> Too many voting ’irregularities’ to be coincidence
7 November 2004, 19:12
I would like to add a comment. I am collecting signatures at my blog, to try to get Democrats to pick up the ball on this incredibly frightening issue.
Here’s some of it:
"To John Kerry, John Edwards, their families, and to all the organizations and individuals that lead Democrats, Republicans, and individuals in a fight against George Bush until Wednesday afternoon, November 3, 2004:
Please do not give up on the American people. We have heard you say you have our backs, but the time is now to ask serious questions about what happened in Ohio and Florida this week. It has been argued and accepted by some that exit polls did not match results, and that those exit polls were mistakes. However, today Ohio’s Franklin county announced publicly that it accidentally added 3,893 in favor of George W. Bush. In Florida, counties using the Op-Scan electronic voting machines overwhelmingly and surprisingly voted for George W. Bush. If this is voter fraud, it will be the largest case of it in history. Now is the time to take action—or we could lose the Democratic Republic of America."
I would also like to add to this a basic edit I did on my page, to avoid confusion.
1. We lost the election. Fine. OK. I do say that already. I am not asking about whether these votes will change the outcome of the election. I am asking how we as a country can currently be in the process of "exporting democracy" when we do not hold our own elections accountable?
2. The war in Iraq is incredibly important, but I believe that it is detracting from what would otherwise be newsworthy information. I don’t think that was an overlooked thought by the Bush administration. I give credit where credit is due, I think these people are very clever. I also think that screaming our heads off about Iraq isn’t going to do anything, either. Maybe it would have before the election, but we lost.
3. What we need to make sure of is that every vote is accurately counted every time. Hey, if Bank of America can do it with their checks, why can’t we do it with our votes?
4. I think this deserves energy and attention, and I think it deserves it now.
You can read the rest & sign it here. If you feel the same way that I do, please comment with your name and location. If you feel as strongly as I do, you will either post it on your Livejournal or blog, or link to it. Please let the word get out that these election results are worthy of investigation.
I would like to add a comment. I am collecting signatures at my blog, to try to get Democrats to pick up the ball on this incredibly frightening issue.
Here’s some of it:
"To John Kerry, John Edwards, their families, and to all the organizations and individuals that lead Democrats, Republicans, and individuals in a fight against George Bush until Wednesday afternoon, November 3, 2004:
Please do not give up on the American people. We have heard you say you have our backs, but the time is now to ask serious questions about what happened in Ohio and Florida this week. It has been argued and accepted by some that exit polls did not match results, and that those exit polls were mistakes. However, today Ohio’s Franklin county announced publicly that it accidentally added 3,893 in favor of George W. Bush. In Florida, counties using the Op-Scan electronic voting machines overwhelmingly and surprisingly voted for George W. Bush. If this is voter fraud, it will be the largest case of it in history. Now is the time to take action—or we could lose the Democratic Republic of America."
I would also like to add to this a basic edit I did on my page, to avoid confusion.
1. We lost the election. Fine. OK. I do say that already. I am not asking about whether these votes will change the outcome of the election. I am asking how we as a country can currently be in the process of "exporting democracy" when we do not hold our own elections accountable?
2. The war in Iraq is incredibly important, but I believe that it is detracting from what would otherwise be newsworthy information. I don’t think that was an overlooked thought by the Bush administration. I give credit where credit is due, I think these people are very clever. I also think that screaming our heads off about Iraq isn’t going to do anything, either. Maybe it would have before the election, but we lost.
3. What we need to make sure of is that every vote is accurately counted every time. Hey, if Bank of America can do it with their checks, why can’t we do it with our votes?
4. I think this deserves energy and attention, and I think it deserves it now.
You can read the rest & sign it here. If you feel the same way that I do, please comment with your name and location. If you feel as strongly as I do, you will either post it on your Livejournal or blog, or link to it. Please let the word get out that these election results are worthy of investigation.