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ARCHIVES: Remarks by Ronnie Dugger of the Alliance for Democracy, Jan. 20th, 2001, at 11:00 am at Dupont Circle in Wash. DC

Remarks by Ronnie Dugger of the Alliance for Democracy, Jan. 20th, 2001, at 11:00 am at Dupont Circle in Wash. DC

"When Mr. Bush is sworn in at noon today the United States Government will be seized in a judicial coup d'etat. Congress and the Presidency have already been delegitimized across the past 20 years, among the American people, by the triumph of uncontrolled campaign finance corruption and bribery over the common good--the seizure of deciding power from the people by large corporations and the very rich.  And now, in Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court has delegitimized itself and the court system by stopping the vote counting in Florida and selecting the President.  The corporate media will not record it, but let's say it together: When Mr. Bush is sworn in an hour from now by the Chief Justice who abused his power to select him, the government itself is being seized.

The only basis for democratic legitimacy is the consent of the governed.  That was the deal. The Presidency has been seized. Today the government is seized.  The covenant is broken.  Mr. Bush is not the President--he is the Special Master appointed by the Supreme Court.  After the secret four-month constitutional convention in Philadelphia, a matron of the city asked Benjamin Franklin what they had produced. "A Republic, if you can keep it," 
 Franklin said. Well, we have not kept it--it has been seized from us--we have lost the Republic into a corporate oligarchy.  And free Americans do not accept, and we do resist, a court-appointed Master as our President.  This is no longer a respectable system of government.  

We move on now, civilly, nonviolently, and with determination, to replace the American Republic, which is being taken from us at noon today, with a new American Democracy.  For this nonideological, nonviolent rebellion to work, nothing is more necessary than closure and alliance between white Americans and the maximum victims of the American Republic, the blacks we enslaved and still cruelly oppress. 

For our part, the Alliance for Democracy affinity group will be pulling away from this fine rally in about half an hour, getting on the Metro, and going to Union Station and Stanton Square, for the counter-inauguration being led by persons of color, including Al Sharpton, Ron Daniels, the National Action Network, and the Pro-Democracy Campaign, in a National Day of Resistance and Shadow Inauguration.  In this special announcement authorized by the leaders of this Voter March, we invite you to join us in this act of solidarity--and in any case in your will to be in solidarity--with our black and brown brothers and sisters in a new democracy.  Although whites and blacks and browns were not able to come together enough to heal the American Republic, we will all come together now in deepest equality to form the new American Democracy."

Speech by Ronnie Dugger, founder of Alliance for Democracy.

ARCHIVES: Performers At J20 Rally (January 20, 2001, Washington, DC - Dupont Circle)

Performers At J20 Rally (January 20, 2001, Washington, DC - Dupont Circle):


1. Luci Murphy
Renowned vocal artist, who sings and teaches in the Washington area, and internationally on behalf of universal human rights. She believes, "if you can talk, you can sing."

2. Rande Harris
Wonderful activist/singer: He can be heard on the CD "The Secret of Sharing - Randolph Harris and Pete Seeger" recorded in 1998.

3. Les Souci
Activist, Speaker Coordinator for Voter March Rally: RollingStone.com editor's pick, top 10 Internet Underground Artist (http://www.iuma.com/ ) has several internet music sites.Souci (sioux-si'), (Director: For Justice, speaker/organizer at "We The People" Rally

4. Joel Landy
Voter March Organization Coordinator, activist/singer has his own Award Winning Cable TV Show.

5. Sharon Abreu
Sharon Abreu and Stammers Rameau met in Greenwich Village. Their energetic "new roots" music blends elements of folk, blues, and early rock in original tunes and novel adaptations of their favorite songs. Sharon & Stammers recently performed in concert with Pete Seeger.

6. Judy Klass

Has written a number of parody songs about the election, has been featured on Joel Landy's Internet TV Show.

7. Julia Rose
An alternative acoustic artist, began performing on Baltimore's streets. She has since performed at prestigious venues including Blues Alley in DC and CBGB's Gallery in New York.

8. Zehm Aloim
From Phoenix Arizona, wrote a very on-topic song "Lady Freedom" expressly about the fraud of this election and has been performing it live.

9. Heather Lev
Activist/singer-songwriter. Wonderful unifying anthems.

10. Jenny Hurwitz
Voter March Performers Coordinator: "I can be referred to as the Chairwoman of the National Just Another Jew for Pat Buchanan Committee"

ARCHIVES: J20 VoterMarch Rally Speakers

J20 VoterMarch Rally Speakers (January 20, 2001, Washington, DC, Dupont Circle)
 
1. Mike Malloy,
Our Emcee, Talk show host, Atlanta, syndicated 
audio of speech
 
2. Patricia Ireland.
NOW President

3. Elaine Van Der Linden,
S. Carolina: Founder, MollysMilitia.org,
S. Carolina Organizer, VoterMarch.org : speaker/organizer at "We The People" Rally)

4. Lou Posner, Esq.
Chairman, VoterMarch.org: NYC & Washington, DC
Trust The People activist/organizer

5. Arthur Buonamia
FLA,  Democratic Executive Committee of Miami-Dade County

6. Zak Exley
Director, gwbush.com,
Founder, countercoup.org

7. Granny D,
N.H. :  Captured the nation's heart as she marched across the US for Campaign Finance Reform

picture of Granny D, also see grannyd.com/dupont.htm

8. Deidre E. Newton
Palm Beach Activist, District Supervisor , Soil & Water Conservation

9. Ronny Dugger
Alliance For Democracy) spoke & led group from our rally  to US Supreme Court Shadow Inauguration.Les
(see below for written text and audio of Dugger's speech)

10.  Michael Collins
Georgia, Director, One Citizen One Vote   GA Organizer, Votermarch.org: United Progressive Athens & Athens Free Press Founding Member)

11.   Cathy Danielson
TN, Director of Nashville Insanity
investigating Vote Fraud in Tennessee)

12.   Phil Berg
PA, Attorney former Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania and political activist,
has filed Class Action Lawsuit to overturn FLA Election)

13.   Lucy Herschel
NY, Voter Rights Activist,  Campaign to End the Death Penalty

14  Bob Rogers
Vice chairman,  Chief Marshall, March Details

15.  David Lytel
NY, Democrats.com, TrustThePeople.com ,
collected 3,000 complaints of disenfranchisement affidavits in Palm Beach!)
- text of David Lytel's Speech

16. Asa R. Gordon,
Executive Director,  Douglas Institute Think Tank, 
filed a civil action (Dec. 29th, 2000) that challenges the constitutionality of Florida's Presidential electors

ARCHIVES: Inaugural Voter March - Dupont Circle - Washington, DC - Jan. 20, 2001





   
 



   


On January 20th the VoterMarch Inaugural Day Rally was held at Dupont Circle.  Thousands of individuals from across the nation were in attendance to voice their outrage at the disregard for voter rights in the recent Presidential Election. 

  
      
  
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ARCHIVES: WHAT THE NORC DATA WILL SHOW

WHAT THE NORC DATA WILL SHOW

We don't need to wait for the media consortium to report the results of the
NORC review of Florida ballots.   It is already obvious from precinct-based
results and previous media reviews that Al Gore got the most votes.
"What the NORC Data Will Show" by Paul Lukasiak

ARCHIVES: THE MEDIA COVER-UP OF THE GORE VICTORY

THE MEDIA COVER-UP OF THE GORE VICTORY

According to a source whose previous information has proven to be accurate,
the Consortium of news organizations that recounted the presidential votes in
the 2000 Florida election was shocked to find that former Vice President Al
Gore decisively won the state, and it is now concealing the news of Gore's
victory from the American people.

"The Media Cover-Up of The Gore Victory, by David Podvin.

ARCHIVES: PROBE OF ELECTION PRACTICES IN FLORIDA DURING THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

PROBE OF ELECTION PRACTICES IN FLORIDA DURING THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
IPS Press Release on Commission Report

U.S. Civil Rights Commission Report on Florida Election “Too Gentle” on Officials, ACLU Says

ARCHIVES: VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION

VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION

The National Association of State Public Interest Research Groups ("PIRG's")
urges you to support the Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001, H.R.
1170, and opposes the weaker substitute offered by Reps. Ney and Hoyer, H.R. 3295. 
Voters Decide.
Letter from the League of Women Voters

The Help America Vote Act of 2001, H.R. 3295
HR 3295 establishes a program to provide funds to States to replace punch
card voting systems, to establish the Election Assistance Commission to
assist in the administration of Federal elections and to otherwise provide
assistance with the administration of certain Federal election laws and
programs, to establish minimum election administration standards for States
and units of local government with responsibility for the administration of Federal elections.
Congressional Cosponsors and additional information.

Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act and other Election Reforms and Proposed Legislation

ARCHIVES: House Issues Report on Election Irregularities in All 50 States

House Issues Report on Election Irregularities in All 50 States

The report, How to Make Over One Million Votes Disappear,  Electoral Slight
of Hand in the 2000 Presidential Election, was prepared by the Democratic
investigative staff of the Committee for John Conyers, Jr., Ranking Member,
House Judiciary Committee

Representative Conyers, Dean of the Congressional Black Caucus, who
represents a Detroit area district, is a long-time advocate for equality in
treatment for all Americans, including the right of every American to vote
and have his or her vote counted.

6 page Press Release, Conyers Releases First Fifty-State Survey
of Election Irregularities, and Executive Summary,
the full report which is more than 100 pages.

ARCHIVES: PETITION TO IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY

PETITION TO IMPEACH BUSH AND CHENEY
Over 1800 signatures to date

Click Here to Read and Sign the Petition Demanding Investigation and
Impeachment of the Illegitimately Elected Bush and Cheney for Dereliction of
Duties in Woefully Failing to Protect the American Public from the September
11th Terrorist Attacks
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Why Bush Should Resign or Face Impeachment


Democratic Party of Oregon - Legislative Agenda

ARCHIVES: Greg Palast, BBC Reporter & Author of "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

Greg Palast, BBC Reporter & Author of "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

GREG PALAST SPEAKS AT NYU JOURNALISM SCHOOL, by Marta Steele

GREG PALAST APPEARS ON DONAHUE SHOW, by Marta Steele

Palast's Book Available for Sale

Voter March, Ltd (a not-for-profit corporation) has a limited number of the
book "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" by the author Greg Palast which were
left over from our various speaker events.  The book is a 211 page hard cover.

"The Best Democracy Money Can Buy"  by Greg Palast

Palast Video Tape!

Video presentation of Greg Palast at St. Joseph the Worker Church in
Berkeley, March 15th Greg Palast follows the money to expose truths about the
stolen election, voter disenfranchisement, and the effects of globalization
on economies around the world.

ARCHIVES: CENSURE AGAINST 5 SUPREME COURT JUSTICES

CENSURE AGAINST 5 SUPREME COURT JUSTICES

Los Angeles attorney Eric C. Jacobson, the senior author of a Congressional
resolution of censure against the five justices responsible for Bush v. Gore,
had his article "Ballot Measures: Justices Who Decided Presidential Election
Deserve Censure for Improper Actions" published in the December 12, 2001
edition of the Los Angeles Daily Journal. It's a provocative piece that
incorporates the essential arguments from our resolution statement, as well
as Eric's outstanding analysis of how the NORC Florida ballot study further
incriminates the Five for their actions.
The censure project address is Censure the Five

National Lawyers Guild Considers Impeaching 5 Supreme Court Judges
The National Lawyers Guild is exploring the legal, economic and viable
political grounds for launching a broad-based impeachment campaign against
the five members of the Bush v. Gore majority on the Supreme Court.    For
more information, click NLG Report.

California Resolution to Impeach the 5 U.S. Supreme Court Judges
On August 27, the Orange County Democratic Party Central Committee met to
consider a resolution to call for an investigation of the five Supreme Court
Judges who stopped the legal hand count of votes in Election 2000.  The
discussion consisted primarily of statements by 12 year old Alexandar H. and
10-year old Natasha H.  These statements were followed by UNANIMOUS adoption
of the resolution to consider impeachment charges.

ARCHIVES: PROTEST of BUSH SPEAKING AT UNITED NATIONS

PROTEST of BUSH SPEAKING AT UNITED NATIONS

Protest held at on Thursday, September 12 at the UN where President Bush was
speaking that morning before the General Assembly to advocate his plans to
wage war against Iraq.   Over 500 people protested the policies of the
unelected President, including his disregard for the environment, preference
for corporate interests, his poor record on women's issues and civil rights,
and his advocating military aggression against Iraq.  We must show Bush and
the leaders of the World that the American people are not in favor of a
reckless, preemptive military campaign in Iraq which will likely lead to a
powder keg of the entire Middle East region.

"While the president delivered his speech to the General Assembly, hundreds
of demonstrators braved tight security to gather outside the UN.  They beat
drums, held signs and gave speeches of their own, as they called on Bush not
to attack Iraq."  
Bush Urges U.N. to Take Action Against Iraq, NY1 News, September 12, 2002

Speakers included:

Patti Smith - Musician, poet-songwriter, artist, punk rock icon, and
political activist.  Check out her official site at Gung Ho 2000.

Mark Crispin Miller, a professor of media Studies at New York University.  He
is a well-known writer on the media, frequent contributor to The Nation and
The New York Times, and an activist for democratic media reform, and the
author of "The Bush Dyslexicon."

Todd Gitlin, a professor of culture, journalism and sociology at New York
University.  He is the author of 8 books, and a frequent contributor to The
New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Dissent and Salon.

Louis Posner, is founder and Executive Director of Voter March., Ltd.
(Votermarch.org), a nation-wide not-for-profit organization for voter rights
and electoral reform.   He is a political activist who has been quoted in
MSNBC, CNN and The Washington Post and a New York City attorney listed in
Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American
lawyers.

Louis Posner addressing crowd at UN Protest

Bob Fertik, co-founder and co-managing partner of Democrats.com, the largest
independent community of Democrats -  the "aggressive progressives."  Bob, a
graduate of Yale University, is also co-founder of several feminist groups
and is considered one of America's leading internet political strategists.

Matthea Marquart,  President of the National Organization of Women (NOW), New York City Chapter.

For pictures of the speakers at the Protest, click on Democrats.com Iraq Protest page

Co-Sponsors include www.Votermarch.org, NOW, Democrats.com, Democracy March,
Citizens for a Legitimate Government.

Protesting Bush at the United Nations, Our Voices Were Heard, by Marta Steel

LISTEN LIVE ON THE INTERNET!!
The entire program at the UN Bush Protest can be heard live over the internet
at RadioLeft.com   There will be a replay of the program on Friday at 5 PM
ET, and throughout the weekend.

ARCHIVES: VOTER MARCH BACKGROUND AND PLATFORM:

VOTER MARCH BACKGROUND & PLATFORM:

Voter March arose as a result of the egregious conduct and unfair results of Presidential election 2000 which has led to the emergence of a growing Pro-Democracy movement.  New York City attorney Louis Posner founded Voter March on November 14, 2000.  Voter March is a nation-wide organization for voter rights and electoral reform with 60 Chapters across the United States and a Chapter in the Netherlands for Americans abroad   As an internet-based grass-roots group, we have national Voter eGroups and eGroups in all 50 states. 

Our platform calls for a Voters' Bill of Rights for critically-needed reforms, including improved voter registration.   We have organized major national demonstrations to protest the disenfranchisement of voters in Election 2000 and the highly partisan U.S. Supreme Court decision which selected the President.   On January 20th, 2001, Voter March organized the Inaugural Voter March at Dupont Circle in Washington, DC. and on May 19th, 2001, we organized the Voter Rights March in Washington DC and San Francisco.