Please restore our faith in the elections and our government. Like Jesse Jackson said, we can deal with losing an election, but we can not deal with fraud and stealing. Until this is sorted out, please do not sign George Bush in. If you decide to remain complacent with this, despite all the evidence and testimonials, millions of americans may have lost their voice (or millions of make-believe americans somehow acquired an overpowering voice).
We're counting on you. Please do this country and our democracy this service, as my faith (and many others) will be restored to know that you are not ignoring this.
Voting is one of our only truly democratic rights left and it is being systematically taken from us. Please stop this before it becomes the norm and government becomes a complete joke.
There can be no democracy in this country if our elections are subject to tampering. You must exert you authority to demand that the results not be certified until we are sure that the election process has been fairly carried out. We allowed the theft of our 2000 election and the country has suffered grievously. Not one senator showed the courage to support the Congressmen and women who opposed certification. Please stand up for an honest count even if the results prove to endorse Pres. Bush's election. We will never know if Kerry really won if you do not halt the certification process until it is checked. This effects the election of every official who runs for office.If are votes are to count, they must be honestly counted.
Please don't let what happened in 2000 happen again in 2004. We need a Senator to stand up for all of us that believe this was an unfair election. Please be that Senator!! Don't certify the election!!!
Dear Senators,
If you care about true democracy, please have Florida and Ohio frauds investigated first before signin anything. Please search your soul for the truth.
Please stand up for the rights of all citizens for this most basic of democratic principles. We depend on you to ensure faith that every vote is counted. Allowing the mounting evidence to go unheeded that this has been disrupted, and for this to blend in the consciousness of peoples minds and hearts with the questions never fully put to rest of the prior presidential election, would inevitably further cynicism and hopelessness already so rampant. If the Ukraine can face such a thing, we most certainly can. For you to stand up now and against the pressures to simply abdicate is to show true faith in the people, and dedication to serving those who elect you.
I have simply read and heard enough from enough credible sources to believe this warrants some investigating. Even if it does not change the election outcome, as a matter of principle, we as Americans need to make certain that every vote does indeed count.
You all justify our presence in Iraq by claiming we are bringing them democracy and free elections. Don't the citizens of the U.S.A. deserve the same consideration?
There is no one who can honestly assert that the 2004 election was not fraudulent. If fraud was committed, then I, and many other citizens fear that we may be witnessing the end of our Republic. I beg you to protect and defend the Constitution.
Americans need to be able to trust that the electoral process is fair and accurate. Please do your part to ensure that any irregularities are uncovered, and prevented from happening again.
The decision by many states to allow PRIVATE companies to count the vote, with no public accounting oversight was disasterously irresponsible. Therfore, the mere APPEARANCE of fraud in precincts that made use of this new technology ought to concern you.
The election was characterized by eight hour waits in minority neighborhoods and no papertrails on machines with no security controls. Faith-based elections that cater to whites-only don't deserve to be certified.
Dear Senators:
Please follow thru oln the infolrmatin provided to you by this letter. We are living ikn ian mewrican that many olf us doln't recognize anymore and urge you to stop the madness that envelopes our electoral system.
I believe that there were widespread voting irregularities in the November 2004 Presidential Election and that the votes were not tallied as voted. I urge you as a member of a Democratic Society to NOT CERTIFY the Presidential Election in the Electorial College and call for a full investigation into these allegations.
I read Robert Byrd's book, Losing America, and it is imperative that the United States Congress assert it's authority and power as one of the three governing branches of government. The Legislative branch represents the people and democracy is at risk. The register of complaints, anomalies and justified suspicions has become enormous and warrants both a full scale investigation and delay of the certification of this election.
It is time for principled and bold Senators to act as none did in 2000. There is no more time for more failures of conscience and will. The people of the United States WILL support your efforts to stand up for a free, fair and honest election in the U.S.
We urge you to be courageous by taking leadership and refusing to certify the results of the presidential election of 2004.
Sincerely, Maryon Attwood, Chaplin, CT
Our right to vote and have confidence that our votes will count is the bedrock of American Democracy. Many things that indicate malfeasance occurred, but the denial of access to the polls in Ohio should be enough to say "This was not a legitimate election" Please stand up and say that for those of us who feel we have lost our voice.
If you do not participate in the investigation into voter fraud, you are an accomplice to it. If Ukrainians can demand justice, so can Americans. It's up to you.
Dear Senators:
If Bush did win fair and square I have no problem. If the results were rigged, and half the population voted for someone else this is not in the national interest.
Please do what you must do to protect our democracy, one of the most important aspects of which is the right to VOTE and know our votes are HONESTLY and RIGHTFULLY COUNTED. This aspect has been seriously harmed, and this fact harms our country!!!!
The register of complaints, anomalies and justified suspicions has become enormous and warrants both a full scale investigation and delay of the certification of this election. It is time for principled and bold Senators to act as none did in 2000. No more failures of conscience and will.
I firmly believe that the presidential election was rigged especially in Ohio and Florida. Those responsible should be prosecuted and jailed. An independent commission should be set up and new elections held.
The exit polls show there was fraud. A Florida Congressman hired a programmer to write software to rig votes. Computers were tampered with and recount staff were given the totals to report. Public documents were taken from recount volunteers. These are just the tips of the iceberg! Bush did not win Ohio or Florida.
We need a full, funded investigation., See if we can find a new Howard Baker, please. And a John Dean - is it really true that a perosn who falsified computer records or programs so they'd give Bush more Ohio votes has signed an affidavit to that effect. If so, take him to the steps of the Capitol Building and hold a press conference. Come on guys (and gals), show some spunk
At this point it's not about who won or who lost; it's about any person, of any party affiliation trusting that what they have put on the ballot will get counted in a non-partisan, honest way. Who will stand up for Democracy?
There is substantial, significant evidence of fraud and vote suppression that justifies this extraordinary request. This is about the very essence of what this country is about and the destiny of all humankind for all the rest of history that there will ever be is hanging in the balance. Please challenge the certification of the electoral votes from Ohio until there has been an adequate, complete investigation by Congress as a whole.
It's time to practice what we preach. If we are going to go to other countries to preach Democracy, wouldn't it make sense to practice it here at home? Please do what is right and do not certify this election on January 6th.
Every citizen must have confidence that their votes are fairly cast and counted in elections. Please help to ensure this by contesting the 2004 election.
Don't turn your back on those who don't have the power to speak for themselves or vote for themselves. Don't let the travesty of four years ago happen again!
This election was not carried out properly and certifying the election is certifying the authenticity of its results. Let the recount happen with all ethical measures taken to ensure its accuracy and then both Democrats and Republicans must accept the results.
The vote is probably the most important demonstration of our democracy. Please show the country that you value it and that the very serious problems with this election will not be pushed under the carpet like they were in the last election.
Please consider the issues raised in this petition with the gravity they deserve. Many voters are losing faith in our electoral process. Prove them wrong by standing up for their rights and showing that the system of checks and balances still works in America.
I want to know what really happened in Ohio. And, what's the real story with those computerized voting machines. If after that, GW Bush won, well then so be it.
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
Thomas Jefferson
. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice.
Thomas Paine, "The Rights of Man", 1792
