Voter purges in 6 states may violate law

Humm.....seems as If I have heard this before? Not the old if you can't beat 'em cheat'em routine!

Americans have not the time or patience for politics a la Bush again, what's next the hanging chad problems?

We will not stand for anything other than a legitimate and fair election. Two stolen elections are quite enough.

This time if there is any hint of malfeasance we will demand a recount and accountability.

And we wonder why our country is near financial ruin.

Purging the voter rolls is GOP-speak for denying folk og their right to vote. The GOP will always be over-zealous. If they thought they could get it through state legislatures, the GOP would probably push for minimum income requirements. That would probably remove the last barrier to the GOP goal of limiting the right to vote to those demographics that are most like to vote GOP.

If the GOP should ever succeed in this goal, there is then no longer any point in having elections. Just let a GOP committee of mucky mucks pick whomever promises them the biggest tax cuts and the biggest MIC contracts.

Historically, the courts have been entirely too sympathetic to the GOP with some notable exceptions.

For example, the high court ruled that a state that exercised general criminal, taxing, and other jurisdiction over persons on certain federal enclaves within the State, the Court held, could not treat these persons as nonresidents for voting purposes.

An issue that surfaced just recently dates back to 1771. It involves whether persons in the military can vote in their home district if they are away, say, bogged down in Iraq. What a way to win elections --start a war of aggression (as Bush did) and send all the poor folk (who might be tempted to vote Demo) off to war where they cannot vote.

Often the reasons for 'disqualifying' a potential voter is a political issue. Arbitrary income requirements would be a good example. Overall --the GOP strategy is to prevent potential Democrats from voting. How much easier their goal, if they could just limit the right to vote to their elite country clubbers!!!!!

....I tried to come up with a witty anecdote to describe something as crooked as the voting system in America....pretzel...no...fishing line in the back of an old pickup after going down a dirt road for 20 miles....no....it seems like it is in a league of its own.....if this next election is blatantly corrupted....I do hope that the American people Will rise up and stop this mess...once and for all....America is on the edge of a grand precipice...if it goes over the edge it Will take with it every great person that gave their life to making this country great....with it......Golden Ruler....Will......

Cheating again, eh?

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.
But as George W. Bush ended his way, "Won't get fooled again."

History repeats itself... honestly this is making me sick with how much C&@P our government does and gets away with. so lets see if the American people will stand for another presidential election like the previous 2.

This is exactly why people who simply say "YOU MUST VOTE" infuriate me. They haven't a clue.

HACKING DEMOCRACRY is also a phenomenal documentary on voter fraud.

Isn't it too late now to stop the Republicans?

They've basically already tossed millions of voters into the garbage......any way to gaurantee those voters will be restored by election day?

No.

They've already told students in swing states that if they vote they will lose their health insurance.

Anyway to "undo" that damage before election day?

Probably not.

They (the Republicans) have already sent out mass mailings telling people that if they show up to vote and have an outstanding parking ticket and/or fail to provide proof of citizenship on demand they will be instantly jailed. INSTANTLY JAILED! (God love the Republicans!)

Any gaurantee THAT damage will be undone by election day?

Again, probably not.

They Republicans will most likely win because of the simplicity of their strategy --- they will take a baseball bat and smash the knees of the voters and then, oh, about 5 months after the election the Dems will shout, "Hey! That may not be entirely ethical!"

Of course we'll be shouting that AFTER all the damage has been doen and McCain and Palin are being sworn in.

We waited way, way, waaaay to long to address these illegal voter supression tactics and I think its probably too late to effectively do anything about it.

In order to speed up voting and avoid long lines we might just as well fill out a ballot at home and toss it in the garbage ourselves....save some time by cutting out the Republican Middle Men.

I know, I know. I'm cynical.

I'm from Florida... I know all about voter fraud.

Black senior citizens in Tampa Bay got the good ol' "you're a felon," response when they were trying to vote.

Not for the first time and it will not be the last.

The powers that be are getting this scam off to a fine art

Greed. Power. Corruption. Take your pick.

God bless American democracy and freedom

Ever notice you hardly ever see Republicans telling people to get out and vote? When's the last time you saw a Republican PSA pushing people to vote? Wonder why that is?

I've seen recent evidence that judges on state and national levels who used to support this administration (many, hand-picked by it) are changing their tune and, thankfully, following the rules of Constitutional Law instead of GWB's.
Perhaps, I'm feeling optimistic but, I've good reason to believe that the election won't be "stolen", this time out.
I hope that I'm correct in this gut assessment.

come on man this is getting old fast. It is time to get it right. !!!

America is the country which has the most people in prison. How can we have so many people in prison, while letting vote tampering criminals go free? Vote tampering hurts us all! Accountability and shame should be brought back to our voting process. People have written books, made movies, yet the problem persists. Why? Money talks!

Karl Rove politics should not be able to move forward. Its time Americans stand up and change our course back to American Politics and hold those responsible accountable! Stop moving along!

republicans are trying to steal another election..... just like bush did..

I swear if they steal this election from us I will be very pissed. I will go out to the streets and let everyone know that I am not going along with their cheating...

We're screwed.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

I just wanna rip all of my hair out!!!!!!

If you think that the Courts will adjudicate this issue to my satisfaction, think twice. Eight years ago, the United States Supreme Court (read Sandra Day, a lifelong Republican),cast the tie-breaking 5-4 vote) that ruled George into office against the votes and will of the People. We have lived with the rollback of all kinds of rights and liberties since then. The latest was the decision that makes unequal pay for women Federal law.

Remember: the next President gets to nominate the Supreme Court Justice whose decisions will affect all aspects of our lives. This includes everything from civill liberties and the freedoms enumerated in the First Amendment. Got a problem pregnacy? The Right to Privacy could be taken away if the Court swings one more vote toward the right. Winni

surprise surprise! another way to cheat the USA out of the people choice .. and you all know majority of the voters are democrats .. THEY VIOLATED NO LAW, DO RESEARCH AND WAKE UP!!!

VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN 08!!!

Don't just say "we're screwed". YES, GET PISSED, but also, use your anger and that energy to do something about it! It has a bigger impact! Get out there like UrbanGypsy! Fax, call, email local papers, make sure as many people you know are aware of this. Get the word out everywhere. We can do something about this!

Who is in monitoring these groups? We can't have the New York Times be our detectives, especially when the last 2 elections have been so close.