Fall 2011

Message from the President
An article by Ms. Cleta Mitchell
Honesty and Courage: that’s what our country needs in order to protect the integrity of our elections.

Interview: Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler
An article by Ms. Maya Noronha
Scott Gessler sat down with the RNLA to talk about his role as Colorado Secretary of State. Gessler, a graduate of Yale, Michigan Law and Northwestern Business School, expressed his passion for election law and provided recommendations to RNLA members.

Book Review: Injustice by J. Christian Adams
An article by Ms. Maya Noronha
Of all agencies to lose direction, it is a great tragedy when the Department of Justice itself has stopped faithfully adhering to the law. J. Christian Adams has written Injustice: Exposing the Racial Agenda of the Obama Justice Department, exposing this tragedy in vivid detail.

Edward Bates: The First Republican Attorney General
An article by Mr. Kevin Reilly
This year marks the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln’s first administration. An integral part of that administration was Lincoln’s pick to serve as the 26th Attorney General, Edward Bates of Missouri. Involved in social issues and government service, Bates was a lawyer deeply involved in the early days of the Republican Party and the first Republican presidential administration.

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