Sen. Clinton wrote me back re Conyers request

[frictionlessO]

I wrote a personal letter to Senator Clinton about 5 minutes after someone posted that Representative Conyers would be asking particular senators to contest. I told her that I could not in good conscious vote for her again or anyone else until the voting system is truly a reflection of the will of the people and can be verified as such.

I received this response an hour or so ago. It looks like a form to me, also note no F word... but she comes fairly close in the very first line, she also promises more action this year which makes me happy. I feel OK about it...

Also since I'm starting this thread! lol... if y'all really thought that what happened on January 6th was awesome and worthy of praise.

Check out this thread and help keep it kicked!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x279475

or at least do something encouraging for them (flowers, letters, calls) because positive reinforcement does wonders for patriots.

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Subject: A message from Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton

January 13, 2005


Thank you for sharing your concerns regarding irregularities in the 2004
election, during which, unfortunately, some Americans were not given a fair
opportunity to exercise their right to vote and have their vote counted. I
applaud both Senator Boxer and Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones for raising
this issue, important to our democracy, during the Congressional certification
of the 2004 electoral votes. The election of 2000 raised many questions about
the accuracy and integrity of our election system. Additional questions arose
during the 2004 election, deepening the concern of many people about whether we
can assure the continuity of our democratic process by ensuring the consent of
the governed and the acceptance of the results of the election.

Last year with several of my colleagues, I introduced legislation, The Restore
Elector Confidence in Our Representative Democracy Act of 2004, to assure that
each and every voter who casts a vote on an electronic voting machine is able to
verify his or her vote through a paper ballot so that there is extra assurance
that all votes cast are properly recorded and counted. As a nation, we should
be setting the standards for electoral integrity. I will continue in this new
Congress to advocate for a voter verifiable paper record for all such voters as
well as for other much-needed improvements in our voting process. This is so
important because few things are more sacred and important to our nation than
the foundation of our democracy - the right to vote. Indeed, this year we will
celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. I hope that
the entire United States Congress will use the anniversary as an opportunity for
us to take a look at this landmark legislation and determine how we are going
to move it into the 21st century so that it accomplishes all of the purposes for
which it was intended.

I am grateful that the objections raised to the certification of the Ohio
electoral vote allowed for discussion on the Senate floor of the serious issue
affecting disenfranchisement of some American voters. I believe that Congress
should take up these important issues this year. However, I did not feel that
the case had been made to overturn the outcome of the Ohio vote tally.
Therefore, I voted to accept the Ohio count. No matter what the outcome of the
2004 election had been, I would still raise questions about the election process
. The voting irregularities of the past two elections raise profound questions
about our nation's belief in the equality of all Americans. Please be assured
that during the 109th Congress I will continue to fight for improvement in our
election process.

Again, thank you for writing. Please check my website at http://clinton.senate.gov
for updates on this and other important issues being discussed before the
United States Senate.

Sincerely yours,
Hillary Rodham Clinton

[indianablue]

1. Hillary is becoming more amd more GOP everyday.

If the GOP ha dnto bashed her so badly over the years, she might have turned GOP but its too late now for obvious reasons.

So instead she is going to be a DINO

[yojon]

2. weasel....

[itzamirakul]

3. I haven't gotten a response yet...

Basically, my letter to her said many of the same things that yours said....We'll see.....I've got a feeling that she won't be re-elected. People are not going to forget her lack of guts and inaction on these matters.

[frictionlessO]

4. Im giving her a year... hell Im basically giving all of 'em a year...

except those who stood up and actually contested all the way through. Ill also give them (supporters not contesters) the benefit of the doubt
and assume there are reasons for the way it went down. I honestly beleive they didnt contest because the lawsuits are still being worked up... nearly every other similar historical event that would lead to something like what we hope will happen, has taken a long time, even years to unfold.

I want action in 2005, NOW NOW NOW NOW!!! Dammit!

[garybeck]

5. it's true she did sponsor the paper ballot bill ...n/t

[rdmccur]

6. I like the letter

She is saying a lot here if you will look between the lines.
Hillary's no dummy!