Idea for BBV

[OnionPatch]

I've been reading that HR2239, the bill in the house that would require paper ballots and other safety measures to ensure clean elections with electronic voting machines, has been stalled by Dennis Hastert and Tom DeLay. They won't even bring it up for a vote! It's been stalled for about two years now and so has it's companion bill in the senate.

I'd like some opinions on whether or not you think this would be a good idea:

Get an organization (Move On or someone like that) to run some 527-type TV advertisements, especially in these two guy's districts, that explain in simple terms the issue and ask why these men are stalling the bill. "Dennis Hastert doesn't want clean and honest elections!!" or something of the sort. They could even say something like "Tired of hearing complaints of voter fraud? Well, do something to make sure all elections are clean and verifiable."

I say we should run these ads in every district of any congressman/senator who didn't sign on to this bill and ask what these guys are afraid of. Stress that this should be a non-partisan issue and is all about fairness of our elections and the integrity of our democracy and that these guys are against democracy!

Good idea? Yes or no?

[radio4progressives]

1. Excellent Idea ! Will the media in those localities run the ads? n/t

[OnionPatch]

2. Hmmm good question

But I don't see why they wouldn't. They ran the Move On ads during the campaign. Or does it have to be a certain campaign season?

[Higans]

3. They will probably say it is too controversial.

The thought of the American People actually being able to hould politicians responsible for any thing they do. Can't have that now can we?

[Cocoa]

4. are Hastert and DeLay really what's stalling it?

I hadn't heard that, I didn't even know it had reached the point where those two were necessary to stall it.

[OnionPatch]

6. Well that was the last I heard

In any case, we need to put pressure on these guys for not doing all they can to support this or similar legislation. The question is, what are they afraid of? They need to be asked this publicly.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. great idea

We cannot depend on either party to promote this legislation. This just proves my theory that the Dems are knee deep in election fraud also.