BBV: 6 more Comgresspersons became cosponsors yesterday

Eric J in MN

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Wed May-05-04 05:31 PM
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BBV: 6 more Comgresspersons became cosponsors yesterday

Yesterday, 6 more Congresspersons became cosponsors of "The Voter Confidence Act," bill number HR.2239, to require electoronic voting machines to print paper ballots.

Rep Becerra, Xavier - 5/4/2004 Rep Neal, Richard E. - 5/4/2004
Rep Ballance, Frank W., Jr. - 5/4/2004 Rep Solis, Hilda L. - 5/4/2004
Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. - 5/4/2004 Rep Lampson, Nick - 5/4/2004

That brings the total number of House cosponsors to 140.

Let's keep it going.

Phone 1-800-839-5276 (Capitol Hill Switchboard), ask to be transferred to the office of your Congressperson, and leave a message requesting that your Representative cosponsor the bill.

sample phone words:

Hello, may I speak to the office of Representative ________?
(call transferred)
Hello, I'd like to leave a message for the Representative to please cosponsor the Voter Confidence Act, HR.2239, to improve the accuracy of elections.

For more information, including a link to find out if your Congressperson is already a cosponsor, and a link to find the name of your Congressperson if you don't know it, click:
http://www.moveleft.com/moveleft_voter_conf_act_cosponsor_house_of_rep.html

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Eric J in MN

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Wed May-05-04 06:20 PM
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1. kick

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BevHarris

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Wed May-05-04 06:22 PM
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2. C'mon now. If California can do it, the nation can do it.

Edited on Wed May-05-04 06:23 PM by BevHarris

And California's doin' it. So let's make this happen, folks. Flog that congressman of yours some more. If he hasn't voted for the bill yet, he must like being flogged, so lay it on. Either he votes for the bill or he'll have to face humiliation, because we're right.

Bev Harris

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Eric J in MN

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Wed May-05-04 06:48 PM
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3. If you called before, call again. nt

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RedEagle

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Wed May-05-04 10:11 PM
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4. HR 2239 and ONLY S 1980

The other senate bill has a loophole a mile wide.

HR 2239 in the House

S 1980 in the Senate (Graham's bill)

The bill backed by Clinton is trouble!

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Freddie Stubbs

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Thu May-06-04 11:11 AM
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6. How is that bill 'in trouble?'

:shrug:

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BevHarris

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Thu May-06-04 11:14 AM
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7. Not "in trouble." It "is trouble"

contains weasel words and lends itself to failure to get what we need, while offering a warm fuzzy that makes people think they got what we need.

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Freddie Stubbs

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Thu May-06-04 11:19 AM
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9. Thank you.

Sometimes me not good so read. :dunce:

Do you happen to know what the bill number is for Senator Clinton's bill?

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Eric J in MN

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Thu May-06-04 11:28 AM
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10. Comparisons of bills

You can read about the the Voter Confidence Act and 2 old bills here:
http://www.verifiedvoting.org/senate_bill_comparison.asp

You can read about the Voter Confidence Act and The RECORD Act here:
http://www.moveleft.com/moveleft_essay_2004_04_30_the_record_act.asp

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Eric J in MN

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Thu May-06-04 11:15 AM
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8. Hillary Clinton and verified voting

Edited on Thu May-06-04 11:20 AM by Eric J in MN

Hillary Clinton introduced her own bill a few months ago which doesn't reqire verifiable paper ballots, just "the most accurate technology." Every company would say it uses the most accurate technology.

More recently, she cosponsored "The RECORD Act," which has a giant loophole, that states can send in a report saying it's "impossible" for them to provide paper ballots instead of requring them to do so.

For more on why to support "The Voter Confidence Act" and not "The RECORD Act," go to:

http://www.moveleft.com/moveleft_essay_2004_04_30_the_record_act.asp

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Eric J in MN

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Thu May-06-04 11:07 AM
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5. kick

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loudsue

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Thu May-06-04 11:32 AM
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11. Yay!!! Frank Ballance is my rep! We've been putting the squeeze on

I'm SOOOOO glad he finally decided to co-sponsor!

Keep it up BBV Patriots! We're getting closer & closer to November, and it looks like people are finally waking up!

:kick::kick::kick::kick:

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