Mukasey, has launched a lawsuit against the NY State Board of Elections

[annabanana]

From Progressive Democtrats of America:

The Department of Justice, under newly appointed Attorney General Mukasey, has launched a lawsuit against the NY State Board of Elections, demanding that New York State introduce uncertified touch-screen voting machines (also known as "DRE's") into all of its voting precincts in 2008. Voting-integrity activists are alarmed, outraged and are organizing to stop this.

The basis of the lawsuit is that NY State must introduce DREs in order to make its voting system accessible to the disabled, as required under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). However, there exist OTHER, more reliable technologies that can enable the disabled to vote on paper ballots with the assistance of a ballot marker machine. The paper ballot system being presented by a broad coalition of New York voting-integrity activists as the most viable alternative to DRE's is the Paper Ballot Optical Scanning system (also known as PBOS).

Concerned NYers should check out:
http://www.pdanewyork.org/

[KoKo]

1. He doesn't have better things to do...that this is one of his top priorities...

Grim...

[Cha]

20. No, stealing elections is

the bushits Top Priority. Thanks, chukie schumer..you and diScifi for making sure America got mukasey.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

2. And so it begins...

another criminal as head of the DOJ fighting for injustice. FU Mukasey!

[sam sarrha]

5. don't you mean it "CONTENUES"

[HCE SuiGeneris]

6. Um, possibly...

but I don't know what CONTENUES means. :evilgrin:

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

[sam sarrha]

25. It means it never stops with these rat bastards

[Solly Mack]

3. sure glad he's straightening out the DOJ

snicker

that was one of the most often quoted reasons for confirming the man...he'd straighten out the DOJ ...get it to functioning properly again...you know, independent of Bush.


lolololol

[AX10]

4. Schumer and Feinstein need to be replaced.

I don't give a F**K about the moderators. Mukasey was a disaster waiting to happen.
Democrats should have told Bush use the Acting AG.
We have TOO MANY within the party whom are in bed (AND enjoying it) with the enemy.
The system is extremely corrupt. Day after day, more crap such as this surfaces!

[EST]

13. It's just fine to advocate the replacement of Feinstein and Schumer,

just not with republicans.

[AX10]

14. Of course I don't want Republicans to replace them.

I want real Democrats/progressives, even moderates such as myself to replace them.
I don't want to throw the caucus balance off in favor of the GOP, but I could personally not vote for Feinstein if I lived in California.

[Spazito]

7. Gosh, it hasn't taken him long to prove his "independence" and "integrity" at all!

Appalling, not surprising but appalling none the less.


The DOJ is SO much better off now that he is in place instead of the acting AG or gonzales. :sarcasm: in case it's needed.

[Cha]

21. Hoping Spitzer is

All Over this!!

[KoKo]

8. Anna....do you have a link to the article. I just get a map and article

about Kucinich at your link. I've tried to find it on the site..but it's not working for me. Thanks..

[annabanana]

17. pm on the way. . . n/t

[KoKo]

22. Many Thanks! have relatives in NYS who need to know. n/t

[Stevepol]

9. Number 5! Go hang out with the greatest.

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. Lovely

[Mme. Defarge]

11. Couldn't find any mention of this

on the website you linked.

[annabanana]

18. Just received an email... sent pm. . . .n/t

[cal04]

12. here's the email I just got

Dear NY Progressive Democrats:

The Presidential and Congressional primary for NY State will take place on February 5, 2008. There are serious concerns that uncertified electronic voting machines, which are highly vulnerable to hacking, will be forced upon NY voters, creating disruptions, delays and doubts about the validity of the vote count.

The Department of Justice, under newly appointed Attorney General Mukasey, has launched a lawsuit against the NY State Board of Elections, demanding that New York State introduce uncertified touch-screen voting machines (also known as "DRE's") into all of its voting precincts in 2008. Voting-integrity activists are alarmed, outraged and are organizing to stop this.

The basis of the lawsuit is that NY State must introduce DREs in order to make its voting system accessible to the disabled, as required under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). However, there exist OTHER, more reliable technologies that can enable the disabled to vote on paper ballots with the assistance of a ballot marker machine. The paper ballot system being presented by a broad coalition of New York voting-integrity activists as the most viable alternative to DRE's is the Paper Ballot Optical Scanning system (also known as PBOS).

What you can do!

The decision on whether to buy Electronic voting machines ("DREs") or the cheaper and more reliable paper ballot/optical scanner system (PBOS) currently rests with the two Election Commissioners in each county. They are political appointees who are not elected by the people. They have been heavily lobbied by the vendors and unfortunately, many of them want to buy DREs. The vendors have spent millions of dollars to influence the election commissioners, including sending them on an expense-paid trip to Nevada "to see how well DRE's work."

Our best hope is with the Governor and the county legislatures. They must act to ensure that the people of New York do not have to pay for and vote on a failed technology.

#1: Contact Gov Spitzer:

Governor Eliot Spitzer
The Capitol
Albany, NY 12224-0341
[phone]
Web online email form:
http://www.ny.gov/governor/contact/index.html




For additional information on this issue, see the Open Letter to Governor, State Legislators and Local Boards of Elections signed by over 100 academics, experts and activists.

http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1285/images/Open Letter to Gov on Voting Machines.pdf



#2: Contact your county legislature to pass resolutions opposing DRE's and in support of PBOS systems:
The Madison County legislature recently passed a resolution calling for PBOS (paper ballots with scanners). Similar resolutions have been passed in the New York City Council, and Tompkins, Albany, Otsego, Ulster, Schoharie, and Putnam county legislatures.

For copies of resolutions online and info on how to get a resolution passed in your county go to: http://nyvv.org/resolutions.shtml

The Westchester County Board of Legislators especially needs to be pressured to pass a resolution in support of PBOS. If you live in Westchester County, go to this site:
http://www.westchesterlegislators.com and click on the map to find your legislator and access a form to send them an email.

If you live in another county, please contact your county legislators for a resolution to support PBOS. Unfortunately, there is no one-stop website for all the NY State County legislators, but if you are good at digging you can start by finding the website for your county at this site:

http://www.nysegov.com/map-NY.cfm



#3: Stay informed on this issue
Come to the January, 2008 New York City PDA Meet-UP
Topic: Election Protection 2008
Date: January 14, 2008
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Stone Creek Bar 27th Street between Lexington & 3rd

At this meet-up we'll screen two short videos: "Uncounted: The Hidden Math of American Elections" which presents up-to-date information about the chaos of disenfranchisement that touch-screen voting machines created in the 2004 and 2006 elections; and "Bought and Sold: Electronic Voting in New York" which exposes the lies and misrepresentations of electronic voting machine vendors as they try to sell their products to the NY State Elections Commissioners.

We'll also get an update from election protection activists on the DOJ lawsuit and what you can do to help.

One of the best ways to protect against voter disenfranchisement is to make sure that the poll workers working on election day are educated and well-trained. We'll provide information on how you can get involved in being a poll worker for New York City for the primary on February 5th.

RSVP: http://grassrootsprog.meetup.com/24/calendar/6842461/

[Mme. Defarge]

15. Wow!

Thanks. Can other states be far behind?

[MagickMuffin]

16. Did you know that Marc Mukasey's works for Giuliani

Marc is the gatekeeper to Rudy. Not only that but Marc also is an attorney for large corporations.

How prosecutors and regulators influence corporate behavior is topic of discussion after keynote add

"Today's corporations are under more scrutiny than ever," said Marc Mukasey, a luncheon panelist and partner at Bracewell & Giuliani.
...
Marc L. Mukasey, Partner, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, New York office: Mukasey's practice focuses on the defense of white collar criminal cases, SEC enforcement matters and internal corporate investigations. His clients include national corporations and individuals under investigation by the Justice Department and other authorities. His prior experience includes serving in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York where he held positions as both a chief and a deputy chief in various units. From 1993 through 1996, Mukasey served as a staff attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission where he prosecuted a full range of securities law violations.



Mukasey's son, Marc L. Mukasey, leads the white-collar criminal defense practice in the New York office of Bracewell & Giuliani. The Mukaseys are justice advisers to Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign, with Mukasey himself also having made campaign contributions to Giuliani for president.
...
Mukasey also heard the trial of Jose Padilla, ruling that the U.S. citizen and alleged terrorist could be held as an enemy combatant, but was entitled to see his lawyers.
...
Mukasey also was the judge in the litigation between developer Larry Silverstein and several insurance companies arising from the destruction of the World Trade Center, a case which ultimately ended with a federal court deciding that insurers owed a maximum of $4.6 billion, more than the $3.5 billion term of the insurance policy.

more about Marc here, several good reference articles on who he is and WHO HE SERVES:

http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=96689802&QueryID=0b538dcb-5ea8-4e90-ab58-fe7615c97fc0

It looks as though Daddy Mukasey is just protecting his son's "best interest" in this case that would be making sure Rudy "wins" NY.

[Cha]

27. Too bad marc wasn't around

when rudy was charging New York City for his adultress mistress' dog walks and pony rides. Maybe he could have keep it more on the QT. Like..go ahead rudy and have your fun on the City's dime and who cares about the Firemen's radio contact..whadda they need it for? But, let's make sure this doesn't get OUT! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPSSSSSSSSSS!

[MagickMuffin]

30. Well, like I stated in my previous post Marc Mukasey is the Gatekeeper

His current gatekeeping job is to make sure NO witnesses are called in regards to Bernie's troubles.

So far he has been successful in that position. Who knows what else his gatekeeping details include. Obviously it isn't the "Sex on the City" affair of Rudy, Judy, Bernie and Judith.

But Daddy Mukasey was also involved with Rudy's campaign.

My biggest question though is "Why did Schumer suggest Michael Mukasey for confirmation in the first place?"

[Cha]

31. Because he's a

Schmuck?

[dragonlady]

19. There is a perfectly acceptable non-DRE machine for the disabled

The last time we voted, the chief pollworker demonstrated the new one in our polling place because we asked about it and there wasn't much going on. The voter uses a touchscreen to choose the candidates, but the final choices are printed out on a ballot that goes into the optical scan machine just like every other ballot. It's another question whether optical scan is a nonhackable technology (I don't believe it is) but at least it offers paper ballots that can be recounted by humans.

[MasonJar]

23. Thanks, Senators, for agreeing to put in another Bush loser. Stop him

with a clear and fair paper ballot NOW.

[L. Coyote]

24. Color him red. Paint him unenlightened or corrupt. Is this a NEW DoJ?

or a New DoI? I for Injustice!

[ooglymoogly]

26. In typical pug style Mukasey hit the ground cheating, lying and stealing

[robinlynne]

28. Thank-you so much Dianne Feinstein!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Supersedeas]

29. More of the Top Down government that Bushists claim is not necessary in Iraq

[L. Coyote]

32. K & R

[deacon]

33. Thanks chuck, thats difi. Heckuva job...for bush you done. n/t

[smoogatz]

34. The real agenda revealed.

Your Department of Justice, fixing elections for Republicans since 2002.

[BrklynLiberal]

35. Another Bush water-carrier..anyone surprised?