There was an admission charge, $10 per person, $5 for students (I guess students count as half a person), and several thousand more was raised during the program.
A process server from Arkansas was on hand to give Nader a summons to appear in court to respond to a lawsuit to keep him off the ballot in Arkansas. The document was about an inch and one-half thick. It was also announced that Nader got on the ballot in Minnesota. The secretary of state's office validated about 4,700 of the signatures that were turned in, throwing out about 100. We need fewer than 2,000 valid signatures to get Nader on the ballot. Last evening, our Minneapolis household got a call from a guy who asked my wife if she had signed a petition to put Ralph Nader on the ballot. He didn't identify himself. However, we have caller ID. The phone number is 651 379-0200. My wife called back. I called this morning and got a recorded message saying that "you have reached the Lakes and Plains region of the Carpenters and Joiners [union]." -Doug Mann, King Field Write in "Doug Mann" for school board www.educationright.com REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
