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[Bill Bored]

Washington, Apr. 1, 2005

In the wake of the controversial Presidential election of 2004, after which Congress challenged the electoral votes of a state for the first time in over one hundred years, congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) introduced a bill today proposing a Constitutional Amendment to prevent and correct voter disenfranchisement, election tampering and fraud.

The bill, known as the Amendment to Prevent and Remove Illegitimate Leaders (A.P.R.I.L.), provides for equal numbers of ballots and voting machines in all jurisdictions, explicitly guarantees all American citizens the right to vote, bans all forms of paperless electronic voting, and retroactively changes both Election Day 2004 and Election Day 2000 to April 1st, 2004 and April 1st, 2000 respectively.

In an impassioned speech on the floor of the House, Jackson said, "If the votes don't ADD up, we must not SHUT up. As our President himself has said, 'There’s an old saying in Tennessee – I know it’s in Texas – it’s probably in Tennessee – that says: Fool me once, shame on… shame on you. But fool me… you can’t get fooled again.’ And in conclusion Mr. Speaker, we must say to the people of Florida, Ohio, America and the world, 'Just kidding!' and 'Keep hope alive!'"