Resigned EAC Commissioner Soaries on Hardball Tonight - 7 PM ET

[dzika]

May, 6 2005 @ 7PM ET

Friday, 7 p.m. ET

Can hanging chads, voter fraud and
election lawsuits be stopped?

President Bush appointed Reverend
Deforest Soaries to find out. But
why is the reverend quitting so soon?

Soaries plays Hardball with Chris
in an exclusive interview.

From New Jersey Home News Tribune:
April 23, 2005

Soaries to leave panel
Vote reform became frustrating effort

By RICK MALWITZ

Frustrated with the way the government treated the federal Election Assistance Commission, Rev. DeForest "Buster" Soaries of South Brunswick, its first chairman, announced yesterday that he will leave the commission next week.

"Our mission was to distribute $3 billion, and help protect the most fundamental right Americans have," said Soaries, 53. "But when we found ourselves begging for resources as if we were a Boy Scout troop it begged the question: Why was I spending so much time away from my family for this?"

"All four of us had to work without staff, without offices, without resources. I don't think our sense of personal obligation has been matched by a corresponding sense of commitment to real reform from the federal government," he said.

"We were approved by the president and confirmed by the Senate, but had no instructions what to do. There is no handbook how to set up a federal agency. We had to find office space, order telephones, arrange our own travel, arrange our own ethics' briefings," said Soaries.

Congress approved a budget of $10 million for the EAC, but appropriated only $1.2 million, according to Soaries. Ultimately the commission distributed $2.3 billion to the states for voting improvements.

more here

[impeachthescoundrel]

1. The words "election reform" were invoked as well

We shall see.

[Melissa G]

2. kick n/t

[babylonsister]

3. Thanks, dzika. I'll be watching. nt

[Helga Scow Stern]

4. Thanks! I'll tune in.

[Nothing Without Hope]

5. He was a token on a token committee, with token funding and power and

no agenda. It was all to give the politicians something they could point to when they bray about how hard they are working for clean elections It was totally cynical, and this man made that painful discovery the hard way, by being driven to it. He needs to talk to Rep. Conyers.

dzika, I'm hoping that since you posted this, you plan to also post a link to a video clip later. I'll be checking back to see what happens. Whether you do or you don't, thank you for all you do.
:yourock:

[hiley]

6. thanks for the heads up dzika

otherwise i would have never known...
i only watch if amy goodman or someone like her appears and
sometimes i still take a peak at david schuster's reports, though.

[SmileMaker]

7. Will anyone be recording this for web viewing? n/t

[Coexist]

8. It's on now - so far just Lindy, but there was a teaser

[Wilms]

9. Do say more! n/t

[Coexist]

10. it's on now

"commission formed in '03, election reform is not a matter of great urgency in Congress"

"all eyes shifted from election reform to terrorism"

[Coexist]

11. "the bill required that provisional votes be in place"

"problems in Ohio relating to prov. ballots and long lines"
"new reg. coming in the day before elections"
"elections underfunded on every level"
"Ohio had 45 mil dollars, we intervened, and as a result, spared the country a tremendous lawsuit"

"did the president really win Ohio"
"I think Ohio definately went for the president, we don't know how many people didn't vote because of long lines"

[Coexist]

12. "its legal for state to use outmoded equipement"

"repression implies motivation, no politician wants to make headlines"

Basically, Matthews asked the right questions, the guest implied that the election was honestly run.

[Wilms]

13. Thanks for that report.

Even without the Soaries questioning the election, the fact that it's discussed questions the election.

[Wilms]

14. Dzika Posted the Video.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x366791

[kster]

15. I know it sounds

like a broken record but, Don't stop doing whatever it is you are doing,we are starting to get the election fraud story out there,and the media giants are not going to be able ignore it much longer.This shows that they are starting to figure that out.

Thanks dzika....


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