Joe Miller fights system for all Alaskans

To the editor:

The 2010 elections are over and now the Christmas season is upon us once again.

But wait, are the elections over?

It seems I remember someone saying something about a court case surrounding the U.S. Senate race. Hmm, what was that about a federal judge ruling to put a stay on the election and not certify a winner? I kept hearing snippets of information, so I began doing my own research and what I found surprised and saddened me.

You see, I love Alaska. I love the mountains, the long summer days, the abundant wildlife, flowers, lakes and birds. I love the diverse seasons, and even the darkness can be nice. I found it astonishing that even liberals were writing about this.

As I explored what exactly was taking place in the 2010 Senate race, I slowly began to loose my love for Alaska. My research was moving along nicely until I came to the court case submitted by Joe Miller. As I read the case, I began to get a headache — it began as a dull ache, quickly growing into a throbbing migraine. The pain became so intense my eyes grew blurry. It got so bad I had to take a break.

You see, I began to go into shock. Joe Miller had opened my eyes to the corruption surrounding our elections. I began looking on the Division of Elections website, looking at the numbers from the evening of the Nov. 2 general election. What I found only confirmed my shock; numbers were just not matching up. Then I saw a picture of a ballot that had the oval filled in for Joe Miller with black ink, then looked again and it clearly had Joe Miller’s name crossed out with blue ink, someone’s initials and the oval for the write-in line filled in and Lisa Murkowski’s name written out — all with blue ink.

Then my eyes scanned the rest of the ballot, and all the other ovals were filled in with black ink. The caption read “this ballot counted for Lisa Murkowski, by the head of Division of Elections.” I couldn’t believe it! My shocked state returned yet again. I re-read the state statute and, yes, just as I had thought, that ballot was clearly an over-vote and shouldn’t have been counted for either candidate.

As I continued my research, I became overwhelmed. How could one person be so power hungry that she would break the law more than once to gain the Senate seat? How is this what’s best for Alaska? How could the lieutenant governor and Division of Elections be so willing to help see to it she would win? What happened to following the law? Is the election system so corrupt in Alaska that the laws are not upheld any longer?

The answer was clearly yes!

Is money and power that important to risk breaking the law? I guess if you are the DOE or Lisa Murkowski, the answer is once again yes.

Thank you, Joe Miller, for not conceding and going through the process of taking this election to court. I agree with the judges whao have seen this case that here is plenty of evidence of illegal activities, fraud and corruption to warrant a thorough examination. Thank you, Joe Miller, for opening my eyes to the Alaska political arena. Thank you for not giving up and truly doing what is best for Alaskan voters.

Whether you win or loose in the end, at least you’ve exposed the corruption of our elections and I hope, like it did me, it will show all Alaskans and they will begin to take this process into their own hands. After all, the government is “We the People.”

Let’s join with Joe Miller and thousands of fellow Alaskans to help expose the election system. Let’s surge forward with such a force that the DEO, our Lieutenant governor, our governor and other elected officials will have to listen to “We the People.”

Harmony Shields

Palmer