The GOP war on voting - Page 61 - Politics and Economics

**MrWookie** · 05-24-2012, 08:32 PM

Clearly that guy would have been stopped by having to show IDs for all those stuffed ballots.

will1530 · 05-24-2012, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ashington

I'm pretty much 100% certain it's about vote suppression. I live in FL and we've had a law requiring photo ID to vote for years. But that wasn't good enough for our new Tea Party reps and governor! Now they've passed even MORE laws, laws which make it more difficult to sign up voters via voter registration drives and putting limits on early voting.

It's pretty ****ing sickening imo, and transparently so.

lol speaking of Fl, it appears they've found 180k "ineligible" voters on the voter rolls

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/201...ions-officials

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/201...rge/?mobile=nc

**MrWookie** · 05-24-2012, 08:45 PM

Heh, I'm anxious to see some demographics on those suspicious voters.

Ashington · 05-25-2012, 09:54 AM

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Four hundred and eighty-eight voters, every one of them in the Tennessee district of US Rep Steve Cohen (D-09), all but four lifelong Democrats, and nearly all Black, had their voting history erased by Shelby County election workers, setting them up for purge from the voter list.

http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/8/82058.html

Brons · 05-25-2012, 10:27 AM

Aren't there any federal laws that make doing stuff like this a crime?

pvn · 05-25-2012, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Brons

Aren't there any federal laws that make doing stuff like this a crime?

yes

**MrWookie** · 05-25-2012, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Ashington

http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/8/82058.html

They were probably illegal immigrants registered by ACORN. Why do you hate election integrity?

DVaut1 · 05-25-2012, 03:37 PM

I have to re-register for my drivers license every so often, so surely, if Tennessee makes an innocent mistake of purging hundreds of black voters from the rolls, they can just show up and re-register. No harm, no foul.

Low Key · 05-25-2012, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by will1530

the GOP sucks on this issue, and are obviously trying to suppress voters who they think are likely to vote Dem

fyp

longmissedblind · 05-28-2012, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by will1530

lol speaking of Fl, it appears they've found 180k "ineligible" voters on the voter rolls

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/201...ions-officials

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/201...rge/?mobile=nc

Here's a link to a photo of one of those librul republican supervisors of elections and one of those illegal legally eligible voters on the list to be scrubbed from voter rolls.

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The letter was circulated to the entire Florida Congressional delegation and Deutch expects several of his colleagues to sign on. Deutch noted that while Florida has “no history of mass voter fraud” it does have a history of “mass voter disenfranchisement” that proceeded the presidential election in 2000.

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African-Americans made up 88 percent of the voters removed from the rolls in the purge that preceeded the 2000 election, even though they account for only about 11 percent of Florida voters. In Florida, 93 percent of black voters cast a ballot for Al Gore.

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Today, another voter, Maureen Russo, said she received a letter identifying her as ineligible to vote. She is a citizen who has been voting in the State of Florida for the past 40 years. Russo was informed that she could opt for “an administrative hearing to present evidence” disputing the determination of the State that she was ineligible to vote. Unless Maureen returned a form requesting such a hearing within 30 days, she was told, it would result in “the removal of your name from the voter registration rolls.”
We have since learned that the voter purge was directed not by the Secretary of State, but came at the direction of Florida Governor Rick Scott himself:

source

steelhouse · 05-28-2012, 06:53 PM

I generally think vote fraud is rampant through out the United States. Carefully look at the republican caucus in Iowa, 3 winners. Some of the recall elections in Wisconsin. The reality is after the polls close there are tons on people who did not vote and people can and do slip in 1000s of votes with zero risk of prosecution.

You go to Pechanga casino to get a burger you have to show id with your players card, to use Moneygram or Western Union to pick up money you have to show id. You go to bank, you need id, or even to drive a car.

Voter id should be mandatory with something so valuable as voting. I believe you should have a retinal scan, a thumbprint, and they should post whether you voted or not in the newspaper and internet.

What if you missed voting one day, but you found out you voted on the internet?

Several trillion $ are stolen each year via voter fraud.

Effen · 05-28-2012, 07:15 PM

notsureifsteelhouse

[Phill] · 05-28-2012, 07:40 PM

Lol at the last line. I never expected that was a classic absurd setup expanded beyond its limits to find a so called "Will Ferrell double laugh" but then he tops it with a huge out of nowhere punchline. Amazing work.

Ashington · 05-29-2012, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by steelhouse

I generally think vote fraud is rampant through out the United States. Carefully look at the republican caucus in Iowa, 3 winners. Some of the recall elections in Wisconsin. The reality is after the polls close there are tons on people who did not vote and people can and do slip in 1000s of votes with zero risk of prosecution.

You go to Pechanga casino to get a burger you have to show id with your players card, to use Moneygram or Western Union to pick up money you have to show id. You go to bank, you need id, or even to drive a car.

Voter id should be mandatory with something so valuable as voting. I believe you should have a retinal scan, a thumbprint, and they should post whether you voted or not in the newspaper and internet.

What if you missed voting one day, but you found out you voted on the internet?

Several trillion $ are stolen each year via voter fraud.

A+

Ashington · 05-29-2012, 04:16 PM

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/201...s-voter-purge/

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Bill Internicola is a 91-year-old, Brooklyn-born, World War II veteran. He fought in the Battle of the Buldge and received the Bronze Star for bravery. He’s voted in Florida for 14 years and never had a problem.

Three weeks ago, Bill received a letter from Broward County Florida stating “[Y]ou are not a U.S. Citizen” and therefore, ineligible to vote. He was given the option of requesting “a hearing with the Supervisor of Elections, for the purpose of providing proof that you are a United States citizens” or forfeit his right to vote.

Great job FL!