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To: MikeEdwards
The Center cited news that seven leftist organizations recently petitioned the United Nations to monitor next month's presidential election

Some leftist members of Congress tried this a few months ago, but the UN refused on the basis of their not having the authority to issue such a request. So, I doubt these groups will be any more successful with it.

19 posted on 10/14/2004 11:16:56 AM PDT by Dave Olson
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To: Dave Olson

You need to read the article. The State Dept DID invite the UN to come on over and observe:


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"Thanks to the State Department, the global socialists now smell blood in the water and will not stop until unaccountable, international bureaucrats become a fixture in our electoral process," said DeWeese.

"What started out as a ludicrous request by 13 leftist Congressmen has turned into a bona fide movement," said DeWeese, referring to a letter that Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and a dozen congressional colleagues sent to Kofi Annan, asking him to send U.N. monitors for this year's election. Annan replied that the U.N. could only respond to a State Department invitation.

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20 posted on 10/14/2004 11:18:48 AM PDT by eyespysomething (Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality the cost becomes prohibitive.)
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