FROM THE GOOD FOLK AT "NO STOLEN ELECTIONS" ... On January 6, 2005 ... Take Action on Election Violations as Congress Meets to Certify the Vote!
More than a month has passed since voters cast votes for the President and Vice-President of the United States -- but every day, more and more stories surface that call into question the election's integrity. Machines broke down, counted backwards, eliminated votes, and registered votes for the wrong candidate. Progressive and African-American neighborhoods experienced by far the longest lines on election day, the most vote spoilage, the most elimination of provisional ballots, and the most victimization by precinct manipulation. Four hundred thousand callers phoned voter protection hotlines, with complaints ranging from absentee ballots lost in the mail, to outright voter intimidation and disenfranchisement. And partisan election officials with conflicts of interest undermined voting rights in states from Ohio to Florida to New Mexico. Even progressive Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have questioned the elections' legitimacy, in a series of rigorous, painstakingly detailed letters documenting the unprecedented extent and scope of vote suppression, available at:
http://www.house.gov/judiciary_democrats/

How can we have confidence in American democracy when so many questions about this election remain unanswered? In addition to the long standing issues subtly undermining democracy -- corporate domination of the two major parties, plurality elections, and corporate media bias -the recent election betrayed democratic principles overtly. Despite the efforts of a few valiant members of Congress, most of our Senators and Representatives have ignored our pleas for serious investigation into the "irregularities" that surrounded the 2004 election. But one more opportunity remains for these government officials to stand for democracy. URGE PROGRESSIVE SENATORS TO TAKE A STAND ON JAN. 6th, WHEN CONGRESS MEETS TO CERTIFY THE VOTE

On January 6, 2005, Congress will meet in joint session to certify the 2004 presidential election. On that day, if one member of the House and one member of the Senate object to the certification of the vote, then all members of Congress will finally discuss these issues. On January 6, 2001, not a single Senator would join with the Representatives who demanded an inquiry into the Florida recount. This year, let's make our Senators take a stand! The following seven Senators are some of the most progressive members of the Senate. Please call them immediately, and urge them to defend democracy on January 6.

SPREAD THE WORD TO PEOPLE YOU KNOW TO KEEP DOING THE SAME UNTIL JANUARY 6.

Senator Barbara Boxer
(202) 224-3553
senator@boxer.senate.gov

Senator Dick Durbin
(202) 224-2152
dick@durbin.senate.gov

Senator Russ Feingold
(202) 224-5323
russ_feingold@feingold.senate.gov

Senator Tom Harkin
(202) 224-3254
tom_harkin@harkin.senate.gov

Senator Jim Jeffords
(202) 224-5141
Vermont@jeffords.senate.gov

Senator Edward Kennedy
202/224-4543
senator@kennedy.senate.gov

Senator Patrick Leahy
(202) 224-4242
senator_leahy@leahy.senate.gov

ON JANUARY 6, PROTEST IN WASHINGTON, DC AND AT SENATORS' OFFICES IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITIES
While our Senators and Representatives are inside Congress, tallying the electoral college vote, We the People must have a presence outside, bringing attention to the disenfranchisement, suppression and fraud that pervaded the 2004 election- and demanding real reforms to extend and protect democracy in America. Please join us on January 6th in Washington, DC. Details on the DC protest TBA. Check:
http://www.Nov3.UShttp://www.counter-inaugural.org