Meeting this week(end)?

["Joe Pezzillo" <jpezzillo@xxxxxxxxx>]

Can anyone help arrange a location for a meeting this week or weekend, 
and others please indicate their general availability, offline if you 
like? Saturday mid-day after CfVI's training which I encourage everyone 
to attend, but back here in Boulder somewhere, would be my preferred 
choice. Maybe if it's nice out we can just meet on the Library lawn 
around 2pm? If we can decide today we can probably/hopefully still get 
a public mention in the papers and on KGNU.

Clearly, I'd hoped we'd be able to reach some positive closure on 
ensuring the baseline statistical sample hand count in Boulder to 
protect our elections this year, as that seems to be the best accepted 
standard nationally and in our group for verifying the type of system 
that Boulder County is considering purchasing. Now that it appears that 
we're even going to have to fight for that verification of our 
elections and possibly the legal validity of our paper ballots (and 
don't forget that the computer tablets will almost certainly be back 
before 2006), I'd like to see the group spend some time expanding our 
consensus for trustworthy elections in general, and possibly building 
consensus for different direct action approaches (such as demanding 
hand counted paper ballots, if agreed).

I know that we're all busy, but it's our duty and responsibility as US 
Citizens to protect Our Democracy here at home. I hope you will please 
make time and join me to work on rebuilding the cornerstone on which we 
place our trust in Our Government, especially out of respect and 
dignity for those who are sacrificing and losing their lives for our 
pursuit of life, liberty and happiness.

Considering the rest of Colorado's situation, I believe that it's 
important that Boulder County citizens continue to be the leaders and 
strive for the highest (and not the minimum) standards for our 
community. I'd also be glad to see someone take our ad hoc citizen's 
group to the next level, and I don't believe I am that person, nor do I 
desire to be.

Thank you for all your attention to and effort on this issue.

Joe