You know, I have had some cynical remarks bubbling to the surface of my brain for several days, something about democracy apparently being a fine thing in the Ukraine because it's a good long way from here, but hey!! I am just kidding, Big Brother.
Dana On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:55:08 -0500, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.gateway2russia.com/art.php?artid=256709&rubid=&parent=&grandparent= > > 05 November 2004 13:08 > Russian election boss takes dim view of US local laws "obstructing" observers > > International observers at the USA elections were supposed to perform > their duties without being obstructed, but they were not allowed into > some polling stations in a number of states, the head of the Russian > Central Electoral Commission [CEC], Aleksandr Veshnyakov, said today > in a comment on the progress of the US elections posted on the CEC web > site. > "The election law in some states does not envisage the presence of > international observers at polling stations," Veshnyakov said. > "Federal officials were just shrugging their shoulders," he added. > "These cases cause at least some bewilderment: the government invites > foreign observers, and then they are faced with obstructions and > cannot do their job," Veshnyakov said. > An OSCE observers mission was invited to the 2004 US presidential > elections for the first time ever in the country's history. However, > according to Veshnyakov, the US political elite had a "diverse > attitude towards this initiative". In particular, there have been > utterances that international observers from Europe are a humiliation > for the USA and its democracy. On the other hand, it was said that > while carrying out its international obligations, the USA should be > open to other countries, including to foreign election observers. > Especially given that the "US observers themselves very actively take > part in watching other countries' elections", Veshnyakov said. > Besides, we are talking "not only about control of how international > standards are maintained in the sphere of elections, but also about > sharing experience and information", he stressed. > Veshnyakov visited the USA at the invitation of the International > Foundation of electoral systems. > > Source: ITAR-TASS news agency, Moscow > BBC Monitoring > > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 11:45:23 -0800 (PST), Sam Morris > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://tokyo.usembassy.gov/e/p/tp-20041105-11.html > > > > --- "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Nope. The Bush administration refused to let them > > > have access, and > > > last September several republican congress critters > > > tried to enact > > > legislation bannign international election monitors > > > from observing the > > > election. > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? > > http://my.yahoo.com > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:138109 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
