I am not depressed, disappointed or angry. I AM PROUD &

[merh]

encouraged!

We have been heard, we helped make this happen. We have a voice. We, the people, still have a voice.

If we here on DU and others on like forums and other activists throughout the USA had not sent faxes, emails and letters, if we had not called and cajouled, we would not have had the debates that have been going on today.

Election reform would have been brushed under the rug and no one would have paid it any attention.

The fact that these debates have happened today, that Tubbs and Boxer stood together to object to Ohio's electoral votes, means that WE HAVE BEEN HEARD AND THEY PAID ATTENTION TO US. They know we are here, they didn't ignore us, they can't ignore us.

Despite the fact that the MSM has ignored us and tried to dismiss the election irregularities these debates took place. We didn't need the MSM, we made it happen. We screamed and we were heard.

I am not dejected, depressed or discouraged! I am proud, proud to be a part of the movement that made history today and that will NOT BE IGNORED!!!

The fight continues, we must keep raising our voices and demanding that our elected officials pay attention to us!

[renate]

1. Well said!

I love love love Boxer, Conyers, and Tubbs-Jones. I love DU. I love everybody who called and faxed and e-mailed and made this happen.
I feel as though we just got a collective B-12 shot. I feel GOOD!

[merh]

2. We The People Have a Voice!

They couldn't ignore us, they tried, but they couldn't!!!!


We are part of history - we helped make history!!!!!!

[Jo March]

14. renate, I too feel great

I feel awesome. I no longer feel like throwing up!

We did it! We were a force to be reckoned with and we did it.

Time to call and thank the honorable Senator Boxer! :loveya: for her!!!

[merh]

17. Hey ya Best Friend!

A letter of thanks with a donation will be heading to the wonderful Senatory Boxer!!! She is a lady with courage and integrity!!!

:bounce:

[Jo March]

32. You better believe it, baby!

She is one kick-ass woman. I am so proud of my gender today.

:bounce: for Boxer!

[goclark]

16. We got them to stand up on the floor of Congress

and we should be very proud.

It was historic and we made it happen!

[Smoochie]

44. Me too! Feeling soo happy, even though * won ... weird!

Just looking forward to Cliff Arnebeck's litigation coming up trumps over the coming weeks and months so that * is evicted from office and the Democrats take power before the end of 2005!

:bounce:

[snot]

3. YAY! to all of the above

[SmokingJacket]

4. Yep: I'm proud too.

Nothing else to say.

Keep fighting, everyone.

This was the product of people like us refusing to shut up and roll over.

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Here, channel you energy!

------------------------------------------------------
Election reform can help save this country!
http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/electionreform.htm

[DELUSIONAL]

6. They heard us -- yes we should be proud.

[sabra]

7. Go Go GO!

[we can do it]

8. I'm with you sister

:toast:

[Verve]

9. I'm with you Merh!!! Go Girl!!!!

[drummer55]

It is an awesome day! Now Mobilize!

find your local groups and effect change on the local level.

Be supportive of the senators who stood up and spoke out! Call them and thank them.

Be super supportive and vote for Boxer as President in 08. what she did today was the most difficult thing a Senator can do. She was honest and spoke from her heart. She put her neck on the line. Senator Boxer is what democracy looks like and it looks good on her!


For the rest of the slimey bastards who said nothing and did nothing

do everything in your power to remove them. They are the deadwood on the tree of democracy and we need only healthy, growing branches on this tree.

Thanks Will for all of your hardwork you are awesome.

You are what investigative journalists used to be like!

[frictionlessO]

10. truth spoken with concise emotion!

Today is a victory!!

[Jo March]

11. Last week we had this many Senators: 0

That is zero. None, nada, zilch, zip.

Today we had Senator Boxer and I, for one, am so proud of her! She showed guts and honor.

We did this. We made it happen.

Now we have to continue calling, faxing and emailing to let them know that we will NEVER forget and we will NEVER retreat and we will

NEVER SURRENDER!!!

[pacalo]

12. Same here!

A round of applause for the senators/representatives who stood up for the People & another round of applause for all the People who made it happen!

History was made today!

[Gelliebeans]

13. Me too Merh N/T

:toast:

[Miami Liberal]

15. Very well said merh

[fooj]

18. Me, too! I posted a thread saying that i was sooo proud to be a Dem!

The responses were a trip! I could hardly believe it! Well, I stand by my statement! I AM SOOOOO PROUD TO BE A DEMOCRAT! Today we made history! Today we made our voices heard! Today, we should stand proud with our heads held high! Today we fought for the integrity of our beloved democracy! YES! I am Proud!

[Casablanca]

19. Today was a good day, but will it be a GREAT one?

It will be seen in the vote. This is where we get to see whether Dem "leaders" like Pelosi and Reid actually deserve the title.

If they create a rhetorical quarantine area around the petitioners, then they should be seen as the two-faced sunshine soldiers that they are. If they say "screw political expediency" and take a stand for the truth, then they'll have some credibility.

Whether they like it (or understand it) or not, this is the moment of truth for them.

[glitch]

27. It was a good day - and I am very proud of Barbara Boxer and House Dems.

I was hoping for a great day, which it would have been if more Senate Dems had voted with them.
But great days are very rare, and so are great leaders.

[seito]

20. Funny, they said us Believers would be slitting our wrists after today

WRONG again.

I BELIEVE. Today was a great day for the people.

[fooj]

22. Hi Seito!

May I congratulate a fellow DUer on a job well done? :hi: This is a great day for democracy! What's wrong with these people?:shrug:

[merh]

24. No way, no wrist slitting here!!!!

How freaking remarkable is it that WE WERE HEARD despite the deafening silence forced on the MSM - we ROARED - we SCREAMED AND THEY LISTENED!!!

I am proud, proud, proud & so frigging encouraged!!!!!!!!

[fooj]

29. May I propose a toast?

To all of the courageous people who fought long and hard, despite the many obstacles, to insure the voices of THE PEOPLE would be heard! I salute you all!:toast:

[seito]

33. Here's to not slitting our wrists

:toast:

The day for wrist slitting is not this day. Today we bask in our victory and tomorrow we fight.

[kaitykaity]

21. I cried when I read about Boxer the first time this morning.

I'm crying again reading your post. I'm so HAPPY that
Boxer stood up. That a Democrat finally finally finally
had enough spine to tell the Bush criminals "ENOUGH"!!

[merh]

26. Yes, she stood up!!

They listened to us -- We were heard. WE WERE HEARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


They can't silence us again -- media blackout of the MSM didn't work, we got around it, we got past it and WE WERE HEARD!!!!!!!

[mzmolly]

23. My glass is half full too Merh.

;)

[merh]

25. I raise my glass to you!!

:toast: Thanks!

[bleever]

28. Damn right! Try to think back to that first week or two of November:

We couldn't get heard by ANYONE. Our odds were ZERO. This was IMPOSSIBLE.

And we did it.

[seito]

35. Do you remember that twit Fineman on Countdown?

He said, in reference to an official challenge, "Ain't gonna happen."

WE DIT IT :bounce:

Next, we are going to force them to answer one itsy bitsy question...

[Generator]

30. We were heard and we are not crazy. Man this is a good day!

[merh]

31. No we are not crazy

AND WE CAN BE VERY LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Blue Pomegranate]

34. I'm with you!

I will be working in my state to make sure our voices will continue to be heard.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

36. I’m more then just proud I’m emboldened!

This feels like a fresh wind hitting my sails. It was a beautiful thing I witnessed today.

[merh]

37. Emboldened - How I like that word - that is so very

appropriate!!!!!!!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

42. I think it's how we all should feel.

We've achieved something historic today. Catch the fever of this event and seize the moment.

If we nay say ourselves back into submission all this would be for naught!

[merh]

45. No submission, this fight continues....

We made a difference and we should be proud! We, the People, still have a voice!

[McCamy Taylor]

38. Me too!

[cry baby]

39. History was made today, and DU was a big part of that!!!

This law has been used only one other time in the history of the law. This is historic, we got heard!

Now let's see what our representatives can do with that.

[crispini]

40. AwRIGHT! nt

[uppityperson]

41. Outcome ob * still in sucks, but Fight on

We have to keep trying. I am very sad and disappointed that more didn't happen today, and am looking forward to what comes next. However, I will be part of that, whatever it is.

[zimba]

43. It is a day to be proud for sure.

And yes the fight goes on.

[pointsoflight]

46. Here, here. n/t

[GetTheRightVote]

47. I am not happy or pride about the fact that another election was stolen

from us and our own party let them do it. Do you like being abused like this election after election ????

:kick:

[BeFree]

48. Abused?

Nah. Wrong attitude, my friend.

We have been lied to, and ignored, yes. But that is only because are numbers are so small. But look what our small numbers did... we made history! The fight has been going on a long time and will continue, and we will win.

[merh]

49. What a goofy question, of course I don't like being abused!

But yesterday proved that we can be HEARD and WERE HEARD, despite the silence of the media and despite the efforts to ignore us!

WE MADE THE DEBATES HAPPENED! WE JAMMED the switchboards in DC!!

WE STILL HAVE A VOICE --

[merh]

50. kick

To show Will Pitt not everyone is gloom & doom!