Saundra, I'm sure there are times we all ask ourselves, is it worth the effort? Jim Robinson is one of those people who walks the walk and I'm sure he'd go it alone again to take a stand. I borrowed this post from Sac GWB Yahoo Group because it answers that question and then some. The energetic bunch at the Convention Center made a difference today and prdamrcn's own words say it better than I can.
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sacramento-gwb · Sacramento Conservative Activists (Click on link to visit)
| Re: todays protest at the convention center Date: Wed Aug 7, 2002 11:37 pm |
Hi group,
I have been a (generally silent) member on here for quite some
time. For the record, I am about as conservative as they come, and
a big supporter of George W. Bush. And Ronaldus Magnus (Ronald
Reagon for you non-Rush listeners!) is my all-time hero.
Interesting thing happened today. Hehe. My group of
democratic/liberal union brothers & sisters got (unexpected by me
anyway) protested. Yep, that's right, I am a republican that belongs
to a union, and am even a state delegate in that union.
I would estimate that somewhere between 25 and 35% of our delegate
body is also republican, and do not agree to the political agenda of
the union. As a matter of fact (being a job steward at my place of
employment), the group of people I personally represent is probably
85-90% republican. Our union does a lot of good things which I do
support, although the politics of the union is hard for me to
digest. Believe me when I tell you it's an interesting position to
be in, being conservative and involved in a union.
Several of my republican friends and I enjoyed today's protest (a
couple even came out and participated a little - they liked the
bumper stickers), although I don't think our union (while it is a
big supporter of Davis) is really the enemy... our biggest agenda is
protecting our relatively low paid classified (non-teacher) members.
Believe me when I tell you this is a just cause in most cases.
To whom this applies, keep up the good work, and "Dump Davis".
prdamrcn