The session was more than merely an opportunity for citizens to “vent” their frustrations. “We cannot vent and then have Congress not act. If these reports are not investigated, we have all wasted our time,” declared Rev. Jackson, himself a two-time candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. “This cannot simply be an academic venting session. Take this struggle to the streets and legitimize it there, as they did in Selma.”
Many witnesses pointed out that the entire election process may have been flawed in Ohio. Those flaws were outlined in a letter that Rep. Conyers and 11 other Democratic representatives sent earlier this month to Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell.
The letter, as well as testimony at the hearing in Washington, makes a convincing case for continuing the examination of the problems caused by Mr. Blackwell—who was also Chair of the Ohio Bush-Cheney 2004 election team—made of the voting in Ohio on Nov. 2.
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