A gift of inspiration: A plea for our "leaders" to join us on 6 Jan 2005

Good evening Congressman Conyers,

You are an inspirational leader. The only gift I can give you, beyond my gratitude, is to share with you a letter that I have sent to every Democratic Senator in the 109th US Congress as well as to several Republican Senators and several of your fellow Congresspersons.

Congressman Conyers, by now you likely realize that you have a large and growing number of patriotic American citizens at your side -- Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Greens and more -- ready to stand with you on 6 Jan 2005 to halt this flagrantly unjust and illegal 2004 national election process, investigate it and do whatever it takes to enable every eligible citizen to vote and know that their vote is counted precisely as they intended.

All the best to you and your family and know that many of us are working 24/7 through the 'holidays' in preparation for 6 Jan 2005. We the people are going to defend our franchise of democracy, successfully, that day. We will prevail.

Bob

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From: xxxxxx
Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 6:18 PM
To: All Dem Senators, numerous Republican Senators and Congresspersons of the 109th US Congress
Subject: A gift of inspiration: a request for leadership

24 December 2004

Greetings Senator or Congressperson _______________,

I have looked for the past several weeks for a gift to send to you during this celebratory season. Earlier today I found it. It is a letter from a patriotic registered Republican to his representatives in the US Senate, 109th US Congress.

I urge you to read it. Even more importantly I urge you to stand on 6 Jan 2005 and challenge the fraudulent, disenfranchising 2004 presidential election process. As you will recognize in Dr Garth Eldritch eloquent letter, many of your fellow citizens know what is at stake – our American franchise of democracy is perilously close to being destroyed. These words are not hype; they are raw fact.

So, my gift to you is a gift of a patriot’s insights and commitment to saving our democracy, defending our Constitution. And, my personal commitment to place myself in harms way if that is what it takes to ensure that 6 Jan 2005 is the day we the people joined with you and your colleagues in the 109th US Congress and gave the greatest gift to future generations – the gift of preserving the Constitution and the democracy it guarantees every citizen of the United States of America.

All the best to you and your family,

B Robert Franza MD

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To: The Honorable Senator <blank>

From: Dr. Garth Eldritch
Dr_eldritch@netzero.net

Dear Senator <blank>,

I am a registered Republican and I am frightened of this administration.

I am writing this to let you know how millions of thoughtful Americans and I feel about what is happening to our beloved country.

We have observed the insidious and deliberate overthrow of Democracy by this administration, the media, and their supporters.

The media, under constant scrutiny and relentless criticism for taking a ‘Liberal’ bias, has purged itself of anything remotely resembling balance over the course of the last decade.

The censure and subsequent censorship of prestigious media fixtures such as Helen Thomas and Dan Rather are indicative of this trend. The machinations by which they have been marginalized have been incessantly grinding away at the vestiges of real journalism that was once a hallmark of our great nation.

Now, owned almost entirely by right-wing supporters, the corporate media has ensured that any real news outlet will rarely present a story that casts the administration in an unfavorable light.

I have heard rare mention of the crime against the American people by conservative columnist Robert Novak who exposed an undercover CIA operative, but plenty of news about Dan Rather for using questionable documents whose content may have been legitimate.

I am saddened that I hear more ‘real’ news on comedy shows than from any major news outlet.

The Help America Vote Act has ‘helped’ put easily hacked, un-auditable, electronic voting machines made by supporters of the administration all over this country… with many more to come.

Representative John Conyers of the House Judiciary Committee has held hearings and recorded testimony whose nature is so controversial that it should shake our democracy to its very foundations – and yet I’ve seen NOTHING of these hearings on any news channel other than C-SPAN. Most people do not watch C-SPAN because it is not sensationalized enough to keep their interest. None of the major networks will air this astounding evidence of fraud. I am left only to speculate on why.

If you have not reviewed this testimony, I cannot urge strongly enough that you do so. The allegations of fraud have only been written off either by those who support this administration, or those who have not studied even five percent of these allegations. It would seem that the fear of becoming an alarmist has overridden the will to investigate and ameliorate our election system.

The very real possibility here is that our Democracy has been hijacked by Neo-Conservatives whose agenda may be in dire conflict with the security of the American People.

The psychology of those who would do nothing can be described as willful negligence through logistical prejudice;

“They could never get away with something like that because it would be too obvious; therefore – it must not have happened.”

It is much more comfortable to convince oneself something is not happening, thereby avoiding the discomfort of both recognition and responsibility. I cringe to think that this type of psychology pervades both our culture and our government.

If you have not studied this issue, then we all may become victims of a movement that will strip away the powers, rights, and freedoms of all who might oppose it… especially political opponents.

I have familiarized myself with the reserve currency issues and energy market forces that have driven this administration into war. Millions of Americans are aware of these issues as well. Although I understand that many Americans have not the patience and time to educate themselves on these issues – I cannot believe that that is an excuse for a rogue political contingent to lie to us, abridge our rights, go to war under false pretenses, and rig an election to protect their agenda… all at the expense of Democracy.

On January 6th, the moment of truth will arrive.

When the Electoral College vote is to be certified, a number of Representatives will contest the results from Ohio. In order to overturn that slate of electors, those representatives will need the signature of a US Senator to advance their motion.

My apologies, for I am not well versed in procedure. Unless I am mistaken, it will only take one such signature.

That one signature will become the most significant stroke in the undoing of what will otherwise become our inexorable slide into a one-party system… and the subsequent and total corruption of a great Democracy.

Should none of our most potent elected leaders stand now against this usurping of the Electoral process, there will never come another chance through the governmental process to regain the balance critical to a healthy Democracy. As the power of one party is consolidated, it will be used to strip that of the other. In this case it will be the Democratic Party who is so ravaged.

The machines which are manufactured, programmed, and tabulated on by the allies of the Neo-conservatives will proliferate across this nation and cut short the otherwise popular careers of more and more Democrats until they are effectively and permanently neutralized as a political party.

If the fear of drawing attention or taking a risk prevents any Senator from taking action by January 6, 2005… then it is quite likely that many Democrats who are the last bastion of balance in Washington DC will face a slow and excruciating descent out of the political arena. While I pray I am wrong, I know that millions of Americans cannot afford such a risk. After January 6th, any aspirations a Democratic candidate might have will be dashed should no one stand against this. Those who remain will be nothing more than proverbial lightning rods to hold a constituency and keep any other party from becoming a contender. None of those who remain will be able to acquire any office of greater consequence for it will have become impossible to legislate fair elections against the majority in power.

Should even one Senator stand against this injustice, they will find support among many millions of Americans.
At that point, the news media will have no choice but to take notice. Such notice can ONLY shed light on and harm those who have committed fraud, for as the subject is brought to light – the evidence will be as well.

There is such damning evidence in support of fraud at this point – if you have not studied it, I again must strongly, vehemently ask that you contact Rep. John Conyers and request information. I will also be obliged to assist in any way I can.

Please urge your colleagues to engage in collective action to address this critical issue.
What the American People need now is a hero to stand against this descent into what can legitimately be described as Totalitarian rule by one party.

The choice, therefore, is to stand for a brilliant assault on this injustice – to lead a charge whose consequence is the preservation of Democracy, or to quietly accept the role of a subordinate until no longer needed.

Millions of Americans recognize what is happening to our country and are on their knees praying for just one Senator to stand and fight for us.

You will not stand alone.

With utmost Sincerity,

-Dr. Garth Eldritch

"When you have purpose, you can wade right through… Like running past people that are asleep."
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So, colleagues here at DU, it is in_deed "WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION....."

Senator Kerry, Senator Obama, Congressman Conyers and Waters and others must act, but they must act because they are compelled by us to do so. It is our responsibility to inform and fortify our representatives with our will, our courage and our commitment to save our American franchise of democracy. And, we're making darn good progress.

Enjoy a wonderful holiday. Eat some good food, drink some wine, hug your loved ones and prepare to make it happen on 6 Jan 2005.

Peace and respect to all of you.

There was a another thread about demonizing the "enemy" and I posted about how when we generalize about republicans, we are including many potential alllies in that generalization. When I worked on voter registration and GOTV, I met many republicans who were voting for Kerry because they were extremely concerned about the direction Bush was taking us. This letter is a perfect example of that.
Thank you.

It is difficult to not be so enraged with the republican party, more specifically, those who control the republican party, that intelligent discussion sometimes becomes impossible. But isn't it part of our liberal beings to see more in common with others than differences? Someone very close to me is pretty conservative, and I was able to appeal to him mostly because of how the war has been handled. He had served seven years active duty and is a strategical thinker. We talked at length about military strategy, and how if you do go to war how it should be conducted. B*sh clearly placed the well-being of Haliburtin above the well-being of our troops and the people of Iraq.
This same conservative thinker took very little convincing about the validity of the election...and this is saying something because some of our ongoing arguments have been ongoing for a few years now.
Randi Rhodes has spoken on the topic of how we really are not that dissimular...this has been a lifelong belief of mine. The difficulty often seems to be to get past the myth of moral superiority perpetuated by the propaganda machine of the right.
Peace.
Zola

....many, many registered Republicans are literally sick of what Bush and his neocon cabal have done to our America.

I suspect that way more than 60 million 'registered voters' (R, I, G, D, other) will rise and join ranks with us as they begin in the next several days to learn the scale of the systematic attack on our American franchise of democracy.

We certainly will do everything possible to bring them to that realization.

Peace.

.... and its:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x194341

Dr Garth Eldritch posted it early yesterday and I decided, after considering several other 'inspirational' items I had collected over the weeks, that his letter would indeed be my 'gift' to various Republican as well as all Dems in the US Senate and several members of Congress.

Peace.

Wow!

Kick For Kerry!

http://www.breakfornews.com/articles/KerryPreparingGroundsToUnconcede.htm