Posted on 08/10/2004 11:09:22 AM PDT by KiloLima
U.S. Presidential Election To Be Monitored By International Observers 08.09.2004 2:24 PM EDT
For the first time in United States history, a team of international observers will monitor the presidential election, the U.S. State Department has announced.
Though traditionally asked to watch over election processes, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the largest regional security organization in the world, has never monitored a U.S. presidential election.
Following the U.S. midterm elections in 2002, which the OSCE observed, the organization concluded that the U.S. had fixed many of the problems that plagued the 2000 presidential election, according to Bloomberg News.
But this year, 13 Democratic members of the House of Representatives appealed to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan in July to send observers for the November election, citing the election violations they say took place in Florida and other states during the 2000 election.
http://www.mtv.com/chooseorlose/headlines/news.jhtml?id=1490039
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I read this over the weekend. Some jackass in the State Dept decided to ask (at the request of the Dem Black Caucus). Whoever made the decision should have his ass kicked 'till Sunday then be fired.
Our sovereignty, like our gun rights, is being surrendered in a piecemeal fashion.
I am beyond words. Despicable.
Future hope for Chinese/North Korean Intel.
Sandy Berger to over see everything.
Canadian Islam invited too?
...naw....
What's up with Powell: secretly working for Kerry and the Frenchies?
What a crock of crap...
I hate this too. But when Bush wins (and he will) claims of having stolen the election will be even harder to make. (Just trying to make the best of a terrible decision)
I hate to say this, but I am voting for W only for the reason that I prefer a slow death to a violent end. This is disgusting. Savage is right - Borders, Language, Culture.
And for a pack of cigarettes, the U.N. monitors will be voting for Kerry too.
This is total bull$#!+.
"Our sovereignty, like our gun rights, is being surrendered in a piecemeal fashion."
That is exactly the goal of the New World Order crowd (The Bush's and Kerry's included). If the NWO freaks came right out and told the American people that they are going to surrender our sovereignty to the United Nations do you think we would stand for it? No. The sneaky socialists have to do it this way so as not to cause alarm. One little piece at a time.
Perhaps it will be beneficial for the UN Observers to see how a real election is conducted so that they can learn from their experience and have no excuses for the future. Just so they are not brainwashed by the Dems without our side weighing in as well.
We will have to "Monitor the Monitors!"
RamS
"What's up with Powell: secretly working for Kerry and the Frenchies?"
They are all part of the elite Council on Foreign Relations crowd - Bush, Powell, Kerry, Clinton, you name it. Just check out their membership list. The goal is UN control (for both parties). Not a dimes worth of difference between RATS and RINO's like Powell. Powell's just sucking up in case Kerry gets elected.
The Enemy Within...
&^&%$ &*^$% and the ^%&$ horse they rode in on. What the %$#&!!!!!!
My guess is that this is going to blow up in somebody's face..who's face I am not sure..but it will blow up!
The U.S.A. my a$$!
If Kerry wins, they will say our elections were well run and on voters were disenfranchised.
If Bush wins, they will say there was widespread cheating on the part of conservatives and many, many minorities were denied the right to vote.
What has Colin Powell had to say about his? any quotes out there? Was he the final decision maker?
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