Call the White House Commment Line; Stop the vote count and move up.

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Comments: 202-456-1111 a real person answers

The man Bush tapped to fill Karl Rove's spot as his policy wizard is none other than Joel Kaplan, who took part in the infamous "Brooks Brothers riot" of 2000. That's when a bunch of Washington GOP operatives, posing as outraged Floridians, waved fists, chanted "Stop the fraud!" and pounded windows in an effort to intimidate officials engaged in the Florida recount effort.

In George Bush's Washington, there's no shame in staging a fake protest to undermine a democratic election, apparently: last year, the Washington Post's Al Kamen noted that "the "rioters" proudly note their participation on resumes and in interviews." Kaplan was even the one to cheekily dub the fracas the "Brooks Brothers Riot."

Call your Congressperson and Senators too.

Talk about rubbing it in your face. http://www.consortiumnews.com/2002/080502a.html

The Miami protesters who were paid by Bush recount committee were: Matt Schlapp, a Bush staffer who was based in Austin and received $4,276.09; Thomas Pyle, a staff aide to House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, $456; Michael Murphy, a DeLay fund-raiser, $935.12; Garry Malphrus, House majority chief counsel to the House Judiciary subcommittee on criminal justice, $330; Charles Royal, a legislative aide to Rep. Jim DeMint, R-S.C. $391.80; and Kevin Smith, a former GOP House staffer, $373.23.

Three of the Miami protesters are now members of Bush’s White House staff, the Miami Herald reported last month. They include Schlapp, who is now a special assistant to the president; Malphrus, who is now deputy director of the president’s Domestic Policy Council; and Joel Kaplan, another special assistant to the president.

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1. Staging a riot is Interferring with an Election

which according to FL election law is a crime. This guy should be facing indictment, not a promotion


The one so-called public demonstration that the Republicans held, was planned and conducted by the Bush campaign, House Whip Tom Delay, and right wing Republican Congressional staffers. This was the mob riot that they staged in Miami-Dade County when the county canvassing board was hand-counting the uncounted votes for that county. This riot was designed to shut down this hand count and it succeeded. This was a criminal act, as Florida election law specifically prohibits anyone from interfering with the counting of votes.

http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/2002/04/29_Stolen_Election.html

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2. I am sure he is proud to be an impediment to the democratic process

more phone calls from new hampshire to his office to come