[CUADPUpdate] Quiet... Rainy.... ABOLITION on the Horizon

[Abraham J. Bonowitz]

Hi All,

If you have not voted in the on-line poll (scroll down at 
<http://www.dailyrecord.com/>www.dailyrecord.com ) - please do so now.

I just blogged the below at http://deathpenaltyusa.blogspot.com/ - 
and that's where I'll be later on....

See you later...

--abe




Quiet... Rainy... Abolition on the horizon....

The amazing thing about a well oiled campaign is that while there is 
always something that must be done, there comes a point when all you 
can do is sit back, try to relax, and wait for those final moments.

I was able to leave the office last night at 5pm and have a relaxing 
evening with my family. This morning I actually took the time to read 
the paper before coming in, and I was in no rush. Sitting here in the 
office the phone is mostly quiet - Mark calls to regret that the 
weather keeps him from coming to Trenton for the final vote. Julie 
calls wondering if it is too late to call her legislators (it is 
not!). When I post this, I'm turning off the 'puter and heading down 
to the Capitol.

It's NOT yet a done deal. The opposition is pulling out all the stops 
and it just isn't over until it is over (and Ed Martone sings). And 
if there is anything making us pull our hair out, its the media 
talking about it as if it is a done deal, and even celebrating. For 
example, 
<http://www.nj.com/columns/ledger/braun/index.ssf?/base/columns-0/1197526103246740.xml&coll=1>this 
article about NJADP Director Celeste Fitzgerald would have been MUCH 
nicer if it came out tomorrow instead of today. Today it just adds to 
the pressure....

Oh well. The last minute lobbying is going on, and at about 1pm, 
<http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Default.asp>we sit back and watch. I'll 
be back on this site, hopefully with some celebratory photos and a 
video or two, sometime in the next 6 to 10 hours.... Meanwhile, if 
you pray, pray today for wisdom and courage in the New Jersey 
legislature. Pray for ABOLITION!

--abe

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Abraham J. Bonowitz
Field Manager, New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
abe at njadp.org  *  http://www.NJADP.org
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