential consequences, especially in a state that's
> still considered to be undecided.   They have decided to vote for Gore
> instead.   I am grateful to them.
>
> Now I'll shut up.
>
> Cindy Hildebrand
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> Ames, IA  50010
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