Charlie Grapski/Alachua Update

Anyone interested in the latest from Alachua, Florida: Stolen Elections, Wiretap Arrests, and Wal-Mart - check out the latest on the Alachua Projects site and blog:

http://freealachua.org

http://freealachua.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=2

Some interesting stories from the High Springs Herald, giving some of the background on the issues related to why that town has been taken over by the developer/Republican Party alliance. Also an interesting defensive editorial by Hugh Calderwood, a major player in the campaign that led to the election lawsuit, husband of the Mayor (once a Bush appointee), and a member of the Chamber of Commerce board (bringing the drive-through development policies to the City).

Also a story on the recent attempts to have me arrested at City Hall merely for citing the laws - which was described by Mayor Calderwood as "disruptive" - and a Judge's ruling that I can indeed attend future meetings.

And the war of the blogs heats up in Alachua as the Republican Party openly starts a blog dedicated to combatting my activities locally and to "draw a line in the sand" on the City of Alachua - run by what the leader of the County Republicans described as a "model" government (and stating it was "pro-family, pro-jobs" - and thus all who oppose them are anti-these).

Of course there is also the great story from Andrew Gumbel, author of Steal this Vote (a must buy), in this week's LA City Beat on Alachua politics.

Stop by and check it out. Also if anyone can continue to help spread the word on our efforts to raise the legal funds - please repost the link to http://graspkidefense.org - we have a necessary goal of $10,000 by next week to pay for existing legal expenses. Thanks to all who have contributed so far. Please help share this with others throughout the community of concerned citizens regarding democracy and elections in America. Read Gumbel's story to understand why this issue affects us all across the nation.

Charlie

Previous posts at Howard-Empowered People since Charlie's arrest in early May...

Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Charlie Grapski Arrested for Recording Meeting by Corinne

Saturday, May 06, 2006
Shining a light on north Florida "plantation" politics by Charlie Grapski

Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Politics in Alachua, Florida by Patricia Camburn Behnke

Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Shining a light on the corruption in Alachua County by Charlie Grapski

Friday, May 19, 2006
A note from Charlie by Catreona

Update--and Happy Birthday, Charlie!

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