THIS IS A GREAT IDEA! ASK THE DEMS TO ALL STAND UP.
http://www.51capitalmarch.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=campaign1;action=display;num=1103342437 We need at least one Senator to challenge the vote on Jan. 6th when the electors cast their ballots, there are already 14 congressmen pledge to do so.
The primary comments I've been hearing on the web and radio is this could amount to political suicide for the senator that chooses to stand against the national vote.
What I'm thinking is everyone is aiming too small. How about starting a campaigne for all 45 Democratic Senators to contest the vote?
1. If all the democratic senators stood together, there would be no individual senator required to shoulder the blame, backlash, or fall out.
2. It would send a unprecedented, historical message to the nation that voting rights are of paramount importance.
3. Since both the House and Senate are controlled by the Republican party, overturning the election is not a realistic outcome of this protest. However, it would certainly send a signal to the Republicans and the world that business as usual is over.
4. It would serve to energize the democratic base for the hard work ahead.
Maybe we could set up a web site like the father and son who put up 51capitol march.com urging all democratics to contact their senators to sign on to this strategy.
I know this sounds naive, but we need to add our voices against the upcoming "coronation" of GWB, and to demonstrate the party is unified in protecting our voting rights.
We will put up a page for this purpose. Until then, use "Email Congress" on the web site. Kip
Email your Senators and House Representative here:
http://www.thepen.us/contest.html