In the past couple of weeks I've posted election theft links and petitions. Today I'm posting a letter to my Senators.
Dear Senators Murray and Cantwell,
In the past couple of weeks and days you have no doubt been bombarded with email and petitions requesting that you contest the vote in the last presidential election. I’m adding my voice to that chorus. This is not a frivolous request. It is not a request born out of partisan sour grapes, but out of concern for the very democracy our government is supposed to represent.
After the presidential election of 2000, the ensuing recount debacle and the Supreme Court intervention in the election process the HAVA legislation was passed. While the legislation may have been well intentioned, the consequences of that legislation have been devastating to the fabric of democracy. So what did the Help America Vote Act accomplish? It enabled more unverified voting to take place in the form of “voting technology”. We now have touch screen boxes, optical scanners and tabulators recording and counting our votes. Why is this a problem? It’s a problem because the companies that produce, maintain and calibrate the equipment do NOT allow the source code to be examined or tested by impartial experts. It’s a problem because the companies that produce that equipment set up the certification tests the state(s) use(s) to certify the equipment that record and count our votes. It’s a problem because there is no auditable paper trail in the case of a recount. It’s a problem because, in the case of the few machines that do produce a receipt, there is no way to verify that what is printed on the receipt is actually what the machine recorded.
Prior to the election there were several reports of groups that were moving from state to state, registering voters of one party and destroying the voter registration forms of members of the opposing party (google search). Several states (google search) purged voter rolls of eligible voters, based on flawed felon lists. A couple of Secretaries of State, while involved in the campaign of one candidate were actively interpreting laws to favor one party over another. Those are all acts of voter suppression. Why is this a big deal? The soul of democracy depends on equal representation, by disenfranchising one voter or group of voters there is no democracy. That was a problem our fore fathers had with their King George. No representation.
Since the votes were cast on Nov. 2 there have been numerous problems in many states with the vote counts and totals. The major media outlets have ignored these issues and have passed them off as conspiracy theories when they do get a mention. These are very real issues and deserve a full investigation. In Ohio there have been several suits filed by the presidential candidates to preserve vote counts, tallies, and other evidence in the recount that has taken place. There is evidence of voter suppression, in the form of long lines and lack of voting equipment that was provided in some lower income, heavily populated districts while an abundance of equipment was available in less populated affluent districts. There is evidence of vote tampering by the vote technology companies.
Rep. Conyers believes that there is enough concern to have held hearings on these issues. Based on those hearings Rep. Conyers is asking for the senate to challenge and investigate the Ohio vote. I’m lending my voice to his. Challenge and investigate the vote.
It is past time that every eligible voter can cast their vote and have it counted. It is past time that this country, which holds itself up as the beacon of democracy, has non-partisan, transparent, auditable elections. It’s time that “We the people” of this country are represented. Challenge and investigate the vote.
Sincerely,
Sukabi
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Update - Here's another resource for letter writing (sample letters), fax to email services, and phone numbers of some of the senators, plus links to other sites covering vote fraud issues. Vote Fraud News.com
