"It is important for us to guarantee that in the United States of America, this right that was fought for so hard through so much of the difficult history of our country, we finally make real the full measure of that right." - John Kerry
There are 100 members of the United States Senate. Of that number, 8 have co-sponsored the Count Every Vote Act of 2007.
That's not a typo. There are eight.
Here are the sponsors of the S. 804 The Count Every Vote Act of 2007:
- Sponsor
- Sen. Hillary Clinton [D-NY]
- Cosponsors
- Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
- Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
- Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]
- Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]
- Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]
- Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]
- Sen. Barack Obama [D-IL]
Considering we have an election coming up, wouldn't it be a really good idea to do everything possible to ensure that the election problems of 2004 aren't repeated? Do we want another Ohio, or are we ready to do something? Is there a reason 92 Senators don't agree with the eight to the extent they will co-sponsor a bill to secure our right to vote?
Ask them.
It's time to get on the phone and call the other 92.
On July 20, 2006, Senator Kerry spoke on the Senate floor of the need to secure our right to vote and to have our votes counted. He also spoke of the disenfranchisement and discrepancies of 2004, something we should all be doing. Before it's too late, and another election is stolen.
Comments (2)
Posted by Connie | September 19, 2007 1:47 PM
Thanks, Faith!
I watched the whole clip and was so pleased to see that JK is aware of so much more than the voter suppression issues. He is also aware of the faulty tallies and secret internal audit logs which are privately owned rather than publicly owned and monitored. There has been a very vocal and at times nasty crowd who thinks JK caved after the 2004 election and refused to recognize the truth. Well, he does know the truth, but without proof, his hands were tied. The important thing now is that he is working hard to see that the fiasco of the 2004 election night never happens again! I thank him for that.
Posted by MarjorieG | September 19, 2007 7:19 PM
Do we know how the Senator feels about the legislation, as the terrain keeps changing on electronics, thankfully?
It still allows and supports the idea of a paper trail correcting what is wrong with directly casting an electronic ballot.
I know he's aware of the issue, knows he 'was robbed,' and also that we couldn't find the outcome altering proof. He knew we needed to accumulate any data, and I'm still waiting for a whistleblower to come forward about the shifting totals in Ohio, and elsewhere. Not at the precinct level, but about those magicians behind the central computers.
Faith, he can't prevent another debacle without the help of others in Congress.
I'm one who believes we'll get 2008, because the media, the GOP, and the money interests want it. Also, to prove the election systems conspiracists wrong.
Those behind the successful business plan to get us so wrecked, electorally, can wait another cycle to get eletronics forever.