Letter from Contest the Vote -- Thank Senator Boxer

[katinmn]

Dear xxx,

Thursday January 6th 2005: A Moment of Hope For The Entire World!

Today the people of the United States stood up against arrogance and fear...and both buckled. At the urging of tens of thousands of concerned citizens, California Senator Barbara Boxer joined the House challenge of the Ohio Electoral College vote. The result was the televised broadcast of dozens of charges of voter fraud to millions of watching Americans. Everyone could observe for themselves the attitude of denial taken by Republican representatives who were obviously unprepared to say anything of substance, much like their President.

The passion and fire of the members of the House Caucus was truly inspiring. Each one spoke with great sincerity and truth, weakly challenged by the "get over it" statements of those who sought to deny that there are any problems with our Democracy. In addition to acknowledging those brave members of the House of Representatives, we must individually write, phone, and fax OUR Senator Barbara Boxer. Without the support of Senator Boxer, we would have had a repeat of that ugly scene from Fahrenheit 9/11 where President-elect Gore told each Caucus member to sit down and shut up.

NO OTHER SENATOR JOINED SENATOR BOXER! They are still afraid to stand up to the White House Bully for fear of losing some of their own power. In addition, their staff could lose their premium parking spaces, another fact of life in the Democracy of the United States of America. It is now time for us to acknowledge Senator Boxer. (I will no longer refer to her as "Boxer".) Her contact info is below so you can write her your own message of support.

Tell her YOU will be there to help her when she needs your letters, faxes, and phone calls.
Tell her how grateful you are that she decided to represent YOU, rather than some unethical corporation.
Tell her you want to be added to her email list so YOU can be informed.
Tell her that without the action of the brave Senator Barbara Boxer, our Democracy would be no more than that hollow shell being forced upon Iraq.
I am so grateful to each of you for joining together in this struggle to take back our Democracy! This small victory will guide us to a future of restored compassion for all people, of all nationalities, ethnicities, and beliefs.

Thank you.

Chuck Lowery
Secretary CA Electoral College
member www.ContestTheVote.org
[e-mail]

Senator Barbara Boxer's Contact Info:
Phone: [phone] (DC)
Fax: [phone] (DC)
Email: http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm

[NYC]

1. I sent Boxer a thank you letter.

She deserves many of them.

[katinmn]

2. yes, she does

She's going to be a lightening rod for the Republicans.

And she knew that going in yesterday. What a brave individual!

[rodeodance]

done yesterday, but thanks, Yes, she will be a lightening rod for Repugs

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

3. Thank you. I just emailed her to let her know how much I appreciated

what she had the courage and integrity to do. I told her she was a true hero, and also informed her as of yesterday, after 34 years, I am no longer a Democrat.

[liberalmuse]

4. I sent her an e-mail, but...

I will be mailing her a card. I'm also going to find out who in the House stood up for democracy yesterday and mail them as well (I was cube-ratting at the time).

[tll]

5. I was just looking to see if anybody else had...

The card thing is a good idea... especially for those of us who aren't her constitutents (but wish we were!)...

I had written that it restored my faith, at least a little bit, that an elected leader was not only willing to listen but also have the courage to stand up no matter what the pressure...

[katinmn]

6. someone started a post yesterday for an online DU thank you

card to the champions.

Not sure where that is at today