Let's do a NATIONAL Pres Re-vote like the Repukes wanna do in WA state!

[pbartch]

I'm in favor.........how about you???????

You need to "register" to read this story that is on KGW (Portland, Oregon) so here are the important points about the GOP wanting another re-vote (because THEY ARE SORE LOSERS).

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_011205_news_wash_gregoire.a18912aa.html

......Backers of her Republican rival, former state Senate budget Chairman Dino Rossi, continue to agitate for a statewide revote.

Gregoire, in a prepared inaugural address, acknowledged her tiny election margin, and urged partisans not to let their differences paralyze the state. She said she has a mandate to overcome differences.

"This is not an easy time to lead," she conceded. "Much has been written about red states and blue states and the great political divide — not to mention the razor-thin governor's race here.

"Many have asked how I can govern without a clear mandate from the voters. I believe the voters have given all of us a mandate — a mandate to overcome our differences and to solve problems."

Gregoire said the state is more unified than might be apparent from the election flap. Voters everywhere want good-paying jobs, affordable health care, effective and efficient government, good schools and colleges and a clean environment, she said.

<snip> Gregoire also appointed a select commission on election reform, to be headed by Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed and the former Senate Democratic floor leader, Betti Sheldon of Bremerton.

~~~~~>>> "Clearly the election recount ordeal of the last two months has challenged us, and among our challenges this session is election reform," she said. "We want every vote to count — and to be counted right the first time."

Although the state is dependably Democratic, Gregoire narrowly lost the first two vote counts. But when Democrats ordered one final hand recount, she pulled ahead for the first time, by a minuscule 129 votes out of 2.9 million ballots cast.

Republicans claim widespread irregularities, including votes cast by felons and dead people, spoiled the election to the point where it's impossible to truly know who won.

Invoking a rarely used law that allows an election "contest," Republicans have asked the courts to set aside the election and order a redo. Chelan County Superior Court Judge T.W. Small granted a motion Wednesday allowing the Democrats to intervene in the Republicans' lawsuit, and scheduled more proceedings on Jan. 20.

The case is expected to end up in the state Supreme Court, which has already ruled twice in election-related matters.

[Laurab]

1. I'm all for that

Nation wide, no machines without paper trails. Hold off the coronation. Now that we know the rethugs want it, too, we should be able to get it done!

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[Laurab]

4. Well, thanks for pointing that out

Like I really thought anything like that would happen. Hey, I know, let's CHANGE the Constitution. They're always trying to do that on the shrubby team.

[pbartch]

5. They already did that .....with their DOOMSDAY PLAN that was just voted in

Repukes don't care if they do stuff that is illegal. No one bothers to launch LAWSUITS against them............

[Democrat Dragon]

2. There is probably only one way to do this:

Have a MASSIVE nation-wide protest, and in the meantime pass a recall amendent. But you may need to find the smoking gun first. an amendment would be need to avoid SCOTUS interference.