Which Senator is our best hope to contest the election?

[politmuse1]

As I'm sure you all know, the election cannot be officially contested unless one Senator joins House members to protest the electors. We need a full-blown targeted campaign to persuade one Senator to take a courageous stand. Four years ago some of us went to great lengths trying to talk Sen. Boxer into it. Our cries fell on deaf ears. I doubt that at this stage in her career she'd be willing to put herself on the line.

So who would be our best bet? I realize the odds bad against finding anyone. But I'm thinking Bob Byrd. He's spoken out more than almost anyone (not on this issue necessarily, but against the regime in general). And because of his age and seniority, he has the least to lose by going out on a big limb. We could ask him to be a hero. I say it's worth a shot. Do any of you have further insights into how Bob Byrd is likely to respond?

Any other suggestions? Time is running out.

[Griffy]

1. dont worry about which.. just get to DC on the 6th... NONE will stand if..

no one is outside on the mall protesting... PERIOD! ITs like boots on the ground!

[garybeck]

2. the problem is

even if 5 of them stand up, they still have to have the whole shebang vote on it.

[read the law first]

3. Bingo! What's the state delegation count in the House?

And isn't is going to be A LOT harder to turn a puke state delegation to our side than, say, a Jeffords? If we're having this much trouble getting one of our own to help us, what is the chance that the pukes will?

[pa28]

4. Oddly, I'd say Jeffords.

Go down the list of Democrats and it seems like the movie "high noon". Everybody has an excuse to be a coward.

[garybeck]

5. they're not just cowards

they're uninformed. they don't know half as much as we know about the fraud.

it's no excuse but it's true. Most of them still think there was some funny business but nothing on the scale that we know. My father recently talked with one of the signers of the GAO letter and she said that she didn't think it was a widespread conspiracy.

the whole problem is educating people. the senators need to be educated and then they will act.

the people need to be educated and then they will act.

we are trying but we are a small voice. will the people ever get to hear the truth?

[politmuse1]

6. Forget about the rest of the vote -- 1 person can make this an issue

Of course I don't expect a winning vote, should there be a protest. I don't even expect a second person to back him up. That's not the point. But suddenly there would be an issue -- raised not by those "crazy internet conspiracy theorists" but by a formal motion in the United States Congress. The world would be alerted that something is amiss.

Right now the entire country, even yellow dog democrats, believe there was no controversy this time, that we just lost. Too bad. A formal Congressional protest will go in the recordbooks. The media would not be able to ignore it. History would remember this as a contested election. And we won't be treated by everyone as demented poor losers.

If only we could find that one brave soul.

Making a statement in this world is never a waste of time.

[Senator]

7. We are working on them all

Come join us.

www.thedeanpeople.org

As for Byrd, the only insight I can offer is that he failed to do so in 2001. We sent letters, faxes, emails. No soap.

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