BREAKING! PDA Declares 'NO CONFIDENCE' in Busby/Bilbray Election

[shance]

Great work Brad and to all those getting the word out!


PDA DECLARES 'NO CONFIDENCE' IN BUSBY/BILBRAY ELECTION RESULTS!

Website Statement, Email to 60,000 Members Calls on Officials to Hold Manual Hand Count of All Paper Ballots, Paper Trails due to Illegal, Unsecure Use of Diebold Voting Machines in Important National Contest!


Joining a growing drumbeat of individuals and organizations, including The BRAD BLOG, Tribune Media's Bob Koehler and VelvetRevolution.us, the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) has just issued a declaration of "No Confidence" in the reported results of the Busby/Bilbray special U.S. House of Representative run-off election last week in California's 50th congressional district!...

URL: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=2966


Velvet Revolution Declares NO CONFIDENCE in Busby/Bilbray Election Results
Begins Petition Drive for Manual Hand Count of Paper Ballots and 'Paper Trails'!

Sign the VR petition demanding a manual hand count of paper ballots and paper trails to assure the election was tabulated correctly even though it was carried out on uncertified Diebold voting machines in contravention of state and federal law.

URL: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=2964


Washington Post Blogger on Busby/Bilbray Vote Machines 'Sleepovers'
Asks 'How Could This Be Allowed to Happen?'


URL: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=2965


Tribune Media Columnist Declares 'NO CONFIDENCE' in Busby/Bilbray Election!

On California Elections Officials: 'Democracy is in the Hands of People Who Regard it as More Trouble Than It’s Worth'

URL: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=2962

[blm]

1. Let this be the eye-opener that FINALLY shakes the Dem party on this issue

.

[IndyOp]

4. Join me in a thread that reveals the response to your statement:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x434233

[tiptoe]

32. kick! and rate the story *5-star * at Yahoo (link within)

1) Click the link and scroll to article's end
http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20060617/cm_huffpost/023197
2) Rate it UP!: *5-star* !!

[Ladyhawk]

5. Amen. n/t

[dysfunctional press]

2. and how much weight does that actually carry...?

...that's what i thought.

[robinlynne]

15. That depends on how many people join in in the call for a hand count.

Will you all sign the petition at velvetunderground.
you can find a link on bradblog.com.
if you belong to election protection groups, or voters groups of any kind, will you get your group to join the list?

[Totallybushed]

3. Do you think

it will work? Will it have to go to court? If so, is the evidence there to force a recount? Hasn't he already been sworn in? Will that make the level of evidence needed be higher?

I admit I don't know the answers. That's why I'm asking.

[Stevepol]

6. I think the momentum is building slowly but surely. I just watched PBS

The Lehrer News Hour and they had a segment on the voting machines, talked with MacPherson, with Brad Radke, the PR man for Diebold, with a computer scientist advising MacPherson, with activists from Voters Unite or Vote Trust or one of the orgs, looked at the issue of trust pretty well. They showed some of the demonstrations against the vote theft machines, never before seen on TV. And this is a long way from November.

I think things are finally looking up. We're getting close to the tipping point. We won't get rid of the machines for a long time but maybe we can get a paper trail and REQUIRED AUDITS for all elections using these insecure and probably corrupt machines.

[Cha]

9. Nice to see the rest

of the country waking up to what we were seeing evidence of way back in 2002.

[Cha]

7. KNR!

Is this why they had a "swearing in" for bilbray?

[Igel]

8. First, and really only, question:

Do all the machines and manners by which people cast their vote in San Diego have paper trails?

Haven't followed this story in the least.

[eridani]

10. They do now, but they won't in November n/t

[Igel]

11. Ah. In that case, it's a

useful set of resolutions.

Which means they'll be completely ignored.

[robinlynne]

17. why do you say that? it is california law now.

[robinlynne]

16. yes. and what we want is a manual count of those paper trails.

[FogerRox]

12. Knr

[EFerrari]

13. Don't forget to sign the petition!

:kick:

[shance]

14. Thanks Sfexpat.

for the reminder.

[EFerrari]

22. Thank you!

:kick:

[robinlynne]

18. Thank you for this post! k&r

We are working rihgt now to get democracy for america to do the same.

[Senator]

19. k&r

[Canuckistanian]

20. Where's Busby on this?

She should be front and center.

[shance]

23. Good question. I think if it were up to her she'd be fighting this.

However, I would imagine she's been instructed otherwise.

[robinlynne]

24. ummm It is up to her.

[Canuckistanian]

30. Instructed to do what?

Not make waves? Not challenge the status quo? And exactly HOW much money did she get from the DLC?

[robinlynne]

25. All dem candidates should be front and center on election protection!

We can not afford to have any candidates who concede early, no matter why they do it. This "play nice" strategy has proven to be a LOSING strategy. We must make our candidates stand up and count every vote if they want our support, moeny, help, and especially votes.

[malaise]

21. Yes!!

If you are a big tree, we are a small axe!!!

[stepnw1f]

26. Very Cool.... KICK!

and signed.

[deaniac21]

27. This is exciting!

[xxqqqzme]

28. yes indeed - got the email last night

no surprize to me - they ain't reTHUGlicans for nothing.

[kittenpants]

29. I'm not trying to be a downer because this is very encouraging,

but has anyone heard a single word about this in any of the corporate media? It seems to be a legitamate big deal, but every time I hear this race mentioned, they act as if the the election is settled w/o any acknowledgement of it even being close! Not that I'm surprised by that exactly, but it seems with the timeing of the RFK jr piece & everything that there might be SOME mention...

[never_get_over_it]

31. Only place I have heard it except the internet

was on KGO's Ray Taliaferro's show early Friday morning 6/16

[BradBlog]

37. 'No Confidence' Declarations for Busby/Bilbray in MSM...

So far, Tribune Media Columnist Bob Koehler has declared "NO CONFIDENCE":
http://commonwonders.com/archives/col350.htm

Today, a letter to the editor in the Indianapolis Start declares same:
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060617/OPINION01/606170323/-1/ZONES01

And, of course I was on Ed Schultz the other day, if you consider that MSM, to discuss it, (in addition to other radio outlets as well). Here's a link to the segment:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=2951

Brad

[kittenpants]

38. Thanks for the links & clip! Glad you're getting the word out!

[tiptoe]

33. kick...& rate the story *5-star * at Yahoo (link within)

1) Click the link and scroll to article's end
http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20060617/cm_huffpost/023197
2) Rate it UP! *5-star*

[Little Star]

35. That link needs own thread... n/t Kick

[tiptoe]

36. how's this? ...keep on kickin' (it) :)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1450935&mesg_id=1450935

[tlsmith1963]

34. I Signed it Just Recently

I'm sick of those damned voting machines.:mad:

Tammy