AFP: Senator defies party to make election protest

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A lone Senate Democrat made a stand to force congressional debate on irregularities in the US presidential election, exactly four years after lawmakers did not challenge an even more contentious election.
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Although several Democrats joined Boxer with floor speeches decrying election problems in Ohio, in the end Boxer voted alone, 1-74, to challenge the certification. Several Democrats abstained.

Boxer, who said she acted "out of conscience" said she felt Senate Democrats made a mistake four years ago that she did not want repeated.

"I realized that by not standing up back then, we couldn't take a deeper look at what happened in Florida," she told a press conference.

Film director Moore, plastered Boxer's photo on his website www.michaelmoore.com as a Senate heroine.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20050106/pl_afp/usbushvotepolitics

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Boxer IS a hero!

I'm glad at least ONE Senator has the courage to challenge the Rethugs.

[berniew1]

3. She's to be applauded; but I'm very disappointed in the rest.

The state of the U.S. is pretty bad when only a few Congressmen and one Senator will stand up against blantant suppression of minorities and election fraud that well documented to be widespread.

[ananda]

4. Wow!

Wow!

Go Boxer!

[metisnation]

7. Boxer

I am donating a hundo to her reelection campaign tomorrow. Even though I am in IL and she is in CA. That is one brave little woman!

:kick:

[whistle]

2. I thought there are 100 senators, who were the 25 senators who...

...abstained?

[berniew1]

5. Cowards? But thats better than the others.

[AmerDem]

6. many are out of town, like Kerry

Senators are now have off until the inaugoration on January 20th.

[shance]

8. Senator defies Party??? How about Party defies Boxer.

n/t

[EFerrari]

9. Perspective :) n/t