WASHINGTON - A small group of Democrats agreed Thursday to force House and Senate debates on Election Day problems in Ohio before letting Congress certify President Bush's win over Sen. John Kerry in November.
While Bush's victory is not in jeopardy, the Democratic challenge will force Congress to interrupt tallying the Electoral College vote, which had been scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. EST Thursday. It would be only the second time since 1877 that the House and Senate were forced into separate meetings to consider electoral votes.
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., signed a challenge mounted by House Democrats to Ohio's 20 electoral votes, which put Bush over the top. By law, a protest signed by members of the House and Senate requires both chambers to meet separately for up to two hours to consider it. Lawmakers are allowed to speak for no more than five minutes each.
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The action seems certain to leave Bush's victory intact because both Republican-controlled chambers would have to uphold the objection for Ohio's votes to be invalidated. But supporters of the drive hope their move will shine a national spotlight on the Ohio voting problems.
[18:20] <AlexanderTT> bush, but it will be debated and cause un-rest, also this will show the flaw in the electorial college
<maxwell1> in my case yes.
<Thelper> curious that his time doesnt know of UFO's
<maxwell1> I came here to watch the events of this election, and if I choose stay to watch the civil war erupt.
<Florida_Jim> So the hacking of the voting machines is the kickoff eh?
<Titanium_Dragon> Hacking?
<maxwell1> There are such accusations.
Originally posted by CaryP@Jan 6 2005, 11:14 AM
What's freaking me out is the TT chat logs. Freaky big time. Let's see if anymore of these boys score a direct hit on their claims. Thanks for the post, especially the chat logs.
Cary
Five Senators and Eight House Members to Challenge Election
By David Swanson, ILCA
Four Senators Join Boxer, Seven House Members Join Conyers
Senator Barbara Boxer was the first, and Kim Gandy of the National Organization of Women announced it at a rally in Lafayette Square Park Thursday morning, across from the White House. Senator Boxer would be joining Congressman John Conyers and other House Members in challenging the electoral votes from Ohio in a joint session of Congress called to certify the election.
Nearl two hours later, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., took the stage -- the final speaker before the crowd of about 300 activists in orange clothes (as worn in the Ukraine) headed down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol. Jackson told the crowd - to shouts and cheers, and in some cases tears - that Boxer would be joined by Senators Chris Dodd, Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid, and Barak Obama. From the House, Jackson said, Congressman John Conyers would challenge the Ohio vote, with the support of Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Dennis Kucinich, Jesse Jackson Jr., Maxine Waters (who also spoke at the morning rally), Robert Scott, Mel Watt, and Jerrold Nadler.
Senator John Kerry, Jackson said, was in Baghdad. \"And we need him here in Washington today. Those who cannot lead today cannot lead in 2006 or 2008. This is the moment of truth!\" Jackson spoke, as many of the speakers did, of building a coalition of blacks and progressives. The cheers cannot have been missed inside the walls of the White House.
Originally posted by phase12@Dec 27 2004, 06:00 PM
There are good things about the internet, but then again there are things like this. Pure paranoid nonsense.
The 85% of the mass news media from the far left has tried to come up with anything and everything regarding Mr. Bush, but ultimately could not. Yet, people are supposed to go by insane theories and falsified \"evidence\" that's being copied and pasted around the net by people that simply disagree with his positions, and frankly tend to be extremists.
Originally posted by Unintentional@Jan 8 2005, 12:40 AM
If all these election laws were broken in Ohio, why has no one been charged or arrested?