"Don't Certify Ohio Results" Editorial from the Madison, WI Capital Times

[flpoljunkie]

http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/index.php?ntid=23419&ntpid=14

An editorial
January 6, 2005

The law of the land requires that, on a specified day following a presidential election, the Congress of the United States must certify the results of that election as having met the standards of legitimacy that should hold sway in the nation that describes itself as "the world's greatest democracy." This is done before a joint session of the House and Senate when the electoral votes of the 50 states and the District of Columbia are opened, counted and then accepted as a fair and accurate representation of the will of the people in each of the jurisdictions involved.

The specified day for congressional certification of electoral votes is Thursday, Jan. 6, and it provides a rare opportunity to examine the troubled election systems of this country. If members of the House and Senate are honest with themselves, they will refuse to certify the electoral votes from the state of Ohio. The point of such a refusal is not to overturn the presidential election, or even to force a new vote in Ohio, where U.S. Rep. John Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, says that there remain "numerous unexplained irregularities in the ... presidential vote, many of which appear to violate both federal and state law."

At the behest of Ohioans who objected to the handling of the election, Conyers and the minority staff of the Judiciary Committee have conducted hearings and investigations of instances of voter disenfranchisement, flawed or corrupted voting machinery, and inappropriate procedures for counting and recounting votes. They have produced a compelling report itemizing and analyzing the irregularities. On the basis of that report, Conyers plans to object to the certification of the Ohio results.

Conyers will be joined by several members of the House, and we hope that U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, who has previously joined Conyers in expressing concern about the Ohio irregularities, will be among them. More importantly, we hope that both Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will join members of the House in objecting to the certification of the Ohio results.

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[seabeyond]

1. ah a state the facts, without partisan article

or sarcasm, or dismissive. isnt this refreshing. what reporting use to be

[BOHICA06]

3. Yes it is .....

Florida in 2000, Ohio in 2004, who gets embarrassed in '08.

[rodeodance]

2. link please (thanks in advance)

[Nothing Without Hope]

4. Very refreshing and encouraging.

I hope the representatives and especially the senators read it and agree.

If Keith Olbermann's semisolid rumor that "at least 6" senators rise today is true, then Conyers' report goes on the record and the election fraud and voter suppression will no longer be invisible, no longer dismissable as kooky conspiracy theories.

We've come a very long way in just two months (!!) since the election. Enough evidence has been gathered to convince Conyers and a lot of other "important" people that fraud investigation must be pursued. More evidence is coming in all the time. There is still a long way to go, but eventually the lid is going to come off this appalling scandal.

We have to keep working, keep our spirits up even when/if B* is inaugurated as B** on Jan 20. There's a lot more work to do. Democracy is hanging by a thread in this country, and we can't stop working to save it.