He was a primary architect in the 1970s of the gay movement's direct-action approach. Justice Scalia's Gang of Five have taken a pick-ax to the roots of the tree of democracy, which is the right of voters to have their votes counted. This assault goes far beyond the question of whether Al Gore or George Bush won the election. It's a question of whether public officials or the people are the ultimate source of power in our nation. Regardless of whether Gore concedes or not, we the people should take to the streets everywhere and disrupt the inauguration in January.
Democracy is worth fighting for.
Randolfe Wicker, New York City Pioneering media activist Randolfe Wicker was the first openly gay male to go on radio and television in 1962. He has been active in the liberation movement since 1958 when he joined The New York Mattachine Society. Well, we have discovered that five votes on the U.S. Supreme Court cancel over fifty million popular votes of American citizens. I was so totally disappointed by Al Gore's concession speech that I wouldn't vote for this guy for dog catcher in the next election. I wish President Bush's stewardship of the Presidency of this country great success.