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In the fall of 1995 ADAPT went to Lansing Michigan for a national action. We protested Walden Books for selling Newt Gingrich's new book, since he had not lived up to his promise to introduce MiCASA. (This was controversial in the ranks, as some were staunch opponents of book banning, but we wanted to catch Gingrich's attention in a different way.) We took over the Republican Headquarters and the police got rough. The next day we went to Governor Engler's home and the force was with us. The final day we took our fight and message to the Capitol building. It was cold, the media took some strange perspectives on the story but the group was strong and eyes were opened.