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Edited on Sun Jul-27-08 11:49 AM by debbierlus
Dear Sen Obama
The American people stand with you. We know a McCain Presidency is just another term for the continuation of the dangerous & failed policies of the Bush administration. We have lived in fear of our government for years, and the collective voice of our dissent has fallen on deaf ears. We put our hope in you. We will work for you. We will speak out against the lies that the right wing fear machine throws at you, and we will burn down the Straw Men they build to create the illusion of your weakness. And, we will finance your campaign.
We will do all of this...
However, we must ask, no, I am sorry, we must DEMAND that you address the issue that most threatens your chance of taking the Presidency. It is the gigantic elephant in the room. It is election fraud. And, if you ignore it now, you put your opportunity of taking the Presidency at dire risk.
It has become an indisputable fact that Al Gore won the 2000 election. However, due to Sen Kerry's refusal to fight back against the theft in Ohio in 04, it is far less known that 2004 election was also stolen by the Republicans. There is overwhelming evidence that the 2004 election results were rigged. And, it was not just confined to Ohio, the Republicans fingers were on the scale across this nation. Just read The John Conyers Report on the 2004 Election, What Went Wrong in Ohio. Or, read the Bradblog. Or, anything by Greg Palast. And, take a look at the statistical analysis from major universities. A simple google search will provide all the facts necessary to show that this is a reality, not a crazy conspiracy theory by those who are 'sore losers'. And, ignoring it will not make it go away.
We have no doubt that in an honest election, your victory will be a landslide. Given that we have had two Presidential elections corrupted by the right wing through voter suppression, privatization of voting machines to companies with highly conflict of interest (Remember, O'dell, Diebold Head, stating he was committed to delivering Ohio's votes to Republicans in 04?), purging of voting roles, and ridiculous challenges to democratic voters in key swing states, not to mention the deliberate short changing of voting machines to democratic districts in Ohio's minority neighboorhoods....Given all of this, it is ESSENTIAL that we develop a plan now to STOP another stolen election and put a plan in place for all eventualities (including a cancelled election, if there should happen to be a terrorist incident near the election - Bush has given himself the power to declare martial law and he has included in this provision that Congress have no say in the decision - what then?).
Sen. Obama, you must LEAD on this issue. You must not only vow to fight any election result that stinks of manipulation and rigged results, you must act PREMPTIVELY to stop it before the November election. This should include having ALL democratic voters verify their names on the voters list, and providing specific instructions on how to handle vote challenges and other tactics to stop democrat votes from being counted. But, above all, you must speak out about it, NOW. You must let the Republicans know you will not allow them to thwart our election process and usurp the will of the people. It is your duty.
And, we have your back...
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