Conyers slaps back at Blackwell over questioning motivations of report

Conyers, Blackwell duel over voting report

By John Byrne | RAW STORY Editor

In response to an attack by Ohio Republican Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell on the motivation of Rep. John Conyers’ (D-Mich.) investigation into Ohio voting irregularities, Conyers expressed his frustration in a brief email to RAW STORY Thursday evening.

“I’m amazed that the chief elections official of the state that faced the most irregularities and the first state wide electoral challenge in history wouldn’t even bother to try to set the record straight on a single irregularity,” Conyers wrote.

“There is no more significant issue facing congress than making sure our democracy works,” the congressman added. ” We saw unprecedented irregularities in Ohio last November, and I think while the Secretary of State may not think he owes any one congressperson an answer, he certainly owes the nation and the state of Ohio a response.”

Details of Conyers'-Blackwell sparring today (quotes & new letter) at http://rawstory.com

i hope he never stops. he will take Blackwell down!

THIS time, he would actually have something to investigate!

It's been pointed out several times already that a special prosecutor can prosecute federal officials only. You can't use a special prosecutor on Blackwell.

Special Prosecutor: A special prosecutor is a lawyer from outside the government appointed by the attorney general or Congress to investigate a federal official for misconduct while in office.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_prosecutor

of a special council to investigate Blackwell. I would suppose that the Minority Leader of the House Judiciary has some clue about what he is doing.

"Four Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee asked the Department of Justice to begin a criminal investigation into Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell today....

Among other matters, the referral is to request an investigation into voter intimidation, improper voter purging, perjury, possible misuse of Help America Vote Act funds, tampering with voting machines during Ohio’s recount and Blackwell’s misuse of the Great Seal of the United States in a campaign letter.

In the matter of misusing the Great Seal in violation of federal law, ....the congressmen and women are seeking a special prosecutor."

http://rawstory.rawprint.com/105/conyers_ashcroft_letter_114.php

He deserves :loveya:

i think i just accidentally left dupe comments on your article. i don't know if either of them went thru, but i only meant to leave one.

Conyers may be the guy to do it and keep him under the microscope.

In any event, this guy can't be permitted to by governor of Ohio.

How can we reach Blackwell?

I say we start a letter-writing campaign.

Conyers represents us. He's working on our behalf.

Maybe Blackwell needs to be deluged with letters from all over the country, telling him that HE OWES AMERICA AN EXPLANATION AND THAT WE ARE NOT FOOLED BY HIM--and that we demand answers now.

If he won't answer to Conyers, maybe we can put him in the position of dogging the American people!

Let's see how well that sits with the media, after we issue our press release--detailing how Blackwell treated our concerns.

If you want to play big-boy games and rig an election, Mr. Blackwell, you'd damn well better be prepared to deal with "We the People"!!

but I'd love this guy to be subpoenaed to testify in front of a Congressional committee.

Lacking that, I'll be going to work for some Dem who runs for Governor

The Congressional Judiciary Committee, not Blackwell. Won't do a bit of good to write Buttwell.

Write to the ENTIRE Judiciary, including the Repubs, asking for investigation. Remember to be polite (don't want to alienate them). I am sure Mr. Conyers would appreciate support from us to the 'other side' of the committee.

The way to get Congressional attention is with snail-mail. The federal system is still run by paper. Swamp them with letters not email. And every thing you send should have the CC of all others that received the letter.

Email is great, but hard copy gets it done.

websites of many congresspeople -- and it gets irradiated. Anthrax scare.

I just happen to have a handy-dandy list of House Judiciary Committee
contact info:

House Judicary Committee fax

Republicans: 202-225-7682

Democrats: 202-225-4423

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

REPUBLICANS

Chairman:
Congressman James F. Sensenbrenner, Jr.
2449 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-4905
Telephone: (202) 225-5101
Fax: (202) 225-3190
sensenbrenner@mail.house.gov

Congressman Henry Hyde
2110 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4561
Fax: (202) 225-1166
http://www.house.gov/hyde/get_address2.htm

Congressman Howard Coble
2468 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-3306
Phone: (202) 225-3065
Fax: (202) 225-8611
howard.coble@mail.house.gov

Congressman Lamar Smith
2231 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-4321
(202) 225-4236
Fax: (202) 225-8628
http://lamarsmith.house.gov/contact.asp

Congressman Elton Gallegly
2427 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515-0523
Phone: (202) 225-5811
Fax: (202) 225-1100

Congressman Bob Goodlatte
2240 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-5431
(202) 225-9681 fax

Congressman Steve Chabot
129 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-2216
(202) 225-3012 (fax)
http://www.house.gov/chabot/email.html

Congressman Bill Jenkins
1207 Longworth Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone (202) 225-6356
Fax. (202) 225-5714

Congressman Chris Cannon
118 Cannon House
Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-7751
Fax: (202) 225-5629
cannon.ut03@mail.house.gov

Congressman Spencer Bachus
442 Cannon Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202 225-4921 phone
202 225-2082 fax
http://www.house.gov/writerep/

Congressman John Hostettler
1214 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
TEL: (202) 225-4636
FAX: (202) 225-3284
John.Hostettler@mail.house.gov

Congressman Mark Green
1314 Longworth Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5665
Fax: (202) 225-5729
mailto:mark.green@mail.house.gov

Congressman Ric Keller
419 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-0908
Phone: (202) 225-2176
Fax: (202) 225-0999


Congresswoman Melissa Hart
1508 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Ph. 202-225-2565
Fx. 202-226-2274
http://hart.house.gov/contact.asp

Congressman Jeff Flake
424 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-0301
(202) 225-2635 - phone
(202) 226-4386 - fax
jeff.flake@mail.house.gov

Congressman Mike Pence
1605 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-3021 office
(202) 225-3382 fax
http://www.house.gov/formpence/IMA/contact.htm

Congressman J. Randy Forbes
307 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-6365
Fax: 202-226-1170
http://www.house.gov/forbes/zipauth.htm

Congressman Steve King
1432 Longworth Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515
(202) 225-4426
Fax: (202) 225-3193
http://www.house.gov/writerep/

Congressman John Carter
408 CHOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-3864
Fax: (202) 225-5886
http://www.house.gov/writerep/

Congressman Tom Feeney
323 Cannon House Office Building
Washington DC 20515
phone:(202) 225-2706
fax:(202) 226-6299
http://www.house.gov/writerep/

Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn
509 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-2811
202-225-3004 fax
http://www.house.gov/writerep/


DEMOCRATS

Congressman John Conyers, Jr.
2426 Rayburn Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-5126
(202) 225-0072 Fax
http://www.house.gov/conyers/letstalk.htm

Congressman Howard Berman
2221 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-4695
Fax: (202) 225-3196
http://www.house.gov/berman/contact/

Congressman Rick Boucher
2187 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-3861
202-225-0442(fax)
ninthnet@mail.house.gov

Congressman Jerrold Nadler
2334 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Tel. 202-225-5635
Fax: (202) 225-6923
http://www.house.gov/nadler/emailform.shtml

Congressman Bobby Scott
2464 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-8351 Phone
(202) 225-8354 Fax
http://www.house.gov/writerep/

Congressman Mel Watt
2236 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, DC 20515-0001
Telephone (202) 225-1510
Fax (202) 225-1512
http://www.house.gov/writerep/

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
102 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-0516
Phone: (202) 225-3072
Fax: (202) 225-3336
http://www.house.gov/lofgren/emailform.shtml

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee
2435 Rayburn Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-3816
(202) 225-3317 Fax
http://www.jacksonlee.house.gov/feedback.cfm?campaign=jacksonlee&type=Let%27s%
20Talk

Congresswoman Maxine Waters
2344 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-2201 phone
202-225-7854 fax
http://congress.org/congressorg/mail/?id=658&type=CO&state=CA

Congressman Marty Meehan
U.S. House of Congressmans
2229 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3411
Fax: (202) 226-0771

Congressman Bill Delahunt
1317 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-3111
Fax: (202) 225-5658
William.Delahunt@mail.house.gov

Congressman Robert Wexler
213 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-3001
(202) 225-5974 FAX
http://www.house.gov/wexler/contact.htm

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin
1022 Longworth Building
Washington DC 20515
(202) 225-2906
(202) 225-6942 Fax
http://www.house.gov/formbaldwin/IMA/get_address.htm

Congressman Anthony Weiner
1122 Longworth HOB
Washington DC 20515
(202) 225-6616
Fax: (202) 226-7253
weiner@mail.house.gov

Congressman Adam Schiff
326 Cannon HOB
Washington D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4176
Facsimile: (202) 225-5828
http://www.house.gov/schiff/as_sub_contact.htm

Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
1007 Longworth Building
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-6676
Fax 202-226-1012
http://www.house.gov/lindasanchez/contact.shtml

On edit: I don't know how those frownies got there. I googled this complete list off the internets.

Anyone got the media blaster links?

for governor? That would be interesting. I wonder who will win? Bush will drop him like a piece of flaming do do if it gets too hot. He's had practice. Shall I say Kenny Boy?

That's apparent.

If he could get away with it, I think it would be OK in his mind.

:bounce:

:loveya:

:loveya:

I didn't read all the way down before.
:loveya:

I never thought I could ever have this much respect for a politician in my life. Conyers continues to amaze me, and I thank him and the congressmen behind him for restoring my faith in the possibility of a true people's government.

how long can he hide it?

I continue to be impressed with how clearly and directly Conyers expresses himself.

I Believe in John Conyers.

:thumbsup:

Can't you just imagine? What a difference THAT'D make!

Thank you for bringing this inspirational battle of wit (blackwell has none about him so it is singular)!

Conyers is the best kind of politician... a patriot!

Thanks again rawstory!

this IS good news. Most people at the local level are honest, will be surprised by what they see, and maybe, maybe will step forward with information when they see the scope of the disenfranchisement. I hope Representative Conyers sticks with the strategy of directly contacting the local folks - interrogating them will get them further faster than interrogating Blackwell (who will pull a 'Gonzalez').

:kick:

that lawsuit is still 'in the process', not resolved yet. there seems to be a little silence over in the Ohio investigations...i wonder what's going on....

Under the word Patriot, you'll see Conyers' photo.

It's no wonder he's been reelected so many time. The man abides by his oath to represent his constituents and the nation and uphold the constitution.

Bizarre concepts, I know!

And I don't mean to be disrespectful. My son is named John, my Grandpa was John, John Conyers...they don't come any better. This man is the man of the century no doubt about it!