As much I dislike Castro, I recall him having a sense of humor during the 2000 election when he offered to send help for the mess in the Florida polls. I would really love to see this take off in case Jeb tries pulling more tricks this year, which I expect him to do. Hard to believe it, but I think it's necessary to have independent observers with the Bushies around.
"SEVERAL members of the US House of Representatives have requested the United Nations to send observers to monitor the November 2 US presidential election to avoid a contentious vote as in 2000, when the outcome was decided by Florida.
The bipartisan commission, they stressed, determined "that the 'disenfranchisement of Florida's voters fell most harshly on the shoulders of black voters' and in poor counties".
The commission also concluded, the lawmakers added, that "despite promised nationwide reforms (of the voting system) ... adequate steps have not been taken to ensure that a similar situation will not arise in 2004 that arose in 2000"."
