You conveniently forget that the US attorneys scandal that led to the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales arose from a Republican attempt to suppress the vote. A number of the attorneys were sacked because they did not comply with Republican pressure to expedite the prosecution of voter fraud cases, so that they would take place before the 2006 elections. For example, the US Department of Justice has found that US Attorney David Iglesias was dismissed for failing to investigate a local ACORN chapter in New Mexico.
More craven than the Republican attacks on ACORN has been the cowardly response of Barack Obama and the Democratic Party. In response to McCain’s attack on ACORN, Obama disowned any relationship to the organization, which has worked feverishly on his behalf for months. Moments earlier he had disowned Bill Ayers, the former radical routinely condemned by Republicans as a terrorist. Shortly afterward he listed those he considers his true associates. These include the world’s richest man, Warren Buffett, and former Federal Reserve Board head Paul Volcker, whose high interest rate “shock therapy” in 1979 was responsible for devastating many of the communities where ACORN now seeks to register impoverished voters. On Oct 15, 8:03 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It isn't about just the potential fraudulent Votes being cast, it is > also about Polling Data and the ability of the Election people to do > their Jobs... > > Although it is no surprise that Idiots, like little Liar mikey, would > try to dismiss this FRAUD because it is his Party that is attempting > to pull it off, and failing miserably. > > On Oct 15, 1:53 am, "[ the last patriotic Republican ]" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A Dose of Reality on the ACORN Hysteriahttp://www.truthout.org/101408VA > > New voter location cards are being sent to over half of the voters in > > Kalamazoo, Michigan, notifying them of a change in their poll or > > precinct location. (Photo: Jill McLane Baker / Kalamazoo Gazette) > > It's worth taking a moment to step back from the slew of charges > > leveled over the last week at ACORN, the community-organizing group > > that Republicans and the McCain campaign have been trying to turn into > > a bogeyman for fears about vote fraud (and, of course, tie to Barack > > Obama). > > > The GOP has accused ACORN of submitting fraudulent voter > > registration forms numbering in the hundreds or thousands, in > > battleground states including Ohio, Indiana, Nevada, and Missouri. > > > But the most important point that's getting lost in the Fox- > > generated hysteria is that, according to voting experts, even when > > fraudulent voter registration forms are submitted, they virtually > > never lead to fraudulent votes being cast. Richard Hasen, a law > > professor at Loyola and an authority on voting law, wrote in a 2007 op- > > ed published last year in the Dallas Morning News and noted recently > > by TPM, that "the idea of massive polling-place fraud (through the use > > of inflated voter rolls) is inherently incredible," because of the > > sheer logistical challenges it would require to carry out on a large > > scale. > > > In many states, ACORN is required by law to turn in all the forms > > it collects, though the law differs from state to law, according to > > experts. > > > ACORN has consistently said that it flags suspicious forms for > > election officials. Indeed, in Nevada where last week an ACORN office > > was raided in an investigation headed by the Secretary of State, ACORN > > was already cooperating with authorities. > > > According to a statement from the group which has not been > > disputed by state officials, in July, ACORN set up a meeting with > > county elections officials and the Secretary of State's office to urge > > them to take action on information ACORN had provided. Since then, > > "ACORN has provided officials with copies and - in some cases - second > > copies of many of the personnel records and the 'problem card > > packages' and cover sheets with which we originally identified the > > problem cards." > > > It's also worth noting that similar allegations were made against > > ACORN in the last few election cycles, and several investigations were > > conducted, none of which found evidence of widespread voter fraud. > > Many of these were conducted by US attorneys, who were pressured by > > GOP political figures to investigate the issue, then fired after they > > failed to come up with sufficient evidence. > > > So as the GOP campaign to make an issue out of ACORN continues - > > and we'll be keeping you posted as it does - remember that the number > > of fraudulent votes that will be cast in November as a result of the > > group's voter-registration activities is close to zero. But the number > > of valid voters who could potentially have obstacles placed in their > > way of voting, as a result of the Republican campaign, is far larger.- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
