[North-NV-Greens] Fwd: [GreenAllianceUSA] Stop the Ohio Electors! Fight the Fascist Coup d'État!

[Paul Etxeberri]

>I bet you never learned this in school!!
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>Stop the Ohio Electors!  Fight the Fascist Coup d'État!
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>In two articles below Representative John Conyers says he will object
>to the Ohio electors, but he needs one senator to stop the process
>which would bring it into an investigation.  So if do not wish to see
>this fascist take over happen a second time without being even
>challenged then many of us are encouraging a massive write in or
>contact of our senators.  The electors meet on January 6th.  If this
>can be objected to then it has to go into an investigation.  There is
>mounting evidence of voter intimidation, voter suppression adn
>numerous questions that suggest that the Diebold and others may have
>used computer programs or hacking to alter the various votes in many
>counties.  This maybe our last opportunity to stop fascism through any
>legal and peaceful means. 
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>Contact numbers for senators:
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>Akaka, Daniel  - (D - HI)
>141 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6361
>E-mail: senator at akaka.senate.gov
>Alexander, Lamar - (R - TN)
>302 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4944
>Web Form: alexander.senate.gov/contact.cfm
>Allard, Wayne - (R - CO)
>525 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5941
>Web Form: allard.senate.gov/contactme
>Allen, George - (R - VA)
>204 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4024
>Web Form: allen.senate.gov/index.cfm?c=email
>Baucus, Max - (D - MT)
>511 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2651
>Web Form: baucus.senate.gov/emailmax.html
>Bayh, Evan - (D - IN)
>463 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5623
>Web Form: bayh.senate.gov/WebMail1.htm
>Bennett, Robert - (R - UT)
>431 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5444
>Web Form: bennett.senate.gov/contact/emailmain.html
>Biden, Joseph - (D - DE)
>201 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5042
>E-mail: senator at biden.senate.gov
>Bingaman, Jeff - (D - NM)
>703 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5521
>E-mail: senator_bingaman at bingaman.senate.gov
>Bond, Christopher - (R - MO)
>274 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5721
>Web Form: bond.senate.gov/contact/contactme.cfm
>Boxer, Barbara - (D - CA)
>112 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3553
>Web Form: boxer.senate.gov/contact
>Breaux, John - (D - LA)
>503 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4623
>E-mail: senator at breaux.senate.gov
>Brownback, Sam - (R - KS)
>303 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6521
>Web Form: brownback.senate.gov/CMEmailMe.htm
>Bunning, Jim - (R - KY)
>316 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4343
>Web Form: bunning.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Email
>Burns, Conrad - (R - MT)
>187 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2644
>Web Form: burns.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Home.Contact
>Byrd, Robert - (D - WV)
>311 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3954
>Web Form: byrd.senate.gov/byrd_email.html
>Campbell, Ben - (R - CO)
>380 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5852
>Web Form: campbell.senate.gov/email.htm
>Cantwell, Maria - (D - WA)
>717 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3441
>Web Form: cantwell.senate.gov/contact/index.html
>Carper, Thomas - (D - DE)
>513 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2441
>Web Form: carper.senate.gov/email-form.html
>Chafee, Lincoln - (R - RI)
>141A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2921
>Web Form: chafee.senate.gov/webform.htm
>Chambliss, Saxby - (R - GA)
>416 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3521
>Web Form: chambliss.senate.gov/Contact/default.cfm?pagemode=1
>Clinton, Hillary - (D - NY)
>476 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4451
>Web Form: clinton.senate.gov/email_form.html
>Cochran, Thad - (R - MS)
>113 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5054
>Web Form: cochran.senate.gov/contact.htm
>Coleman, Norm - (R - MN)
>320 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5641
>Web Form: coleman.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
>Collins, Susan - (R - ME)
>172 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2523
>Web Form: collins.senate.gov/low/contactemail.htm
>Conrad, Kent - (D - ND)
>530 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2043
>Web Form: conrad.senate.gov/webform.html
>Cornyn, John - (R - TX)
>517 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2934
>Web Form: cornyn.senate.gov/contact/index.html
>Corzine, Jon - (D - NJ)
>502 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4744
>Web Form: corzine.senate.gov/contact.cfm
>Craig, Larry - (R - ID)
>520 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2752
>Web Form: craig.senate.gov/webform.html
>Crapo, Michael - (R - ID)
>239 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6142
>Web Form: crapo.senate.gov
>Daschle, Thomas - (D - SD)
>509 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2321
>Web Form: daschle.senate.gov/webform.html
>Dayton, Mark - (D - MN)
>346 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3244
>Web Form: dayton.senate.gov/webform.html
>DeWine, Mike - (R - OH)
>140 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2315
>Web Form: dewine.senate.gov
>Dodd, Christopher - (D - CT)
>448 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2823
>Web Form: dodd.senate.gov/webmail/
>Dole, Elizabeth - (R - NC)
>120 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6342
>Web Form:
>dole.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.ContactForm
>Domenici, Pete - (R - NM)
>328 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6621
>Web Form: domenici.senate.gov/resources/contactform.cfm
>Dorgan, Byron - (D - ND)
>713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2551
>E-mail: senator at dorgan.senate.gov
>Durbin, Richard - (D - IL)
>332 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2152
>Web Form: durbin.senate.gov/sitepages/contact.htm
>Edwards, John - (D - NC)
>225 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3154
>Web Form: edwards.senate.gov/contact.html
>Ensign, John - (R - NV)
>364 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6244
>Web Form: ensign.senate.gov/forms/email_form.cfm
>Enzi, Michael - (R - WY)
>379A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3424
>Web Form: enzi.senate.gov/email.htm
>Feingold, Russell - (D - WI)
>506 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5323
>E-mail: russell_feingold at feingold.senate.gov
>Feinstein, Dianne - (D - CA)
>331 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3841
>Web Form: feinstein.senate.gov/email.html
>Fitzgerald, Peter - (R - IL)
>555 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2854
>Web Form: fitzgerald.senate.gov/contact/contact_email.htm
>Frist, Bill - (R - TN)
>461 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3344
>Web Form:
>frist.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutSenatorFrist.ContactForm
>Graham, Bob - (D - FL)
>524 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3041
>Web Form: graham.senate.gov/email.html
>Graham, Lindsey - (R - SC)
>290 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5972
>Web Form: lgraham.senate.gov/index.cfm?mode=contact
>Grassley, Chuck - (R - IA)
>135 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3744
>Web Form: grassley.senate.gov/webform.htm
>Gregg, Judd - (R - NH)
>393 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3324
>E-mail: mailbox at gregg.senate.gov
>Hagel, Chuck - (R - NE)
>248 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4224
>Web Form: hagel.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact
>Harkin, Tom - (D - IA)
>731 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3254
>Web Form: harkin.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm
>Hatch, Orrin - (R - UT)
>104 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5251
>Web Form: hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Offices.Contact
>Hollings, Ernest - (D - SC)
>125 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6121
>Web Form: hollings.senate.gov/email.html
>Hutchison, Kay - (R - TX)
>284 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5922
>Web Form: hutchison.senate.gov/e-mail.htm
>Inhofe, James - (R - OK)
>453 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4721
>Web Form: inhofe.senate.gov/contactus.htm
>Inouye, Daniel - (D - HI)
>722 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3934
>Web Form: inouye.senate.gov/webform.html
>Jeffords, James - (I - VT)
>413 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5141
>Web Form: jeffords.senate.gov/contact-form.html
>Johnson, Tim - (D - SD)
>136 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5842
>Web Form: johnson.senate.gov/ContactPage/emailform.htm
>Kennedy, Edward - (D - MA)
>317 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4543
>Web Form: kennedy.senate.gov/contact.html
>Kerry, John - (D - MA)
>304 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2742
>Web Form: kerry.senate.gov/bandwidth/contact/email.html
>Kohl, Herb - (D - WI)
>330 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5653
>Web Form: kohl.senate.gov/gen_contact.html
>Kyl, Jon - (R - AZ)
>730 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4521
>Web Form: kyl.senate.gov/contact.cfm
>Landrieu, Mary - (D - LA)
>724 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5824
>Web Form: landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
>Lautenberg, Frank - (D - NJ)
>324 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3224
>Web Form: lautenberg.senate.gov/webform.html
>Leahy, Patrick - (D - VT)
>433 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4242
>E-mail: senator_leahy at leahy.senate.gov
>Levin, Carl - (D - MI)
>269 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6221
>Web Form: levin.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
>Lieberman, Joseph - (D - CT)
>706 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4041
>Web Form: lieberman.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm?regarding=issue
>Lincoln, Blanche - (D - AR)
>355 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4843
>Web Form: lincoln.senate.gov/webform.html
>Lott, Trent - (R - MS)
>487 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6253
>E-mail: senatorlott at lott.senate.gov
>Lugar, Richard - (R - IN)
>306 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4814
>E-mail: senator_lugar at lugar.senate.gov
>McCain, John - (R - AZ)
>241 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2235
>Web Form: mccain.senate.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=Contact.Home
>McConnell, Mitch - (R - KY)
>361-A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2541
>Web Form: mcconnell.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm
>Mikulski, Barbara - (D - MD)
>709 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4654
>Web Form: mikulski.senate.gov/mailform.html
>Miller, Zell - (D - GA)
>257 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING Washington DC 20510
>(202) 224-3643
>Web Form: miller.senate.gov/email.htm
>Murkowski, Lisa - (R - AK)
>322 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6665
>Web Form: murkowski.senate.gov/contact.html
>Murray, Patty - (D - WA)
>173 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2621
>Web Form: murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm
>Nelson, Bill - (D - FL)
>716 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5274
>Web Form: billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm#email
>Nelson, Ben - (D - NE)
>720 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6551
>Web Form: bennelson.senate.gov/email.html
>Nickles, Don - (R - OK)
>133 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5754
>Web Form: nickles.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Email
>Pryor, Mark - (D - AR)
>217 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2353
>Web Form: pryor.senate.gov/email_webform.htm
>Reed, Jack - (D - RI)
>728 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4642
>Web Form: reed.senate.gov/form-opinion.htm
>Reid, Harry - (D - NV)
>528 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3542
>Web Form: reid.senate.gov/email_form.cfm
>Roberts, Pat - (R - KS)
>109 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4774
>Web Form: roberts.senate.gov/e-mail_pat.html
>Rockefeller, John - (D - WV)
>531 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6472
>E-mail: senator at rockefeller.senate.gov
>Santorum, Rick - (R - PA)
>511 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6324
>Web Form: santorum.senate.gov/emailrjs.html
>Sarbanes, Paul - (D - MD)
>309 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4524
>Web Form: sarbanes.senate.gov/pages/email.html
>Schumer, Charles - (D - NY)
>313 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6542
>Web Form: schumer.senate.gov/webform.html
>Sessions, Jeff - (R - AL)
>335 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4124
>Web Form: sessions.senate.gov/contact.htm#form
>Shelby, Richard - (R - AL)
>110 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5744
>E-mail: senator at shelby.senate.gov
>Smith, Gordon - (R - OR)
>404 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3753
>Web Form: gsmith.senate.gov/webform.htm
>Snowe, Olympia - (R - ME)
>154 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5344
>E-mail: olympia at snowe.senate.gov
>Specter, Arlen - (R - PA)
>711 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4254
>E-mail: arlen_specter at specter.senate.gov
>Stabenow, Debbie - (D - MI)
>702 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-4822
>Web Form: stabenow.senate.gov/email.htm
>Stevens, Ted - (R - AK)
>522 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3004
>Web Form: stevens.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm
>Sununu, John - (R - NH)
>111 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2841
>Web Form: www.sununu.senate.gov/webform.html
>Talent, James - (R - MO)
>493 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6154
>Web Form: talent.senate.gov/Contact/default.cfm?pagemode=1
>Thomas, Craig - (R - WY)
>307 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-6441
>Web Form: thomas.senate.gov/html/contact.html
>Voinovich, George - (R - OH)
>317 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-3353
>Web Form: voinovich.senate.gov/
>Warner, John - (R - VA)
>225 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-2023
>Web Form: warner.senate.gov/contact/contactme.cfm
>Wyden, Ron - (D - OR)
>516 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
>(202) 224-5244
>Web Form: wyden.senate.gov/contact.html
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>http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
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>
>Articles about John Conyers fight for democracy:
>
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>Friday 31st December 2004 (02h09) :
>Conyers to Object to Ohio Electors, Requests Senate Allies
>
>
>Representative John Conyers, ranking minority member of the House
>Judiciary Committee, will object to the counting of the Ohio Electors
>from the 2004 Presidential election when Congress convenes to ratify
>those votes on January 6th. In a letter dispatched to every Senator,
>which will be officially published by his office shortly, Conyers
>declares that he will be joined in this by several other members of
>the House. Rep. Conyers is taking this dramatic step because he
>believes the allegations and evidence of election tampering and fraud
>render the current slate of Ohio Electors illegitimate.
>
>"As you know," writes Rep. Conyers in his letter, "on January 6, 2005,
>at 1:00 P.M, the electoral votes for the election of the president are
>to be opened and counted in a joint session of Congress. I and a
>number of House Members are planning to object to the counting of the
>Ohio votes, due to numerous unexplained irregularities in the Ohio
>presidential vote, many of which appear to violate both federal and
>state law."
>
>The letter goes on to ask the Senators who receive this letter to join
>Conyers in objecting to the Ohio Electors. "I am hoping that you will
>consider joining us in this important effort," writes Conyers, "to
>debate and highlight the problems in Ohio which disenfranchised
>innumerable voters. I will shortly forward you a draft report
>itemizing and analyzing the many irregularities we have come across as
>part of our hearings and investigation into the Ohio presidential
>election."
>
>There are expected to be high level meetings with high ranking
>Democratic officials next week to coordinate a concerted lobbying
>effort to convince Senators to challenge the vote. The Green Party and
>David Cobb, as has been true all along, will be centrally involved in
>this process, as will Rev. Jesse Jackson.
>
>The remainder of the Conyers letter reads:
>
>3 U.S.C. §15 provides when the results from each of the states are
>announced, that "the President of the Senate shall call for
>objections, if any." Any objection must be presented in writing and
>"signed by at least one Senator and one Member of the House of
>Representatives before the same shall be received." The objection must
>"state clearly and concisely, and without argument, the ground
>thereof." When an objection has been properly made in writing and
>endorsed by a member of each body the Senate withdraws from the House
>chamber, and each body meets separately to consider the objection. "No
>votes...from any other State shall be acted upon until the (pending)
>objection...(is) finally disposed of." 3 U.S.C. §17 limits debate on
>the objections in each body to two hours, during which time no member
>may speak more than once and not for more than five minutes. Both the
>Senate and the House must separately agree to the objection;
>otherwise, the challenged vote or votes are counted.
>
>Historically, there appears to be three general grounds for objecting
>to the counting of electoral votes. The language of 3 U.S.C. §15
>suggests that objection may be made on the grounds that (1) a vote was
>not "regularly given" by the challenged elector(s); and/or (2) the
>elector(s) was not "lawfully certified" under state law; or (3) two
>slates of electors have been presented to Congress from the same State.
>
>Since the Electoral Count Act of 1887, no objection meeting the
>requirements of the Act have been made against an entire slate of
>state electors. In the 2000 election several Members of the House of
>Representatives attempted to challenge the electoral votes from the
>State of Florida. However, no Senator joined in the objection, and
>therefore, the objection was not "received." In addition, there was no
>determination whether the objection constituted an appropriate basis
>under the 1887 Act. However, if a State - in this case Ohio - has not
>followed its own procedures and met its obligation to conduct a free
>and fair election, a valid objection -if endorsed by at least one
>Senator and a Member of the House of Representatives- should be
>debated by each body separately until "disposed of".
>
>A key legal aspect of this is the second clause referenced in the
>letter. Rep. Conyers and the other House members involved do not
>believe the electors have been lawfully certified. They believe that
>there has been too much illegal activity on the part of Blackwell,
>other election officials, and Republican operatives on the ground and
>therefore, as stated in the letter, the electors were not "lawfully
>certified" under state law. Next week, the House Judiciary Committee
>Democratic staff will release the report referenced in the letter,
>which is now still in draft form, and which led Mr. Conyers to this
>decision.
>
>The Senators who shall receive the greatest focus from Conyers in this
>matter are Biden, Bingaman, Boxer, Byrd, Clinton, Conrad, Corzine,
>Dodd, Dorgan, Durbin, Feingold, Harkin, Inyoue, Jeffords, Kennedy,
>Kerry, Lautenberg, Leahy, Levin, Lieberman, Mikulski, Nelson (FL),
>Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Rockefeller, Sarbanes, Stabenow, Wyden and Obama.
>
>http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/123104W.shtml
>
>by : William Rivers Pitt
>Friday 31st December 2004
>http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=4918
>
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>
>
>	 Presidential Election 2004: Conyers Asks Senators to Object to
>Certification of Election
>Posted by : DavidSwanson on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 04:48 PM
>	 
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>Conyers Asks Senators to Object to Certification of Election
>
>Congressman John Conyers Jr. (D., Mich.) has sent a letter to each of
>the 100 members of the United States Senate asking them to join with
>members of the House in objecting to the certification of the election
>results on January 6.
>
>Letter from Congressman Conyers to US Senators
>
>Calling for Congressional Debate on 2004 Elections
>
>December 30, 2004
>
>Dear Senator Boxer (sent to all US Senators),
>
>As you know, on January 6, 2005, at 1:00 P.M, the electoral votes for
>the election of the president are to be opened and counted in a joint
>session of Congress, commencing at 1:00 P.M. I and a number of House
>Members are planning to object to the counting of the Ohio votes, due
>to numerous unexplained irregularities in the Ohio presidential vote,
>many of which appear to violate both federal and state law. I am
>hoping that you will consider joining us in this important effort to
>debate and highlight the problems in Ohio which disenfranchised
>innumerable voters. I will shortly forward you a draft report
>itemizing and analyzing the many irregularities we have come across as
>part of our hearings and investigation into the Ohio presidential
>election.
>
>3 U.S.C. §15 provides when the results from each of the states are
>announced, that "the President of the Senate shall call for
>objections, if any." Any objection must be presented in writing and
>"signed by at least one Senator and one Member of the House of
>Representatives before the same shall be received."1. The objection
>must "state clearly and concisely, and without argument, the ground
>thereof."2 When an objection has been properly made in writing and
>endorsed by a member of each body the Senate withdraws from the House
>chamber, and each body meets separately to consider the objection. "No
>votes . . . from any other State shall be acted upon until the
>[pending] objection . . . [is] finally disposed of."3 3 U.S.C. §17
>limits debate on the objections in each body to two hours, during
>which time no member may speak more than once and not for more than
>five minutes. Both the Senate and the House must separately agree to
>the objection; otherwise, the challenged vote or votes are counted.4
>
>Historically, there appears to be three general grounds for objecting
>to the counting of electoral votes. The language of 3 U.S.C. §15
>suggests that objection may be made on the grounds that (1) a vote was
>not "regularly given" by the challenged elector(s); and/or (2) the
>elector(s) was not "lawfully certified" under state law; or (3) two
>slates of electors have been presented to Congress from the same State.
>
>Since the Electoral Count Act of 1887, no objection meeting the
>requirements of the Act have been made against an entire slate of
>state electors.5 In the 2000 election several Members of the House of
>Representatives attempted to challenge the electoral votes from the
>State of Florida. However, no Senator joined in the objection, and
>therefore, the objection was not "received." In addition, there was no
>determination whether the objection constituted an appropriate basis
>under the 1887 Act. However, if a State - in this case Ohio - has not
>followed its own procedures and met its obligation to conduct a free
>and fair election, a valid objection -if endorsed by at least one
>Senator and a Member of the House of Representatives- should be
>debated by each body separately until "disposed of".
>
>Please contact me at 225-5126 to appraise me of your thoughts on this
>important matter. If your staff has questions, that may be forwarded
>to Perry Apelbaum or Ted Kalo of my Judiciary Committee staff at
>225-6504. Thank you.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>
>John Conyers, Jr.
>
>
>1 Id.
>2 Id.
>3 Id.
>4 3 U.S.C. §15.
>5 In 1969 Senator Muskie and Representative O'hara joined to file a
>objection against a "faithless elector" who cast a vote for George
>Wallace and Curtis LeMay instead of the candidate for whom he was
>expected to vote. The objection was debated and rejected by both
>houses. This the only objection that has been raised since the 1887
>Act in accordance with its requirements.
>
>http://www.ilcaonline.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1378&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
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