Posted on 10/12/2012 6:46:51 PM PDT by Maelstorm
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 November 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.
"The billboards create a chilling effect," said Marcia Johnson-Blanco, a co-director at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, an advocacy group that asked Clear Channel Outdoor to remove the signs.
"It certainly leads to an atmosphere where some will think twice about voting," Johnson-Blanco said, adding Clear Channel Outdoor has not responded to the group's request.
Some of the signs were placed in white, although relatively poor, neighborhoods of Cleveland and Lorain, roughly 30 miles (48km) west.
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“It certainly leads to an atmosphere where some will think twice about voting”
Actually it should read: “It certainly leads to an atmosphere where some will think twice about voting TWICE.”
or
“It certainly leads to an atmosphere where some will think twice about voting ILLEGALLY.”
You just gotta love how they tell on themselves. None of those groups would be intimidated if they weren't doing something illegal.
The Republicans are going after voter fraud.
Democrats say that Republicans are targeting the Democrat base.
I agree. Nice that the Dems confirm their guilt.
My Grandfather was a staunch conservative...He voted republican till the day he died......
Now he votes democrat....
Don't fo'get ObamaFo's.
Now if we can get the majority of the public aware of how Obama is planning on cheating and stealing the election by having his billionaire done buddy,Soros, count the votes overseas in Spain with his company, SCYTL
Guess that’s why the polls show Obama clinging to that 55% to 54% lead over Romney despite the fact that nobody has actually ever met anyone who is voting for Obama. Need the outcome to be “plausibly reportable”
When I first heard that, I thought it was satire, but it’s TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Eventually, all the commies and their enablers will have to be rounded up.”
Undeniably true, especially since that’s what they intend to do with all of us!
Legal voters won’t think twice.
“The billboards create a chilling effect,”
my guess is conscience sparking up?
which would only happen if the person were considering doing something unlawful or against another person.
I don’t care who it scares away from voting.
The more Zero voters kept from the polls, the better.
Lol
It might scare some of the folks riding buses up from Chicago to vote in Racine. We sure don’t want to intimidate or disenfranchise these valuable cheaters. sarc
Looks a lot like the signs warning about drinking and driving.
“It certainly leads to an atmosphere where some will think twice about voting,” Johnson-Blanco said.”
But will it make some people think about not voting twice?”
This is good. They need more airtime on this “coming from them” .
Big time backfire. Not a huge sway, just one more ripple in the pond.
Each person has their own turning points.
can’t they just write articles when the Democrats DON’T cry foul about something and save us all time.
“Eventually, all the commies and their enablers will have to be rounded up.”
I’m retired now and have lots of free time. Can I help?
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