A really good question ....... [View All]

[JoMama49]

I only have one question, whether you believe the election,
particularly in Ohio, was rigged or not:

If the election in Ohio (at least) was so honest, forthright, candid,
above-board and all that, why isn't the entire collective force of
elections officials, from Taft and Blackwell down to the 'lowest'
precinct elections officer, saying, "Sure, come on in, we have nothing
to hide - let's do that hand recount so we can prove it," instead of
obstructing, blocking, locking-down (and unlocked locking-down), ballot
invalidating and the whole slew of actions they've taken to HIDE
anything that might even look suspicious (and failing miserably at
that)?

(Feel free to disseminate this as widely as you feel relevant, but
include full attribution.)

-----Original Message-----
From: CONQUIP
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 08:49
Subject: Latest article from Ohio on the fraudulent election

Volunteer attorneys and other volunteers have been in Ohio since before
the election. The systematic, pervasive, and widespread methods
utilized to thwart the will of the voters of Ohio is being well
documented. Yet the Ohio Secretary of State Blackwell and many local
election officials are stonewalling as much as possible to prevent the
truth from emerging. Rev. Jesse Jackson is calling for major
demonstrations on January 3 to protest this theft of one more election.
The following two quotes from volunteer attorneys helps put this issue
into perspective:

Karen Peterson, attorney working for all of us in Ohio: "We will lose
our democracy unless we are willing to fight for it. If we allow voter
suppression and dirty tricks to go uncovered and unpunished, we should
not be surprised if these tactics become more virulent in future
elections." Melanie Braithwaite, attorney working for all of us in
Ohio: "To me free _expression and exchange of ideas, and the right to
vote in free and fair elections are paramount moral and civic values to
be protected at all costs. If it costs me some time and inconvenience
to volunteer in this effort, then so be it. It is the price I pay to
be an American citizen. I personally witnessed a moral outrage on
election day."

The article can be found here:
Ohio electoral fight becomes 'biggest deal since Selma' as GOP
stonewalls http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2004/1015



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Mark Hull-Richter, U.S. Citizen & Patriot
U.S.A. - From democracy to kakistocracy in one fell coup.
http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0416-01.htm
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