Senator John Kerry is now contesting the 2004 Presidential Election. He is saying the Republican Secretary of State of Ohio, Ken Blackwell, abused his office and prevented Democrats and minorities from voting (don't forget that this Blackwell man is an African American himself). This is exactly the point why Kerry did and should have lost the election: it has taken him two years to do anything about what he thought was voting irregularities. What makes the minority vote so important now? If Kerry felt so strong about the voting rights of minorities, why didn't he contest the election two years ago when it actually took place? He doesn't care. He just has nothing else better to do, and he is doing everything he can to get more Democrats elected. Blackwell, in return, brought up two important facts: 1 million more votes were cast in 2004 than in the 2000 election and the state saw a record turnout of black voters. (story here)
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I think this is worth investigating...and I don't think that a million plus votes is enough to discount it nor increased voter turnout of any particular segment of Ohio population. (Turnout was up all over). There were some weird anomalies in voting patterns, lots of reports of unequal provision of voting equipment (resulting in long lines in Dem precincts and not in Republican ones), etc. At the very least it's worth an enquiry, to uncover negligence and incompetence if not downright fraud.
ReplyDeleteWe either want a fair and accurate voting system in the US or we should hand over our citizenship to tyranny. This really shouldn't be a partisan issue.
Though, of course, I know it is.
I just think that if Kerry wanted an investigation (which is fine by me) he should have ordered it in 2004 when the election actually happened. It would be much harder to investigate now than would have been two years ago.
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