John Kinney on hunger strike since 9/7/04 for PAPER BALLOTS!

[Peace Patriot]

I want to bring DUers attention to this wonderful man, John Kinney, who sees our election problem very clearly, and who started a hunger strike for recovery of our right to vote--return to the paper ballot--two months before the election. In fact, his sacrifice alerted me to the importance of this issue, and, more than anything I read, prepared me emotionally for the trauma of Bush stealing the election.

After reading John's web site and communicating with him, before the election, it took me only a couple of hours to recover from election shock, and get moving on exposing the fraud and pushing to get rid of electronic voting machines. (I wrote a scenario for Michael Moore dumping Diebold machines into Boston Harbor, but I don't think it ever got to him.)

We have a lot of democracy heroes, but I think John may be our only democracy saint.

Visit his web site: http://www.hungerfordemocracy.org/

The intro:

PAPER BALLOT... MAKE SURE THEY COUNT IT!
The Freedom Fast

My name is John B. Kenney and I have been on a hunger strike since September 7th to protect our Constitution’s guaranteed right to vote. I pledge to continue fasting until our vote is ensured.

Until our elected representatives or computer companies, such as Diebold, Sequoia and ES&S return our Paper Ballots and make them the primary vote, I will remain on hunger strike.

These devious computer companies, using “proprietary software”, literally “OWN” our vote!! They refuse to retrofit their electronic devices with printers. They must restore our inalienable right to vote.

In the words of one of our founding fathers, Thomas Paine, “The Right to Vote is the Primary Right… All other Rights are secured from it. Without this Right, we are reduced to slavery.”


In the words of ALL of our founding fathers and all true Patriots, “Give me Liberty, or give me Death.”

I love my life. I love my country. But I’ll live a free man, or perish in an attempt to reclaim our Liberty.

I am taking this drastic action because the exclusive use of electronic devices in our voting process puts the very foundation of our democracy at stake. This is a life or death or SLAVERY issue. When they own your vote…they will own you.

Not only do computer voting machines malfunction and break down, they are easy to tamper with in order to produce fraudulent results. --John Kinney

[KSAtheist]

1. Something I've always wanted to do.

Go to Chili's; get a steak or maybe a big batch of steak and onion quesadillas. Either that, or go to Freddy's Frozen Custard or the Annex and get a big, juicy cheeseburger. Find someone on a hunger strike. Sit three feet away from them. Proceed to chow down on my warm meal.

Just a fantasy I've had.

[roguevalley]

2. Sarcasm I suppose. For the sake of your soul, I hope so.

[Buck_Fush]

3. what a waste of time feeding you is! n/t

[Name removed]

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[Peace Patriot]

5. P.S. "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you,

then you win." --Gandhi

[KSAtheist]

7. What'd I say?

Is it wrong to want to test the inner strength and convictions of someone who is struggling? It is the role of a savior to struggle--not only against external forces, but with their own flaws and base tempations.

Eating a steak in front of him would be the greatest thing that could happen. If he's truly serious about this, he wouldn't avoid food; walking among the world of steaks and cheeseburgers would show that he possesses the will worthy of a "savior of democracy".

[Buck_Fush]

8. you know, you are quite the schmuck! n/t

[Flubadubya]

9. And how do you feel you would best be tested?...

And would you appreciate the person who felt it their obligation to cause you suffering? You seem to think it's a dandy idea to cause others suffering. So, would you like it done to you as well? I'm sure there's something in your soul that needs testing. What might that be?

[Straight Shooter]

14. No point in mentioning to KSAtheist anything about his "soul"

He is an atheist; ergo, he does not believe in the soul.

Now, whether he has a conscience or not is another story, but apparently the capacity for compassion is quite lacking. We may appropriately infer that KSAtheist is a bushie.

[Webster Green]

6. You win the award for the most assinine post of the day!

Exceedingly lame post!

Congratulations!:toast:

[Coyote_Bandit]

10. Check out the Profile

He came to DU the end of November. He is from Wichita. And he says his hobby is subversion.

[GetTheRightVote]

11. I am humbled before John K.

:kick:

[zalinda]

12. Did anyone

send this link to KO?

zalinda

[IndyOp]

13. Is he still fasting? The last update on the site

was before the election...

:cry:

[starmaker]

15. john kinney at dc on 5th and 6th

traveled with group from ohio and stood on podium
with rev moss ,mrs moss and jesse in lafayette park on 6th
still wears hospital bracelet i think he ended on election day
i meet him at 51capitalmarch tent revival for democracy
he did something remarkable
he showed up and has a button

[demodonkey]

16. Lots of amazing people came to D.C. with the bus and..

..went with us on with the March. An incredible group of patriots; it was an honor to meet all of you inspiring folks!

Hi, starmaker (thanks for letting me use your computer in DC)
:hi:
from MB (demodonkey)