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Paul Richmond continues to be active in his community and recently won a major victory, representing a disabled veteran who was criminally charged by the U.S. Border Patrol. He was able to get the U.S. Attorney to dismiss charges against his client as well as four others and to issue a statement to the Border Patrol that the U.S. Attorney would no longer prosecute these cases. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/387945_pot15.html, http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/nov/14/charges-dropped-against-pot-patient-posession-chec/, http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081116/NEWS/311169984
The failure of the incumbent to meet for a debate aroused the ire of many news organs. First noted in such sources as Washington Politicker http://www.politickerwa.com/bryanbissell/1509/media-release-dicks-votes-spur-funding-richmond, and Democratic Underground http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=184x14546,By the end of the Primary, calls for the incumbent to debate appeared in many papers including the blogs http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/politics/2008/08/05/6th_district_candidate_forum_will_norm_d and columns http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/columnists/callaghan/story/439957.html of the Tacoma News Tribune. This was also the subject of letters to the editor
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/jul/20/letter-to-the-editor-dicks-wont-debate-opponents/ http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/letters/story/440852.html , http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/letters/story/434359.html, and discussion threads http://community.thenewstribune.com/node/41274
In March the incumbent had indicated he would debate all candidates who filed their candidacy in June. www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20080319/NEWS/803190306
Because of votes taken by the incumbent he has been refused endorsement by one Democratic club in his district and is facing censure by another. http://www.thedaily world.com/ articles/ 2008/07/08/ local_news/ 02news.txt, http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/politics/2008/07/08/some_democrats_holding_up_local_endorsem
Motivated by a respect for our shared rights and the Constitution, Paul Richmond has been on the cutting edge of issues that are important to all of us.
Paul Richmond’s call for Impeachment has been posted on such websites as Daily Kos http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/12/152122/136/133/534811, afterdowningstreet http://www.blogrunner.com/snapshot/D/1/2/kucinich_offers_impeachment_articles_against_bush/, Democrats.com http://blog.democrats.com/, Know the Lies http://www.knowthelies.com/?q=node/1224, Mock Paper Scissors http://www.mockpaperscissors.com/?p=7633. Lockupbush.com http://impeachnowaskmehow.org/ca_representatives.html and others.
Paul Richmond's call for his opponent Norm Dicks to take a stand on continued funding for the War and Occupation in Iraq has been widely circulated and has caught the attention of the websites After Downing Street http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/33321
Washblog www.washblog.com/story/2008/5/9/17329/34007 Democratic Underground www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=184x14205 Topic Hot List www.topichotlist.com/th/topichotlist.shtml and Top Ten Sources http://www.toptensources.com/topten/Anti-War/
An extensive article about Paul Richmond appears in the Washington Politicker Blog http://www.politickerwa.com/bryanbissell/599/catching-challengers-6th-cd-democrat-paul-richmond-wants-bring-some-justice-corrupt
The campaign has been covered in the local media, including
The Peninsula Daily News
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20080319/NEWS/803190306
The Central Kitsap Reporter
http://www.centralkitsapreporter.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=93&cat=23&id=1176780&more=0
The Daily World (Grays Harbor)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/04/06/local_news/03news.txt
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/03/20/local_news/11news.txt
The Kitsap Sun
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/mar/20/dicks-gets-a-challenger-from-within-the-party/
The North Kitsap Herald
http://www.northkitsapherald.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=95&cat=23&id=1176334&more=0
The Website Democraticunderground.com
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=184x13863
Earlier coverage of the campaign includes this feature in the Peninsula Daily News
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20080302/NEWS/803020303
and the Washington Politicker
http://www.politickerwa.com/dicks-may-see-primary-challenger-atty-paul-richmond-215
Paul Richmond was recently listed and recommended as one of the Pro-Impeachment candidates running for office in Washington . http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/2008candidates
Paul Richmond's opinion on issues has been sought by the media on issues of our rights including the Nation
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20030512/talvi, Counterpunch, http://www.counterpunch.org/shivani02222003.html
and Real Change
http://www.realchangenews.org/2006/2006_04_26/excessiveforce.html
Paul Richmond has recently helped the homeless stage several overnight protests at Seattle City Hall. See
http://apesmaslament.blogspot.com/2008/03/ten-tents-my-ass.html
and
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004281718_homelesscamp14m.html, and
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/344218_homeless20.html
He is the primary author of one of the most detailed reports on the crackdown on dissent, written after the Seattle WTO Ministerial
http://www.ratical.org/co-globalize/NLG-REPORT.pdf
Your valuable contribution helps keep this campaign alive and active. Contributions to Paul Richmond's Campaign may be made through the website www.actblue.com/page/paulrichmond.
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