Message-ID: <11391676.1075854678819.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 03:24:00 -0800 (PST) From: lwbthemarine@bigplanet.com To: daphneco64@bigplanet.com, daphneco64@yahoo.com, jason.bass2@compaq.com, eric.bass@enron.com Subject: Fw: What to Do if Gore Won't Concede After a Bush Victory Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: "Larry W. Bass" X-To: KATHY BASS , kb , jason , eric preston bass X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Eric_Bass_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Notes inbox X-Origin: Bass-E X-FileName: ebass.nsf ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Marsters" To: "Whitus, Sherri" <006SW805@fortbend.k12.tx.us>; "White, Robert" ; "Tompkins, Jeff" ; "Shultz, Brad" ; "Mathews, Russ" ; "Marsters, Linda" ; "Lewis, Deacon" ; "Lane, Rocky" ; "King, Cathy" ; "Harris, Mary S." ; "Gilman, Mike" ; "Ferguson, Mike" ; "Day, Pam" ; "Bass, Larry" ; "Balch, Dell" ; "Arensberg, Gene" ; "Adams, George" Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 11:44 AM Subject: Fw: What to Do if Gore Won't Concede After a Bush Victory > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Concerned (Jeffrey Anderson) > To: > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 7:45 AM > Subject: What to Do if Gore Won't Concede After a Bush Victory > > > > Are we having fun embarrassing our Nation, Mr. Gore? What do you hope to > prove, cry baby? It's getting nasty. > > > > What to Do if Gore Won't Concede After a Bush Victory > > > > > > Al Gore's campaign chairman William Daley has indicated that if the > recount > > shows a Bush victory, Gore will not concede. Daley, together with Warren > > Christopher have suggested that they will take the situation to the > courts. > > In case the Democrats refuse to relinquish power, here is a suggested > > course > > of action: > > > > United Republican Fund of Illinois > > Chicago > > November 9, 2000 > > > > From: Joseph A. Morris, President > > To: URF Leaders and Friends > > > > > > Herewith is some practical advice on action that every citizen can take in > > the event that the Florida recount confirms the election of George Bush, > > but > > Al Gore fails to concede. > > > > We all know what is going on in Florida, and that the election hinges on > > the > > outcome. I am writing you today to prepare us all for what we will have to > > do if what I think is going to happen actually does. > > > > The recount, which will be finished by 5 p.m. Thursday, will likely show > > Bush to be the winner once again, with only a few thousand overseas > ballots > > to be counted. Those ballots will be overwhelmingly for Bush, a minimum of > > 60% and probably closer to 75%. If the count goes our way tomorrow, we > have > > won this election. > > > > This is when something critical happens. Either Gore bows out gracefully > or > > he doesn't, and I can almost guarantee he won't. These are people wedded > to > > power who will only go down kicking and screaming. They will use every > > legal > > maneuver in the book to steal the election. (In 1960, when Richard Nixon > > had > > every right and reason to challenge the election results he didn't for the > > sake of the country. Expect no such noble behavior this time.) > > > > What will they try? One bet is to find a friendly judge to throw out the > > Florida results on a flimsy premise. They are already floating this as a > > trial balloon in the form of the allegedly "confusing" ballots in Palm > > Beach > > County. I have seen the ballots - they are not confusing in the least. > > Indeed, they are identical in form to the punch-card ballots used in > > Chicago > > and Cook County, Illinois, in this very election. What is more, it is just > > as likely that Palm Beach County voters who wanted to vote for Bush > > inadvertently voted for Nader. All parties approved the form of ballot > > before the election. The form-of-ballot issue is a mere pretext for an > > effort a judicial invalidation of the Florida election. > > > > While I hope this scenario doesn't come to pass, I fear that it will, and > > it > > will only have disastrous results for the country. The election fight > could > > drag on for months and actually be decided by a court! If this comes to > > pass > > the vision of our Founders and the blood of patriots will have been > > betrayed. > > > > Personally, I am not going to stand for this, and I hope you won't either. > > The good news is that we are not without voice. > > > > HERE IS WHAT MUST BE DONE: if the vote count affirms Bush's election, we > > allow a short grace period to see the reaction of the Gore camp. If they > > have not graciously conceded after a few hours, we must bombard the news > > media and our public officials AT EVERY LEVEL with phone calls of outrage > > that demand Gore's concession. I mean literally millions of phone calls. > We > > must jam their phone banks with calls.There are millions of us so it > > shouldn't be too difficult. (While you're at it, send e-mails to your > local > > newspapers as well.) > > > > If it becomes widely reported - and it will - that there is a groundswell > > demanding that Gore back down and not embarrass the country, it will be > > very > > difficult for Gore to withstand the pressure. He will have to relent. > > > > Here are some places to start: > > > > The White House: > > telephone (202) 456-4114 > > FAX:(202)456-2461 > > e-mail president@whitehouse.gov > > > > The Vice President's Office: > > telephone:(202) 274-5000 > > FAX:(202) 456-2883 > > e-mail vice.president@whitehouse.gov > > > > Vice President's Senate Office: > > telephone: (202) 224-2424 > > > > Senator Tom Daschle (Senate Democratic Leader): > > (202) 224-2321 > > Also: (202) 224-5556 > > > > Representative Dick Gephardt (House Democratic Leader): > > (202) 225-2671 > > Also: (202) 225--0100 > > > > Also, be sure to call your congressmen and both your senators. All these > > numbers are easily located on voter.com. You can also contact them through > > the U.S. Capitol Switchboard: > > > > U.S. Capitol Switchboard (all Senators and Representatives): > > (202) 224-3121 > > > > Another office to call is that of Chicago's Mayor Richard M. Daley (the > > brother of Gore's campaign manager, Bill Daley): > > Telephone: (312) 744-3300 > > FAX: (312) 744-2324 > > > > If you've never made a call like this, there's no reason to be shy. They > > get > > opinion calls all the time and are set up to take them. In fact they like > > calls. It helps them tell which way the wind is blowing. > > > > I'm hoping none of this will be necessary, but I fear otherwise. As Edmund > > Burke said, the price of freedom is eternal vigilance. This e-mail is just > > to prepare you for the battle that we must engage. PLEASE FORWARD THIS > > E-MAIL MESSAGE TO EVERYONE YOU CAN THINK OF. IF WE HARNESS THE POWER OF > THE > > INTERNET, BY TOMORROW MILLIONS OF US WILL BE READY! > > > > /s/ MORRIS > > > > , Human Events, 2000 > > > > Respond to this story. > > > > >