Have you seen the Conyers press release on Greene County?

[WilliamPitt]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 12, 2004
CONTACT:
Dena Graziano [phone]

Conyers Alarmed at Efforts to Obstruct Ohio Recount Effort, Calls Witness to
Monday Hearing to Detail Such Efforts

Yesterday, it came to the attention of the House Judiciary Committee Democratic Staff that efforts to audit poll records in Greene County, Ohio are being obstructed by County Election officials and/or Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell. According to Joan Quinn and Eve Robertson, two election observers researching voting records, Greene County officials initially gave Quinn and Robertson access to poll records, and then abruptly withdrew such access. Greene County Director of Elections Carole Garman claimed that she had withdrawn access to the voting records at the direction of Secretary Blackwell. Regardless of who ordered the denial of this access, such an action appears to violate Ohio law. Later, at the same office, election observers found the office unlocked, and what appeared to be locked ballot boxes, unattended. Prior to the withdrawal of access to the books, observers had found discrepancies in election records, and possible evidence of minority vote suppression.

House Judiciary Committee Democrats wrote a letter to Blackwell on December 2 requesting answers to 34 questions about election irregularities and fraud in Ohio. This letter included questions about major discrepancies in Perry County poll books. Since that letter, additional documentation has been provided to the Democratic staff demonstrating similar problems in other counties.

Because of the urgency of the Greene County matter, Congressman John Conyers, Jr., Ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, has requested that Ms. Quinn testify at a hearing scheduled Monday in Columbus, Ohio. Ms. Quinn has agreed to do so and will also present sworn statements from corroborating witnesses. Conyers issued the following statement:

"The Recount effort is simply a search for the truth of what happened during the 2004 Presidential election in Ohio. We have now repeatedly seen election officials obstruct and stonewall this search for the truth. I am beginning to wonder what it is they are trying to hide."

[hootinholler]

1. Is he gonna bring...

U. S. Marshals?

[crispini]

2. YEAH! Now we're cookin' with gas! n/t

[Pirate Smile]

3. I hadn't seen it. Good news! I hope they have more eye witnesses like

Quinn and people working on election day testify.

Any news about C-span coverage?

[tandem5]

4. very nice! n/t

[Chili]

5. it was the cover-up that brought down the Nixon presidency...

...it gets 'em every time.

I hope.

[KatieB]

8. And a Democratic majority

[Chili]

10. well, yeah, that too...

...you had to go and mention it...! :D

[Jo March]

6. Linky? For me to post on my site?

Please? :)

[Chili]

7. yeah, me too...

:hi:

[Jo March]

9. Your picture makes me sad. I miss Kerry. :( nt

[Chili]

11. so do I...

...I think we got accustomed to his face.

[Jo March]

12. And now we have * and I can't stand to look at him or even

listen to him.

The difference in the two men is amazing.

[Chili]

13. you know it, I know it...

...57 million other people know it, the rest of the entire world knows it...

And yet... here we are.

[Jo March]

17. And here I am, wanting to kick somebody's ass

I am trying not to feel that way.

Sigh.

[meganmonkey]

14. I am getting so excited

the shit is really hitting the fan - even thought we don't have as many people in the streets as I'd like to see, the legal and political side of this is going full steam. This is getting bigger and badder (in a good way ;) )

[Jo March]

18. I still think that the low numbers are because people think Kerry

doesn't care or has admitted defeat. All of the people who I talk to always bring up the concession as if he signed away his right to be elected and our right to vote. It's mind-boggling.

We have to make some noise without him but it would be nice to make noise with him up front!

[Ladyhawk]

24. Election fraud is bigger than any one candidate.

I wish more people would realize that.

And Kerry is starting to get involved. I hope he really cares.

[ebayfool]

27. "Election fraud is bigger than any one candidate."

I'm hijacking this very statement (hope you don't mind!) & repeating it to everyone I see. It sums up the whole thing simply & elegantly.

(psst - I think 'he really cares')

[WilliamPitt]

15. .

[jamboi]

16. kick

[KaliTracy]

19. kick

[BeFree]

20. No big deal

It's just a couple of votes we're talking about. Not like someone should go to jail or anything just because they are subverting the democratic process while being employed by the people.

Why, we should trust these office holders in that they know what's best for us. If they think votes should be willy-nilly thrown out, well, just who the hell are we to complain?

It's not like someone actually had some evil weed on them. Cause you know people get hurt just being close to that stuff, it like, radiates! Those carriers of that evil weed, now them fellers is hurting America, and should all be thrown in prison. Casting votes out don't mean nuttin'. Heck, there's millions of votes out there, we won't miss a few thousand. Now, if it gets to about 60,000 thrown out votes, then we'd be talking. Uh, how many votes did they throw out in Ohio?

[KaliTracy]

21. lol....

and how many did they throw out in the other states as well....(?)

[seito]

22. Thanks, I had not seen that n/t

[life_long_dem]

23. Has anyone found the link to this news? Thank you in advance.

[Chili]

25. I saw it on 2 blogs...

hold on, doing too many things at once here, LOL... will post link when I find it again.

[thanatonautos]

26. I am beginning to wonder what it is they are trying to hide.

Conyers is a good, good man. I can't
say it often enough.

If we get to the point where
John Kerry is deploying this kind of
rhetoric, we'll know we're heading into
the homestretch.

[Chili]

28. found it...here's the link

It's on Blue Lemur:

http://www.bluelemur.com/index.php?p=488

[leftchick]

29. isn't Joan our own Hedda Foil????

Go HEDDA!!!! :bounce:

[henslee]

30. East coast, eagerly awaiting hearing..... kick. yawn.

[WilliamPitt]

31. .