 Yakovlev and Gorbachev's rebuttal claimed that those who "look everywhere for internal enemies" were "not patriots" and presented Stalin's "guilt for massive repressions and lawlessness" as "enormous and unforgiveable".Although the next party congress was not scheduled until 1991, Gorbachev convened the 19th Party Conference in its place in June 1988.He hoped that by allowing a broader range of people to attend than at previous conferences, he would gain additional support for his reforms.