Posted on 06/01/2012 7:13:51 AM PDT by Innovative
The Justice Department told Florida election officials that they must stop their non-citizen voters purge. Florida argues it is not violating any law.
The Justice Department ordered Florida’s elections division to halt a systematic effort to find and purge the state’s voter rolls of noncitizen voters.
Florida’s effort appears to violate both the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which protects minorities, and the 1993 National Voter Registration Act – which governs voter purges – T. Christian Herren Jr., the Justice Department’s lead civil rights lawyer, wrote in a detailed two-page letter sent late Thursday night.
State officials said they were reviewing the letter. But they indicated they might fight DOJ over its interpretation of federal law and expressed frustration that President Barack Obama’s administration has stonewalled the state’s noncitizen voter hunt for nine months.
(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...
Post-racial America.
7 more months.
Hitler was elected democratically.
Hitler did not break any laws.
Defy them.
I would hang up in their face and continue on with the business of the State of Florida.
Florida to DOJ: “F-O-A-D!”
Not true, Hitler never WON an election, in fact he lost dramatically.
He was appointed to his position.
Florida to Feds: Go purge yourself
Florida to feds: “Only when you get the non-citizen out of the White House.”
So, it’s official. Non-citizens are now a recognized minority group!
There was also gun running through Florida that it is thought went to Marxist insurgents in Central America. Florida should charge Holder and issue arrest warrants against all involved.
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Has the federal government gone insane?
1. I mean, when did it become a crime to stop non-citizens from voting in our elections, especially in our presidential elections?
2. Is the federal government unbelievably telling Florida that it must allow non-citizens to vote, say, in the presidential election in Nov. 2012?
3. Again, has the federal government gone insane?
4. Why not take the federal government's demand to its extreme and tell everyone in world to come to Florida so that they can vote in the upcoming Nov. 2012 presidential elections?
5. Does being an American citizen have any value any more?
6. Sick. Sick. Sick.
The people in Arizona certainly do.
Don't forget the DOJ is also obstructing justice in Arizona and Texas as well.
You write that “no law of any kind prohibits a state from ensuring that non-citizens do not vote.”
According to the linked article, there is a law that prohibits Florida from doing it at this time. If the state tries to purge someone who’s actually a citizen, it might take time for the citizen to provide documentation, for the state to evaluate it, and for the citizen to be included in voter lists sent out to polling places. Therefore, under the National Voter Registration Act, the state can’t do a purge program within 90 days before a primary or general election. Florida needed to do this earlier (I think the primary is in mid-August).
It’s not like this is a new issue. Why did the geniuses in Florida wait until after the deadline before they tried to start purging?
"It’s not like this is a new issue. Why did the geniuses in Florida wait until after the deadline before they tried to start purging?"
I guess the geniuses want to have their cake and eat it, too. They can say they were trying to purge the rolls but know they won't be able to do so prior to the upcoming election. If they're serious, they'll work on some way to check up on people at the polls or better still, to have INS officials around all the polling places. If the Black Panthers can have poll watchers the INS can. But, then again, if they were serious, you're right, why did they wait.
I posted a message on the Florida FR state forum for the three Chapter Leaders and each member of the three Florida FR chapters ( which means EVERY FLORIDA FREEPER !) to contact the Guv's office to tell him we have his back in this battle.
It looks like the Guv is gonna say "Nuts" to Attorney General Eric Himmler and his Ministry of JustUs. But he has to hear from us if WE mean business like he is evincing so far!
Floridian or not, every freeper concerned about the integrity of our voting system should contact Governor Scott in Tallahassee.
Leni
It’s not like this is a new issue. Why did the geniuses in Florida wait until after the deadline before they tried to start purging?
This is where it's in dispute, but you wouldn't hear that in the mainstream media. The VRA prohibits purges from being done within 90 days of a federal election. Florida's August 16th primary is not a federal election. The DOJ claims that because there are congressional seats at play, this makes it a federal election.
Florida began the process nine months ago and the Feds delayed it until it was "too late".
Precisely. However, after making my Post 20, I decided to look up the law here:
(2)(A) A State shall complete, not later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election for Federal office, any program the purpose of which is to systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters.
Unfortunately, it does look like the DOJ may have a point. The purge isn't "completed" as it says in the law, and the August 16th primary is a primary for Federal offices (to nominate the opponent of Sen. Bill Nelson, for one).
I guess I'll wait to hear Gov. Scott's response to see what the State's defense is.
Florida AG Pam Bondi to DOJ;
BIOYAC
Similar story in Tampa Tribune—
The Tampa Tribune is minimizing voter fraud as Liberal Media is required to do. You have to go to the bottom of this story to find that, in fact, illegal aliens have registered to vote in Florida.
“Pasco Elections Supervisor Brian Corley said he received 13 names. Two have proved they are citizens, nine haven’t responded and two acknowledged they are not citizens, so Corley referred their names to the state attorney for possible prosecution”.
Why are taxpayers funding a Department of Justice that is not enforcing America's laws? Either Eric Holder should be fired and/or the Department should be abolished.
Zero wants Marshal Law. Imagine Holder enforcing that?
Our counties records were purged quietly before the 2010 election by order of our SoS.
Too bad the order was made so public.
Stand with you FL and AZ. Stand strong!
What part of non citizens cannot vote in US elections does the DOJ not get? This is insane...it is pretty obvious that the right to vote is limited to citizens so if non citizens have gotten their name on the voting list they should be purged if not prosecuted. Holder needs to be impeached
marshal law= matt dillon on gunsmoke
martial law= government rule by means of force
From the article:
“But the citizenship data in many cases is out of date. That is, many people become citizens after they get their ID and then register to vote. But the highway safety database isn’t updated.”
How on earth is that even possible? The system is broken, but that is by design.
Void all Florida votes.
OK, so have the purge not be in effect for the primary, but be in effect for the general. I think what the DOJ is going to try to argue is that the purge is too late for the primary, and the primary is less than 90 days before the general election, so you can't have it the day after the primary either.
Nothing would surprise me about this criminal rogue regime.
By Hindenberg IIRC
You’re exactly right! bttt
We need to email or otherwise contact everyone we know in the State of FL and ask them to do likewise!
You wrote: “It looks like the Guv is gonna say “Nuts” to Attorney General Eric Himmler and his Ministry of JustUs. But he has to hear from us if WE mean business like he is evincing so far! Floridian or not, every freeper concerned about the integrity of our voting system should contact Governor Scott in Tallahassee.”
BTTT
Click here to email, or otherwise contact Governor Rick Scott:
http://www.flgov.com/contact-gov-scott/
My bad spelling - will teach me to post when I should be napping. Sorry about that.
Please read post #19...then go to Matchett-PI's post # 36 which has a link to the Florida Governor's in-box.
This is to make it easy for you to send a strong message of support to Governor Scott personally in his fight with Attorney General HeinEric Himmler and his Washington DC Ministry of JustUs.
THIS IS A FREEP! This is what we're here for, correcto??? Punch that link and tell Governor Scott we voting conservatives are in the foxhole with him !!!
You don't have to be a Floridian to send your support to the Guv, either.
Thanks, Leni/MinuteGal...Florida
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Good evening, Sir Lancelot. Thanks for riding right into the battle between good and evil, LOL.
Leni
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It's the same magnitude of the DOJ suing and threatening the State of Arizona for wanting to enforce immigration laws.
I call Gov Scott every day in support! ............................................................................ FRegards
Looks like we’re gettin’ the band back together. I got one good fight left in me ............................................................................. FRegards
Letter sent to the Gov. !!
Are we on for November 2?
I meant November 6. Sheesh.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2890114/posts?page=71#71
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