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December 16, 2004
Boxer Bout
Barbara Boxer was just reelected to the Senate in California, and she's an extremely progessive member of what has become yet another embarrassing body of our federal government. Today, you need to ask her to do the right thing.
For those who saw Fahrenheit 9/11, I'm sure you recall with horror the scene where members of Congress -- predominantly from the Congressional Black Caucus -- contested the results of the 2000 election on the floor of the House. But as Michael Moore informed us, the Electoral Count Act of 1887 mandates that at least ONE senator join with one House Representative to contest an election prior to inauguration. Not a single senator, including John Kerry and John Edwards, stood up in 2001 to contest the results. And so Bush was "elected," and the government went on to do next to nothing to enact voter reform.
There is a recount now underway in Ohio, where allegations of vote tampering and voter suppression run rampant. Mainstream media is ignoring Ohio, ignoring an estimated hundreds of thousands of disenfranchised voters.
I don't expect people to start protesting in the streets. I don't expect the media to start investigating allegations. This is America, after all, not the Ukraine.
But one thing you can do is sign a petition urging Barbara Boxer to join with the 10 brave members of Congress who care about democracy, and who will be contesting the election results. You don't have to live in California to do this, either. Just go to this website: Contest the Vote,
and sign the on-line petition. Or if you want to go crazy, call her or write her directly. Her contact information is here.
Democracy=Everyone Gets To Vote, Every Vote Gets Counted. Not very fuzzy math.
Posted By John Christian Plummer | December 16, 2004 06:23 PM | DIGG ME!
Comments
Please contest the elcetion results in Ohio
Posted by: Katherine Plummer at December 16, 2004 06:56 PM
Im all for counting the votes, but until somebody produces a recount that puts Kerry as the winner of the whole state, I'll not contest (I would stand on the same ground if it were reversed). Prove fraud, THEN contest the result. Until there is a full recount proving Kerry won, there are no grounds to say he did.
Posted by: Lactar at December 16, 2004 07:34 PM
Already in the recount (3% of select precincts) officials are finding extra votes, Lactar. Also, if you look at the statistics that show the number of booths correlated to the COLOR of the electorate, you'll notice that black precincts had far fewer voting booths relative to the white districts. That alone is grounds for a re-vote -- not just a recount.
One note on Boxer... Watch for her in 2008. Especially if Dean gets the DNC top spot.
Posted by: Bob Cesca at December 16, 2004 09:18 PM
Even if the recount doesn't change the overall results though still shows major discrepancies, then fraud and tampering need to be investigated. Lactar, have you heard of the counties that reported a large number of votes for Bush, a much larger number than its entire population? These things shouldn't be happening and the root of the problem needs to be understood, even if it's an unintentional computer error.
Posted by: dtgriffith ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.bobcesca.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at December 17, 2004 01:19 AM
I agree completely that this needs to be fully investigated, Im all for it. The problem here is, we're losing sight of the innocent until proven guilty mentality. DU declared Kerry the winner before the votes were in, and constantly scream that it was stolen, but there is no proof yet. Im all about a full investigation, because there are some serious issues to be addressed, but until you can complete an investigation and say with some degree of certainty that John Kerry won, you cant go trying to pin fraud on George Bush.
Posted by: Lactar at December 17, 2004 07:12 AM
