Questions to put meaning to yesterday. Please respond if you know.

[Vidar]

Despite the feeling of the majority here, I was initially devastated by the 74-1 in the senate, but forget that. I think I have a clue know.

Please help me with the following questions: 1. Does the GAO investigation of "election irregularities go on now that we have a senator? 2 Is John Conyers, or somebody else in charge of this investigation now. 3 Do they have subpoena power now.

I think I'm on track here and obviously am on the scent of the dastardly Blackwell. Please respond as to whether I have it right, or correct my assumptions. Thank you

(already posted on other forum, but not getting answers yet)

[Eloriel]

1. I think the answers are

No, no and no.

Or to clarify the first No, the GAO investigation has nothing to do with having a senator, at least not to my knowledge.

And btw, I wasn't disappointed by the vote (went with the territorty), I was disappointed in just about everything I heard yesterday, and indeed the whole 'strategy,' if you could call it that.

They went in having carefully neutered themselves beforehand and during. They were all so hell-bent on reassuring the Repugs that they weren't actually challenging the election, that they gave away ANY negotiating power they mgiht have otherwise had and I don't think the whole thing even made it to CBS news last night. It was on ABC, but in one sentence toward the end, maybe two. So anticlimactic that IMO it was virtually a waste of time except that they happened to get a little C-Span and cable daytime news time. That's it. Almost useless.

[shraby]

2. I believe the GAO investigation will continue

until they have enough info to make a report. They don't have powers to do anything, but I would guess if their report finds significant wrong-doing, it can be acted upon by congress or the justice dept. (fat chance)