In what I find to be almost a surprising move, especially as we all saw what happened in F9/11, Senator Barbara Boxer signed a challenge mounted by House Democrats of Ohio's election results.
"By law, a challenge signed by members of the House and Senate requires both chambers to meet separately for up to two hours to consider it. Lawmakers are allowed to speak for no more than five minutes each. TWhile Bush's victory is not in jeopardy, the Democratic challenge will force Congress to interrupt tallying the Electoral College vote, which is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. EST Thursday. It would be only the second time since 1877 that the House and Senate were forced into separate meetings to consider electoral votes."
Certainly no one expects this challenge to lead to overturning Bush's victory because both Republican-controlled chambers would have to uphold the challenge for Ohio's votes to be invalidated. But supporters of the drive hope their move will shine a national spotlight on the Ohio voting problems.
For a good summary of why this is a good idea, go to The Nation.
Thursday, January 06, 2005
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