Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living!
January 20th Counter-Inaugural Reclaim The Streets

Meet at 7pm at 3rd and Broadway in Downtown San Diego, in front of NBC.

Recuerda los muertos, Lucha por quienes viven! Tomaremos las calles para hacer una fiesta contra-inaugural este 20 de enero en San Diego

7pm en 3rd y Broadway en Downtown San Diego, al frente de NBC.

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San Diego's Ground Zero Players call for a CACEROLAZO mass street theater action Inauguration Day, Thursday January 20. Join us from 5:30 - 7:30 PM at 4th and Broadway, downtown. BRING POTS AND PANS AND SPOONS AND EARPLUGS!

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The San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice will be doing a rally and a march, starting at 5:00pm, at 4th and Broadway as well.

For a Global Disruption of Empire - Global call to Action | DC Spokescouncil | Anarchist Resistance

The word went out from the National Press Club this morning that there will be thousands and thousands of demonstrators and protestors, bike riders, and activists converging in Washington for a weeklong schedule of festivities, activities and trainings.

On January 6th, 2005 there will be a "Block Bush Insurrection Rally" at the DC Capitol. That day is when the electoral votes, which will have been sealed and sent to the President of the U.S. Senate, are to be read aloud to both Houses of Congress. The No Stolen Elections campaign says that if one member of the House and one member of the Senate object to the certification of the vote, then all members of Congress will finally discuss these issues so they are urging people to call their Congresspeople and Senators. Locally and nationwide, voters are concerned about voter suppression and disenfranchisement, especially in African-American and Hispanic communities. Folks Don't Get It: On African-American voter disenfranchisement in the 2004 election | Against the House: It's a Rigged Game

US Voting Integrity Project | 51 Capital March.com | Contest the Vote | Voter Bill of Rights from Code Pink's website

RALLY FOR COUNTING ALL THE VOTES
Thursday Dec. 23, 2004 2:00PM
202 'C' Street San Diego Downtown Civic Center Plaza.
Come out and support the 5,000+ voters that have been disinfranchised by a bubble. More than 5,000 voters can't be ignored!
From the Voters for Donna Frye and the Supporters of Democracy

The evidence is mounting that this election, just as the last one, had been stolen. What makes this one even more stunning is the brazen nature in which it had been stolen. Add to this the nature of how it had been stolen, with the possible use of manipulated machines as well as the silence from the media and the leadership of the Democratic Party. Many observers have noted the common feeling that the democratic process is slipping away right in front of us.

Dozens of supporters of "Save Our Democracy" gathered again Sunday in the frigid air to demand an accountable electoral process. Even though temperatures were well below freezing and windchill was below zero, over one hundred supporters of democracy stood outside for the second Sunday in a row for almost two hours to share stories and listen to speakers and to demand fair and accountable elections. Participants listened to speakers from the Green Party, Libertarian Party and Constitution Party as well as representatives of various other consitutuencies in Tennessee.

We are contacting you as an important member of the independent media community to ask you to participate in, support or promote independent media coverage of the upcoming presidential inauguration in January. From Jan. 10 through Jan. 24, independent media makers will converge in the nation’s capital to provide continuous coverage of the inauguration through video, photography, radio, print, and web postings.

We are a group of independent media makers in Washington, DC that has formed to help facilitate and coordinate coverage of the inauguration. For more information, please visit our website at www.inaugurationmedia.org. A list of our needs follows at the end of this letter, along with information on how to join out listserves. Information about specific media projects during the inauguration will be available on our website in the coming weeks.

See Also >> Counter-Inaugural.org Holds Press Conference 12/22/04

The evidence is mounting that this election, just as the last one, had been stolen. What makes this one even more stunning is the brazen nature in which it had been stolen. Add to this the nature of how it had been stolen, with the possible use of manipulated machines as well as the silence from the media and the leadership of the Democratic Party. Many observers have noted the common feeling that the democratic process is slipping away right in front of us.

This is the second part of this Indy Media Journalist and Official Observer for the Green Party's David Cobb Re-count effort in Ohio.

A gathering of people who are opposed to the "Votergate" scandal took place outside of the San Francisco office of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi on December 6th. While a delegation went into the building, there was an open mic outside of the Federal Building. Speakers exposed presidential candidate John Kerry's lack of action in support of counting all of the votes that were cast in November. Photos | Video: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

12/14/2004: On the day after the electors cast their votes in state capitols nationwide, at the regular meeting of the Berkeley City Council, half of the public speakers expressed concern for democracy, given problems on November 2nd, 2004 that included suppression of the the efforts of people of color and students to vote in counties all over the country. The Berkeley City Council adopted the "Resolution Supporting the Request that the Government Accountability Office Immediately Undertake an Investigation of Voting Irregularities in the 2004 Elections." Drafted by Berkeley's Peace and Justice Commission, the Resolution also lists 17 measures to improve elections. Read more | Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club | Reign of Error

A protest was held in Sacramento on Monday, December 13th during the meeting at which California's delegates to the electoral college were deciding how they would vote. Past Indybay Votergate Coverage: 11/11 | 11/29

Whether willing or not, the American people have become captives to whatever information is or is not aired by the corporate media. We are unable, for example, to hear any information or news on the debacle in Iraq, with its ceaseless war crimes and mass murders, or on the devastation of both land and man of radioactive depleted uranium, or on the dire threat of global warming, or on the balanced view of the Israeli-Palestinian issue or on dissident points of debate prevalent in this country and, of course, on the ever-widening scandal that is the fraud-riddled election of 2004. We remain, unfortunately, at the mercy of the corporate media, itself in bed with the Amerikan Nazis, unable to inform ourselves of anything detrimental to both government and big business. The sphere of reality, for those who have yet to discover the liberating energy of the Internet, is as limited as those in control of television wish it to be. read more >>

[ The Rise of the Amerikan Nazis, Part I of III: Birth of Despotism | Other articles by Manuel Valenzuela ]

If you care what people think : Poll results from Cornell UniversityYesterday, the communications department at Cornell University released a poll exploring some of the pertinent topics of our times. They studied the effects of "religiosity" against attention to corporate media (which means TV news) and how these factors affect personal opinon of such things as civil liberties and treatment of Muslims.

One point that surprises me is that about half of all those surveyed think it's OK for the gov't to lie to the media. They apparently don't mind being lied to. This surprises me because I strongly dislike being lied to. Especially be the media, and even more so by the government.

read more >>Folks Don't Get It: African-American voter disenfranchisement in the 2004 electionI have noticed something. Since the election all the threads which have raised the issue of Black disenfranchisement -- whether in the context of Ohio this year, Florida in 2000, or generally -- as a form of electoral fraud have ended up devolving into ignorance and/or dying as threads. Specifically, whenever this issue comes up, whether in a diary of its own or in connection with someone else's Onio thread, there appear to be three primary reactions:

1. A vigorous attempt to insist that systematic disenfranchisement through whatever means is not the same thing electoral fraud, such that the Ohio disenfranchisement is less of a priority right now since it will be fixed "someday"; or
2. Silence in response to any poster who contends that, whether or not it changes the outcome, the ongoing fight to count all votes in Ohio is a fight to ensure the rights of African-American voters and thus deserves the party's public attention and commitment.
3. A cry of "tin foil hat" and arguments that nothing is "proven" so it must not be reality -- it's just bad planning, bad administration, in other words, just an unfortunate mistake.

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Y'all just don't get it. Let me tell you why, the way I would tell you if you were sitting in my livingroom chatting with me (in other words, excuse the vernacular, in advance).

Main stream media, for the most part, is refusing to report on the Ohio recount and the emerging reports of voter fraud, disenfranchisement, and suppression. It is an extremely disgusting situation, with literally thousands of people volunteering to count every vote and those brave and wonderfull people protesting in the bitter cold about what happened...

The main press is keeping an eye on the situation, you can be sure of that. They know that you people are out there looking for the truth. And you are getting very close to blowing it wide open.....an eye wittness to e-vote manipulation, and a whistle blower of e-vote flip programs.

You are being relied upon to bring the truth out, and you are doing a fantastic job. My sickness caused by the Nov. 2 election is gone because of all of the couragous people taking a stand and working to find the truth.

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Planning for the J20 protest has begun

Planning for the January 20 demonstration against the inauguration of resident george w. bush is under way. Twenty-five activists from around Southern Oregon gathered at the Ashland public library Dec. 15 to draw up a plan of action for a march and rally to coincide with other actions around America and the world. Those Opposed to the second bush regime will convene at 11 am Thursday J20 in Hawthorn Park adjacent to the Medford Center on E. Jackson st. and march to Vogel Park for a rally at noon.

there are stunning developments opening up in the Ohio Re-Count currently underway. This is a live report coming to you from Seneca County, Ohio from your intrepid Indy Media Journalist. There are a total of 10 people from Minnesota that we know of here in Ohio, fighting for the principle of democracy. This includes Eli Anthony and Mark Halverson from Minneapolis, Kurt, a lawyer from the twin cities, Burt from St Paul and myself. This is the story of two of the observers, Levi Anthony and myself. The below are the facts and experiences as best as we understand them.

We recieved the call Friday that a number of Republican attempts to stop the re-count had failed and so the recount was on.

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Freedom Fighters in Ohio Call for HelpOne of our bloggers sent in this impassioned plea for help from Gary Polvinale, in Sandusky, Ohio. Gary describes how hard people in Ohio are working to make sure that every vote gets counted, and why he's looking for you to write to the media and demand that they start reporting on the growing list of irregularities being uncovered as the recount moves ahead. read more >>
Kerry campaign issues letter to Blackwell demanding investigationSenator Kerry's and Senator Edwards' state counsel for Ohio has issued a letter to Ohio Republican Secretary of State and Bush-Cheney '04 chair Kenneth Blackwell demanding an official investigation into voting machine tampering in Hocking County, RAW STORY has learned. The letter, which was sent Wednesday, also asks that Blackwell require hand counts in any county where machines have been compromised, or have an independent expert inspect the machines. Hocking County elections official Sherole Eaton alleged that a Triad Election Systems representative disabled a machine and tried to plant unverified information into the recount at the House Judiciary Committee's election hearing Monday. read more >>

there are stunning developments opening up in the Ohio Re-Count currently underway. This is a live report coming to you from Seneca County, Ohio from your intrepid Indy Media Journalist.

Just wanted to point out the difference between the same old, same old election thefts of the past, and the new and improved election theft of the present - worker by worker, machine by machine, precinct by precinct, county by county
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one line of code = millions . . . = the entire state

It's an exponentially easier task to do with exponentially less liklihood of ever getting caught at it, regardless of who is at the helm....

I really don't think Alexander Cockburn has put a lot of time into thinking about this. But you can do better. You can look into it, feel it, and see if electronic vote fraud capability really means nothing in comparison to the history of election fraud. This isn't about protecting or saving the Democraps - for me and many other Greens, regardless of Cobb's his crowd's purpose - this is about exposing the awful potential of e-voting fraud.

The statistical studies already show it happened.

The day Bush is re-inaugurated will be a sore day in all of our hearts. The domination of corporate globalism has reached its greatest triumph, establishing a throne for the greatest Politico Fool of the Moment who will bow and caper to their interests. Tens of thousands will protest in DC, as they did in 2001, but this time they have seen the evil that this man is capable of being held responsible for. As they have done at WTO, IMF and World Bank protests, as they did in Miami and New York this year, riot police will systematically bait, disorient and brutalize those who dare to stand up for their first amendment rights in the Rome of the 20th century Ceasar's empire. We can't all walk the long road to Rome, but we can get out in the streets at Home, and establish our independence from the corruption that insinuates the political process on the Far Coast. We can carry Bush in effigy to the sacrificial flames of Hell, where he will burn for all of eternity. At the end of the day, when the light begins to fail, we will beat back the darkness and welcome every citizen in the land to join us for impassioned declarations of our autonomy, as citizens of Oregon or Cascadia, or wherever you live in your heart. Where it will all end, no one can really know.

The lawyers for Green presidential candidate David Cobb and Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Badnarik, along with Kerry-Edwards 2004 have added election tampering to a civil suit filed against the state of Ohio over problems with the state's recount, RAW STORY has learned.

The suit, detailed here, alleges that a manufacturer of voting machines, Triad Election Systems, which serves 43 counties in the state, is tampering with the recount. It is unclear exactly what recourse the plaintiffs' seek; the filing adds on to an original suit to have the recount take place before Ohio electors meet, which failed in the courts. Green Party spokesman Blair Bobier did not respond to immediate calls for comment.

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related: [ Conyers: "Maintenance" violates state and federal laws | Ohio's election laws need fixing | Ohio hand recount suspended after exposing tabulator malfunction | Conyers? letter to FBI in response to allegations of Triad tampering ]

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Code Pink, the Ranging Grannies, and even some delegates were on hand as a crowd of young, old, and in between marched from US Senator Barbara Boxers office at the Federal building, to the state capitol where the CA electoral delegates were meeting with "black boxes" in hand. A couple of delegates (Chuck & Diania) actually addressed the crowd and said that they too were disgusted at the blatant computer vote fraud, and voter disenfranchisement in this last "election". They also stated that they were going to try to talk the other delegates into refusing to cast their votes until the Ohio recount had been done. For pictures and report, go here .

Voter Fraud Protest in Austin

At 11am, about 200 people gathered in Salem for a rally highlighting fraud and mistakes in the Presidential election. The Electors met at 12pm at a formal process in the state capitol witnessed by about 250 people.

I attended a rally today and spoke on behald of the Pacific Green Party. The crowd was about 100 people when the rally started and grew to about 200 just before noon when we went and witnessed Bill Bradbury oversee the Electoral Process.

There were tons of High School students around the capitol performing a holiday concert in the Rotunda so the place was pretty active. Corporate media was represented by a few radio and TV stations. OPB was there. KBOO too.

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previous election fraud actions: [ Report-back from "You Stole My Vote" rally (12/12/04) | Report-back from Democracy Is Dying gathering (11/21/04) ]