Time to investigate

It has been disturbing that so few have seemed to want to look into, or even talk about, what seems to be serious problems, or even possibly fraud in connection with the 2004 Election. There has been a lot of accusations, and finger pointing, and I think we need a thorough investigation into the matter to separate what is valid and what is not. The press has been very slow to look into, or even question the possibility of fraud, or reports of malfunctioning voting machines, or voter intimidation during this past election. Since when has the press ever been this quiet on anything. I have found this quite strange. Usually, they are right on top of things like this, but there has been only the most minimal mention of problems....well...until recently anyway. To be fair, the NY Times had a very good editorial in last Sunday's paper, finally addressing these very issues, and saying that it is important for all that it be cleared up. I couldn't agree more.

Even some of the political blogs, which have taken a lot of heat during these past few weeks, have appeared to want to keep a lid on this subject. It would seem that many are leery of discussing this much, except on the most superficial level, perhaps not wanting to be perceived as being aligned with a whole bunch of possible crackpots, since no hard evidence has been found yet. In addition, perhaps they feel that it may have the looks of being a sore loser. Regardless of whether it does or not, there seems to be enough being found to justify an official investigation.

I received an email from MoveOn.org this morning asking people to consider signing a petition, and to pressure their Congressmen and Representatives to join with others in Congress who are calling for an immediate investigation into the matter. It is about time. All the muddiness around this whole mess needs to be cleared up. The American people need to believe that when they go to a polling place on Election Day, that their vote counts, and that they can trust that the system will be set up to be as fair, and straightforward, and honest as possible. It is important for all of us to know what really went on.