Warlady
11-12-2004, 10:35 AM
MoveOn Joins Six Democratic Congressmen Calling For Election Investigation
By Jimmy Moore
Talon News
November 12, 2004
SPARTANBURG, SC (Talon News) -- Liberal online political action group MoveOn.org, who attempted vigorously and unsuccessfully to prevent President George W. Bush from winning a second term in office, asked its members on Thursday to lobby their members of Congress to "investigate the vote" in the 2004 election.
"Questions are swirling around whether the election was conducted honestly or not," MoveOn.org explained in an e-mail. "We need to know -- was it or wasn't it?"
Convinced that there were people who were "prevented from voting" and claiming that "legitimate votes were miscounted or not counted at all," MoveOn.org said they want those responsible to "be held accountable" to "prevent this from happening again."
MoveOn.org said there are several Democratic "members of Congress ... demanding an investigation to answer this question," including Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), ranking member on the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL), Rep. Robert C. Scott (D-VA), ranking member on the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, Rep. Melvin Watt (D-NC), ranking member on the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, and Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ).
These six Democratic members of Congress wrote a letter to the U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker on Monday asking the Government Accountability Office to conduct this investigation into the 2004 election, citing numerous complaints from voters.
"The decision on whether or not there will be an investigation could come as soon as Monday," MoveOn.org stated.
Asking its members to sign a petition called "Investigate the Vote (http://www.moveon.org/investigatethevote)," MoveOn.org said, "We need to show Congress that hundreds of thousands of Americans are serious about protecting the integrity of the vote."
Admitting that they have heard many stories about voter problems and cannot decipher which ones are true or not, MoveOn.org said cases in Broward County, Florida and Columbus, Ohio have them most concerned.
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By Jimmy Moore
Talon News
November 12, 2004
SPARTANBURG, SC (Talon News) -- Liberal online political action group MoveOn.org, who attempted vigorously and unsuccessfully to prevent President George W. Bush from winning a second term in office, asked its members on Thursday to lobby their members of Congress to "investigate the vote" in the 2004 election.
"Questions are swirling around whether the election was conducted honestly or not," MoveOn.org explained in an e-mail. "We need to know -- was it or wasn't it?"
Convinced that there were people who were "prevented from voting" and claiming that "legitimate votes were miscounted or not counted at all," MoveOn.org said they want those responsible to "be held accountable" to "prevent this from happening again."
MoveOn.org said there are several Democratic "members of Congress ... demanding an investigation to answer this question," including Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), ranking member on the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL), Rep. Robert C. Scott (D-VA), ranking member on the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, Rep. Melvin Watt (D-NC), ranking member on the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, and Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ).
These six Democratic members of Congress wrote a letter to the U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker on Monday asking the Government Accountability Office to conduct this investigation into the 2004 election, citing numerous complaints from voters.
"The decision on whether or not there will be an investigation could come as soon as Monday," MoveOn.org stated.
Asking its members to sign a petition called "Investigate the Vote (http://www.moveon.org/investigatethevote)," MoveOn.org said, "We need to show Congress that hundreds of thousands of Americans are serious about protecting the integrity of the vote."
Admitting that they have heard many stories about voter problems and cannot decipher which ones are true or not, MoveOn.org said cases in Broward County, Florida and Columbus, Ohio have them most concerned.
Click to read the rest (http://www.gopusa.com/news/2004/november/1112_moveon_investigate_vote.shtml)