51 Capital March Summary - St. Paul

[katinmn]

I couldn't believe it. At least 100 people braved the cold temps (and wind gusts of 35 to 60 mph!) to demand fair elections.

Speeches focused on the recount in Ohio, and why we must not give up on fair elections. Speakers were Annie Young - Mpls Green Party office holder and leader with the Cobb-LaMarche Recount; Lance Henderson and Michelle Werlich – Citizens Alliance for Secure Elections (CASE-MN); and Gerald Ganann, state coordinator for 51 Capital March.

We circulated a petition that will be delivered to Minnesota's electors tomorrow asking them to not cast their votes until the Ohio recount is completed, provided we can get a state representative to present the petition for us. Still awaiting word on that. If you have any suggestions, please PM me.

The electors were all in town and going in and out of the capitol. One of them asked for a copy of the petition and thanked us for what we were trying to accomplish. A good sign I hope.

The Star Tribune had a reporter there. The St. Paul Spokesman- Recorder plans to run a photo. There was some radio coverage this morning.

I'm still chilled from the awful winds but my heart is warmed by all the wonderful people that came to speak out.
:)

Kat

[Eric J in MN]

1. Did you stand on the steps for an hour listening to speeches?

Were there cops?

[katinmn]

3. No cops, speeches were good

I moved around a lot to stay warm.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

2. Thanks for showing up!

Being in a cathedral choir during the pre-Christmas season doesn't leave a lot of leeway for Sunday mornings.

Bravo to all you brave souls!

[DFLforever]

4. Congratulations to all of you.

I like your strategy, asking the MN Kerry electors not vote until Ohio is recounted and complete.

[GAspnes]

5. yeah, it was cold alright

I arrived late, as it was breaking up, and 20 minutes in that wind was plenty. My hat's off to all of you who were on-time and stubborn enough to stay through the whole event.

Signed a couple of petitions, chased down some flying newspapers and then off to the coffee shop to warm up!

[Eric J in MN]

6. Thanks for participating (NT)

NT

[katinmn]

7. Pictures! See anybody you know?

http://www.image-dump.com/view.php?m=2&x=24466
http://www.image-dump.com/view.php?m=2&x=24465
http://www.image-dump.com/view.php?m=2&x=24464
http://www.image-dump.com/view.php?m=2&x=24463
http://www.image-dump.com/view.php?m=2&x=24462
http://www.image-dump.com/view.php?m=2&x=24461
http://www.image-dump.com/view.php?m=2&x=24460

[DFLforever]

8. People are so wrapped up they're kind of hard to identify.

The wind was terrible today, but people look resolute!

Good pictures. Thanks for posting them.

[stackhouse]

9. been there done that BBBBBBRRRRRRRRRR

eventhough i was freezing to death i thought i'd some how contribute my time and energy thanks guys even Michelle was there!!! cool or should i say bbbbbbbrrrrrrr

[katinmn]

10. Some of our pics are on the Cobb homepage

http://www.votecobb.org/
One of our speakers was a Green Party office holder.

Thanks for showing up!
It took me a day to thaw out.