Voter Suppression and Intimidation
Could voter suppression and intimidation affect the outcome of the presidential election? Will voters who have had their homes foreclosed on, lose their right to vote? Will college students be intimidated out of voting? How many ways will the Republicans attempt to suppress the votes of Democrats? Let me know what you think in comments.
Keith Olbermann on Voter Caging Story…
Obama Pushes Back Against Possible Voter Suppression…
ABC News’ Karen Travers and Arnab Datta report: The Obama campaign and DNC have filed an injunction in federal court as an effort to challenge what they deem as illegal voter suppression of people whose houses are in foreclosure.
The injunction is in response to the comments last week from the Macomb County (MI) Republican Party chairman, James Carabelli, who allegedly said: “We will have a list of foreclosed homes and will make sure people aren’t voting from those addresses.”
Voter Suppression In Virginia on College Campuses…
What party would feel comfortable lying about voter eligibility? What party would want to be portrayed as suppressing votes while touting its efforts to protect voter rights? The Republican Party of course. NY Times:
The widespread practice of students’ registering to vote at their college address has set off a fracas in Virginia, a battleground state in the presidential election. Late last month, as a voter-registration drive by supporters of Senator Barack Obama was signing up thousands of students at Virginia Tech, the local registrar of elections issued two releases incorrectly suggesting a range of dire possibilities for students who registered to vote at their college. The releases warned that such students could no longer be claimed as dependents on their parents’ tax returns, a statement the Internal Revenue Service says is incorrect, and could lose scholarships or coverage under their parents’ car and health insurance
All this despite a 1979 ruling by the United States Supreme Court that students have the right to register at their college address.
From ColorOfChange.org
It’s the ugliest attack on voting rights we’ve seen in recent history–if you live in Michigan and you’re in danger of losing your home to foreclosure, Republicans will try to take away your right to vote. John McCain could stop this with a phone call, but he’s remained silent. It’s time to hold McCain publicly accountable for this strategy. Will you join us?
Demand McCain stop the attack on struggling homeowners’ voting rights
Voter Purging In Ohio?
Also See:
Voting-Rights Conflics Intensify
Ohio Republicans Use Lawsuite To Fight for State’s Crutial Vote
How do you think voter intimidation and suppression will affect the presidential election?
Comments
Comment from I.M.Small
Time: October 9, 2008, 10:27 am
DON’T BE INTIMIDATED
You’d better fight to get your vote
And make it to the polls–
The Tricky Dicks know ways by rote
To strand you on the shoals.
There are all kind of threats to keep
You far away from casting
Your ballot: if you fall asleep
The stigma may be lasting.
Get out and vote: what you have heard
May not have factual basis–
Demand your right, as registered,
And fear not angry faces.
Unto the last, it’s do or die–
The right itself is threatened
To vote or not. Democracy
Has not a simple patent.
Remember great events have been
Decided by one action,
A single vote: nor as they win
Give cheaters satisfaction.
They will pretend, intimidate
And lie to keep you worried:
Express your right, it cannot wait
Nor be by pressure flurried.
Democracy will do or die:
The right but comes by risk,
And right makes might, but chance passed by
Come consequences brisk.
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