Don't let Kerry wimp out again....

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M

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 13:41:26 -0700 (PDT)

Don't let Kerry wimp out again....

 

 

Don't let Kerry wimp out again - he's so good at making speeches and

then backing down.

 

 

T

Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:19

[PDA] Kerry Update RE: Ohio Lawsuit

 

Dear Friends,

 

Last week we sent an email asking you to contact Senator John Kerry

urging him not to withdraw from the Ohio recount case pending in

federal court in Ohio. Since then, many of you have taken action and

have voiced your concern to Senator Kerry. Thank you. Your voices are

critical in the ongoing struggle to protect the right to vote. Some

friends have responded by asking for further information or have

suggested that the fight in the Ohio recount case is no longer

worthwhile. We write to address these concerns.

 

Is Senator Kerry planning to withdraw from the case?

 

While not yet confirmed by Senator Kerry, Congressman Conyers and

others have received credible information that Senator Kerry is

preparing to withdraw from the recount case. Today, Congressman Conyers

posted the letter we referred to last week on his blog (click on the

word " wrote " in his blog statement to access the original letter):

http://www.conyersblog.us/

 

Next Tuesday, August 30, Senator Kerry's lawyer will need to appear

before Federal Judge Carr in Toledo, along with the other lawyers in

the recount case. We will know by that point whether Senator Kerry

intends to stay in the case. We may know earlier if he seeks to

withdraw by filing papers doing so. What we know today is that your

pressure is having an impact and we must keep it going. Please

continue to call/email/send letters to Senator Kerry urging him to

remain in this case and to join the amended counterclaims. Here again

is Senator Kerry's contact information:

http://www.johnkerry.com/contact/

 

 

Is fighting the Ohio recount case still worthwhile?

 

The struggle for the right to vote includes the struggle to ensure that

all votes are properly counted. A recount is the procedure for doing

that. If election officials resist our right to a meaningful recount

conducted in accordance with basic constitutional standards, they

trample on our right to vote. Senator Kerry must not withdraw from the

Ohio recount case.

 

What is at stake in the Ohio recount case is whether recounts in

federal (presidential and congressional) elections will be conducted in

accordance with basic equal protection and due process as guaranteed by

the US Constitution or whether they will receive the same kind of sham

recount received in Ohio in December. For a fuller understanding of

all of the serious violations that occurred during the recount in Ohio

last December, see the amended counterclaims filed by David Cobb and

Michael Badnarik at:

http://www.nvri.org/about/ohio_cobb_badnarik_counterclaims_123004.pdf.

These amended counterclaims raise major constitutional concerns. David

Cobb and Michael Badnarik are to be congratulated for continuing to

press this fight for all of us. Senator Kerry should continue to stand

by their side.

 

Thank you for all you are doing to ensure that recounts matter and that

all votes are properly counted.

 

Keep on,

Tim Carpenter, PDA

 

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