"No one can tell me how these citizens are going to be able to vote under
this proposal ," the Governor said."
The Governor also said the bill does not address major issues that make it
difficult for overseas and military voters to cast their ballots."

Also in the March-April issue of Science & Spirit:

-- Pulitzer Prize winner Edward J.org.

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Rendell today formally vetoed House Bill 1318, calling the bill an unnecessary
burden that will result in some Pennsylvania residents losing their right to
vote.
Governor Rendell said that those who want to decrease voter participation
by passing this bill did so under the ruse that voters need to show
identification to prevent voter fraud.

CONTACT: Kate Philips, Pennsylvania Office of the Governor,
+1-717-783-1116. And after the USIP received a
twenty-five percent boost in funding this year, many people are optimistic
that it will help nations take gradual steps toward permanent disarmament.

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October.us/governor/cwp/view.asp?a=3+q=445630. Humanity as a whole is much less violent than it used to be,
renowned science journalist John Horgan writes in the March-April issue of
Science & Spirit, and we have civilized society to thank.

For additional information about the articles featured in Science & Spirit,
please contact Laura Mackin, tel: 617-847-5801; email:
mackin@science-spirit.

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-- Engineers Without Borders USA: a Colorado-based non-profit helps
change lives in the developing world.
-- Duke University sociologist Linda George discusses life and longevity.

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-- Women's Law Project

Governor Rendell said it is easy to say that those who attempt to vote
without identification will be given a provisional ballot, "but far too many
of those ballots will not be counted because the very individuals who use them
because they lack identification will be unable to attend a challenge of their
provisional vote , such as seniors, those who are homebound, or those who are
in nursing homes.

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Horgan suggests that spending one-tenth of one percent of the Department of
Defense's budget -- $500 million -- would go a long way toward solving the
problem of war.

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"This bill
does not contain any of the elements necessary to enable our men and women who
are on active duty deployment within the U.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Governor Rendell's veto message and letters urging him to
veto HB 1318 are available at
http://www.pa." According to the three social psychologists who
developed TMT, reminders of mortality lay the foundation for physical
aggression toward people who hold opposing cultural worldviews or belief
systems, so "hatred toward those who are different from oneself is rooted,
at least in part, in basic fears that are inherent in the human condition.

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In the last century, approximately 100 million
men, women, and children worldwide died from war-related causes, including
disease and famine; had our rates of violence been as high in the 1900s as
they were in the average primitive society, the total would have been 2
billion .

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Charles Darwin's theory of evolution -- and at the reluctance throughout
Victorian England to believe that the highly developed minds, morals, and
emotions of humans follow those of beasts.

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In taking action to veto the bill, Governor Rendell said, "I am vetoing
this bill because I believe it violates the Fifth Amendment of the U .
The Governor said these provisions permit computer electronic
transmissions for absentee ballot applications; earlier filing deadlines for
independent candidates so that ballots can be printed earlier and sent
overseas in time for the voter to return the ballot before the deadline; and,
clear deadlines for county absentee ballot preparation so that that every
appropriately cast vote can be counted.

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-- Can we live forever? The founders of the Methuselah Mouse Prize, a
cash award given to the producer of the longest-lived mouse known to man,
think so.

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They will not be able to go to a courthouse to defend their
rights and, as a result, their right to vote will be stolen . To find out
more about Governor Rendell's initiatives and to sign up for his weekly
newsletter , visit his Web site at: http://www.state.

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Constitution. It also places an unnecessary new burden on electors that will
result in some losing their right to vote, and I will do all I can to make
sure that actions like this cannot happen on my watch.pa .

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) -- a 1984 congressional
creation with a single guiding mandate: nonviolent conflict resolution --
is a product of civilized society.

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Along with the search for a lasting resolution to war, some researchers are
trying to better understand the roots of violence.

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"With voter participation in our country dropping to alarming levels, the
government should not be taking action that will turn away bona fide voters
from our polls," the Governor said .
Under House Bill 1318, every voter would be required to show some form of
identification at every election such as a valid driver's license; a U.

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"Terror Management
Theory" (TMT) holds that terrorism can be traced to the "ever-present
specter of death.

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For those unable to obtain photo
identification, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation would be
required to issue non-driver identification free of charge.

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Numerous organizations have written the Governor requesting that he veto
the bill.
"If the Legislature agrees with me that it is urgent that we remove all
barriers to voting for our deployed military personnel, they should pass HB
544 , which contains all of the changes that my Election Reform Commission
identified.
passport; a student, employee or government ID; a county voter registration
card; a firearm permit; a current utility bill or current pay statement; or, a
paycheck or government check.

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Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Signs Veto Message Protecting Fundamental Right to Vote of PA Citizens Says Bill Places Unnecessary Burden on Voters

The Governor added that he is
concerned that the legislation would have disenfranchised people living in
nursing homes, a displaced family or the state's poorest, who may not have any
government -issued identification.
Just a few weeks ago, on President's Day at the National Constitution
Center in Philadelphia, Governor Rendell announced his plan to veto the bill,
noting that, "The founders of our democracy fought to put the power to govern
this nation into the hands of the people , and as a result, they wrote
documents to help us preserve a true democracy.

The Rendell Administration is committed to creating a first-rate public
education system, protecting our most vulnerable citizens and continuing
economic investment to support our communities and businesses .

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pre-deployment bases for going overseas to fight, to be able to vote.

PRESS RELEASE Are We Doomed to Violence?

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Among those groups are the following:

-- AARP Pennsylvania
-- Black Political Empowerment Project
-- Common Cause
-- Comunidad Latina Catolica de la Diocesis de Pittsburgh
-- The Hispanic Center of Pittsburgh
-- The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
-- Just Harvest
-- The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania
-- Mercer County Citizens for Better Government
-- Pennsylvania AFL-CIO
-- Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
-- Philly for Change
-- Philadelphia NAACP
-- Project H.