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<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent;">Below is the letter I sent to Rev. Pinkney, as directed by the membership. My understanding is that he will deliver the support letters he receives to appropriate authorities as he determines in consultation with his legal team.</font></div>
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<div class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 20pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'><strong>GREEN PARTY of SANTA CLARA COUNTY<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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95161-1083<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<div align="left" class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style='font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'>Dear Rev. Pinkney,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div align="left" class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style='font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'>The charges that have been brought against
you for participating in a petition drive to recall your Mayor are an outrage
against the democratic process and a miscarriage of justice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div align="left" class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style='font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'>As fellow Green Party members, we are writing
to express our solidarity and support for you and the people of your community.
As a small political party, we understand what it is like to circulate
petitions against powerful opposition. Just as Benton Harbor has to fight the
corporate takeover of your town, we in California are in battle with two
corporate parties that are trying to tighten their grip on the State of
California and its tremendous resources. They deny us the jobs, education,
housing, health care, and environmental protections we need. We have been excluded
from the ballot by the notorious “top-two” primary rule and a media black-out
of our campaigns.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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silencing anyone who dares to stand up for the rights of the people. They
appear to be targeting anyone who campaigns for independent candidates or
participates in a recall campaign against the rich and powerful. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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meeting the Green Party of Santa Clara County unanimously agreed to send you
this letter of support. You are an inspiration to us. We support you and will
redouble our efforts to build an independent political party to represent the
real interests of the people of our city, our state, and our nation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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