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December 5, 2006 at 09:08:46

Other Shoe Hits the Floor !!

by Phil Lindsey Page 2 of 2 page(s)

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Thus, it was no surprise to learn that Senator Dianne Feinstein has proposed legislation which mentions paper, but does little (if anything) to solve the problems which plague us every two years.

So, though Dennis Kucinich thrilled us in Cleveland with his proposal for an honest to goodness boon to citizens and voters, the "other shoe" was heard dropping in the Senate just today.

Here is the news so far.
Please read it carefully, and let's keep each other informed about this.

First, Senator Feinstein has issued a two page .pdf report entitled, Senator Feinstein: Report Highlights Need for New Legislation to Reform Electronic Voting. Even the title is menacing, as it assumes "Electronic Voting" needs fixing instead of replacement.
But read the .pdf piece and see if you can tell exactly how her suggestions will fix things, rather than make them worse. A deal?

The pdf. file can be found, and downloaded, at http://feinstein.senate.gov/06releases/r-voting-reform1201.htm.

Second, you can find an article by Nicole Belle, titled Feinstein Calls for Legislation Mandating Paper Trails and Audits, which was published Sunday evening in Crooks and Liars.

It can be found at: click here

Now, while reading the article, you might try counting on your fingers just exactly how many of this year's elections were decided by, or reversed by, or how many thefts of elections were prevented by, those "paper trail and audits" she is concerned about.

While you do that, consider the race in Florida-13 (Katherine Harris' old district) where 18,000 largely Democratic "undervotes" just "disappeared". Then ask yourself how Dianne Feinstein's plan would solve that problem!

And if, after you finish totalling up all the races affected by those "paper trails and audits", you see two balled up fists in front of you, shake them in rage for a few minutes. Aerobically, it will be good for you.

Last of all, when you finish the shaking, you may just want to skip on over to SMTV post #1 and sign that petition, if you have not already done so. Or try this addy.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/signatures/282696758?page=1

Then send the petition on to all of your friends to sign, because Rep. Kucinich needs to hear from as many people as he possible can.

That is because Senator Feinstein is soooooooo far away from Representative Kucinich on this matter, that it will take a terribly loud outcry for him to hear what is going on over in the NeverNeverLand of the Senate.

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