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understandinglife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-26-04 06:57 PM
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379. Numbers are so interesting aren't they....
...let's start with:

"91 % have confidence that they're OWN votes will be counted properly."

Think about that statement. What special knowledge that those 91 % have that leads them to think their "own" vote was somehow special?

Because if they were among the "30 % who have NO confidence that all the votes would be counted properly" it's an indication that they really must think they have some special privilege regarding THEIR vote. Do you really think if they were asked that question, they'd be comfortable responding, at all?

Now, let's ask ourself, how many of those 30 % who have NO confidence that "all the votes would be counted properly" actually voted. Let's assume all of them did and they are representative of the sentiments of all those who voted. That would mean that over 30,000,000 citizens voted lacking confidence that their vote would be accounted correctly!

Rather than guessing, let's get all the 'responsible, big-gun media reporters and journalists' to just start asking everyone if they think their vote was counted accurately. The reason why almost none of those reporters and journalists dare touch this issue is because they have a really good sense of the outcome.

If every citizen were encouraged to ask their County election officials and their State SoS and AG for PROOF that THEIR vote was counted accurately, all hell would break loose, for very good reason. We know 55+ million citizens, if challenged to demand "Prove My Vote Counts, Now" would likely do just that. And, we know that some fraction of the 60+ million who voted for the other candidate might actually care more about the franchise than the candidate and join in the demand.

It's that reality; it's the reality of what would happen if a cogent, compelling message about the current status of the franchise were broadcast to all of our citizens. That's what all those respected journalists and reporters are terrified to do. They don't care enough about the current, enormous threat to the foundation of our Constitutional contract with each other to ask the simple question of each participant in that contract "Do You Know If and How Your Vote Was Counted?"

They are afraid that the overwhelming response of millions of our fellow citizens would be "Halt And Audit": a response that would be honored throughout the world and the start of reclaiming our franchise here at home.

It is our duty to each other and our fellow citizens to get that question broadcasted, repeatedly, because to fail at doing so ensures our Constitutional integrity is rendered invalid -- We The People will no longer determine anything; we'll just be going along for the ride.

Peace.

"It's about America" -- currently on life support and needing massive, immediate heroic treatment.
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