Contribute? “What’s the point? It’s already been settled!

Dear Howard Dean: Why Bother?

Ernest Partridge, Co-Editor
The Crisis Papers
First Published December 13, 2005
Dr. Howard Dean, Chair
Democratic National Committee

Dear Dr. Dean,

Every week I get dozens of solicitations from the Democratic National Committee, from the Democratic Senate and Congressional Campaign Committees, or from various Democratic candidates and office-holders, each of them asking for contributions. “You can help us achieve victory next November,” I am told.

If by “victory” is meant a majority vote cast at the polls, then the Democrats achieved “victory” in 2000, 2002 and 2004. And yet, the Republicans remain in control of the Congress and the White House.

Small wonder! Republicans build the voting machines, Republicans write the secret software, Republicans count and compile the totals. The Republican machines allow no auditing of the vote totals they report. So Republicans have the ability to “win” elections, regardless of the will of the voters. There is compelling evidence that they have done just that.

And so, if nothing is done to end the privatization of our elections and to introduce reliable verification, the Republicans will "win" again in November 2006 and then in 2008. Today, eleven months before the mid-term election, the outcome is fore-ordained – as certain as Soviet elections under Stalin, and Iraqi elections under Saddam. For, as Stalin said, "Those who cast the votes decide nothing, those who count the votes decide everything.”

Read more.............http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0602/S00186.htm

I hope Dean gets it.

response that I give to everyone who calls, including political action groups. NOT one red cent until the number one priority of your organization is to educate the public on what is going on with our voting systems. Most are very responsive and had no idea how bad things have become..i.e. privately owned voting machines, secret software, Repugs fighting to stop paper trails etc.

Why should I give up my hard earned money when my own party REFUSES to ensure that my vote will be counted....and counted for the person I actually voted for!

Most say they understand and will forward my comments to their supervisors.

That's what I've been telling the solicitors for sometime , that and I'm not looking to just give my money to corporate party B...........

Absolutely, i like allot of others have been saying this since 2004. I would venture to say, not one DUer is not aware of the e-voting problem in this country. But the DNC never mention this problem, it appears that either they don't know that it exist or they don't care. This should be priority number one, if we can't overcome this problem, then whats the point?