Then, I printed up a copy of the original article from April 16th by Michael Richardson and Brad Friedman (http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4396#more-4396) as well as an update that lists the 16 states affected by this newly discovered "virus vulnerability" (http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4416). So now I'm all set with everything I need.
Unfortunately, it's too late today to call. But, tomorrow, I will take all of my pieces and:
1. Call the EAC and ask them about the article and why they take no responsibility for contacting and warning the states affected by this serious breach. (Keep in mind that this incompetent group is about to be made a permanent fixture on the political landscape if HR 811 is passed.) I will note any comment, or refusal to comment.
2. Then, I will call as many of the 16 secretaries of state as I can to ask what they think about this article, which I will offer to fax or email to them. (I'm assuming that after one or two calls, it will be pretty easy and the words will just roll off my tongue.)
3. Then, I will contact my own secretary of state (thankfully, Illinois is not on this list, but we have plenty of our own problems) and discuss how we can work together on spreading the word about the problems with the EAC, electronic voting and HR 811.
4. Then, I will write another OpEdNews piece and tell you how it went!
Hopefully, you will all take heart from this boiled-down, step-by-step template and be empowered to follow the steps yourselves. Let me know where you got and what they said. Trust me when I say that this kind of approach can make a difference. In the meantime, we will be creating dozens – hopefully even hundreds or thousands – of citizen journalists who are stepping forward to do the job so disastrously abandoned by the mainstream corporate press.
I almost forgot the last step:
5. I will take my shoes off, put my feet up, and heave a big sigh of relief. Thanks, Brad, for making me do this. I feel a lot better now. And it wasn't even as hard as I thought it would be.
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