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New Looks like an election challenge is a go
[link|http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6210240/|MSNBC]
Nothing is in writing and daybreak is a long way away, but it appeared all but certain in early evening Wednesday that House Democrats had secured the support of up to half a dozen Senators to formally challenge the Electoral College slate from Ohio, when the votes are opened before a joint session of Congress tomorrow.

Congressional sources tell this reporter that the house half of the written objection \ufffd which has the declared support of more than a dozen Representatives \ufffd is expected to be signed by Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio. Republican leadership expects the Senate signatory to be Barbara Boxer of California, but this has not yet been formalized. The Majority is also worried about the possible absence of many of its members in both houses, and the prospect that a quorum might not be achieved, leading the process into uncharted, albeit not very threatening, constitutional grounds. There is a mathematical, if not practical, chance that the ratification of the Electoral College vote could be delayed past tomorrow.

Getting Boxer to sign on was the key move, as you need at least one Senator to make a challenge. The Democrats had several Representatives that where willing to go with it, but where having trouble finding any Senator that would.

Probably will not effect the ratification of the vote, but hopefully it forces some real election reform. Notice that John Conyers, the real force behind this in Congress, is careful not to use the fraud word. Some things he has said imply that he thinks there was some fraud in addition to the various violations of voting law and common sense. But he will not broach that topic in front of Congress until he has a firm offense to hang in public.

My personal feeling is that there probably wasn't real fraud, but there are serious problems with voting systems in the US. And that not all of those problems can be called accidental. In Ohio it appears that the state Republicans also directly violated voting law.

Jay
New not gonna happen didnt for last election, more cause
that way too many Iraqis conceived of free society as little more than a mosh pit with grenades. ANDISHEH NOURAEE
clearwater highschool marching band [link|http://www.chstornadoband.org/|http://www.chstornadoband.org/]
New Only because unprecedented.. and Gore wimped-out.
New As did Kerry
I don't think he really wants the job. Not that I could blame him for that - but he might have mentioned it a lot sooner.



"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."     --Albert Einstein

"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses."     --George W. Bush
New It happened
[link|http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/06/electoral.vote/index.html|link]
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"In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for. As for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican."
-- H. L. Mencken
New Nice quote. Where's it from?
bcnu,
Mikem

Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer.
(Just trying to be accepted in the New America)
New Not sure...
I think I pulled it from from Bartcop. IIRC
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"In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for. As for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican."
-- H. L. Mencken
New HLM was around even before My Gramma
..but as always, for those who formed their allegiances at Daddy's daily inculcations - hit don't matter, nohow.

(And since My Gramma\ufffd had once been a 'newspaperwoman' - unclear her actual position - she certainly had heard of [link|http://www.americanwriters.org/writers/mencken.asp| ol HL].) Main reason I cut her no slack; she "knew or should-have-known.." yada

Lots of good stuff in American Mercury back issues, and prolly all over the web.
ie there have always been a tiny minority who knew WTF was going down with the priests of biz/religio and their $spinoffs. Only the vast majority.. never ever delve. Seems vastly worse in that regard, today - all those new 'lectronic toys keep the retard-neurons busy chewing gum instead of walking.


Precisely as flat-out predicted by Ben Franklin, in that now famous quote to the lady asking, "what happened at the Convention, Ben?")



As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more
and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and
glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire
at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

H.L.M. The M\ufffdstro

Did he Know US or What?
     Looks like an election challenge is a go - (JayMehaffey) - (7)
         not gonna happen didnt for last election, more cause -NT - (daemon) - (6)
             Only because unprecedented.. and Gore wimped-out. -NT - (Ashton) - (1)
                 As did Kerry - (tuberculosis)
             It happened - (Silverlock) - (3)
                 Nice quote. Where's it from? -NT - (mmoffitt) - (2)
                     Not sure... - (Silverlock)
                     HLM was around even before My Gramma - (Ashton)

I'm sure everyone who made this game is dead by now.
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