BREAKING: Rep. Conyers to Force Election Reform Issue on House Floor

[WilliamPitt]

This afternoon, on the floor of the House, Rep. Conyers will force a vote on election reform.

More:

http://forum.truthout.org/blog/story/2005/3/3/113728/5055

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. The man has 'em.

Two. The size of Brunswicks.

[antigone382]

9. Ovaries!

Sorry...couldn't resist :)

[trogdor]

14. 16 pounders.

That's bowling balls, son.

[FogerRox]

2. I cant help but think that after an attack with out a Quorum (?)

The repubs can takeover the congress ---with like 10 guys

[babylonsister]

3. Will, do you have any inkling whether CSPAN

might be covering this? Thanks for the heads-up!

[WilliamPitt]

4. .

[Catherine Vincent]

5. You would think this issue would get a Yay all around.

[burythehatchet]

7. yay all around

:)

[Emboldened Chimp]

6. How do you force a vote on the floor?

Does he intend to filibuster?

[Emboldened Chimp]

8. Never mind, I got it...

[Fiendish Thingy]

10. Great! I was beginning to think it was on the back burner,

or being overshadowed by Bush's SS scam, the War, etc.
Although we have to remain vigilant, and active on all the issues that matter, without Electoral integrity, nothing else matters- they can and will remain in power and have no accountability at all. At least some in Congress still have some anxiety about upsetting their constituents, but if the current trends towards fraud continue, even that will disappear.

[meganmonkey]

11. Ijust turned on C-Span online

And it look slike the vote just happened - did anyone see what happened? Did he bring it up? Was there a debate?

I think the amendment lost by 189 to 283 or so...

[WilliamPitt]

12. IT IS ABOUT TO BE ON

[bigtree]

13. Rep. Conyers up NOW

[oasis]

15. Maxine Waters up. She takes no prisoners.

[Cleita]

16. Candace Miller R-Michigan moves against it.

Now Speaker of the House Rep. Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois is talking. What a windbag.

[oasis]

17. Repug Candice Miller says HAVA is adequate. "We don't need to

address this now," says she. :eyes:

If Help America Vote Act is adequate, what the hell happened in Ohio?

[paineinthearse]

18. Thanks for posting this

I've been beating the drum all day at http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1635158&mesg_id=1635158

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[Bridget Burke]

20. Why would Republicans be against fair elections?

Are you casting aspersions upon them?

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[Bridget Burke]

24. That's states' rights; ex-felons are allowed to vote in most states.

Here in Texas, they automatically regain the right 2 years after completing their sentence.

[oasis]

25. What of it? Felons are being appointed by Bush to run the government.

Negroponte, Poindexter come to mind.

[Stephanie]

27. It's okay to be a felon, if you're a Republican.

[oasis]

29. Just so they keep us free from terrorists, lefties and gays.

edit to add :eyes: for dramatic effect.

[Stephanie]

22. Why would anyone oppose honest, transparent elections?

Unless of course they are up to no good...

[Cleita]

23. OMG, I think we are gonna have a fight and Maxine is starting it.

eom

[Walt Starr]

26. Voting is neither a right nor a privelage

It is a duty, and every humanbeing should carry out this duty.

[sunnystarr]

28. Am I missing something??

Every amendment offered by the Dems doesn't get ONE Repug vote. Yet every amendment offered by repugs or the bill itself gets lots of Dems voting along with the Repugs.

Seems like this is the Repug version of bi-partisanship and maybe the Dems should learn to play it better.

[CitySky]

30. kick n/t