Whats everyones take on....International Monitors???

[samplegirl]

The organization for Security and Coperation in Europe (OSCE)
say they will observe the election----not oversee the election

[BlueEyedSon]

1. No problem here.

[Jack Rabbit]

2. There should be international observers

There should be international observers, especially in but not restricted to Florida.

The last presidential election was stolen in Florida and only a liar or a fool would say otherwise.

[olddem43]

3. We need at least 10,000.

5,000 of them in Florida alone.

[Mike Daniels]

4. Won't make a difference to people's reactions

If these observers were to say everything was legit and nothing came up to raise suspicions and Bush won regardless, this board would say that the observers were bought off, stooges of the Bush empire, or threatened to keep their mouths shut.

Likewise, if Kerry wins this time around you'll have most of FR making the same claims about the observers.

Sorry but I'm cynical enough after regularly reading DU and FR to believe there will never be another election where the losing side (whether it be D or R) ever accepts defeat graciously even in the case of significant margins of victory outside of the margin of error.

[NewJeffCT]

5. I think you are right

If the obervers bring up a dispute that would go against Bush, they will be portrayed as 'decadent European leftists' who have it in for Bush.