BREAKING:Federal Judge Compels GOP IT Guru Mike Connell To Give Deposition Under Oath
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Submitted by David Swanson
Contentious Hearing Today Results in Order For Republican 'High-Tech Forrest Gump' to Testify Under Oath on Monday
Appearance to Answer Questions on 2004 Election Scheduled Just 24 Hours Prior to Election 2006...
Guest Blogged by Steve Heller of VelvetRevolution.us at Brad Blog
The Republican IT guru, recently described as a "high tech Forrest Gump" for his proclivity to be "at the scene" of so many troubling elections since 2000, and even at the heart of the "lost" White House email scandal, has been ordered by a federal judge to appear for an under-oath deposition next Monday in Ohio.
The BRAD BLOG has learned that Mike Connell, the Republican IT guru whose company, GovTech Solutions, created Ohio's 2004 election results computer network appeared in federal court today, as compelled, and has been ordered to appear for his deposition on Monday, November 3, just 24 hours before Election Day 2008.
Today's court order came after a contentious hearing, at which Connell was present. The hearing was part of a long-standing voting rights violations lawsuit, King Lincoln v. Blackwell, as previously covered by The BRAD BLOG and by Velvet Revolution's Election Protection Strike Force here and here.
Though Connell's attorneys have fought to quash the subpoena, recently issued after the judge lifted a stay on the case several weeks ago, it looks like his options to avoid testimony, or at least jail for avoiding it, may have come to an end. The attorneys in the case have said that Connell's testimony may well lead to the subpoenaing and under-oath questioning of Karl Rove, who, they say, would be unable to use Executive Privilege as an excuse to avoid such a subpoena in a civil RICO case...
For more details on Connell, and his role in the '04 election, and within the GOP, see the video clip at right from John Ennis' recently-released documentary Free For All.
The issues in the King Lincoln v. Blackwell suit are complex, but in a nutshell, some Ohio voters filed a lawsuit alleging voting rights violations and election irregularities in the 2004 Presidential election in the Buckeye State. Taking the sworn deposition of Connell, the man who set up the computers for reporting election results, and re-routing them through his company's own Tennessee servers late on the night of the '04 election, has been a high priority for Election Integrity advocates and attorneys in Ohio.
While this story is still breaking and developing, from what we've been able to learn so far, sources tell us that Monday's depo will have a time limit of two hours. Any information gathered regarding trade secrets related to Connell's company, SmarTech, Inc., will be under seal, as per the judge's order today.
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Conniepae
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First thing to remember, mainstream media have been enablers for the past 8 years. The Bush administration, eat their own and would not hesitate to eat anyone who spoke out against them. The Bush administration has spent many tax dollars on buying media. They were caught putting government made programming on regular TV, without a disclaimer, "its wasnt news". It was paid for propaganda. If the facts dont support their claims and it was paid for by government, it think it would be propaganda. Wouldnt you?
Things they did cover, they covered as though facts could go either way. Facts matter, spun facts and real facts are not equal. I think spin should have been outed as spinning using distorted facts, trying to mislead. People should be ashamed for spinning. Truth should win over spin. The person who uses accurate facts, is using the truth. The person who uses distorted facts is circumventing the truth and should be exposed. Eventually people would be afraid of being shamed and they would hesitate from distorting facts, they would stop spinning..
The real reason Americans are so divided is, some people realize we are being spun and some dont realize it yet. If mainstream media would stop letting spinners, spin, facts and the truth would win. Accountability is what is needed. Mainstream media should report. They should not let people distort. Some people trust them, they think if it were real, mainstream media would report it. Wrong! They think if its not reported, it must not be real. Wrong?
- 3 years ago
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Conniepae
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Scudettostarved
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Why are no other major news sources covering this story? This could potentially be huge...
- 3 years ago
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Scudettostarved
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isnamthere
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"Connell compelled to testify" "under-oath questioning of Karl Rove"
I'll believe it when I see it. These slimy bastards always find a way to slither out of any "compelled" appearance.
- 3 years ago
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isnamthere
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Conniepae
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Tampering with American elections is a crime. It is a shame it took so long to get people under oath. There have been reports in various communities of vote switching.
Its time to stop moving along. Accountability and shame would deter others from trying to control the will of the people. Our vote is our voice.
- 3 years ago
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Conniepae
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simplecj
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This is really relevant and very important considering the possibility of another stolen election just days away. If McCain wins... well let's just say more than a 10 point swing in the other direction would be more than suspicious!
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simplecj
