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New Report Finds Basic Federal and State Bioterrorism Preparedness Capabilities Lacking
New Report Finds Limited Progress, Basic Federal and State Bioterrorism Preparedness Capabilities Lacking Three Years After 9/11; Over Two-Thirds of States Score Low on Preparedness Indicators...
Posted: Tue, Dec 14, 2004 10:51am PST
Celebrate Bill of Rights Day By Exercising 2nd Amendment
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is encouraging all Americans to celebrate Bill of Rights Day -- Wednesday, Dec. 15 -- by exercising their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms....
Posted: Tue, Dec 14, 2004 10:45am PST
Kenneth L. Marcus Named Staff Director to U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
President George W. Bush has appointed Kenneth L. Marcus as Staff Director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Starting today as Staff Director, Marcus will serve as the agency's senior executive officer, directing the work authorized by the eight-member panel of Commissioners....
Posted: Mon, Dec 13, 2004 11:38pm PST
Know a celebrity? Get them to Ohio!
The media blackout in Ohio is killing news of the recount efforts. People are exhausted but still vigilant. Know a celebrity or a prominent politician? Get them to raise their voice!...
Posted: Mon, Dec 13, 2004 2:25pm PST
Voting Rights Groups 'Block' Talk of Machine-Free Elections
These groups give people false hope, instead of a sensible solution....
Posted: Sun, Dec 12, 2004 2:12pm PST
INVESTIGATE ELECTION FRAUD, HERE'S HOW
Investigate Election Fraud and Steps to Prevent Future Fraud...
Posted: Sat, Dec 11, 2004 11:43am PST
European Observation Mission to US Elections: Findings
Summary of the preliminary findings of the Election Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) - ref. http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr/2004/11/3779_en.pdf - on the US Elections of 2 Nov 2004. Note that the Mission was terminated at the moment the polls closed....
Posted: Fri, Dec 10, 2004 11:50pm PST
We need Congress to go to Ohio NOW!
We must not adjust to tyranny and gloat that imperfection in voting irregularities and suppression tactics are reasonable expectations. They are not. Too many world changing events have hinged on one vote for us to be cavalier when thousands are systematically disenfranchised....
Posted: Fri, Dec 10, 2004 7:19am PST
Audio from rally in Columbus Ohio last saturday
1 hr of audio from the Columbus Ohio Election Forum, Saturday 12/4/04 "We’re mad as hell and we’re not gonna take it anymore"
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/ohio_election_forum-best.mp3...
Posted: Fri, Dec 10, 2004 7:15am PST
BTL:Ohio's Official Presidential Election Results Challenged by Recount and...
...Lawsuit Filed in State Supreme Court ~ Interview with Cliff Arnebeck, lawyer representing the Alliance for Democracy, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris...
Posted: Fri, Dec 10, 2004 7:03am PST
Thugs, Criminals Counting American Votes
author: Daniel Hopsicker
"An electronic voting system is to a mechanical one what a nuclear bomb is to a hand grenade... If someone manages to sabotage it, the results can be catastrophic."
This article was originally posted to the Portland IMC - 12/9/04....
Posted: Thu, Dec 9, 2004 5:37pm PST
STRATEGIC ACTION FOR AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT
This coming Monday, December 13th, the Electoral College is slated to cast
its votes for President in state capitols across the country. Meanwhile,
the recounts in Ohio and New Mexico will have only just begun. No Stolen
Elections!, together with dozens of other organizations, has called for
nationwide protests on December 13th to defend the recounts, to make
visible the many voting rights violations and election irregularities which
call into question the integrity of the 2004 ...
Posted: Thu, Dec 9, 2004 10:32am PST
Post-Election Analysis from the Young Democratic Socialists (YDS)
Statement from the Young Democratic Socialists in the aftermath of the 2004 elections. This post-election analysis may be helpful for student/youth activists working against the Bush administration and the corporate elite. Offers suggestions and strategy points for developing a progressive majority in the U.S. and advancing radical social change.Available as a PDF at: http://www.ydsusa.org/statements/2004post.pdfMore about YDS at: www.ydsusa.org...
Posted: Wed, Dec 8, 2004 10:01am PST
The national ID card bill is about to pass
The House Switchboard number is (202) 225-3121. Simply ask for your Representative by name.
If you don't know your representative, use the House website to find him/her by simply typing in your ZIP code. Click here. http://www.house.gov...
Posted: Wed, Dec 8, 2004 3:09am PST
Ohio Election Fraud Reports Mounting
author: Steve Rosenfeld, Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman
The bitter battle over the stolen November 2 election in Ohio has turned into a rapidly escalating all-out multi-front war with the outcome of the real presidential vote count increasingly in doubt....
Posted: Tue, Dec 7, 2004 9:02pm PST
Email Cognitive Dissonance to "Head Space for Rent" Propagandists
It is unprecedented, disgusting and shameful how bankrupt so-called journalism has SUNK.
More concern for their paychecks, phony careerism than professional ethics, democracy and duty to perform as a watchdog for and IN the Public Interest. This citizen will constantly ALERT the 'People of the Web' to crackpot, simplistic, invalid analysis of those who would aid in concealing and propping up a practice form and style of government that is openly flaunting the rule of law, denying Voting Righ...
Posted: Tue, Dec 7, 2004 9:33am PST
Franklin County Elections Board Targeted Heavily Democratic Precincts
The Franklin County, Ohio, Board of Elections practiced widespread voter suppression in the allocation of voting machines on November 2, 2004. In an analysis of official Franklin County data on voting machines per precinct, precincts where machines were added or subtracted from 2000 to 2004, and the party affiliations of the registered voters, Democratic precincts were nearly twice as likely as Republican precincts to have voting machines subtracted from 2000 to 2004. Please see the full te...
Posted: Tue, Dec 7, 2004 4:28am PST
Programmer Built Vote Rigging Prototype at Republican Congressman's Request
author: Pretty Boy Floyd
Florida computer programmer has now made remarkable claims in a detailed sworn affidavit. An ex-Republican programmer claims that he designed and built a "vote rigging" software program at the behest of then Florida Congressman, now U.S. Congressman, Republican Tom Feeney of Florida's 24th Congressional District....
Posted: Mon, Dec 6, 2004 10:29pm PST
Don't Certify the Votes: Go on record with your Senator
This list of 10 Senators are those which I hope to focus lobbying efforts to try and find at least one to protest the certification of the final vote tally in congress.
I've set-up the thread with a topic for each Senator, so we can keep track of any feedback from the Senators.
I've started a Thread at the forum on DU Here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=201&topic_id=6829#6839...
Posted: Mon, Dec 6, 2004 7:33am PST