Robert -

Ekayani here for an out of the ordinary email as we seem to be having
a Paper Ballot Emergency. Already. What does this have to do with
Helen Stratford? I have been bumped off her mailing list and I want
back on. A poet and performer who wrote lines about the statue of
liberty that included "our Madame, Our Matriarch...". Put me back on
Helen.
For the rest of "youse", I submit the whole screed I received via
The Pen re: ballots. Action link. How many times do we have to go
through this rodeo? 2000, 2004, 2008? While I am endorsing the
candidates (don't know 'em) we do need to sort out a voting process
which has been flagrantly marred for the past 8 years don't ya think?
If anyone has been following the stock market dip, Bush's latest
announcement about late tax refunds (!) you know the future ain't
pretty. To my friends in Europe who read this, know that we are in
some deep do-do over here. Heath Ledger may you rest in peace.
Passing this on.
- Damnit! Records

Emergency Paper Ballot Action Page:
http://usalone.com/laesch/pnum779.php (anyone can use this link)

Facebook Version:
http://apps.facebook.com/fb_voices/action.php?qnum=pnum779 (to use
this you must be a member of Facebook and logged in)

"The election season is just getting started, and already the recount
in New Hamphire, where they DO have paper ballots, has exposed missing
memory cards and other machine related breakdowns. As if we did not
have enough proof already, we simply cannot trust our sacred
right to vote in this critical upcoming election to secret
proprietary machines owned by radically partisan private
corporations.
For this reason there is renewed urgency to assist any jurisdiction
that has had it with those infernal problematic machines, and wants to
switch back to tried, true and AUDITABLE paper ballots. Rush Holt has
introduced a stop gap bill, and once again, John Laesch, candidate for
the old Hastert seat in IL-14 is demonstrating his own leadership on
this issue.
John Laesch is running in a special primary election coming up in
just 2 weeks on Feb 5th, that can help set the tone for the entire
primary season to come. Please submit the action page sponsored by
John above, and please also consider making a donation to encourage
him to keep standing strong on the issues you care about.
John Laesch Donations: http://www.usalone.com/donations_laesch.php

As the Democratic nominee in 2006, John Laesch pulled 40 percent
against the powerful incumbent Hastert in the general election, and
John is in the running again. With numbers like that, and especially
given the shift in public sentiment in the last two years, this is a
very winnable race. Here is John's message to you on the importance of
acting now to bring back paper ballots everywhere:

***********Protect the Integrity of Our Democracy!

Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ) has introduced the "Emergency
Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008". This act will help
election authorities using e-voting to convert to paper ballots, offer
emergency paper ballots or convert audits by hand counts. We want to
make sure that every vote is counted, that every election result is
verifiable.
Accoring to Holt, there are six states that have no verifiable paper
trail and counties in 16 other states have the same problem. That
means 20 states cannot fully verify their votes in the primaries or
the November Presidential election.
This is no way to run a Democracy. This legislation needs to be
passed immediately to protect our elections! Our democracy can only be
as strong as the integrity of our elections. It is critical that we
support Rep. Holt's legislation. Citizens need to know that their
vote will be counted, and that they can trust our electoral process.
Help us ensure our elections are transparent and verifiable, and
protect the integrity of our democracy!
Let your representative know that We the People want all our votes to
count."

Paid for by Friends of John Laesch


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