"Gathering to Save Our Democracy"

[MelissaB]

Election fraud to be discussed at APSU

By STACY SMITH SEGOVIA
The Leaf-Chronicle


Although the majority of the media and the American public have moved on, Bernard Ellis says there are less-visible throngs of people who are still trying to make sense of last November's presidential election.

"I'm convinced that a host of laws were broken — both small and large laws — in the 2004 elections," Ellis says.

Ellis, a Tennessee public health epidemiologist with 30 years experience in the field, will speak 7-9 p.m. Monday at Austin Peay State University's Morgan University Center.

"Using a fast-paced graphic presentation, Ellis will cover a half-dozen aspects of the continuing controversy on the conduct of the 2004 election and review options for election reform that are needed now," says a release about the event.

Ellis points to writers such as Bush supporter Christopher Hitchens whose current Vanity Fair column, "Ohio's Odd Numbers," claims the presidential election was stolen in that state. The 8-million-vote discrepancy between the official tally and election night exit polls should cause Americans to question how our votes are recorded.

More: http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050219/LIFESTYLE/502190303/1024

[Helga Scow Stern]

1. Cool!

That speaker might even be a DUer if I'm not mistaken.

[marions ghost]

2. interesting to note

that the person who solicited Ellis to speak is a Republican.

"Is it so easy to dismiss this evidence with, 'You lost. Get over it'?" Boen says. "I'm a registered Republican and I can't stand the idea of cheating to win, for whoever's side it would be."

[Fly by night]

3. Thanks for the plug, MelissaB

Yes, when I'm not DUing, I am trying to teach as many people as possible about the 2004 election theft. And this invitation to speak at Austin Peay State Unviersity may be in front of the biggest audience yet, which is exciting. In just the two months that our Gathering To Save Our Democracy group has been in existence, this will be our 22nd Gathering. We have three more presentations to audiences of between 50-150 scheduled in the next two weeks. And from the beginning, we have had Greens, Libertarians, Constitutionalists and Republicans in our midst as well as Democrats and Independents, all united for free, fair and verifiable elections.

The interest in this issue is not waning, despite the corporate media's attempts to keep the lid on. Funny how the truth just has a way of seeking the sunlight, if we all just help it along. Thanks to many DUers, the presentation should be data-rich, up-to-date and filled with suggested solutions to the crisis that our democracy now faces. And it doesn't hurt that the Hitchens Vanity Fair piece and the Freeman and Mitteldorf piece in In These Times have both been published this week. (I guess a CSI mention of the Ohio vote won't hurt attendence either.)

Since Clarksville is the home of Ft. Campbell and the 101st Airborne Division (which has seen as much action in Iraq as anybody), I look forward to a more mixed audience than usual. But that's important -- to be able to speak about the 2004 election theft, and the need for election reform and election justice, in front of any audience. I'll keep my fingers crossed that I do a credible job as the representative of so many of you who are working hard to take our country back.

Speaking of working hard together, I hope to be able to announce next week that our proposed national conference on the 2004 election and the need for election reform will indeed take place in Nashville in April. We have received commitments from many of the prominent names in this fight to join us here in the South, in the springtime. As soon as we can make the announcement, we will -- right here on DU. We hope to see all y'all here then, to mix southern hospitality with a national intensity to right the wrongs of the 2004 election theft.

Who knows, if we're lucky, we can swap rebel yells with DNC Chair Howard Dean. We're all ready to do a little hollering ourselves to let the Republi-Nazis know that we're heading their way.

[MelissaB]

4. Thanks for all you do, Fly by night!

I found this article through a google search looking for info. for the daily thread about election reform. :) WTG, Fly by night! DUer's really are making a difference and you are certainly on the front line.

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