Reply #18: I think this post makes

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sense. I just mentioned Specter on another thread. It is really disturbing to me to hear all the news about how the religious fanatics are bombarding his office and demanding that he conform to their wishes. Is is really a matter of supporting Arlen Specter to let your views be known. One of the reasons these religious fundamentalists have more power than they should have is because they speak out. Can't people make their views known regardless of party affiliation? Why do democrats feel like they can't speak up? Why aren't people speaking up to let the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee know that the voice of the religious fundamentalists isn't the only voice - and not even the majority voice when it comes to the abortion issue. I think we should all be expressing our views about the Arlen Specter situation, not because of party affiliation (and not necessarily as "support" for Specter) but because we are citizens of this country and we have a right to be heard.