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(and anonymous posting is rude)
Thursday, May 22, 2008
To my Florida friends (an MI, though the video is about FL)
But I think those of you in MI will feel similarly, minus the recent GE stuff.
"I've been cheated, been mistreated, when will I be loved?" (Got that song in my head now)
well, i think we can all agree that the existing election results for MI and FL should be disregarded: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/us/politics/02dems.html?ex=1346385600&en=e280c05ad36488d3&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
I would be interested in seeing another election in those states. But the Democratic party members who tried to jump the gun on this election should all be punished.
those responsible for moving the primary date should be charged for the financial costs of running the early election. And since they made this such a circus, they should be fired.
THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE, A LEGISLATURE THAT IS CONTROLLED BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, PASSED A BILL THAT MOVED THE FLORIDA PRIMARY EARLIER THAN THE DATE ALLOWED BY THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE -- IN FACT, IT MOVED IT INSTEAD OF THE DEADLINE OF FEBRUARY THE 5th, ONE WEEK EARLIER TO JANUARY THE 29th, THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE THEN STRIPPED ALL OF FLORIDA'S DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. NOW, MIND YOU, THE BILL THAT WAS PASSED WAS AN ELECTION REFORM BILL, AND WHILE IT WAS BEING DELIBERATED IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE OF FLORIDA. THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER OF THE STATE SENATE OFFERED AN AMENDMENT TO TAKE OUT JANUARY 29 AND INSTEAD PUSHING IT BACK TO FEBRUARY THE 5th WHICH WOULD HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE'S REQUEST AND RULES. THAT AMENDMENT BY THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER OF THE STATE SENATE WAS DEFEATED.
THE BILL THEN WENT ON TO PASS BECAUSE IT WAS AN ELECTION REFORM BILL HAVING TO DO WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF ELECTION MACHINES IN FLORIDA, SOMETHING THAT WE ARE QUITE SENSITIVE ABOUT IN OUR STATE AS A RESULT OF OUR ELECTORAL HISTORY.
So they should have tried (and they are outnumbered at least 2:1 in the FL legislature by R's) to vote down an election reform bill that would create a paper trail for machine voting? Seriously?
well, i think we can all agree that the existing election results for MI and FL should be disregarded:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/us/politics/02dems.html?ex=1346385600&en=e280c05ad36488d3&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
I would be interested in seeing another election in those states.
But the Democratic party members who tried to jump the gun on this election should all be punished.
those responsible for moving the primary date should be charged for the financial costs of running the early election. And since they made this such a circus, they should be fired.
as always,
I'm fine with that, since Obama blocked a revote even less people would vote for him now.
ReplyDeleteYou obviously do not understand what happened in FL. I'll let Senator Bill Nelson (FL, D) explain:
THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE, A LEGISLATURE THAT IS CONTROLLED BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, PASSED A BILL THAT MOVED THE FLORIDA PRIMARY EARLIER THAN THE DATE ALLOWED BY THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE -- IN FACT, IT MOVED IT INSTEAD OF THE DEADLINE OF FEBRUARY THE 5th, ONE WEEK EARLIER TO JANUARY THE 29th, THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE THEN STRIPPED ALL OF FLORIDA'S DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. NOW, MIND YOU, THE BILL THAT WAS PASSED WAS AN ELECTION REFORM BILL, AND WHILE IT WAS BEING DELIBERATED IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE OF FLORIDA. THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER OF THE STATE SENATE OFFERED AN AMENDMENT TO TAKE OUT JANUARY 29 AND INSTEAD PUSHING IT BACK TO FEBRUARY THE 5th WHICH WOULD HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE'S REQUEST AND RULES. THAT AMENDMENT BY THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER OF THE STATE SENATE WAS DEFEATED.
THE BILL THEN WENT ON TO PASS BECAUSE IT WAS AN ELECTION REFORM BILL HAVING TO DO WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF ELECTION MACHINES IN FLORIDA, SOMETHING THAT WE ARE QUITE SENSITIVE ABOUT IN OUR STATE AS A RESULT OF OUR ELECTORAL HISTORY.
So they should have tried (and they are outnumbered at least 2:1 in the FL legislature by R's) to vote down an election reform bill that would create a paper trail for machine voting? Seriously?
Because it helps Obama, duh.
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