URGENT Request for HELP in Ohio.

[Andy_Stephenson]

Barbara Boxer has agreed in principal to challenge the electords from Ohio if she can get some support from the Ohio democratic congressional delegation. Apparently they have been strangly silent on this issue. We need to get those emails and fax machines wound up and let the reps in Ohio you will support them if they step out onto this ledge. I know it is Christmas and we all have other things to do...but this is a good shot of throwing a monkey wrench into GW's inaguration plans. At the very least this will take the man out of his mandate.

Go after it DU and spread the word to everyone you know. We can do this...lets show the Ohio delegation that they will not be alone if they show the gumption to do this.

Andy



Ted Strickland
320 North Market St
Lisbon, OH 44432
330-420-9050
www.house.gov/strickland
www.stricklandforcongress.com


Marcy Kaptor
PO Box 899
Toledo, OH 43697
419-259-7500
http://votemarcy.com
[e-mail]
Kaptur for Congress

Dennis Kucinich
14400 Detroit Ave
Lakewood, OH 44107
216-228-8850
www.house.gov/kucinich/welcome.shtml
www.kucinich.net

Stephanie Tubbs-Jones
3645 Warrensville Center Rd
Suite 204
Shaker Heights, OH 44122
216-522-4900
www.house.gov/tubbsjones
[e-mail]

Sherrod Brown
P.O. Box 141
Lorain, OH 44052
1-866-SHERROD
www.sherrodbrown.com

[Razorback_Democrat]

1. Is this the beans? n/t

[merh]

2. Dennis Kucinich???????

:wow: WHAT - He has been silent? I hadn't noticed <dripping with sarcasm!>

Maybe after what is supposed to occur within the hour, we will hear for a whole lot of Dems! (fingers crossed)


(edit: if this is "the beans" - thanks for spilling, time to bombard some folks with faxes & emails - they hate faxes! :evilgrin:)

[ClassWarrior]

3. Thanks Andy - I'm there.

I wanna "take the man out of his** mandate!!"

:7

NGU.

[rabid_nerd]

4. typo on last link - double dot

double dot com

[sabra]

5. Is this the big news?

This is good news, but you said it didn't have to do with Kerry...

[SueZhope]

13. this must be the beans

Theses are good beans.
I wonder if there are more beans?
Waiting on the Will/Kerry beans ..any minute.
what a day so many beans!!

[KansDem]

61. KICK for the human beans!

:kick:

[GregD]

6. makes no sense Andy

Wasserman appeared on Democracy Now today, and stated that Boxer WILL NOT challenge.

Just heard the same thing from Thom Hartmann who says he was in a conference call today with Fitrakis, J Jackson Jr. and others.

Who's telling the real facts here?

[Andy_Stephenson]

24. Greg...

I talked to someone close to Boxer not a half hour ago. She is very influential. In fact you probably know her as you worked for verified voting. I can assure you...If she says Boxer is considering this...she is.

[liberalnurse]

7. I'm on it........

We are snowed in anyways......I need to be productive......:smoke:

[shiina]

8. Are we sure we want to flood our friends with emails and faxes?

We sent a bunch of emails to Conyers before that he didn't need...

[Andy_Stephenson]

15. Do this now...Please...

and keep this thread kicked. This is the most important email fax campaign at this time.

Comeon Buckeyes and honorary Buckeyes...Make those fax and email machines ache.

[Higans]

77. Thats the point he did need them. thats why he is working for us now.

we the people.
the continuing question of "How do you audit a vapor vote?"

Is E-Voting ME-Voting? Prove it!

This is the case the the Main Stream Media won't go near. instead they will talk about Scott Peterson for hours, or some puppy down a well when the real story....the one they won't touch....is that democracy is under attack by hackers.

[McCamy Taylor]

9. thanks, maybe the one click guy should make a macro for this one

[ClassWarrior]

16. CALLING tommcintyre!

NGU.

[bleever]

34. PMing him now.

NGU.

[ohio_liberal]

10. Definitely email Ted Strickland

He was at the forum in Columbus and seems to be very open to suggestions.

[liberalnurse]

23. He and Stephanie were at the very first rally

with Congressman Lewis! This was just before the election. Ted is a beautiful man.....and soul.

[crispini]

11. Do they need to hear from all of us, or only Ohio residents?

Thanks.

[ClassWarrior]

19. Prob'ly doesn't hurt for everyone to contact them...

NGU.

[Truman01]

12. What's up with the Ohio SENATE delegation?

One would think if anyone should challenge this that they would. I think they are both Dems too.

TC

[Andy_Stephenson]

18. Post their contact information

and I will post in the original thread.

[DoYouEverWonder]

22. If anyone in the OHIO delegation challenged the election

they would be challenging themselves out of a job. That is why they are silent. If OH electoral votes get thrown out, OH loses their representation in Congress has well. At least that's what I heard.

[Truman01]

35. No they don't lose there Congressional representation...

The two are totally separate. Why aren't the Ohio Senators against this slate? If enough people in Ohio voted for Kerry then they should at least bring up the debate over whether the slate is legit.

Tc

[thanatonautos]

72. Both Ohio Senators are Republican.

They are Mike DeWine (Class 1) and George Voinovich (Class 3).

It's probably a bit too much to expect them
to object to the Republican slate, unless there
were absolute proof of fraud.

[Truman01]

73. Thank you for that input, I imagine you are right. nt

[Rose Siding]

14. okey dokey

Thanks, Andy :hi:

[emlev]

17. Can you post something from Boxer requesting this?

Otherwise, how do we know it's not just another election legend?

[Andy_Stephenson]

21. Uh...my reputation is prolly good enough.

there is no email...I was phoned this morning and asked to get the word out. That is what I am doing. If you don't want to do this...don't. I am merely passing along a request from a well placed source of mine.

Andy

[IndyOp]

25. A post would be nice, but it doesn't matter if it is another election

legend. It is the right thing to do.

And I get to email my man Dennis - he may have been silent, but he has been working on election fraud 24/7 - I believe!

:bounce:

[merh]

20. Wasn't Marcy Kaptor the Ohio rep in the Ukraine reviewing

their election process/mess? Has she made it back to States!

[GetTheRightVote]

26. Ready to help, making calls to all

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[JoMama49]

27. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones is already on-board

Maybe she could make a "girlfriend" call to BB?

[kk897]

28. Here's the letter I wrote to my Ohio rep, sen... feel free to crib

Hi all: I wrote to my (Republican) rep and senator the other day. If you'd like you can rip off or adapt some of my text (if you think it's appropriate and like the way it's written). Note that I say that "conclusive evidence of machine fraud has yet to come to light" in order to sound more moderate... also, according to Will Pitt, that conclusive evidence may in fact come to light seemingly momentarily. So, anyway, FWIW:

Although conclusive evidence for machine tampering of the vote has yet to come to light, there is overwhelming evidence of major civil rights violations and disenfranchisement during the conduct of the Ohio November 2, 2004 election. I urge you to read the letters between U.S. Rep. John Conyers, Jr. and Ohio's Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell regarding the election.

Then I personally plead with you to examine Mr. Blackwell's actions before, on, and after November 2, which demonstrate a pattern of, yes, I'll say it, purposeful disenfranchisement of African Americans in Ohio. From taking every step possible to block new registrations (from either African American or white Democrats) before the election, to the distribution of voting machines on election day, to the deliberate obstruction of further investigation since November 2, Mr. Blackwell has proven that it is possible for an African American to engage in racist activity.

Mr. Blackwell has seen fit to interpret Ohio law according to his own whims ever since he took office, but the effect has been to undermine America's faith in the electoral system, and, more importantly, put American democracy in jeopardy. At the very least, I would hope that you would help convince Ohio that this man should be removed from office.

But there is a greater question before you than simply one man's misconduct. As an Ohio citizen, I am most familiar with the travails of our state, but Florida, New Mexico, Nevada, Washington, and North Carolina also show signs of similar misconduct, disenfranchisement, and outright fraud. I ask you, how can you in good conscience NOT contest an election that is so clearly tainted?

Please remember that the eyes of the world are upon us, and please, please, do the right thing.

Sincerely,

XXXXX

[Dolphyn]

29. Kucinich released this statement Nov 10

Not quite what you want, but it's a start:

http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1110-31.htm

[McCamy Taylor]

30. 3 phone calls and 2 emails sent, god bless Sen Boxer

[davidlynch]

31. Done--Contacted all By E-mail, Sherrod By Phone n/t

[IndyOp]

32. Done!

:kick:

[Andy_Stephenson]

33. See Will Pitt's news

and keep this thread kicked.

[merh]

36. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones

3645 Warrensville Center Road, Suite 204
Shaker Heights, OH 44122

Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]


1009 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515

Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

[merh]

37. Congressman Ted Strickland

Washington Office
336 Cannon HOB
Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-5705 (phone)
202-225-5907 (fax)

CALL TOLL FREE IN THE SIXTH DISTRICT
1-888-706-1833


Marietta Office
254 Front Street
Marietta, OH 45750
740-376-0868 (phone)
740-376-0886 (fax)

Wheelersburg Office
11692 Gallia Pike
Suite A
Wheelersburg, OH 45694
740-574-2676 (phone)
740-574-5337 (fax)

Boardman Office
374 Boardman-Poland Road
Boardman, OH 44512
330-965-4220 (phone)
330-965-4224 (fax)

Martins Ferry Office
35 South 5th St.
Martins Ferry, OH 43935
740-633-2275 (phone)
740-633-2280 (fax)

[ohio_liberal]

41. I can take letters directly to the MF office

:)

[merh]

50. I see you are fond of him!

Bastards are at lunch - still can bombard their faxes and voice mail!
:evilgrin:

[ohio_liberal]

51. It's like this....

I was represented by Bob Ney for years. Ted Strickland came along like a messiah. He's my hero. :)

[pointsoflight]

38. Appeal to the suppression/disenfranchisement issue...

Will Pitt says that our senators were influenced by that opening scene in 9/11 and are afraid of a repeat. Let's appeal to our senators and the Ohio congressman along these lines, and remind them of why these election issues are so important.

Here's some information to support calls and letters on these issues!

Video of African American voter suppression and disenfranchisement:
http://www.thefreespeechzone.net /

Some diaries documenting the suppression:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/12/22/143719/67
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/12/15/12545/041

Some very strong words from one of our African American sisters:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/12/15/9734/4841

And some more strong words:
http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2004/12/15/9734/4841/470#470

[merh]

39. Marcy Kaptur

Ohio Office
One Maritime Plaza
Sixth Floor
Toledo, Ohio 43604
[phone]
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Washington Office
2366 Rayburn Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

http://wwwc.house.gov/kaptur/Library/biography.aspx

[caligirl]

46. I got a hold of a staffer named Susan who

said they are having a snow day, bad weather, my phone connection faded in and out but she got my whole msg, sid Ms. Kaptur is following the problems and would be given my msg. She was stuck at home.

[merh]

52. Thanks, I left a voice mail begging her to stand up for election

integrity and against election fraud. I said that it was silly to fund fair elections and democracy in the Ukraine and to fight a war to "spread democracy and provide free elections" in Iraq, yet totally ignore our democracy and the election fraud!

[merh]

40. Dennis Kucinich

Lakewood
14400 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, OH 44107
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]


Parma
5983 West 54th Street
Parma, OH 44129
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]


Washington, DC
1730 Longworth
Washington, DC 20515
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]

[caligirl]

42. Done, left msgs for some. Tubbs is def. on board.

Made my calls, I talked to Boxers office yesterday about this, asked for her to be our attack dog and give us the strong voice we need. Maybe she got lots of these calls.

[merh]

43. Sherrod Brown

P.O. Box 141
Lorain, OH 44052
1-866-SHERROD (743-7763)

Summit County please call: 330-564-1220

(no fax # that I can find)

[Chili]

44. BOTH Ohio Senators are Republicans

Voinovich and DeWine - both GOP.

...sorry to say.

[MadLinguist]

45. Please re-title

Your Thread should be something like "Ohio residents need to email their Reps". I would really like to email these low-liers or slackers or whatever they are, but I'm not an Ohio resident, and I don't really want to manufacture 'information' in order to be allowed to post them an email. Currently your thread title sounds like something on the ground, demanding a certain level of commitment. This is a request that any armchair activist in Ohio can comply with, pronto.

[caligirl]

47. I live in Boxers state so here is what I said

I said I need your help to get my Senator to step out on that ledge. If you guys can all call Barbara and give her the support she needs I will support my Senator in this as well.

[ClassWarrior]

48. Some have actual email addresses. Contact them.

It'll help.

NGU.

[merh]

54. You have our premission to ignore

This is a national issue, it involves our democracy, therefore any one of us can contact the Ohio reps and any senator or representative we want.

[MadLinguist]

58. OK, but

When I try to send email to any of these people, it always asks me for my address etc, and if I put my actual address, I get a re-direct to find my own reps. It seems that I can write snail mail to the post office addresses, and that's worth-while as you say since it is in the national interest.

[merh]

59. That is why faxes are so much more fun - you can do them from

your computer, just like an email, you send them to the phone numbers and they have paper that they must do something with, generally they read it. (emails get to out of hand, they just are ignored). That is also what is fun about voice mail, they can't ignore all calls and wipe them out, they have to listen to all calls to make sure they don't miss any.

Don't just settle for emails - take action to be heard any and every way you can. (I prefer faxes - a stack of faxes a mile long is ready docmentation the receiver can use to illustrate the demand! Emails the recipent has to print them, an unnecessary and time consuming step (for some).

[MadLinguist]

67. How do you do that again?

I saw in some long-gone thread that it is possible to FAX from your computer. If you know, can you repeat what you need in order to do that?

[merh]

69. Check your settings

Try to print a document, if it gives you a "fax" option as well as the option to print to a particular printer, then you have the needed software. Instead of printing, chose fax and the screens should walk you through it. If you don't have the software, post a query in GD or the Lounge and ask if anyone knows where you can get a download.

Good luck!

[rawstory]

49. Called Boxer's Office: Waiting for comment

Hope to hear back this afternoon.

[Seemann For Congress]

53. Andy

You left off Tim Ryan. We have 6 Reps in Ohio.

I have personal connections with each of the 6 House Members. I've just placed calls to each of them asking for a brief conversation. Usually when I do this, Sherrod Brown or Marcy Kaptur calls me back. I'll see to it that the message is delivered.

But one thing I should point out is that the Members have not been avoiding or ignoring this. They are actually running the show in many aspects....they just haven't been doing it in front of the cameras. Trust me on that. Marcy Kaptur has discussed their plans with me twice.

[Andy_Stephenson]

55. GREAT

I was asked to do this by someone on the front lines...that does not have the connections that you have. She is an Ohio citizen and is very grateful for anyhelp you can offer. If you have my phone number and want to talk...please call me.

If you don't have it pm me and i will get it to you.

Andy

[Seemann For Congress]

60. Don't worry about it...

...for today at least.

I do want your number for future reference, but I won't be much to talk to today. 8 inches of snow plus a 6-year-old home from school equals snowforts and sled-riding. She doesn't buy the "daddy needs to help democracy so he can't play with you today" argument.

Marcy will call back, and I will deliver said message. I'll ask her to pass along the same to the rest of the Delegation.

Knowing all 6 Members, I can say without hesitation that all of them will be on board for this. And to give you some insight into their passion for politics and doing the right thing, the weakest of the bunch is Kucinich. I'm NOT saying he's weak....but just imagine how strong the other 5 must be. That's my point.

[Andy_Stephenson]

62. I am here in Ohio

so I know all about the snow. This is more snow than I have ever seen fall in my life. I was on the road 5 hours yeaterday coming from Cincinatti. It was 20 mph all the way. I also saw 35 cars in the ditch...that was a record as well. Don't you people know how to drive in the snow?

[caligirl]

65. You should see Cali's in the rain, one drop of spit 50 car pile up

Slowing down in Cali is unheard of.

[merh]

66. Do you mean not to worry about trying to contact folks

or about Andy and you making contact?

I realize it is a snow day, that is why I recommend faxes. It is always so much fun to come into the office with the paper in the fax machine used up and faxes spewed across the floor. It makes quite an impression and gives the purpose such urgency and passion!

Enjoy the snow - I wouldn't buy the daddy has to save democracy either!

[merh]

56. Tim Ryan

Washington D.C. Office: (Click here for a list of Congressman Ryan's Washington, D.C. staff.)

222 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202/225-5261
Fax: [phone]



Warren Office:
197 West Market Street
Warren, OH 44481-1024
330/373-0074
Fax: [phone]

Youngstown Office:

241 Federal Plaza West
Youngstown, OH 44503
330/740-0193
Fax: [phone]

Akron Office:

1030 Tallmadge Avenue
Akron, OH 44310
330/630-7311
Fax: [phone]

You can reach his office toll free at 1-800-856-4152.

http://timryan.house.gov/HoR/OH17/Contact+Me.htm

[merh]

57. Thanks for the sharing!

:thumbsup: Just let them know this is more important than anything they have ever done in their lives.

:hug: A belated welcome to DU, Seemann For Congress! :grouphug:

[Bill Bored]

63. Has Anyone Talked to John Glen or Gerold Ford???

I'm talking about moral support. Obviously they are no longer in office but they are both Ohioans and they are world famous.

Didn't Ford and Jimmy Carter head a blue ribbon panel on elections some years ago? Were their recommendations implemented? If not, then perhaps they can both be brought on board. I'm sure Jimmy will be amenable and he might be able to convince Jerry.

We do need some Republicans to step forward!

[Senator]

71. And also Howard Metzenbaum

He's always been a stand up guy.

Caution: Your Rights Are At Risk

[proudbluestater]

74. Gerald Ford is from Michigan

[Bill Bored]

75. Whoops! Sorry! He was never an astronaut either.

But he and Carter were honorary co-chairs of the National Commission on Federal Election Reform. This led to HAVA, which of course now needs to be reformed, but at least they gave it a shot. If either or both can be convinced of the problems in Ohio, they might lend a hand somehow.

And God's Speed John Glen!

[Bill Bored]

64. What about the 2 OH electors who didn't show up? n/t

[Andy_Stephenson]

70. What about them

Did their votes not count??/

[Bill Bored]

76. They were replaced so all electoral votes were counted but

why didn't they show up. Was it a protest?

Since the people of the state actually vote for the electors for president, I was thinking that these two might want to testify or something. Unless they just had the election fraud flu!

[Kellis]

68. hell yeah.

Lets DO THIS THING.


Go DU!!!




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