A handful of House Democrats plan a long-shot effort to snarl President Bush's formal re-election by preventing Congress from counting Ohio's pivotal votes when lawmakers tally the electoral vote on Thursday. No one expects the action to undo Bush's victory. Instead, it seems likely to do little more than call attention to Election Day voting irregularities, a growing frustration for Democrats who blamed similar problems in Florida for Bush's 2000 defeat of Democrat Al Gore. In a measure of the dispute's political delicacy, proponents are considered unlikely to find a senator who will co-sign the objection, which is required to force Congress to act on the challenge. Most Democrats are reluctant to launch a serious effort to undo the election, in which Bush outpolled Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., by more than 3 million votes nationally. "I am hoping that you will consider joining us in this important effort to debate and highlight the problems in Ohio which disenfranchised innumerable voters," wrote Conyers, top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee. The House Democrats' chief hope of finding a supportive senator may be Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. Her spokesman, David Sandretti, said Tuesday that she has been asked to sign the complaint "and she is considering it." Should a senator and House member formally challenge a state's results, the two chambers must meet separately and consider the objection. That scenario would still ensure Bush's re-election because both bodies are controlled by Republicans. A recount last week showed Bush winning Ohio by 118,457 votes over Kerry, according to an unofficial tally by The Associated Press. Some critics have asked the federal courts to force a second recount, but few Democrats believe enough irregularities can be documented to reverse Bush's winning margin.
Kerry is traveling in the Middle East and will not attend Thursday's joint session. In a written statement, spokeswoman April Boyd seemed to provide little support for Conyers' effort. "Senator Kerry conceded the election on November 3rd. ... He has been very clear all along that voting irregularities must be examined, not because it would change the outcome of the election but because it's critical to our democracy," Boyd said.
It seems that the Dhimis have no shame. What are they really trying to accomplish? The answer is they are trying to drive a wedge in the voters. The mythical "Disenfranchised Voter" that didn't get to vote because the mean Republicans didn't send enough voting machines. Also it will be helpful if these precincts are in minority areas. Then they can point and say: "See the Republicans hate minorities and don't want them to vote." Never mind that the Dhimis are in control of that precinct and are responsible for the voting irregularities. Notice they are happy with the questionable returns coming out of Washington State. Seems that there were 6,000 extra voters on election day that were counted? Are these "Extrafranchised Voters" that don't need to register or even be a citizen? They are giving a new meaning to the phrase 'Sore Loser'.