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Sydnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 07:52 PM
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My response from Barney Frank RE: Election Fraud
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I wrote to Barney Frank shortly after the first info from Ohio hit DU. I was very insistent that he begin investigations into Ohio, Florida, NH and other questionable states based on the Ohio info and the exit polls issues. Here is his reply, dated 11/22:

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Dear ________,

I agreed with you that there were irregularities in the Ohio election. I have spoken on a couple of occasions with a good friend of mine who was working in Columbus for two weeks, and he is convinced that there was a great deal of inappropriate and illegal actions. The problem is that we have no investigative body before which we can press these claims. The authorities in Ohio are Republicans, and with the White House controlling the Justice Department and with the Republican conservatives in control of both Houses of Congress, all we can do is to complain. So while I agree that this is something that we should look into, it is not easy to figure out a way to do that. I am working with other Democrats to try to do the best that we can, but the lack of any legal approach that we can take may well frustrate our efforts, as unfortunate as that is. In other words, it is not a lack of concern that may put and end to our efforts to fight this, but the unavailability of any place in which we can make the fight.

Barney

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So, they (the Dems in Washington) see the issues and support our claims but it seems that there is no place to make the case where we will not be laughed out of the room. The only thing left is for us to take it to the streets and get some public support in the fight. We have to want it bad enough to be willing to stake our lives on it, not unlike what is happening in the Ukraine. We have to want it bad enough to seek support from other nations as well. If we don't do it now, we can kiss all our hopes of leaving a better world to our kids goodbye. We will be leaving them to a one party, big brother knows best world.

I don't know about you, but that is unacceptable to me. The fascists have to go!
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