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To: Mephisto who wrote (5125)	10/31/2002 3:50:40 AM
From: Patricia Trinchero	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15516

That's a good idea Mephisto...............if the people kept a copy of their ballot then it could be rechecked against the officail results if a gross error appeared to have been made like what happened in FLorida in 2000. We should make carbon copies of all voting ballots and require that they be held for 60 days after an election. ANy ballot that was not in the hands of a voter would be null and void. That way the vote counters couldn't punch out additional chads to make the vote void. What happens now is that the ballots get additional punches. It's easy to nullify votes by punching too many chads on the ballot. If the voter punched one hole near the name of his choice candidate, then the counters only had to punch another hole among that office's candidates in order to nullify the vote for the official count.

To: Mephisto who wrote (5125)	10/31/2002 12:16:06 PM
From: Dorine Essey	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 15516

Imagine that Bush, Cheney and the far right consolidate power through their use of a permanent state of war, supported politically by corporate dollars. All three branches of our national government are in their hands. Imagine the nightmare scenario. We know we'll see tax cuts for the rich and for corporations -- they're already lining up. With the Bush administration's bankrupt economic policy, can we expect a recovery? What about environmental protections, a woman's right to choose, and social security? With the total embrace of pre-emptive, unilateral war, will we enter an era of American wars? With Ashcroft unleashed, what will happen to political opposition and even the right to speech? Would you be surprised if Jeb Bush is President in 2008? Americans are rightfully suspicious of alarmist talk. In general, we live fairly comfortable lives. We believe in moderation. "Things will be OK." It pains me to say that if we don't act, things simply may NOT be OK. America has faced down threats from the right before. Our great democratic traditions -- of checks and balances and of free and open debate -- have always come to our rescue. And the moderate, common sense soul of our citizens has always countered the overreaching ambitions of the greedy few. We will win again. We will wake up from this nightmare. But you must help. It's crucial that we do all we can to keep the Senate from falling into right wing hands. Control of the Senate will be decided in just a few tight races. We've brought them together and made it easy for you to give, at: moveonpac.org