WHO WILLED IT? In Honor of the "Easter Rising" IRELAND, April 1916

[autorank]

Who willed it?

In Honor of the Easter Rising, Ireland, April, 1916

Michael Collins, 9 April 2007

The will of the people, expressed through free and fair elections, should be the foundation of our country.

Who willed that the president lie us into a war that creates rather than eliminates terrorists?

Who willed that the White House order government scientists to suppress the truth about everything from new medicines to global warming, scientists who are supported by our tax dollars?

Who willed the White House law that allows any citizen, any one of us, to be jailed indefinitely and subject to harsh interrogation based on only the stated suspicion of select government officials that we might be a threat to the country? We are all subject to this, any single one of us, regardless of race, color or creed! A right gained nearly 800 years ago was lost in an afternoon; the Great Writ of habeas corpus providing protection from unlawful imprisonment.

Who willed a doubling of the national debt, tax breaks based on campaign contributions, justice through political manipulation, and, gross neglect of those in need; including the failure to return over 200 thousand American citizens to their homes in New Orleans despite billions for relief?

Did we really choose this government?

Not in 2000. was Gore won by over half a million votes. The president selected not elected. Fifty seven thousand properly registered Floridians were wrongfully taken off the voting rolls before that election. Half were black or Latino. It wasn’t about hanging chads or a 500 vote margin. It was about 57 thousand registered voters, citizens, denied the right to vote. There was no investigation. Why?

Not in 2004 either. In Ohio, nearly 400 thousand voters had their presidential votes discarded or were prevented from voting. Thirty nine thousand voters were never counted in New Mexico, a state decided by just five thousand votes. Nationwide, over one million presidential votes were never counted. And just recently, election workers in Cleveland were convicted of rigging the 2004 Ohio presidential recount. There was no investigation of this election either. Why?

We did not choose this government. Yet we suffer under its many disasters.

It was forced on us by election fraud in these elections and others. It was forced on us by voting machines run by companies that contributed to the president then provided voting machines that “malfunctioned” time after time. It was forced on us by secret vote counting that citizens are often barred from viewing. It was forced on us by an election system that is so complicated, we couldn’t understand it even if we did have access.

We the citizens demand an immediate return to true democracy through:

1. Hand counted paper ballots in all elections, counted in public for all to witness, and the elimination of all voting machines. Paper ballots worked for decades and, when they didn’t, at least we could understand the problem. Now we have computers that only the “experts” can understand.

2. Open voting for all citizens. No more removal or discouragement of voters due to the color of their skin or any other political reason. No American favors this.

3. Independent election authorities that are audited by neutral outsiders with ballots and results available for inspection by every citizen after every election.

4. The end of all outside money in federal elections. This money pollutes the process and steals the results of every election for those who think they can buy influence. Public financing is the only acceptable policy

We demand that the White House and Congress act on these four principles immediately or face the judgment of an informed and irate public and the condemnation of history.

We are the citizens of this country. You work for us.

We demand that you act now.



Hearts with one purpose alone (Yates)


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[xchrom]

1. recommend.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

2. K&R good article

[Bitwit1234]

3. All of what has been posted is true but

what can we do about it...We are the people of this country who pay the taxes, you are supposed to elected the people to run it for OUR benefit.
We are excluded from any process of anything that has happened because the president and the vice president and the justice department decide that we can be told what they are doing. THEY who were supposed to have been elected for OUR benefit say WE can't.

There is something very wrong in a country were a citizen can not speak his mind. Can not ask questions of a politician and expect an answer.

Citizens of this country do not have an organized voice. The republican party hi-jacked the media 10 years ago and they still have control today. Nothing is going to change in this country till we have free access to the real news and not the powder puff Derby's.

Each state should have it's own organization that holds politic ans accountable and the states should connect with each other to help in the process. Target a politic an that is not performing. Have rallies, meetings, get as much information out as possible that the media will allow vote the person out of office.

The problem is THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION AMONG ST THE PEOPLE. WE NEED THE MEDIA.

[autorank]

4. We are the media, for now anyway.

That's th only way I can get to the 65% opposed to Iraq and Bush in general.

The Washington Post, my local, is spinning like a top for * every day. Yet about 80% of people
her are Bush Despiser's!

Same process elsewhere, big turning on Bush, without much Corporate Media.

Must be us and others on the internet.

Get pissed of and then start calling people, your reps, and complain about the current state of
affairs. Rattle some cages, they'll hear you soon enough but...very good points.

[Swamp Rat]

5. k&r

:hi:

[Kurovski]

34. Do you have any election fraud-related artwork?

I think that would be positively smashing. :hi:

[autorank]

56. That's a Swamp Rat Classic

Captures his essence;) Thanks for sharing.

In 2009, the Truth will be told about NOLA in full light.

I still say it's impeachable, the way it was handled before, during and after the storm.

Minus $24 million for levee repair, plus $24 million for voting machines the year before the
floor. Shows neglect and intent.

Keep on! I'm seeing lots of good words about your work. Glad they're catching up with me!

[Lerkfish]

6. kicked and recccm'd!

:kick:

[mod mom]

7. Is it really so much to expect in a democracy?

[autorank]

19. Truly! It's only our natural right.

[nicknameless]

8. K&R ... n/t

[galloglas]

9. K and R !!

Nice job, Micheal!

Here's some older media shots about the Easter Rising (pre Rupert Murdoch)

with the music of the theme song "The Foggy Dew!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USmVhqoZDJ8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVYZpN0Z-4o

[BeFree]

10. Hard to believe,

Some folks still don't believe that elections have been stolen.

They think America actually voted for these jerks.

[blm]

18. They had to steal about 7million votes from the rightfully elected president.

The Bush Crime family and their cronies need to full exposure.

[autorank]

52. Hey blm

Exposing these folks is a key step. You can't screw up the country this much and get away with it.

Nice seeing you.

[autorank]

51. That's a big mistake on their part and skews hope for the future.

Maybe, just maybe (somewhere in the Twilight Zone) 2000 was close (leaving out the "spoiled" ballots stolen from Gore all over the country). Including those would have given Gore about a 2-3 million vote victory in that case.

But to think 2004 was close is absurd at this point. The behavior of this administraiton shows that they stop at nothing, absolutely nothing, to get what they want. If they'd lost, what a mess they'd be in legally. Talk about "hard time."

No need to be surprised on this one;)

They just moved "spoiled" ballots to "switched votes" via machines. Clever aren't they?

[bonito]

11. K&R n/t

[CrazyOrangeCat]

12. Tremendous. K&R

[autorank]

53. Thanks CAT!!! n/t

[Mnemosyne]

13. Hear, hear! I wish we could get independent

observers for our elections, but didn't Carter's group refuse to do that here due to the inability to have a recount? :shrug: Until we can have transparent elections, with the ability to do an actual recount, we are seriously screwn!

Great piece, Michael!:applause::hi:

[truedelphi]

14. In the deepest sense, it is not just Iraq that is occupied

Our blood sweat and tears are now paid to the illegal masters.

[autorank]

15. Perfedt! End the unlawful occupation of the United States of America

I've heard any number of commentators refer to this as a coup by
a bunch of extremists. Hard to believe that we can be "occupied"
by such a small group of screw balls, but they do have control of
the key elements of power and they're willing to shove their weight
around.

We'll prevail, soon I hope.

[Kurovski]

16. K&R. (nt)

[autorank]

17. Link to a wonderful history of it all!!! Galloglas adds greatly to the theme

Galloglas and the history of resistance and human dignity

[Me.]

20. K

& R

[FogerRox]

21. What a wonderful piece, REC this up folks, so succinct

[autorank]

22. Shockingly succinct for me;) Thanks buddy!

[FogerRox]

23. Strange

I couldn't get the code right

I wanted you to see the seal of the President, and when you clicked it, you got a pic of Gore.

[autorank]

40. You credit me too much...

But click on the pic of Jeb at the end of this post. Special surprise.

http://electionfraudnews.com/Resources/DemWeek/DemocracyWeekEssay16.htm

[FogerRox]

45. Ahahaha, sweet, good one

[truedelphi]

57. Hmm-m. That global warming has some unexpected tricks up its sleeves...

[Kurovski]

24. Kick.(nt)

[mitchtv]

25. Half were black or Latino.

small point: I beleive all hispanic surnames were excluided from deletion. Let's face it if Cubans were deleted we would still be hearing about it.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

26. Cool!

I wrote my college english term paper on the Easter Uprising............. :)

[autorank]

49. Post it if you have it.

What role do you think it played, ultimately, in the larger cause?

If there had been full agreement and coordination, what do you think the result would have
been?

This is great, someone who has studied this.

Thanks!

[FogerRox]

27. How could this have dropped so low, KICKIN....

[Kurovski]

28. Kick.

[Kurovski]

33. How?

It's not an Imus thread, that's how. :D

[FogerRox]

35. Imus.....t have missed that show

[Kurovski]

38. I muse over whether or not to give you a smack for that one.

:D

[autorank]

39. My dear friend...

...the rules say, no one is allowed to smack the Admiral.

Saluting smartly would be a nice gesture.

Imus, however, could use a few smacks. What about "fire him now" don't they understand?

Imus should at least be required to write my OP 100 times along with the material at the links.
That might help. Then he could detail your car and any other domestic task you may order.

This is the sad state of our public media - they tolerate this stuff as though there's a
decision to be made.

[Kurovski]

42. Sir auto...he is properly addressed as "Sargent Rox"

I myself granted him that when last we held court in the year of Our Lord, 2006.

Imus is an old fool who believes a radio station to somehow be a barber shop in Ozark, Alabama circa 1942.

He and his crew could definitely use a cut.

[FogerRox]

47. How about being a

"Vice Admiral", LOL

[FogerRox]

46. Oh geesh....

[Jim Warren]

29. K&R

Good stuff.

BTW, a must is The Wind that Shakes the Barley.

[Kurovski]

30. I'm not 100% sure,

but I think you may have forgotten to recommend. If you're still around, would you try it again and see?

I just happened to notice the possibility. Thanks Jim Warren. :hi:

[Jim Warren]

31. Wow, that's really astute

I'm impressed and yup I did forget

[Kurovski]

32. Thanks.

It was just the timing. It happened twice today. Weird.

[autorank]

41. And for being the fine person that you are a picture of this great

hero of Democracy, a candidate who fought fraud and continues to fight for the people and his cause, their cause, Obrador of Mexico

[Kurovski]

43. Thank you.

I seem to recall that Obrador has carried the work of a very fine writer by the name of Michael Collins on the frontpage of his website.

[autorank]

48. He did indeed.

One of my better moments:)

[autorank]

37. Thank you, it's going to blow pretty hard soon. People are so

fed up and they're learning almost exclusively on their own, putting things together, picking information sources that aggregate and post news. If we all formed our opinion based on the Washington Post, * would be at 60% approval;)

Ours will be a peaceful but thorough change in the system if we don't waiver.

Cheers!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

36. K & R. Corporate news/media has become

these criminals greatest enablers. The people of the U.S. need to disband their stranglehold on what they parcel out as news.

Great article autorank!

[autorank]

50. I'm an official "BushDespsiser"...Thanks!!!

He needs to go and go now!

I don't know any issue more important than IMPEACHMENT

[Kurovski]

44. Kick. (nt)

[Blue_Tires]

54. 34th rec

[bleever]

55. A belated kick to go with my

earlier R.

How can your work keep getting better and better?

:yourock:

[FogerRox]

58. Kicken EOM

[Kurovski]

59. Good night kick. (nt)

[Joe Chi Minh]

60. Go get 'em, Mike! You couldn't have set it out clearly.

Erin Gebragh, too, I might add!

[CrazyOrangeCat]

61. bleary dreary rainy blechhy morning KICK!

[Kurovski]

62. Kick. (nt)