OpEdNews » We the People: The Constitution, Our Vote Tonight, 5/7 on "Voice of the Voters"

Support OEN
With Your
Tax-Deductible Donation

Tags for This Article:

Populum Tag Cloud Control Panel
	Fine tune your search to access content

Articles	Links
Diaries	Products
Events	All

All time
Last 6 mos
Last month
Last week
Last 24 hrs

From:
Month Day Year

To:
Month Day Year

Alphabet Popularity	Count ON Count OFF
This Level	Sub-levels

Tag(s): 2008 Elections; Citizen Run Elections; Constitutional Rights; Democracy; Election Reform; Talk Radio; Vote Suppression; Vote Theft; Voter Disenfranchisement; Voter Participation
Add to My Group

May 7, 2008 at 06:44:55

We the People: The Constitution, Our Vote Tonight, 5/7 on "Voice of the Voters"

by Mary Ann Gould Page 1 of 1 page(s)

www.opednews.com

SAVE FAVORITES

VIEW FAVORITES

View Ratings | Rate It

Please Join in this Important Two Hour Discission/Debate

"We the People": The Constitution, Our Vote & Election 2008

Top Constitutional Experts, Media Leaders and Voting Integrity Advocates Explore The Dichotomies, Legal History and Challenges Facing us Today

Latest Update on North Carolina and Indiana Election Results & Reported Problems

Special Guests:

Constitutional Panel

Alex Keyssar, Professor of History and Social Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government

Jamin Raskin, Professor of Law, American University and Maryland State Senator

John Bonifaz, VoterAction.org

Mark Crispin Miller, Professor of Media Studies at New York University

Election 2008 & EAC

Brad Friedman, BradBlog.Com

John Gideon, VotersUnite.org

Are We Really Voting?

Ellen Theisen, VotersUnite.org

Susan Pynchon, Florida Fair Election Coalition

TWO Hour Radio & Internet Special Starting at 7PM ET Wednesday, May 7

"Voice of the Voters!" & "American Voices"
1360 AM Greater Philadelphia & and on the Internet www.voiceofthevoters.org

Please Call And Share Your Opinions and Questions 856-227-1360 or 267 250 2879 7-9 PM ET

As Americans struggle with the technology used to vote, what legal foundation supports them? Tonight our expert panelists explore the principles in our History, Constitution and current election process as they pertain to suffrage and principles of Democracy.

---Does the Constitution help us or limit us as we work towards transparent, secure and accessible voting?

---What legal principles can be used to support the rights of individuals vs. states and the federal government? OR As individuals and states grapple with election integrity, What Constitutional basis is there for the individual's right to vote? States' rights? Federal rights?

---Are elections as currently run unconstitutional?

---Just who has the power/right to determine our election process?

---Are we really voting, given the issues being raised?

---As 2008 primaries march on, is democracy as we knew it, defunct? What needs to be addressed, why. how?

--What has happened to the Ideas/Ideals of Voting and Democracy since the American Revolution:

"Few observers would characterize the United States as a vibrant democracy." (present day)

Versus

"The Shot Heard Round The World":

"The American revolution sparked a far-reaching public debate about the nature and sources of legitimate governmental authority. The issue of suffrage was always near the center of that debate. If the legitimacy of the Government, (one of the key rhetorical claims of the Revolution), then limitations on suffrage were intrinsically problematic, since voting was the primary instrument though which a populace could express or withdraw consent."

The Right to Vote, The Contested History of Democracy in the United States by Alexander Keyssar

Listeners can call in questions live at 856-227-1360 and submit questions in advance at the Voice of the Voters! Website.

Internet Access also at http://wnjc.duxpond.com/

Hosted by Jim Strait, Lori Rosolowsky and Mary Ann Gould

Archived Voice of the Voters! programs can be found at www.voiceofthevoters.org

www.voiceofthevoters.org

Co-Founder of the Coalition for Voting Integrity. Host of "Voice of the Voters! Radio & Internet. Nationally recognized expert in Quality, Process improvement and Change Management. Associate of the late Dr. W, Edwards Deming. Speaker/seminars at major Universities, Harvard, MIT, USC, Penn etc as well as at Economic conferences relating to building stronger America. Work referenced in numerous books & articles including the best seller "The Deming Management Method" translated to 15 languages. Consultant to major Corporations as well as government, health and education organizations, Chair of "Second Declaration of Independence" signed by national/ state legislators, business, unions, community & education leaders. Financial background. Started electronics company at age 30 which grew to 250 employees before moving to work with Deming implementation. Started PACE which became model for many states to help retain jobs.