Cobb to Bush: 31% is NOT a Mandate.
COBB/LaMARCHE 2004 GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
http://www.votecobb.org
January 18, 2005
Contact: Blair Bobier, Media Director at 541.929.5755
Green Party presidential candidate will speak for the majority of Americans at DC counter-inaugural activities.
David Cobb,
the Green Party's 2004 presidential candidate, will be speaking at two counter-inaugural rallies on Thursday, January 20, in
Washington, DC, refuting the notion that President Bush has a mandate to bomb civilians in Iraq or spy on law-abiding
citizens in the U.S.
"President Bush has lied to the American people time and time again and he's lying to himself if he thinks
he has a mandate to govern--31% is not a mandate," said Cobb.
According to recently released figures, Mr. Bush won
50.8% of the popular vote from the 60.7% of eligible voters who actually cast ballots. Seventy eight million eligible voters
did not vote for any presidential candidate. More people abstained from voting than the number who voted for Mr. Bush.
"The Green Party speaks for the majority of Americans. Most people want an end to the war in Iraq and to bring our troops
home safely as soon as possible. Most people believe that everyone in this country is entitled to a Living Wage, health
insurance and affordable housing. Most people believe in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution and are offended by the
so-called "Patriot Act" and Bush's war on our civil liberties. Only when our voting system is improved and people are able
to vote their conscience and know that their votes will be counted, will our government reflect the views of the people,"
said Cobb.
As part of a wide range of counter-inaugural activities taking
place in the nation's capital, Cobb will be speaking Thursday at a 9 a.m. rally in Malcolm X Park, 16th and Euclid Streets NW, sponsored by the DC Anti-War Network. Cobb will then
speak at a rally at MacPherson Square Park, 15th and I Streets NW, at approximately 11 a.m.
Information about additional counter-inaugural events, the
Cobb-LaMarche campaign's role in the Ohio recount, and the New Voting Rights Movement can be found at
http://www.votecobb.org.
The website for the
national Green Party is http://www.gp.org.
