The Noah Commentaries

Washington

2006-09-29T05:48:00.000-07:00

These remarks were delivered on February 20, 2003.

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts.

First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.

Commander in Chief of the Continental Forces. President of the Federal Convention. President of the United States.

I

His rank was general. His official title was Commander in Chief of the United Colonies. His assignment was straightforward, although the odds were overwhelming: Defeat the most powerful armed forces in the world.

The Continental Congress had created a Continental Army. But land forces were not enough. The General armed merchant ships. The privateers became known as Washington's Navy. Later, the Continental Congress provided funds for the Continental Navy, which was to sail under the command of Commodore Esek Hopkins. And from the beginning, the General desired joint operations.

The following year the principles at stake were set forth in one of the most eloquent statements of faith ever written:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.

King George III was not impressed. The war continued.

For George Washington, Commander in Chief was more than a title. He was in the thick of the fight. Bullets whizzed by him, sometimes tearing his clothing. Horses were shot from under him. When his men fled, he chased after them, demanding their return and their best efforts.

Washington was truly Commander in Chief. But he was not a law unto himself. When he was uncertain of his authority, he contacted John Adams, the head of the Continental Board of War and Ordnance. "Your commission constitutes you commander of all the forces..., " Adams replied, "and you are vested with full power and authority to act as you shall think for the good and welfare of the service." Later, Washington wrote Adams, saying, "I am exceedingly desirous of consulting you." And that was constant. The Commander in Chief kept the Continental Congress informed.

His humility was a cloak. It was a complement to any outfit and more than an ordinary garment. As Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Ferguson, a Scottish officer in the Royal Army, explained:

We had not lain long when a rebel officer marked by a hussar dress, passed toward our army, within a hundred yards of my right flank, not perceiving us. He was followed by another dressed in dark green and blue, mounted on a bay horse, with a remarkably high cocked hat. I ordered three good shots to steal near to and fire at them; but the idea disgusting me, I recalled the order. The hussar, in returning, made a circuit, but the other officer passed within a hundred yards of us, upon which I advanced from the woods toward him. Upon my calling, he stopped; but after looking at me, he proceeded. I could have lodged half a dozen balls in or about him but it was not pleasant to fire at the back of an unoffending individual who was acquitting himself very coolly of his duty--so I let him alone.

The day after, rebel officers who were wounded told us that General Washington was all the morning with the light troops, and only attended by a French officer in hussar dress, he himself dressed and mounted in every point as above described. I am not sorry that I did not know at the time who it was.

As it is written, "When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him." (Proverbs 16:7, KJV) Humility was a blessing.

If defeat and retreat were a song, the tune was one the patriots frequently played. The situation seemed hopeless. Then there were victories at Trenton and Princeton. Another followed at Saratoga, and France began to openly support the American cause.

With the defeat of the British at Yorktown, through joint operations, the last major battle had been fought. Negotiations appealed to the mother country. Two years later, the Treaty of Paris was signed. The United Colonies were free and independent states.

His mission accomplished, Washington gave his sword to the Continental Congress. He returned to Mount Vernon.

II

The Articles of Confederation were inadequate during the war. Things did not improve with peace. Alexander Hamilton, in support of something new, wrote, among other things, a series of newspaper articles entitled The Continentalist. James Madison also favored change, as did the former Commander in Chief. "Thirteen sovereignties," he noted, "pulling against each other, and all tugging at the federal head, will soon bring ruin on the whole."

Finally delegates assembled in Philadelphia. Washington was unanimously elected President of the Federal Convention. He wanted a strong national government. But the obstacle remained. He was concerned. "The primary cause of all disorders lies in the different state governments and in the tenacity of that power which pervades the whole of their systems...." He was concerned--and with reason. "Weak at home and disregarded abroad is our present condition, and contemptible enough it is."

Whether seated at the raised dais or with the rest of the Virginia delegation, when the Convention went into the Committee of the Whole, Washington was quiet. Yet his influence was great. Delegates watched his face to see if he smiled or frowned in response to various proposals. "His presence," said Catherine Drinker Bowen, "kept the Federal Convention together, kept it going, just as his presence had kept a straggling, ill-conditioned army together throughout the terrible years of war."

After four months, the Convention's work was done. The result was sent to the conventions of the several States and was ratified. Washington was pleased:

Upon the whole, I doubt whether the opposition to the Constitution will not ultimately be productive of more good than evil; it has called forth, in its defence, abilities which would not perhaps have been otherwise exerted that have thrown new light upon the science of government, they have given the rights of man a full and fair discussion, and explained them in so clear and forcible a manner, as cannot fail to make a lasting impression.

III

Mount Vernon was his first choice. And he was his country's.

"I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any point of my conduct that may not hereafter be drawn into precedent."

With his left hand on the Bible and his right raised, Washington took the oath as President of the United States. He added four words: "So help me God!"

In the fall, the President issued a Thanksgiving Day Proclamation. He acted at the request of both Houses of Congress. But the President did not see himself as Defender of the Faith. "There is a God for...Washington....," says Jacob Needleman. "This God is not the God of any one church or sect or religion." And, in referring to the God of Truth, Needleman remarks on the significance: "When Truth becomes one's God it becomes more than the kind of alienated thinking that has characterized the modern ideal of reason. It becomes love as well."

When Europe was at war, President Washington considered the national interest. He issued a Proclamation of Neutrality. The United States stayed at peace.

The President was serious about his duty to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed." At word of the Whiskey Rebellion, he mounted up and personally reviewed the troops commanded by Henry Lee, Light Horse Harry, a cavalry officer in the Revolutionary War. The farmers in four counties of western Pennsylvania would have to pay their taxes.

Washington could have been President until death. And he knew it. "I can see no propriety in precluding ourselves from the service of any man, who on some great emergency shall be deemed universally most capable of serving the public." Nevertheless, he stepped down, a successor was elected, and the two-term tradition was established.

He had answered his country's call. Now Mount Vernon beckoned.

IV

Character, according to the dictionary, means engraving or imprint. But it is more. Character is the union of thought, word, and deed directed toward a noble end.

His contemporaries compared him to Cincinnatus, the Roman citizen who was asked by the Senate's messengers to leave his fields and save the Republic when the enemy stood ready to end its life. He did so and then promptly returned to farming.

When the Federal Convention finished a day's work, Washington went back to the home of Robert Morris. Host and hostess appreciated their unassuming guest. More than once they were surprised to find him working on his papers or lost in thought. Morris was moved to describe Washington to a neighbor as "the only man in whose presence he felt any awe." And he was not alone.

Posterity remembered and respected its progenitor. Frederick Douglass decried the desecration of his memory. "Washington," he said, "could not die until he had broken the chains of his slaves." Perhaps Douglass recalled how, during the Revolutionary War, Washington recruited free blacks into the service, and urged the Continental Congress to approve and continue the practice. Five thousand would ultimately serve.

Some set the standard; others follow suit. Unlike any of his successors, Washington gave his prestige to the Presidency. "The historically unique combination of great power and great limitation that distinguishes the American Presidency," Jacob Needleman observes, "is almost entirely a mirror reflection of the character of Washington."

V

Among historians, there is an old debate: Do men make events, or do events make men? In The Federalist Papers, John Jay offers insight:

They who have turned their attention to the affairs of men must have perceived that there are tides in them; tides very irregular in their duration, strength, and direction, and seldom found to run twice exactly in the same manner or measure. To discern and to profit by these tides in national affairs is the business of those who preside over them; and they who have had much experience on this head inform us that there frequently are occasions when days, nay, even when hours, are precious. The loss of a battle, the death of a prince, the removal of a minister, or other circumstances intervening to change the present posture and aspect of affairs may turn the most favorable tide into a course opposite to our wishes. As in the field, so in the cabinet, there are moments to be seized as they pass, and they who preside in either should be left in capacity to improve them.

America was the stage; the globe the theater. And all the men and women merely players. They had their exits and their entrances. And one man in his time played many parts.

Commander in Chief of the United Colonies. President of the Federal Convention. President of the United States.

When the bell tolled, Representative Henry Lee--Light Horse Harry--paid tribute to George Washington:

"First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."

(c) 2003 Marvin D. Jones. All rights reserved.

Exit Polls, Part IV

2006-02-23T09:01:00.000-08:00

THE GUN IS SMOKING--2004 OHIO PRECINCT-LEVEL EXIT POLL DATA SHOW VIRTUALLY IRREFUTABLE EVIDENCE OF VOTE MISCOUNT

http://www.electionarchive.org/ucvAnalysis/OH/Ohio-Exit-Polls-2004.pdf

VOTE MISCOUNTS OR EXIT POLL ERROR?

http://www.electionarchive.org/ucvAnalysis/US/Exit-Poll-Analysis.pdf

PRESS RELEASE--THE GUN IS SMOKING

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/1/prweb333209.htm

Victory

2005-10-23T07:55:00.000-07:00

This piece originally appeared on Democrats.com on November 2, 2002.

A young man wanted to join an elite unit of the Special Forces. The commander had his doubts.

"Son, do you know our motto?"

"No, sir."

"Victory or Death."

"Victory or Death? Victory...or...Death. Victory or Death. I think I will go with the Victory."

An old man who had served his country for many years was asked to save the realm when his career seemed to be near an end. Shortly after the King made him Prime Minister, he said:

I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this government: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."

We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering. You ask, what is our policy? I can say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us.... That is our policy. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.

The Alamo mentality is the ability to fight ferociously against overwhelming odds as the Grim Reaper leads the charge. It is a desire to spit in Death's face and to slit his throat.

The Alamo mentality is not limited to time and place. Instead, it is defined by a toughness of mind nourished by the spirit. Hemingway called it courage--grace under pressure. It is the certain knowledge that some things are more important than life, and it is the willingness to pay the price. For a life without freedom is existence, and nothing more.

There is one issue in this campaign which may be stated in different ways: Are we going to choose freedom or despotism? Will the United States remain a Republic, or will the nation become an Empire? Do we care to uphold the Constitution?

Do not be fooled. Despite all the blarney and bluster, the opposition is in a weak position. Fort Falsehood is ready to collapse.

The Texan thinks he is JOHN Arnold Schwarzenegger Bruce Willis Clint Eastwood Slyvester Stallone Tom Cruise WAYNE. We must disimbue him of that notion and disembowel him with the sword of truth.

Ann Richards said, "George Bush was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple." Well, George W. Bush was born in the owner's box and thinks he hit a home run--and awaits induction into the Hall of Fame. Are delusions of grandeur a family trait?

Let there be no misunderstanding. In my neighborhood, George the Lesser would have been described in one word: Sissy. Why? Has he ever fought his own battles?

Unlike Little Georgie Four Strikes, Paul Wellstone was not one of those "cold and timid souls" whom TR dismissed. When Senator Wellstone was asked the question, he replied, "I think I will go with the Victory."

He was short, but he stood tall when he voted against the war resolution. He grew in stature as the big men shrivelled. That day, as on so many others, conscience and courage were on display in defense of the Constitution. While Wellstone lived, we saw a patriot act.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch. After Ruffles and Flourishes heralds the gentleman from Texas, he enters to the accompaniment of The Great Pretender. Why? He cannot stand Dissent. Yet our country's birth certificate notes Dissent as the father. How can a man who "darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge" stand being an American?

The Texan is wrong. This is the Great Republic, not the Fourth Reich. Here, cowpoke, we sing The Star Spangled Banner, not H_ _ _land Uber Alles. By all means, take your ball and go home.

Thomas Jefferson taught us how to recognize and deal with tyrants:

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.

The Texan heads a gang posing as a government. The corporate press aided and abetted his theft of the Florida election. Both the print and broadcast journalists of the self-styled mainstream press still tell tales and refer to him as the leader of the country, as if we need a good bedtime story before being lulled off to sleep. And too many so-called leaders of the Democratic Party are afraid to sound the alarm. How long must we endure these charades without the saving grace of Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant?

This is intellectual urban warfare. The fighting is house to house. Our objective is regime change. And we have them! The Pretender and the Vice Pretender are flayed alive with facts by our rhetorical Bowie knives.

Alas, we had fallen asleep only to reawaken on Elm Street. But the nightmare can end by answering a single question. And then let us say, "What the enemies of our Constitution have started, we will finish."

(c) 2002 Marvin D. Jones. All rights reserved.

Exit Polls, Part III

2005-09-21T06:40:00.000-07:00

CARTER-BAKER EXIT POLL RECOMMENDATION WOULD HIDE EVIDENCE OF VOTE MISCOUNTS

http://uscountvotes.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=111&Itemid=41

The End of Excellence

2005-09-03T12:29:00.000-07:00

Summertime and the living is easy.

When we were little kids, baseball season began as the school year ended. Sunrise said, "Play ball!" and sunset was the bottom of the ninth.

In the old days, American values were taught in fields, sandlots, and in the streets. Hard work, fair play, and consistency were admired--in an individual and in a team.

In the big leagues, they played 154 games, later increased to 162. Every team had its good days, bad days, and in between days. Humility was the lesson taught on the diamond, wherever it may have been, and was reinforced by a proverb not found in the Bible: "You are not as good as you look when you win, nor as bad as you look when you lose." In a straight league, at a time when that had nothing to do with sexual preference, the standard as to what made one the best was simple--first place or no place.

Gary loved baseball and the underdog. How could we help being friends? We would go to watch the Washington Senators play. We were disappointed the year Yaz and the Red Sox lost the World Series to the Cardinals. We were elated when the Miracle Mets beat the mighty Baltimore Orioles. It was back to disappointment when Carlton Fisk's Game 6 homer only turned out to mean the Red Sox would lose Game 7 to the Big Red Machine. But we were devastated the year Bill Buckner had fielding problems against the Mets.

Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly go the days
Things change. The Senators were deputized as Texas Rangers. There was talk of a National League team for Washington. After careful consideration of all pertinent issues in tough negotiations, which used mediation and arbitration, it was decided that Gary would get season tickets for the Baltimore Orioles. As the party of one of the parts, Groucho said, the new Senators were my responsibility. But things change.

The failure to take a swing in labor-management relations resulted in a called strike. Thanks to the dispute, there was no World Series. When the dust settled, the owners had turned the double play. They got rid of Fay Vincent, and they changed the nature of the game.

The owners' concoction is like the witches' brew in Macbeth. Eye of newt goes well with three divisions per league, wild cards, and, as an added bonus--gratuitous interleague play.

Gary was concerned when Major League Baseball went to two divisions in each league and there was talk of playoffs. He was relieved to learn that what the sportscasters meant was there would be a League Championship Series in the senior and the junior circuit. He did not live to see what would come next. First place has become meaningless. First place is no place.

Thanks to the owners, the American pastime has passed its prime. The unique drama is over. The last pennant race occurred when Atlanta finished one game ahead of San Francisco. The Braves went to the National League Championship Series, and the Giants went home.

Double, double; toil and trouble;
Fire, burn; and cauldron bubble.
The bag men gave us a bag full of gimmicks. Beyond the luxury tax, there is the first place penalty or the performance tax. The team that does well during the regular season is subject to pay the price, because the extended exhibition is about maneuvering for position, which befits a nation of lawyers instead of ballplayers--the type of people who applauded and embraced when the United States Supreme Court stopped the counting of votes in Florida. Yes, a head to head matchup against a particular team matters more than how one does overall. "What difference does it make?"--they say--"Our guys won." Ladies and gentlemen, handicapped parking is one thing and a free postseason gift certificate is another. How long before computers replace umpires? Diebold, Sequoia, and ES&S are ready to make the calls as they see them. They could also run the scoreboard.

All the former Commissioner wanted to do was to have strict geographical realignment of the Eastern and Western Divisions in each league. With his departure, an opportunity was lost to create distinctive play within them. Just imagine the Yankees and the Red Sox in the same division battling to the death every season. Instead, there is another Black Sox scandal.

TV money is the ultimate tail wagging a shaggy dog, and, because appearances matter more than substance, the game has been debased. Major League Baseball should be called Mislabelled Businessball.

In the depths of the Great Depression, FDR spoke of "the forgotten man"; and MDJ, in the depths of his depression, feels like the forgotten fan. Where have you gone, Dinah Washington? Baseball left me. Oh, what am I to do?

From sunrise to mourning, from line drives to teary eyes.

But now the days are short
I'm in the autumn of the year
And now I think of my life as vintage wine
From fine old kegs
From the brim to the dregs
It poured sweet and clear
It was a very good year
Once, the World Series showcased the hitting and fielding of Mantle, Mays, Jackson, and Robinson and featured the pitching of Ford, Larsen, Koufax, and Gibson. But the Fall Classic has become a garage sale. For sustenance, we have gone from breakfast at Tiffany's to burritos at Taco Bell. And, in the evening, do not give me tuna and tell me it is caviar.

The mystery of how teams from the American and National Leagues would do against each other because of the differing styles of play has been replaced by the wheel of fortune and wondering whether, as one colleague put it, "some team can luck up at the end." Now, with the Joker in the deck, a psychic Columbo is apropos.

Because the Bronx Bombers supposedly "collapsed" or "choked," some speak of the end of the Yankee mystique. But was it their shortcomings, or was it inevitable? And should the men in pinstripes be second guessing themselves, or should we?

The Yankees are an anachronism; they dared to be great. Every pennant, every World Series championship--all twenty-six of them, even when they won five in a row--was the result of their having finished in first place. They set the standard; they defined what it meant to be the best. For, as Howard Cosell said, "The real test of greatness is in the consistency of excellence." Yet anyone longing for the old ways and lamenting the end of excellence is "an elitist," "an old timer," or "a purist."

Will bizball return to the days of first place or no place? Yank on your hanky. It is not in the Cards.

(c) 2005 Marvin D. Jones. All rights reserved.

Mocking

2005-08-29T15:54:00.000-07:00

This piece originally appeared on Rense.com on December 21, 2002. It is reposted as a reminder of the significance of what happened nearly five years ago and the consequences thereof, which should be apparent to all. (www.rense.com/general32/mocking.htm)

It was long ago and in private that everything had been decided. The time to take a stand and show himself a man had come and gone, washed away like a name in the sand as the waves splash in and out, or as the wind blows. But, of course, he could not act.

Two years ago, when his brother's and Katherine Harris's purge of the Florida voter rolls, primarily of blacks, was not enough, the Governor of Texas went to court to stop the count. Ultimately, he took what can, out of generosity, be called a case to the nation's highest tribunal.

On December 12, 2000, five Justices of the United States Supreme Court stopped the counting of votes, again primarily those of blacks, which would have shown George W. Bush to be a loser. Instead, he was the Pretender-select or, as Kevin Phillips prefers, His Fraudulency the Second. (www.prospect.org/print/V12/2/phillips-k.html)

On December 12, 2002, a new insult was added to an old injury. The Pretender rode into action and attempted to lance a Lott.

Any suggestion that the segregated past was acceptable or positive is offensive, and it is wrong. Recent remarks by Senator Lott do not reflect the spirit of our country. He has apologized, and rightly so.

Every day our nation was segregated was a day that America was unfaithful to our founding ideals. And the founding ideals of our nation and, in fact, the founding ideals of the political party I represent was, (sic) and remains today, the equal dignity and equal rights of every American.

Senator Lott, in what The New York Times called Apology No. 4, agreed. "...(H)is words were wrong and he is sorry," said a spokesman. "He repudiates segregation because it is immoral."

On Friday the thirteenth, as was appropriate, Senator Lott made Apology No. 5.

Segregation is a stain on our nation's soul. There is no other way to describe it. It represents one of the lowest moments in our nation's history. And we can never forget that. Not only have I seen the destruction by those immoral policies of the past, I have tried to and will continue to do everything in my power to insure that we never go back to that type of country again.

If true, Senator, a good place to start would be with a denunciation of the biggest impostor in American history. Do you dare?

In this new role of slaying dragons and saving damsels in distress, Saint George might want his squire to awaken him sooner. If not, many villages will be burned and many ladies ravished. A week is a terrible thing to waste.

When George Bush the Elder ran the Willie Horton ads, George the Younger did not say, "Dad, that is divisive." When President Bush appointed Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, his son did not say, "Dad, that is divisive, and Elliot Richardson is far more qualified." And when George W. Bush ran in the South Carolina primary, he did not say, "The Confederate flag is as offensive to blacks as the swastika is to Jews. It is a symbol of hate, not of heritage. And that is divisive." Oh no, no not George, he did it his way.

The Pretender denounced Lott for doing what he had done himself. The Senator simply does not know how to play Jim Crow--off stage with secrecy, subtlety, and a smile. By posing as the good knight, the Pretender has revealed all the vices of Arthur's betrayer and none of the virtues. Indeed, George W. Bush denouncing Trent Lott is like Lucifer defining loyalty.

Try as they might, the Pretender and the Senator will not make us forget Burns and Allen. Neither will they become regulars on Saturday Night Live. Their repeated attempts to win Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor in an Outrageous Role is annoying the audience and the academy.

On the same day the Pretender faulted Senator Lott, he violated separation of church and state in the city where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed, in the place that was the capital of the United States when the Bill of Rights was ratified. Was that the hypocrite's daily double, or was it tic tac toe for the clueless? After such a performance, one wonders if Mae West's co-star in My Little Chickadee would still want his tombstone to read: "Here lies W.C. Fields. I would rather be living in Philadelphia." For it was acts like The George and Trent Show that killed vaudeville.

Had George Wallace been the Democratic candidate in 2000, George W. Bush would have used the same tactics in Florida. Yes, the votes of John and Mary Q. Public would have been ignored even though they look like the folks from central casting--Colin Powell and Condolezza Rice. But Wallace would have found the "pussyfooting" intolerable.

Mark Twain was right: "Truth is stranger than fiction." To wit, if Shakespeare will forgive me:

The time is out of joint, O cursed spite,
That ever I was born to set it right.
The Pretender's in the White House, 'tis true;
And the President hosts Saturday Night.

(c) 2002 Marvin D. Jones. All rights reserved.

Trust

2005-06-16T07:22:00.000-07:00

This piece originally appeared on Democrats.com under Hot Topics on September 19, 2002.

In his recent remarks before the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the gentleman from Wyoming made the case for attacking Iraq and overthrowing Saddam Hussein. But too much doubt still hangs over the subject to admit of the unqualified adoption of the gentleman's ingenious conjectures, to paraphrase John H. Barry. For with changes in just a few words, the former head at Halliburton makes the case for fact attacks on his duplicity, and that of his principal, followed by a full-scale truth assault leading to regime change in the United States.

Falsehood is never overcome on the defensive. We must take the battle to the enemy. We will take every step necessary to make sure our Constitution is secure, and we will prevail.

The case of Richard Cheney, a sworn enemy of our Constitution, demands a candid appraisal of the facts. Many of us are convinced that Richard Cheney will acquire new veil weapons fairly soon. Just how soon, we cannot really gauge. Intelligence is an uncertain business, even in the best circumstances. This is especially the case when you are dealing with an illegitmate regime that has made a science out of deceiving the international community.

Simply stated, there is no doubt that Richard Cheney now has weapons of mass deception; there is no doubt that he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us. And there is no doubt that his aggressive global ambitions will lead him into future confrontations with his neighbors, confrontations that will involve both the weapons he has today and the ones he will develop with his oil wealth.

What we must not do in the face of a mortal threat is to give in to wishful thinking or willful blindness. We will not simply look away, hope for the best, and leave the matter for our posterity to resolve.

Cheney has perfected the game of scoot and retreat, and is very skilled in the art of denial and deception. A return of oversight would provide no assurance whatsoever of his compliance with the Constitution.

If the other States could have preempted Florida 2000, they would have. No question. Should we be able to prevent another much more devastating attack, we will. No question. This nation will not live at the mercy of fascists or fascist regimes.

Our goal would be an America true to its great and inspring ideals, a government that is constitutional and pluralistic, a nation where the human rights of every ethnic group are recognized and protected.

In this troubled land, all who seek justice and dignity and the chance to live their own lives ought to know they have a friend and ally somewhere in the United States of America.

It is galling to see someone trotted out as Mr. National Security who never served in the Armed Forces, the Intelligence Community, or the Diplomatic Corps. The objection is not simply because he failed to answer his country's call. Once, when asked about his numerous deferments during the Vietnam War, he replied, "I had other priorities in the Sixties than military service." And that is why some of us served, so that others might exercise their rights under the law to get deferments or be conscientious objectors. But why, when President Clinton was called a draft dodger by members of his party, did he not challenge such statements?

Although the gentleman from Wyoming did not stand up to be counted when it mattered, hopefully he will not condemn others for speaking out and asking questions when it does: Are your children in the Armed Forces, the Intelligence Community, or the Diplomatic Corps? Are your boss's and his brother's children going to serve? Will any of them see action other than getting drunk, writing their own prescriptions, driving on other's people's lawns, or exposing one's self in a public parking lot?

George Washington was truly Commander in Chief of the Continental Forces. He was in the thick of the fight. Bullets whizzed by him and even tore his clothing.

Abraham Lincoln was an officer in the Black Hawk War. He did not see action. But he had volunteered and was prepared to go.

John Kennedy used his father's connections to get into the Navy when he could have easily gotten a deferment on genuine medical grounds. He could have been a desk jockey, but he chose to be a PT boat skipper. The Navy and Marine Corps Medal and the Purple Heart attest to his courage and leadership.

During the Whiskey Rebellion, President Washington's first instinct was to wonder where was his faithful steed. He mounted up and personally reviewed the troops. But what is the first instinct of the gentleman from Wyoming? To run off to his secure, undisclosed location and wonder who brought the scotch?

During the Civil War, as General McClellan dallied, President Lincoln asked him if he might borrow the Army for a while. Last year, as the gentleman from Texas dallied during a national crisis, some wondered what it would be like to have a leader for a while.

During the Cuban missile crisis, President Kennedy ruled out preemptive air strikes even though there was a direct threat to the United States. The Commander in Chief decided upon a naval blockade in order to give Krushchev time to think. He called it a quarantine so as not to be provocative.

Washington, Lincoln, Kennedy. Each possessed the humility that comes from knowing hostilities are more than hypothetical and one's imminent demise is a definite possibility.

Yes, the Texan was in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War. But he was a ticket punching pilot and a sunshine patriot. Meanwhile, the gentleman from Wyoming procured five draft deferments. Like Tarzan swinging from tree to tree to tree, he grabbed one student deferment after another. When the vines ran out, he ran into Jane's arms and got a marriage deferment. And when the Selective Service said married men who were not fathers would have to go, he promptly got her pregnant. For someone so bellicose, the former lord of the jungle gives new meaning to chicken a la king. But should the lives of our troops be in the hands of a man who went AWOL? Or should their fate be left to a vicarious veteran? Is it surprising that so many senior officers of the national security establishment are opposed to Operation Chicken Hawk?

The present threat is another diversion. Instead of an independent investigation of last year's tragedy, we are offered a Department of H_ _ _land Security. Never mind the fact that the Framers did not use such a word--they preferred continental--the purpose of the present office and the proposed department is to provide cover for incompetence or callousness or both. And that is the best one can say. The gang that cannot play the game straight does not want any investigations, whether the Florida election of 2000, the energy papers, or Halliburton's problems. They prefer invasion to revelation, because they do not understand that this is a country--not a country club. So they sip their martinis--gently stirred, not shaken--and gather up their bottle or drug-induced courage and plan a war. They fancy themselves Caesar and Augustus. But we have seen their nakedness. An invasion of Iraq would allow the evasion of the truth to continue.

The Framers saw the President of the United States as tribunus plebis. Does anyone, other than those suffering from willful blindness, see either the former Governor of Texas or his partner as a tribune of the people after they ignored vox populi in the Florida election?

The Founding Fathers made certain that our country showed "a decent respect to the opinions of mankind" in an internal affair, a dispute between the mother country and the provinces. "And for the support of this declaration," they said, "with a firm reliance upon the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor."

Some of us, who have family and friends in danger of losing life and limb, wonder about a Declaration of Independence written by Little Georgie Four Strikes and Clubhouse Cheney: "A decided contempt for the opinions of mankind requires that we declare our intention to do whatsoever we please.... And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance upon the protection of corporate profits, we mutually pledge to each other your lives, your fortunes, and your sacred honor." After all, their greatest care is Chablis and caviar.

(c) 2002 Marvin D. Jones. All rights reserved.

Exit Polls, Part II

2005-04-08T07:43:00.000-07:00

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

http://electionarchive.org/ucvAnalysis/US/Exit_Polls_summary.pdf

ANALYSIS OF THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL EXIT POLL DISCREPANCIES

http://electionarchive.org/ucvAnalysis/US/Exit_Polls_2004_Edison-Mitofsky.pdf

Exit Polls

2005-03-08T08:06:00.000-08:00

LETTER TO WALTER MITOFSKY AND LARRY ROSIN FROM REPRESENTATIVE JOHN CONYERS

http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/electionpollingltr12005.pdf

EVALUATION OF EDISON/MITOFSKY ELECTION SYSTEM 2004

http://www.exit-poll.net/election-night/EvaluationJan192005.pdf

REPORT SUGGESTS CHANGES IN EXIT POLL METHODOLOGY

http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/19/exit.polls/index.html

STUDY OF THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION EXIT POLL DISCREPANCIES--RESPONSE TO EDISON/MIITOFSKY ELECTION SYSTEM 2004 REPORT

http://uscountvotes.org/ucvAnalysis/US/USCountVotes_Re_Mitofsky-Edison.pdf

THE CONYERS REPORT

http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/ohiostatusrept1505.pdf

(Pages 72-78 deal with exit polls.)

REPUBLICAN CHALLENGES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BASED ON EXIT POLLS

http://www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=396&row=0

GOP WANTS TO END EXIT POLLS

http://www.buzzflash.com/analysis/04/11/ana04027.html

VOTERGATE 2004? RESEARCH STUDIES UNCOVER POTENTIAL MASSIVE ELECTION FRAUD

http://www.yuricareport.com/ElectionAftermath04/ThreeResearchStudiesBushIsOut.htm

POWELL WARNS UKRAINE OVER 'RESULT'

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/112504W.shtml

TESTIMONY OF JOHN TEFFT, POWELL'S ASSISTANT, CITING THE VALUE OF EXIT POLLS

http://www.house.gov/international_relations/108/tef120704.htm

EXIT POLLS VERSUS FINAL RESULTS...COMPARING STATES WITH AND WITHOUT VOTER PAPER TRAILS

http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00000906.htm

THE EXIT POLL DISPARITY--MYSTERY SOLVED!

http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00001132.htm

GAMING THE EXIT POLLS

http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00000992.htm

EXIT POLL BIG LIE EXPOSED

http://blog.democrats.com/node/2755

EXIT POLLSTERS LIE ABOUT KERRY'S VICTORY

http://blog.democrats.com/node/2719

A CORRUPTED ELECTION

http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/1970

THE BUSH RULE OF JOURNALISM

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2005/011705.html

Words

2005-02-18T10:11:00.000-08:00

This piece was originally sent to subscribers, and appeared on Democrats.com under Hot Topics, on September 19, 2002.

Thought, word, and deed are indivisible. Yet too often we are oblivious to the obvious.

The truth helps us to think clearly. Falsehood confuses. The one supports freedom, and the other destroys it. "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

While preparing an Independence Day library exhibit for the good people of a small town in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, one word appeared repeatedly: The Founding Fathers met in the Continental Congress. They created a Continental Army, a Continental Navy, and the Continental Marines. GIs, at that time, were called Continentals. John Adams was the head of the Continental Board of War and Ordnance. George Washington was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Forces. In peacetime, Alexander Hamilton, Receiver of Continental Taxes, which were placed in the Continental Treasury, pushed for a Federal Convention in a series of newspaper articles entitled "The Continentalist." And after writing the Constitution, the Framers wanted candidates for the Presidency to be "continental characters."

Four score and seven years after the Revolution, President Lincoln spoke of how "our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." In December of 1960, President-elect Kennedy asked Secretary of Defense-designate Robert McNamara about "continental defense." Then, as President, he set up budget categories along functional lines for the land, air, and sea forces. One of which was "Continental Air and Missile Defense Forces." Furthermore, until recently, it was common for the Armed Forces to refer to "the continental United States."

We study history to remember who and what we are. Thus, we celebrate Independence Day. But we also study history to avoid making the same mistakes repeatedly—whether our own or the mistakes of others.

H_ _ _land is an alien term. Webster's defines it as fatherland or a place for a particular ethnic or racial group.

History is clear. Those who used Continental have a better record of establishing and maintaining the Republic—another word preferred by the Framers—than those who invoke h_ _ _ land. For alien words and alien ways can corrupt and lead us astray, and they can, ultimately, destroy our freedom. It is, therefore, understandable why the Founders said—and their heirs still say—“continental.”

(c) 2002 Marvin D. Jones. All rights reserved.

Thanks

2005-01-11T18:50:00.000-08:00

Thank you for your efforts in getting a Representative and a Senator to object to the Ohio Electors. It would not have happened without you.

We have already been thanked by Representative John Conyers, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, who led and continues to lead the investigation of election irregularities. What we did is appreciated. (http://blog.democrats.com/node/2499)

Please take a moment to thank the members of Congress who voted to sustain the objection to the Ohio Electors. They are the ones to whom we shall turn first in the future. (http://www.buzzflash.com/alerts/05/01/ale05006.html)

Members' Briefing on Ohio and Florida Objections

2005-01-04T13:14:00.000-08:00

http://www.yuricareport.com/ElectionAftermath04/ThreeResearchStudiesBushIsOut.htm
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0411/S00227.htm
http://www.freepress.org/images/departments/997.pdf
http://www.buzzflash.com/alerts/04/12/images/CC_Affidavit_120604.pdf
http://www.fairnessbybeckerman.blogspot.com/2004/12/blackwell-locks-out-recount-volunteers.html
http://www.buzzflash.com/alerts/04/12/images/MossvBush2.pdf
http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/correspondence/letters.html
http://www.freepress.org/images/departments/PopularVotePaper181_1.pdf
http://www.exitpollz.org

The Committees of Correspondence--An Update

2004-12-26T20:21:00.000-08:00

With the exception of Zell Miller, all Democratic Senators have been contacted thrice in writing, and all Republican Senators have been contacted once. Within the next couple of days, the count shall be even.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Below are lists for the House of Representatives:

http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml

http://clerk.house.gov/members/electionInfo/2004/ulm_109th.pdf

The Big Salad

2004-12-20T11:10:00.000-08:00

VERFIED ELECTION CONTEST PETITIONS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2004/990

PROOF OF OHIO ELECTION FRAUD EXPOSED

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/121604Z.shtml

SHADES OF KAREN SILKWOOD--ATTACKS ON A RECOUNT ACTIVIST

http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2004/12/shades-of-karen-silkwood-attacks-on.html

REP. CONYERS SEEKS FEDERAL INQUIRY INTO OHIO VOTING

http://www.buzzflash.com/alerts/04/12/ale04104.html

OHIO SEC. OF STATE BLACKWELL'S WORTHLESS, NON-COMMITTAL LETTER ABOUT VOTING IRREGULARITIES IN OHIO AND REP. CONYERS' LETTER IN RESPONSE

http://www.buzzflash.com/alerts/04/12/ale04103.html

THE GREENE COUNTY LOCKDOWN

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/121404Z.shtml

STARTLING NEW REVELATIONS HIGHLIGHT RARE CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON OHIO VOTE

http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2004/985

WILL KERRY FUND REAL PROBLE IF HOUSE MEMBER SEEKS OHIO ELECTOR CHALLENGE?

http://tomflocco.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=103

THE OFFICIAL KERRY-EDWARDS POSITION ON HOW TO HANDLE THE OHIO RECOUNT, SENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL BOARDS OF ELECTION IN THE STATE

http://www.buzzflash.com/alerts/04/12/ale04101.html

DON'T LET SECRETARY OF STATE BLACKWELL'S ACTIONS PENALIZE OHIO VOTERS

http://www.buzzflash.com/alerts/04/12/ale04100.html

MOSS v. BUSH

http://www.buzzflash.com/alerts/04/12/images/MossvBush2.pdf

IT'S THE VOTING SYSTEM, STUPID!

http://www.rense.com/general60/stupid.htm

FOR SOME, THE RACE REMAINS FAR FROM OVER

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/121304Y.shtml

PROTESTERS URGE DELAY FOR OHIO ELECTORS

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/121404Y.shtml

CLEVELAND PAPER CITES VOTER PROBLEMS

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/121204U.shtml

BLACKWELL LOCKS OUT RECOUNT VOLUNTEERS

http://fairnessbybeckerman.blogspot.com/2004/12/blackwell-locks-out-recount-volunteers.html

DOUBTS PERSIST ABOUT ELECTION RESULTS

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/121104V.shtml

OHIO ELECTION FRAUD UPROAR BLASTING TO NEW LEVEL

http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2004/975

DEMOCRATS LAUNCH INVESTIGATION OF VOTING PROBLEMS IN OHIO

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/120704W.shtml

WHO SUPERVISED THE REMOVAL OF 21 FLORIDA E-VOTING MACHINES IN BROWARD COUNTY?

http://www.bluelemur.com/index.php?p=476

TEXAS TO FLORIDA--WHITE HOUSE-LINKED CLANDESTINE OPERATION PAID FOR 'VOTE SWITCHING' SOFTWARE

http://www.onlinejournal.com/Special_Reports/120604Madsen/120604madsen.html

CHALLENGES PLANNED TO OHIO'S PRESIDENTIAL VOTE TOTALS

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/120704Y.shtml

ELECTION CRITICS PROTEST AT STATEHOUSE

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/120504V.shtml

SLOW-ROLLING DEMOCRACY IN OHIO

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2004/120404.html

CONYERS TO HOLD HEARINGS ON OHIO VOTE FRAUD

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/120404W.shtml

UKRAINE SUPREME COURT INVALIDATES ELECTION RESULTS

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/120404Y.shtml

THE EVER BOLDER REPUBLICAN PLAN TO KEEP BLACK BALLOTS OUT OF THE COUNT

http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/04/12/con04528.html

WHY WE MUST NOT 'GET OVER IT'

http://www.democraticunderground.com/articles/04/12/02_mustnot.html

IN A TWIST, PROFESSORS FIND WAR AFFECTED BUSH VOTES

http://www.dailycal.org/article.php?id=17130

VOTING ERRORS TALLIED NATIONWIDE

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/120204Y.shtml

EVIDENCE OF VOTE FRAUD GROWS

http://www.politicalstrategy.org/archives/000868.php

VOTERS TO CHALLENGE US ELECTION

http://www.rense.com/general60/voterstochallengeUS.htm

VOTERGATE--MORE DETAILS EMERGE

http://www.rense.com/general60/votergatemoredetails.htm

KERRY TEAM SEEKS TO JOIN FIGHT TO GET OHIO COUNTY TO RECOUNT

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/120204X.shtml

MAJOR TOM ON 'ACTIONABLE FRAUD' AND MORE!

http://www.dailykos.com/story/story/2004/11/30/185532/75

WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S FIRE

http://www.democraticunderground.com/articles/04/11/30_fire.html

VOTER FRAUD IN FLORIDA AND OHIO--KERRY WON THE ELECTION BY AT LEAST 1.7 MILLION VOTES

http://globalresearch.ca/articles/MEN412A.html

MORE ON THE BUYING OF ELECTORAL FRAUD BY THE BUSH CAMPAIGN

http://www.onlinejournal.com/Special_Reports/112604Madsen/112604madsen.html

ELECTION COMPANY HAS LONG CRIMINAL HISTORY

http://www.madcowprod.com/11242004.html

ANOTHER STOLEN ELECTION

http://web.northnet.org/minstrel/columbus.htm

DOCUMENTS REVEAL 3-HOURS MISSING FROM ELECTRONIC VOTE ELECTION NIGHT AUDIT LOG

http://www.tomflocco.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=101

The Committees of Correspondence

2004-12-17T08:59:00.000-08:00

This message was sent out on the evening of December 16, 2004.

With the exception of Zell Miller, who was the keynote speaker at the Republican Convention, every Democratic Senator has been contacted in writing regarding Ohio. But today was just the first pass. The second will seek objections to the Florida Electors. The third will seek objections to the Ohio and Florida Electors. Then the phone calls will begin. After that, moderate Republican Senators will be approached. The same process will be followed in regard to the House of Representatives. And, as tedious as all of this may seem, it is necessary in order to win: A majority is needed in both Houses. And what is at stake is nothing less than the future of the Constitution as a meaningful document.

Whatever you can do is appreciated. Thanks.

Below is a sample letter or e-mail. For your convenience, the contact information for all United States Senators is provided.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

There will be a news update shortly. Please check here in the next day or two.

Subject: Ohio Objections

Dear Sir/Madam:

As you know, Representative John Conyers and a number of his colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee are looking into the Ohio election situation. What they have uncovered is of such serious concern that objections must be made to the Ohio Electors on January 6, 2005. Please exercise your right to do so under the Electoral Count Act of 1887.

Sincerely,

Snack

2004-12-12T21:59:00.000-08:00

The Borg would have us believe "Resistance is futile." Yet we must reply, "Persistence is essential."

With the self-styled mainstream press ignoring election fraud, it is up to us to bring our fellow citizens into awareness so that there may be an awakening and an answer to the call for action. And, whenever doubt enters your mind, look at that national treasure called the Declaration of Independence. Remember, when the Continental Congress issued our country's birth certificate, the smart money was not on the United States of America.

Each of us can make a difference. We must make a difference. And, in recent days, some degree of progress has been made.

On December 8, Representative John Conyers had a briefing on the Ohio situation for the Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee. Earlier, he had laid out the cause for concern in two letters to J. Kenneth Blackwell, the Ohio Secretary of State. But Blackwell did not appear at the briefing. (http://www.truthout.org/mm_01/5.120404W.pdf and http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/ohblackwellfollowupltr12304.pdf)

On December 10, Secretary Blackwell ordered Carole Garman, the Director of the Greene County Board of Elections, to literally take back election records from the staff of the two minor party candidates who asked for the recount--and are paying for it. The claim was made that "...they are not considered public records." Such action is a violation of Sections 3503.26 and 3599.161 of Ohio election law. Section 3599.42 addresses the significance of such conduct: "A violation of any provision of Title XXXV of the Revised Code constitutes a prima facie case of election fraud within the purview of such Title." (http://fairnessbybeckerman.blogspot.com/2004/12/blackwell-locks-out-recount-volunteers.html)

On December 13, Representative John Conyers will hold a 2004 election forum in Columbus, Ohio. He will be joined by Representatives Maxine Waters, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, and Ted Strickland. No one is expecting Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell.

December 13 is a key date. The Electoral College meets. The Ohio recount begins, as does the countdown to January 6, which is the day Congress meets in joint session to count the electoral votes.

Between now and then, we must do two things: First, request that Representative Conyers send a detailed letter of inquiry to Florida Secretary of State Glenda Hood.* Second, contact your Representative and your two Senators and urge them to object to the Ohio and Florida Electors. ( *http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/contact.html)

Please consider this carefully and pass it along. Persistence is essential.

In This Corner...Ellen Mariani

2004-12-06T17:58:00.000-08:00

My friend, Ellen, called today. We talked for a good while. So much has changed and so much remains the same. And so, it is necessary to reprint this piece, which originally appeared on Rense. com on February 10, 2004. She extends her appreciation to everyone.

For some time, 9-1-1 has meant help. Since September 11, 2001, 9/11 means the Republic is in danger. And the heroes answering that call are not only police, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel. They are ordinary citizens--people like you and me.

Ellen Mariani lost her husband in the Twin Towers tragedy, one of over 3,000 who perished in New York, Washington, or Pennsylvania on that day of infamy. Neil's death was a staggering blow, and vicious shots followed in the form of unanswered questions:

(1) Why were intelligence warnings not heeded?
(2) How did the skyjackers get through security?
(3) Why were fighters not scrambled immediately?
(4) Why did Mr. Bush just sit in front of an elementary school class after being told "America is under attack"? (http://www.unansweredquestions.org/)

But Ellen does not have a glass jaw. She took the opposition's best shots and has come back swinging. (http://www.tomflocco.com)

On September 12 and November 26, 2003, Ellen Mariani filed a Complaint and an Amended Complaint, respectively, against Bush & Company under RICO, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Her case is about truth and justice. She fights for us all. But, in order to do so, she had to forego compensation from the special fund set up for those left behind. (http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/MarianiAC.html)

Ellen needs your help. Your country needs your courage. The Constitution needs your support. And here is a chance to do all three. Please send whatever you can to:

The Ellen Mariani 9/11 Fund
c/o Banknorth NA
62 Nashua Road
Londonberry, NH 03053

Make a difference, not an excuse.

Lunch Order

2004-12-05T18:42:00.000-08:00

It is absolutely essential that the Breakfast and Brunch Briefings, which raise serious questions about the election, be widely circulated. The self-styled mainstream press is not going to be a player until critical mass is reached. Then they, particularly the networks, will have "an exclusive."

If the tally changes in either Ohio or Florida, the gang loses. The occupation of Washington will be over.

The gentleman from Texas wants us to forget about what happened on the second of last month. While Election Day has come and gone, we must remember that the story has only just begun.

According to State and Federal law, a 1972 United States Supreme Court ruling, and the Constitution, the process is not over. There is a case before a Judge of the Ohio Supreme Court. (http://www.rense.com/general60/voterstochallengeUS.htm) Furthermore, the results in Ohio are unofficial. Certification will not take place until December 6. After that, there will be a recount, which Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, the chairman of the Texan's campaign in Ohio, wants to put off. For, on December 13, the Electoral College meets and, with the Texan supposedly ahead, the Electors from the Buckeye State will vote for him. And that is the reason for the delay, which is why some are calling him Katherine Harris Blackwell. (http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-ohio2dec02,0,3487440,print.story?coll=la-home-politics)

On January 6, 2005, Congress meets in joint session to count the electoral votes, as required by the Constitution. Under the Electoral Count Act of 1887, if one Representative and one Senator objects, the members must return to their respective Houses and make a decision. If the Senate and House of Representatives reject a State's electoral votes, they are not counted.

At minimum, challenges need to be made to the votes of Ohio and Florida. If there has not been a complete recount in Ohio before December 13, there must be objections. If there has not been a complete recount in Florida or a review of the machines and the documents signed by all officials on Election Day or the following day, there must be objections. (http://www.yuricareport.com/ElectionAftermath04/ThreeResearchStudiesBushIsOut.htm)

On January 6, 2001, members of the Black Caucus, all of them Representatives, objected to Florida's electoral votes. Because no Senator did so, the proceedings in joint session continued, and the members of the Black Caucus walked out--alone. But things must be different this time. They will not be, though, unless we make it so by urging all Democratic Senators and Representatives to object and be prepared to walk out.

Brunch

2004-12-05T07:54:00.000-08:00

Please read these and pass them along. Thanks.

SAUDIS, ENRON MONEY HELPED PAY FOR US RIGGED ELECTION

http://www.rense.com/general60/enero.htm

NEW OHIO VOTER TRANSCRIPTS FEED FLOODTIDES OF DOUBT ABOUT REPUBLICAN ELECTION MANIPULATION

http://wwww.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2004/930

WYOMING HAD 106% VOTER TURNOUT ON NOVEMBER 2

http://www.rense.com/general60/106.htm

(Click on the below to see the above referenced site for yourself)

PROFILE OF WYOMING VOTERS

http://soswy.state.wy.us/election/profile.htm

GAO TACKLES VOTE PROBE

http://www.thehill.com/news/11242004/gao.aspx

POWELL WARNS UKRAINE OVER 'RESULT'

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/112504W.shtml

(Funny how exit polls elsewhere are fine)

REPUBLICAN CHALLENGES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BASED ON EXIT POLLS

http://www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=396&row=0

(Compare with GOP wanting no exit polls in the USA)

GOP WANTS TO END EXIT POLLS

http://www.buzzflash.com/analysis/04/11/ana04027.html

(Except where they help them in specific situations)

JUDGE DENIES DEMAND FOR OHIO RECOUNT

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/112504Z.shtml

LITIGATING THE ELECTION

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/112204A.shtml

OHIO PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS TO BE CHALLENGED

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/112204Y.shtml

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE THE WHITE HOUSE...AGAIN

http://onlinejournal.com/evoting/112004Waldman/112004waldman.html

SPREAD THESE IMAGES AROUND THE INTERNET

http://denvervoice.org/protest_rally_11-20-04.htm#Press_Release:%2011-20%20Rally

VOTERGATE 2004? RESEARCH STUDIES UNCOVER POTENTIAL MASSIVE ELECTION FRAUD

http://www.yuricareport.com/ElectionAftermath04/ThreeResearchStudiesBushIsOut.htm

'STINKING EVIDENCE' OF POSSIBLE ELECTION FRAUD FOUND IN FLORIDA

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/112004X.shtml

UC BERKELEY RESEARCH TEAM SOUNDS 'SMOKE ALARM' FOR FLORIDA E-VOTE COUNT

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/111904W.shtml

DEMOCRATS TAKE UP FIGHT OVER BALLOTS

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/111904Y.shtml

COMPLETE US EXIT POLL DATA CONFIRMS NET SUSPICIONS--FULL 51 STATE EARLY EXIT POLL DATA RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0411/S00227.htm

OHIO PROVISIONAL BALLOTS SEEM LEGITIMATE

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/111804V.shtml

WHY KERRY CONCEDED THOUGH HE HAD THE MOST VOTES

http://www.gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=395&row=0

Breakfast Update

2004-12-04T06:54:00.000-08:00

BEV HARRIS FINDS 'MISSING' FL VOTE RECORDS IN TRASH!

http://www.rense.com/general59/coe.htm

VOTE RECOUNT TO SETTLE DOUBTS?

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/111804Y.shtml

ELECTION 2004--LINGERING SUSPICIONS

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/111704V.shtml

RECOUNT IN OHIO A SURE THING

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/111604W.shtml

PRESIDENTIAL BALLOTS TO BE RECOUNTED

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/111404E.shtml

MASS MEDIA IN 'LOCK DOWN' NOT TO COVER VOTE FRAUD

http://www.rense.com/general59/ememd.htm

I SMELL A RAT

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/111604Z.shtml

A LEGITIMATE RECOUNT EFFORT IN OHIO

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/111304V.shtml

THE UNEXPLAINED EXIT POLL DISCREPANCY

http://www.buzzflash.com/alerts/04/11/ale04090.html

GOP WANTS TO END EXIT POLLS

http://www.buzzflash.com/analysis/04/11/ana04027.html

93,000 EXTRA VOTES IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY--OUTRAGE IN OHIO

http://www.rense.com/general59/93000extravotes.htm

KERRY CAMPAIGN SCRUTINIZES OHIO

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/111404Y.shtml

Breakfast

2004-12-03T08:48:00.000-08:00

Please read these and pass them along. Thank you.

EVERY VOTE WILL BE COUNTED!

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/111004V.shtml

BUSH'S 'INCREDIBLE' VOTE TALLIES

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/111004W.shtml

INCREDIBLE AS IT MAY SEEM MSNBC COVERS VOTING PROBLEMS

http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/04/11/con04492.html

WORSE THAN 2000--TUESDAY'S ELECTORAL DISASTER

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/110804A.shtml

BROWARD MACHINES COUNT BACKWARD

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/110704V.shtml

EVIDENCE MOUNTS THAT THE VOTE WAS HACKED

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1106-30.htm

PALM BEACH COUNTY LOGS 88,000 MORE VOTES THAN VOTERS

http://www.washingtondispatch.com/spectrum/archives/000715.html

MORE EVIDENCE THE VOTE WAS RIGGED

http://www.rense.com/general59/rig.htm

BLATANT EXIT POLLL FINAL COUNT DISPARITIES

http://www.rense.com/general59/blatantexitpollfinal.htm

KERRY WON...

http://www.tompaine.com/articles/kerry_won_.php

AN ELECTION SPOILED ROTTEN

http://www.tompaine.com/articles/an_election_spoiled_rotten.php