FL 2000: House republican gets sailor email addresses from Pentagon

[bobbieinok]

in effort to have service absentee ballots counted.

I never saw this before!!!!!!!!!

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20A17FF385F0C768DDDAE0894D9404482

I think you have to pay to read whole article.

[loudsue]

1. Is there any part of it you can 'cut & paste'?

It'd be easier to respond to whatever the point is.

Thanks,

Sue

:kick:

on edit: Nevermind! It came up the second time...

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NATIONAL DESK | July 15, 2001, Sunday
EXAMINING THE VOTE; House Republicans Pressed Pentagon for E-Mail Addresses of Sailors

By C. J. CHIVERS (NYT) 1020 words
Late Edition - Final , Section 1 , Page 19 , Column 1
ABSTRACT - Rep Steve Buyer successfully obtained from armed services in Nov phone numbers or e-mail addresses of servicemen and women, without revealing that their absentee ballots had been disqualified in Florida; e-mail messages and interviews show data was used to put service members in touch with Florida Republicans who were organizing public relations drive to press counties to reconsider rejected ballots; moves conflict with military rules that bar service members from political activities and with House ethics rules and federal law that bar Congressional officials from performing political work with government resources or on government time; Buyer defends effort, interview (M)"