House Members Will Discuss Request to United Nations to Monitor [American] Election-[ALERT!]

HOUSE MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS REQUEST TO UNITED NATIONS TO MONITOR ELECTION

Rep. Johnson Spearheads Effort to Invite International Body

Washington, D.C. - The request by several Members of Congress to the United Nations to send observers to monitor the upcoming Presidential election has sparked interest around the globe. At this juncture a dozen House Members have signed the letter to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Thursday morning those Members who have signed the U.N. letter will hold a news conference on Capitol Hill to discuss the ramifications of their request.

”We are hoping that our action will alleviate the nation from the suffering it took in 2000 when things went awry at the ballot box,” said Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who is spearheading the effort. “We are hoping our action will restore confidence in the electoral process. We are hoping that every registered person gets to vote and that that vote is counted.”

Moreover, according to a status report by the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, “When the right to vote is infringed, whether by poor planning or intentional actions, the nation as a whole suffers.” The news conference is slated for Thursday, July 8, 2004 at 10:00 A.M, in the House Radio/TV Gallery (Room H3-21).

WHO: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson Representative Corrine Brown Representative Julia Carson Representative William Lacy Clay Representative Joseph Crowley Representative Elijah Cummings Representative Danny Davis Representative Raul Grijalva Representative Michael Honda Representative Barbara Lee Representative Carolyn Maloney Representative Jerrold Nadler Representative Edolphus Towns

Make your voice heard on the Democrats' recent demand for U.N. oversight of the 2004 General Election. They don't often broadcast their feelings on democracy this blatantly, make sure that every Democrat feels forced to jump in to this fight on one side or the other. Every Democrat who is cornered into handing American democracy to the U.N. loses everyone but the base, and every Democrat who is cornered into denouncing the actions of his fellow Democrats loses organization support from part of their base. Not only is it evidence of disrespect for our democratic system, it's a lose-lose proposition for Democrats. Make sure it gets the airplay it deserves.

1. Tell two friends about this. Make sure they understand that the Democratic Party has endorsed the oversight of American elections by upstanding forces for democracy like China, Russia, and France. Tell those two friends to tell two other friends.

2. Write a short, calm note to your local newspaper. Briefly explaining in a sentence or two that a group of House Democrats have demanded U.N. oversight of our elections. State that this shows the Democrats' lack of faith in the American people and willingness to defer to undemocratic, anti-American nations such as China, Russia, and France. End with a request (not a demand) to the House Democrat leadership to state unequivocally that the Democrat Party does not mistrust the American people enough to make the U.N. the final arbiter of their sovereign democracy. Stay friendly and clam, keep in mind that your target audience will be turned off if you sound hyper-partisan or like you're part of the "black helicopter" crowd. Don't get too angry about the U.N., just ask Nancy Pelosi to state that her party does not support these members' efforts. Don't worry, she won't.

3. Attend the press conference on Thursday! If you live in Washington, show up. The staffers out front probably won't let you in, but stand out in front of the door in a suit and tie with a 8 1/2" X 11" sign five minutes before it begins that says something like, "What does the U.N. have to teach us about democracy?" Write a short talking point for yourself, memorize it, and present it to anyone who stops to talk with you, they are probably looking for a "con" blurb. I would keep it on the topic of why the Democrats have so little faith in an American democracy that has guaranteed fair representation for more than 200 years and why they feel the undemocratic dictatorships that make up a majority of the U.N. should be the final arbiters of the will of the American people. Stay calm, you don't want their blurb to mention a "raving U.N. conspiracy-theorist"! Just put the question out there in a valid form, watch the reporters eat it up and the blustery responses it's sure to draw when they raise it inside.

No matter what you do, do something to make sure that every Democrat is forced to address the uncomfortable choice of downplaying the beliefs of a fellow Democrat and looking like an anti-American moonbat.

Tasty Manatees

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