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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-27-05 05:10 PM
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What Can We the People Do About Election Fraud?
The Crisis Papers website http://www.crisispapers.org/essays-p/election-fraud.htm
has what I believe are some excellent ideas.

Here's one:
Send a Message to the Democrats.
Those who contributed to the Democrats and the Kerry Campaign are surely receiving numerous solicitations for donations. Find them, take out a red felt pen, and write something like: “Unless the Democratic Party addresses the problem of voting fraud, its time and my contribution will be wasted. Secure my vote, and I will once again contribute generously. Until then, nada!”

I'm one of those who contributed money that I really couldn't afford. Because I did, I'm now on everybody's "hit list".

I am not a constituent of Senator Ted Kennedy, but he asks me for money.
Today, I returned his request with this message:
“Unless the Democratic Party addresses the problem of voting fraud, its time and my contribution will be wasted. Secure my vote, and I will once again contribute generously. Until then, nada!”

Until I know that all who are eligible and able to vote are guaranteed that right (they are not now), and until I know that those votes will be counted (they are not now), with a verifiable paper trail, then it makes no sense to me to contribute to campaigns.

Until the fix is no longer in, my wallet stays on my hip.
Maybe this will get their attention.
Am I angry?
Yes.
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info being Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-27-05 05:19 PM
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1. I completely agree
Why contribute to mock elections in a corrupt country of bullshit. Fix that and I'll fix my attitude.
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stellanoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-27-05 05:21 PM
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2. Since the bogus election
I've been responding to every solicitation for funding with that sort of response. I hope others will as well.

Though thanks largely to Dean, the Dems got more dough from smaller donors than ever before, I'm concerned that this could potentially backfire by making them more reliant on corporate donors.

Beyond relentlessly e-mailing every politician, pundit, and plutocrat I can think of with the most current articles and commentaries, and threatening with the withholding of contributions to the Dem party. I'm at a loss of what to do aside from threatening with another pseudo tax revolt, which worked quite well in averting the impeachment in early '99.

But these times are stranger still.

Maybe let's put our heads together on this one.
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The Doctor. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-27-05 05:28 PM
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3. Hear hear!
I'm all over that.

Now how do we get Dean to say the same?
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