Posted on 01/06/2005 7:39:55 AM PST by beyond the sea
On Thursday afternoon, when members of Congress will meet to certify the results of the 2004 presidential election, Sen. John F. Kerry will not be among those taking part in a formal protest of Ohio electors.
"Despite widespread reports of irregularities, questionable practices by some election officials and instances of lawful voters being denied the right to vote, our legal teams on the ground have found no evidence that would change the outcome of the election," Kerry said in a Jan. 5 email message to supporters.
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But there were electoral problems, Kerry says. He specifically mentioned people who say their votes weren't counted; people who say they were "denied" at the polls; and people who were "forced to voted on old, unaccountable and non-transparent voting machines from companies controlled by partisan activists."
Kerry reiterated his commitment to addressing problems that cropped up in Ohio. "We must act today to make sure they never happen again," Kerry said, and he urged his supporters to join him in demanding that Congress commit itself this year to reforming the electoral system.
There are different standards in different states for casting and counting votes, Kerry said. "We need a national federal standard to solve the problems that occurred in the 2004 election. I will propose legislation to help achieve this," he said.
He accused Republicans of ignored the "wake-up call" posed by Florida in 2000. "Will they now ignore what happened in 2004?" he asked.
Swift Geese....Love it!
yes, a sniveling, little pompous loser.
I think he was called up for duty in the Cambodian Navy.
There are still lamebrains out there who will support him anyway.....sad, really.....
It seems to me that it's nearly as impossible as putting a piano up your nose!
....... plucked feathers reminiscent of Ghengis Kahn.......
LOL!
Just so long as no clumsy Secret Service men trip him up. :-)
As Ketchup-Man's twin, Gomer Pyle, would say -- "Well, su-prise, su-prise, su-prise!!!!! Effin missing a vote -- who-da thunk?
My vote called me (collect) and said it wan't counted.
It was awful---I've never heard a chad cry before....
;-)
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