Voter Intimidation

[patrickt]

Let me get this straight. Three men wearing uniforms and one armed with a baton harrass and threaten voters at a polling station and that's not voter intimidation. But, posting signs that point out that voting fraud is a felony is voter intimidation.

"Democratic lawmakers and activists nationwide are angry about a crop of billboard signs posted in early October in the Cleveland and Milwaukee areas that warn of stiff penalties for voter fraud. The roughly 33 signs warn that "Voter Fraud is a Felony" punishable by up to 3-1/2 years in prison and a $10,000 fine, wording flanked by a large picture of a judge's gavel. The signs will be up through the Nov. 6 election day in the Cleveland and Milwaukee areas and were paid for by an anonymous "Family Foundation," according to a spokesman for Clear Channel Outdoor, which owns the billboards and placed the signs."

"Legal and labor activists and community members said the signs deliberately target and seek to intimidate blacks and Hispanics, other minorities and the poor — as well as ex-convicts — groups key to Democrats' campaign voter drives ahead of the vote."
Read more on Newsmax.com: Democrats Cry Foul over Voter Fraud Billboards in Midwestern Cities (http://www.newsmax.com/US/voter-fraud-billboard-Midwest/2012/10/12/id/459824#ixzz29GtytQKb)

The signs target those considering or planning voter fraud so the pro-vote fraud folks are outraged.

[Peter1469]

Local communities need to vote democrats out. Then voter fraud will be taken seriously.

[coolwalker]

I am beginning to hate this election.

[Canadianeye]

Local communities need to vote democrats out. Then voter fraud will be taken seriously.

It's not like people aren't aware, and it is good there is a lot of watchdog orgs out this election:

<snippets>

How often does vote fraud occur?The frequency with which acts of vote fraud occur is a matter of scholarly dispute. Americans also disagree with each other about how often it occurs. A Rasmussen Reports (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasmussen_Reports) survey in October 2004 found that:

14% surveyed said there is "a lot" of fraud in American elections.
45% said there is "some" fraud.
28% said there is hardly any fraud.
A more recent survey conducted in February 2008 for the Congressional Cooperative Election Study showed:[1] (http://thepoliticalforums.com/#cite_note-0)

62% thought that vote fraud was very common or somewhat common.
28% thought it occurs infrequently or almost never.
60% believed that vote theft is a serious problem.
41% think that voter impersonation happens a "great deal" or "fairly often".
Perceptions of the frequency of vote fraud vary from state-to-state. A poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies (Virginia) in September 2007 showed:

86% of Mississippi (http://thepoliticalforums.com/wiki/index.php/Mississippi) voters believe that "voter fraud is an active problem in Mississippi elections."

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Vote_fraud

[garyo]

Voter fraud is perpetrated by in large by Democrats, that's why they resist voter ID or any form of voter's protection from fraud, it's their cutting edge.

[Mister D]

I still don't understand why black people won't get an ID.

[Cigar]

Voter fraud is perpetrated by in large by Democrats, that's why they resist voter ID or any form of voter's protection from fraud, it's their cutting edge.

So who's party is under investigate for voter fraud as we speak?

Oh wait, I forget; Republicans are always in denial. :)

[coolwalker]

I still don't understand why black people won't get an ID.

Hard to keep all those names straight...! Obama is a prime example. What really is his name?

[patrickt]

So who's party is under investigate for voter fraud as we speak?

Oh wait, I forget; Republicans are always in denial. :)

And Cigar forgot, there is no election fraud. His handlers will not be happy. As for organizations that look for fraud, they're being threatened and intimidated by the Democrats and the shills.

[WalterSobchak]

So why did the Bush Administration's AG drop all Criminal charges against the New Black Panthers if those men were clearly causing voter intimidation, back in 08?

Just curious.

[Calypso Jones]

THE BUSH administration DID NOT drop it. They were ready to go and then the administration changed hands. It was Holder with Obama's blessing that decided to drop it. Where were you? Didn't you hear the whistleblower talk about it?

[WalterSobchak]

THE BUSH administration DID NOT drop it. They were ready to go and then the administration changed hands. It was Holder with Obama's blessing that decided to drop it. Where were you? Didn't you hear the whistleblower talk about it?


Wrong. The Bush Administration dropped all CRIMINAL charges against them.

The Obama Administration dropped all CIVIL charges against them.


Where were you??

[garyo]

The RNC is not under investigation, a firm that was contracted is, but again those facts, those darned old facts.