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Journalism student Tasered for asking Sen. Kerry 2004 election went uncontested

Therawstory reported yesterday that Police Tasered and arrested Andrew Meyer, a University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student Monday after asking Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) during a student forum why he hadn't contested the 2004 Presidential election results.

Therawstory has three separate video clips recorded by the media and members of the audience of Mr. Meyer questioning the Senator and the police then wrestling Mr. Meyer to the back of the auditorium where he can be heard saying "please don't taser me" before me tasered. The scene is alarming and moved me to send the following email to Sen. Kerry. I tried to call first but the line was busy.

Dear Sen. Kerry,

I am writing in regard to Andrew Meyer's arrest during your recent appearance at the University of Florida.

What I saw was not only the police brazenly suppressing constitutionally protected speech, but a former Presidential nominee of the Democratic Party standing idly by as it occurred.

Not only do you have an obligation as a defender of the Constitution to intervene in the criminal proceedings against Mr. Meyer, but more importantly, you need to fully answer the question(s) posed by Mr. Meyer as to why the 2004 election results weren't contested. 

Sincerely,

Gideon Elliot

Should you feel the courage to defend the Freedom of Speech, email or call Sen. Kerry.

John Kerry
Office Locations Washington D.C.
304 Russell Bldg.
Third Floor
Washington D.C. 20510

(202) 224-2742 - Phone

(202) 224-8525 - Fax

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Evidence of Tampering from Taos County

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Democracy for New Mexico: Sound Off: Open Letter to State Dem Party Chair

From Democracy for New Mexico:

Democracy for New Mexico: Sound Off: Open Letter to State Dem Party Chair:
Sound Off: Open Letter to State Dem Party Chair

This letter is from Guy Watson, Democratic Precinct Chair and Pre-Primary Convention Delegate. He sent it directly to Mr. Wertheim and others as well.

To: John V. Wertheim, Democratic Party of New Mexico Chairman.

I am a Democratic Precinct Chairperson and was a delegate to today's Democratic Party of New Mexico Pre-Primary Nominating Convention.  During the discussion on the NM Democratic Party Platform you used a parliamentary maneuver to first table a delegate's amendment to the platform and then, when the Chair of the Platform committee refused to cut off the discussion you asked another  member of the Platform Committee to go to the mike and call for the vote on the main motion, a non debatable motion. This action assured there would be no discussion of the tabled amendment.You then called for a vote of the delegates to accept the platform thus killing the tabled amendment.  The amendment presented by Mr. Riley was a request to substitute the more specific and shorter wording of the twice passed Resolutions for the poorly worded and vague misstatement of the document arrived at during the Platform Committee's March meeting. Your maneuver effectively cut out an open  discussion of interest to at least half of the delegates. Continue reading this sound off piece by clicking on the the link (here)

Also, read Friday March 17th's post from DFNM on the State Dem Platform process.

Meanwhile, the release of the NM Party's proposed platform for 2006 has prompted criticism about its mushiness and avoidance of controversy. Clearly the 2006 platform mimics the one produced in 1996, in both content and format. You might think many issues and positions would have changed significantly in ten years' time, but you'd be mistaken.