-Caveat Lector- >Date: 17 Nov 2000 21:58:26 -0000 >From: "Online Journal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: 11-17-00: Falwell admits he is desperate to install Bush in the >White House > >Online Journal - http://www.onlinejournal.com > >11-17-00: Falwell admits he is desperate to install Bush in the White House > >By Bev Conover > >November 17, 2000 | Further ratcheting up the right wing's effort to hand >the presidency to George W. Bush, the Rev. Jerry Falwell has weighed in, >through a law firm associated with his ministries, to stop the hand >counting of Florida ballots. > >Falwell crowed about his efforts in a Falwell Confidential sent out >yesterday to "pastors and Christian leaders." See the full text below.) > >In addition, on the Jerry Falwell Ministries web site ><http://www.falwell.com/> is not only a banner ad for the right wing >NewsMax.com <http://www.newsmax.com>, but a headline that says, "Help >expose voter fraud and the theft of this election by Al Gore," with a >direct link to an anti-Gore screed and a pitch for money on NewsMax.com ><https://www.newsmax.com/election-Falwell-s.shtml>. > >The full text of Falwell's message: > >F A L W E L L C O N F I D E N T I A L > >A weekly briefing for America's pastors and Christian leaders who may use >this publication without attribution. This publication is made available, >without charge, to the evangelical pastors who are part of the "Friends of >Jerry Falwell Support Circle." > >DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2000 >FROM: JERRY FALWELL > >LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals which governs the >state of Florida has agreed to expedite an appeal filed yesterday by three >Florida residents who claim the hand counting of ballots in selected >Florida counties - all of which have canvassing boards controlled by >Democrats - is unconstitutional. The appeal asks the court to immediately >halt the manual recounts of ballots. > >The appeals court directed the counties of Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade >and Volusia, along with the secretary of elections, to file briefs by 7:00 >a.m. this morning. Only Miami-Dade did not do so. > >The appeals court also agreed to impanel the entire court, which means >that the full twelve members of the court will hear the case, rather than >the typical three-judge panel. Unlike the federal case filed by the Bush >campaign late last week, this case is on the fast track and a final ruling >could actually come by the end of this day! (If a decision comes today, I >will update you on this appeal in a special "Falwell Confidential" >tomorrow.) > >The three Florida residents bringing this appeal sought out the help of >the Orlando-based Liberty Counsel, the religious freedom law firm that >recently became affiliated with Jerry Falwell Ministries. Mat Staver, >founder of Liberty Counsel, and my son, Jerry Falwell Jr., serve as >co-counsel of the organization. (Jim Bopp, an Indiana attorney, is >assisting Liberty Counsel in this appeal.) > >While Liberty Counsel has been involved in some crucial religious freedom >cases in recent months, this appeal could very well be the most >significant one they ever present in court. In fact, this case could be >historic in that it actually determines who will sit in the Oval Office as >our nation's president. > >On Wednesday, a judge, appointed to the federal bench by President Clinton >within the past six months, denied a request for a temporary restraining >order on the hand counting procedures. That decision was appealed to the >Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. (The Bush campaign has intervened in >this case, asking that it be made a party to the lawsuit, due to the fact >that the Eleventh Circuit Court has agreed to hear our case on an >expedited basis.) > >The manner in which the manual recount is being handled violates the equal >protection of the voters in counties where there is no manual recount. In >a statewide election, it is patently unfair to select only those counties >for a manual recount where the county popular vote sided with one >candidate. Mat Staver noted that the mathematical probabilities of having >that candidate receive more votes is the obvious result. If there is a >manual recount on a statewide election, he noted, it should be done >statewide and objective standards for recounting should be applied >statewide. > >The appeal comes as Democrats are ferociously demanding that hand counts >are the only way to ensure accuracy in the Florida presidential vote. >They insist that the Florida ballots, designed to be read by machines, >should be counted by hand. Evidence, however, shows that the hand counts >require people doing the counting to make potentially biased decisions. > >Haley Barbour, a Bush adviser, accurately stated that the hand counting >can almost certainly result in skewed accounts of the vote. > >"The machines are not Republican or Democrat," said Mr. Barbour. "Every >person who is hand counting the ballots voted for somebody - Gore or Bush >or Nader or Buchanan or whomever - and that introduces subjectivity. But >worse than that, it introduces speculation. What did a person intend if >there is a dent in the ballot? The machine count is fair, while a hand >count is much less fair and much less accurate." > >Mr. Barbour is correct. In fact, the rules for counting the ballots in >Palm Beach changed in mid-stream of the hand counting. > >Palm Beach County's Web site advised voters to punch through the ballot in >order to have their votes counted and further advised the voters not to >leave any hanging chads because those votes would not be counted. That >was the standard Palm Beach officials utilized to begin the recount, but >that standard was later changed to count those ballots where one corner of >the ballot had been broken. > >"Either the voter intended to vote for the candidate and didn't complete >the process, or the voter started to vote for the candidate and changed >their mind," said Mat Staver. "Both are equally valid assumptions. Palm >Beach officials are counting hanging chads as a vote for the candidate, >contrary to their own advice on their Web site." > >The way the recount has been handled in Florida underscores how unfair >this process is to voters in Florida's other counties. > >Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris has stated that she will, >after consulting Florida law, reject the manual counts. Democratic >apologists have (of course) launched well-choreographed and brutal attacks >on Mrs. Harris, calling her a political "hack" and far worse. > >Judge Terry Lewis earlier ruled that Mrs. Harris "cannot act in an >arbitrary or unreasonable manner" in deciding whether to include ballots >recounted by hand. Earlier today (Thursday), Democrats went to court to >challenge Mrs. Harris' decision to ignore the late, hand-counted returns >from Palm Beach, Miami-Dade and Broward counties. > >Nevertheless, Mrs. Harris has stated that she plans to announce the >certified result of the election on Saturday after overseas mail-in >ballots (presumed to largely favor Mr. Bush) have been counted. > >Attempting to reverse the election results in Florida, Al Gore and his >team filed a motion claiming that Mrs. Harris has "violated this court's >order to determine upon receipt of late-filed, corrective or supplemental >returns submitted after completion of a manual recount, whether such >corrected or supplemental returns should be accepted." > >The fact is that the Democrats are desperate to propel Al Gore into the >White House (under the guise of "the will of the people"), even though the >Florida machine recounts have confirmed that George W. Bush is the winner >in the state - and the winner of the race for the presidency of the United >States. > >We at Jerry Falwell Ministries and Liberty Counsel are also desperate - >desperate to ensure that the law is enforced even when those on the left >want to manipulate, influence, control and alter the meaning of that law. > >I urge my friends from across this nation to remain in prayer regarding >this momentous state of affairs. > > >Copyright � 2000 Online Journal. All rights reserved. >_____________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! 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