Ed Garvey
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"Edward R. "Ed" Garvey" is a lawyer, politician and activist.

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When you add impediments to voting for no reason, it tends to discriminate against the poor and minorities.

We have an excellent list of speakers, but the spark will be provided by the crowd to turn talk into action. The Iraq occupation and the government's bumbling effort in New Orleans, has people wanting to act.

The Bush administration knows everything about him and they desperately want him in there. They aren't taking a risk. They know he's an ideologue.

Negotiating is really the art of the possible. I'm not sure you're going to get guys making a million dollars a year to walk a picket line.

You just can't unilaterally make changes unless there's some agreement and the court approves it.

I mean, is it journalism? Is it just opinion? Are we putting facts out there? Are we trying to uncover stories? And so, the issue comes up, what is the liability?

If there is ever a time for grassroots to come together, this is the time. Some may tell you that you can't fight city hall or ATC. Well, if you don't fight, you can't win.