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October 24, 2006 at 14:01:35
by Stuart Kiehl Page 1 of 1 page(s) |
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a sense of hope on the side of the Democrats, the Republicans
will retain the House and Senate this November. Why? The GOP and their
corporate allies have control and the security of the voting machines we
have been forced to use without our consent.
The most fundamental and primary consideration for this country, and the
world, is voter disenfranchisement and fraud in the vote count. This crime
occurred in 2000 and 2004 and nothing has changed for this election or
2008. Ohio and Florida are being stolen again, and other states are vulnerable.
On a near daily basis, the fraud and corruption of the voting machines is
now being exposed for what it really is: a GOP power play to monopolize
all aspects of voting.
The system now in place was created by a corporate/government program
called Help America Vote Act, which is essentially a federally mandated
program of vote counting, without any independent security oversight, done
by machines made and controlled by GOP supporters, including Diebold,
whose CEO publicly guaranteed Ohio to Bush in 2004. That was the
presidency and they knew it. But, none of the $3.9 billion HAVA funding
may be used to purchase new punch card machines or to update an existing
punch card system. In simple terms, there is no verifiable vote counting
process in these machines or in this GOP controlled process, nor are other
systems permitted!
A Princeton computer professor took 10 seconds to hack into a Diebold
voting machine. Burger King can count the number of french fries sold
daily, and all other major industrial countries have accurate and fair
voting systems, but we do not. This is intentional.
The question, then, should be asked, what is the purpose of government and
who controls it? The corporations or the people? Lincoln wrote,
"Government of the people, by the people and for the people...shall not
perish."
Well, folks, this administration is not for the people and we are
perishing. Not one single piece of legislation has been passed willingly
by the GOP where the people benefit over profit. The charade of helping
America vote is in fact a velvet coup d'etat, ignoring what this country
was founded on: no taxation without representation. The Declaration of
Independence reminds us, "Governments....deriving their just powers from
the consent of the governed"
We have no representation if we can't vote, and the consent of the
governed has been hijacked by GOP/corporate/government manipulation under
the guise of fair voting.
The freedom our forefathers fought for has been prostituted by no bid
private profiteering, our values and ideals perverted, our resources
plundered, our treasury emptied and our hopes dashed by corporate greed
lubricated with this administrations's planning and collaboration.
Solution? Today, and tomorrow, and the day after, ask every official
representing you, from the local city council to federal senators, for
emergency legislation for this coming election requiring that all voting
equipment produce a paper record that lets voters verify how they voted,
regardless of the cost or inconvenience, and to decertify the voting
machines in their current configuration, as they are attempting to do in
Colorado.
Do not relent. Create a groundswell. If enough towns, cities, counties
and states refuse to accept this stranglehold, we will make a difference.
Ultimately, this outcry will go up the political foodchain, forcing a fair
federal system of vote counting.
It is time to take this country back, demanding NOW that the charade for
this November's election cannot continue under the current stacked deck.
Anything less is acceptance of what Mussolini called Fascism, "... the
merger of State and Corporate Power."
Please make me wrong, please make this column incorrect.
Stuart Kiehl is a resident of Sonoma County, CA.
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No doubt, but...
I clearly don't disagree with anything you've said. However, let's take a look at the 2004 election. Let's say Kerry had won. Do you honestly think that the 3rd or 6th or 9th cousin of Bush would have made much difference? Have you ever seen the Meet The Press interviews of Bush & Kerry, where they're both asked about their "Skull & Bones" ties? Each one answers virtually identically -- with some smug "We can't talk about secret stuff 'cause it's a secret" crap, followed by some goofy little giggle. I mean, really....do you honestly think it's a GOP/DEMOCRAT issue here? Clearly, it's a voting conspiracy. But I think it's obvious that there's a full Monty going on here. (At least it was a fully Monty back in the Skull & Bones initiation ceremony.) ;-) by Lilith's Spirit (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 99 comments) on Tuesday, Oct 24, 2006 at 2:33:38 PM
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I hear you Stuart
I hear you and I'm with you. I've been doing everything I can to stop this administration from destroying the fabric of our nation. At a recent Democracy Now gathering, I propose that people should get together in groups and camp out in the front office of the voting registrar's office and demand a paper record or method to validate our votes. If they refuse, stay there and get into their face until they do. I did not get too many takers but CA now allows alternative paper ballot. But other states with close races should stage 24hr vigils and demand that their votes be counted. And don't take the sledge hammer with you, leave it at home and save it for later. Visit zenwire.com where we search for the truthiest news. And also, try this flash game I just finished: Slap Dennis Haster and Hapeas Corpus. Take care, and keep up the good fight, zenseeker by Zenseeker (4 articles, 0 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 14 comments) on Tuesday, Oct 24, 2006 at 4:25:26 PM
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Lilith 2006 is on track
It is a conspiracy of power usurption, it did not start with the British East India Co. but the trail is hard to document before 1600 AD. What is clear is a small group of people have held sway over governments, religions, industries, education, economies add your own, for all of documented history. the reigns are passed with the wealth, generation to generation. The constants are a tighter control of resources and means of production and a wider control of the human populace. When you finish educating yourself about Skull & Bones (read Averell Harriman's life story) read Cecil Rhodes' will, then research where Rhodes got his seed money. It is truely an endless tale. by cliff567 (6 articles, 0 quicklinks, 5 diaries, 165 comments) on Tuesday, Oct 24, 2006 at 8:37:11 PM
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Reply: An endless tale that might just be coming to an end
Thanks Cliff567. My hunch is that the tale begins somewhere near the triangle of Canaan, Babylon and Ancient Egypt. From what I've been able to uncover, the globalist crime family believes in two "equal" gods -- one of good, the other, which they worship, of evil. Somewhere along the way they missed the "Monotheistic" bus, and ended up on the "Magic Bus/Magical Mystery Tour", courtesy of Dante and his infernal inferno. These slobs are incestuous pedophiles, murderers, and cultists of the lowest realm -- male and female alike. (Anyone who thinks Bill Clinton is bad, ought to take a real close look into Hillary Clinton's eyes. If there are more vacant, demonized windows into a bleak, tortured soul, I'd hate to even think about it.) But the one reality these bozos can't overcome in their quest to play god is that THEY'RE NOT, NEVER WERE, and NEVER WILL BE, G-d. And the thing they worship is not, never has been, and never will be anywhere near G-d. Therein lies the truth; and therein lies Salvation. Hopefully, their time is drawing near for them, as Redemption is drawing equally near for those not duped by these charlatans of history and destiny. by Lilith's Spirit (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 99 comments) on Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 12:05:09 AM
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Reply: They are all the same" bs enables fascists
There are plenty of real conspiracies out there, and most are not so secret that they are not well known and exposed- Dominionists- Moonies- etc. By lumping in those who are not a part of that, you enable those who are. Kerry wasn't perfect and Clinton was far less so, but neither was an active winger out to destroy what Democracy we do have, and Kerry might have gone so far as to bring back some of the "Commons" restored by FDR and lost again since. by Freedem (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 19 comments [5 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 3:05:02 PM
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Reply: Google Vince Foster, Riady, Clinton, CIA, ...
...and see what you come up with. As far as I'm concerned, the whole system is rotten from within. Like any cancer, you have to wake up and acknowledge/excise it, or else deal with the inevitable death march. Maybe in this instance, euthenasia would be a more appropriate metaphor, since this irreverent beast has already sucked the true life out of this country -- and the world -- already; so a mercy killing might just best fit the bill. At least that way, we could start over again rebuilding the Constitution and Bill of Rights. by Lilith's Spirit (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 99 comments) on Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 3:27:02 PM
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Just One of Their Crimes
"If voting could change things, they'd make it illegal" I wish I had more hope, but I don't. The past three elections were a sham and nothing happened. Hell, this government has committed murder on a grand scale and gotten away with it! (Belowgroundsurface.org, 9/11truth.org) Elections are no more than the entertainment section of politics. I'm afraid its come to this, unless I'm wrong, and I really hope I am, and somehow some progressives do take over the House and/or Senate and meaningful election reform is indeed put in place, the only other alternative is to do what the Constitution says we the people can do - revolution. by Mr M (8 articles, 0 quicklinks, 66 diaries, 2845 comments [657 recommended, 27 rejected]) on Thursday, Oct 26, 2006 at 10:38:08 AM
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