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Dear Mr. Chase, As you are no doubt aware, illegal immigration is the number one issue confronting voters in the upcoming election. Americans want our immigration laws enforced. Additionally, recent polls show that an overwhelming 80% of Americans oppose any form of Amnesty, regardless of the worthless euphemism the Administration or Legislature try to call it. We believe that you can defeat Senator Kennedy, IF you make this a one issue campaign. Mr. Kennedy would have no defense! Voters across America consider immigration, not Party or other political persuasions, as the one deciding factor that will guide their vote in...

Ken Chase criticized Senator Kennedy for voting against the Child Custody Protection Act, which passed the Senate July 25th by over 30 votes. It even received the yes votes of 13 Democrats. "Clearly, Ted Kennedy is on the far-left on this issue, unwilling to do anything that might upset the radical pro-abortion lobby, including voting for a common-sense bill like the Child Custody Protection Act, which would simply ensure that those who help teens go behind their parents' back are punished. It's time for Massachusetts to get a Senator who votes for common sense, not special interests".

U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., will not go unchallenged in his bid for re-election. At least two Republicans intend to seek the GOP nomination to run against the state's senior senator next year. Neither Ken Chase nor Kevin Scott are known statewide, and neither will have the money Kennedy can bring to the race. Chase is from Belmont and ran unsuccessfully against U.S. Rep. Ed Markey last year. Scott is a former Wakefield selectmen. Chase told the Cape Cod Times that despite 44 years in the Senate, Kennedy has failed to solve many of the nation's biggest problems, including its...