Reply #82: The Greens in Ohio are the ones who raised the $ for the '04 recount and [View All]

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fought for the disenfranchised Ohio voters, who although promised by Kerry/Edwards that this time every vote would be counted where quickly forgotten by their party.

The Dems should be working to join forces with Greens who share most progressive values, instead of alienating them from voting. The Greens did not lose elections for the Dems:

1. When the Black Caucus challenged Bush’s election victory in January 2001, not one Democratic Senator stood up in support. Senate Democrats failed to push for an investigation of the Florida vote debacle.

2. For many years, Democrats never objected when officials removed African American and other voters from the voter rolls in Florida and other states. Why didn’t the Democrats sue when 90,000 Florida voters were disqualified earlier in 2000? Why were Democrats silent about disqualified votes in the weeks after the election? Where were the Dems fighting for their base voters in Ohio, NM and elsewhere in 2004? Where is the push for free voter IDs for low income, elderly and college students.

3. Every voter must use their own conscience to cast a vote-no party owns a vote. The Dem party should be reaching out to Greens who are Anti-WAR, ANTI ELECTION FRAUD, PRO ENVIRONMENT, PRO SOCIAL JUSTICE. PRO ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, PRO UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE, PRO LOCAL ECONOMIES and LIVABLE WAGES, PRO UNIONS ETC. They are not the villians.

4. If you really want to look at where dirty money is being funneled, try looking into where big corporation influence is, besides the GOP. This is the enemy, NOT THE GREENS!