SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Carolyn who wrote (4205)10/20/2001 2:03:09 PM
From: Glenn Petersen  Read Replies (2) of 27666
 
Barbara Lee facing a challenge:

washtimes.com

Lee challenged

The political fallout has begun for the only member of Congress to oppose a resolution granting President Bush authority to use force against terrorists.

Former California Assemblywoman Audie Bock announced Wednesday that she plans to challenge Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee for her Northern California congressional seat in 2002. Miss Bock said it was Mrs. Lee's lone dissent that prompted her decision, the Associated Press reports.

"I think that an elected official at the national level has a responsibility to represent the feelings of that district and to serve the national purpose," said Miss Bock, who once was the nation's highest-ranking Green Party officeholder. "I began to feel that Ms. Lee has not done that."

Miss Bock, now a Democrat, said she thinks Mrs. Lee's decision has made the rest of the country perceive that California's 9th Congressional District — which encompasses the historically dovish cities of Oakland and Berkeley — does not empathize with the rest of the nation.

Miss Bock began her political career as a Democrat, but left the party in 1993. She won a special legislative election in 1999 to represent the 16th District, becoming the top Green Party officeholder.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News