On September 8, several thousand people representing civil society groups and other organizations took part in a protest against the Dominican Republic and Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) in Managua. The march lasted over two hours and ended outside the National Assembly building. Students, agricultural workers, small producers and public sector workers took part in the march which was led by FSLN General Secretary Daniel Ortega, who described DR-CAFTA as a death sentence for small and medium producers in Nicaragua. Student leaders who took part in the march warned that they would resort to violence if the Assembly ratifies the trade agreement. The Coordinator of the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC) bench in the National Assembly, Enrique Quiñonez, announced on September 7 that his party will not try to pressure the Sandinistas to put DR-CAFTA on the Assembly's agenda. This move comes after the Liberal bench conditioned its deputies' "yes" votes on CAFTA on the executive branch's acceptance of the Supreme Court ruling to grant convicted former president Arnoldo Aleman Family Life Regime, in which he would have substantially more freedom than he presently does under house arrest. Bolaños is playing ping pong with someone who represents so much for our party, our leader Arnoldo Aleman, said Quiñonez. Aleman's looting of State resources rivaled even that of the rapacious Somoza dynasty. He is serving a 20 year prison term from the comfort of his mansion El Chile. Family Life Regime would give him the run of Managua except for bars and restaurants that serve liquor. Assembly President Rene Núñez, a Sandinista, stated that the Assembly leadership has agreed to approve a set of parallel laws to protect the sectors which would be most affected by DR-CAFTA before bringing it to a vote. This understanding leads us to suspect that the passage of legislation to implement CAFTA is a done deal and that the FSLN will only be able to keep it off the agenda for the short to medium term. The only hope for those opposed to the unfair deal is that President Bolaños and the PLC do not come to an agreement on the terms of Arnoldo Aleman's imprisonment soon. The PLC and the parties supporting the President together have enough votes to pass DR-CAFTA.