Posted on 11/05/2002 4:55:34 AM PST by SJackson
Edited on 04/22/2004 11:47:26 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
When it comes to political dishonesty, Maryland has a reputation almost as rich as New Jersey's. Think of Spiro Agnew, or the notorious 1994 governor's race when amazing turnout in Baltimore defeated Republican Ellen Sauerbrey by 6,000 votes.
Well, here they go again. In danger of losing the governorship for the first time since 1966, the Maryland Democratic Party is planning to pay more than 1,000 people up to $110 each to be "poll-watchers" today. This is certainly a novel get-out-the-vote strategy. It sounds suspiciously like an official version of "street money," the quiet and illegal cash that some politicians distribute to ministers and other notables to get their flock to the polls. When GOP consultant Ed Rollins boasted of paying cash to suppress the black vote in New Jersey a few years back, the political class went wild with outrage.
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The three RAT counties of PG, Montgomery and Baltimore sink the rest of the state in a sea of RATs year after year.
You can bet one thing...I'll be watching my polling area when I go to vote.
Of course there was outrage. The media only gets outraged when Republicans do something bad. The Democrats could but Adolf Hitler on the ballot and the media would still be talking about what a grand vision they have for America.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS A CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE
Way back in '68, when I was just a baby 'Rat, the Young Democrats would give the pamphlets and electioneering materials to us kids, and we would run into the polling places to pass them out. The poll workers would shoo us out, but what were they gonna do, arrest a five-year-old?
And yes, I know that one is never a recovered 'Rat. One is forever a recovering 'Rat.
ALEXANDRIA, VA – In an effort to ensure the integrity of our democratic election process, the American Conservative Union (ACU) has launched a "Voter Fraud Hotline" and online communications portal for voters to report potential cases of voter fraud and illegal electioneering activities. ACU Chairman David A. Keene called the effort an attempt to deter those would-be election violators from even trying to illegally load the ballot boxes on Election Day.
"Already in this election cycle, we've had reports of potential voter fraud in South Dakota, Nevada, Iowa, Connecticut, Oklahoma, Texas, and Rhode Island," said Keene. "Obvious violations have included election officials sending out unsolicited absentee ballots, petitions loaded with forged signatures, vote-buying schemes, and even voter registrations who—according to documents—have the same residence as a certain sex entertainment club."
"We're asking concerned citizens to call (703) 836-8602 or email us at voterfraud@conservative.org to report any observed instances of voter fraud, illegal get-out-the-vote activities, or election officials not properly checking voter identifications," added Keene.
ACU's voter fraud project will immediately refer all legitimate concerns to the Department of Justice, the relevant State Attorney General, and the local U.S. Federal Prosecutor's Office.
"Voter fraud is a direct assault at the heart of American democracy. ACU's nationwide voter fraud project will help ensure that violators are punished to the full extent of the law," said Keene.
To report instances of voter fraud, visit ACU's website at:
Conservative.org
send an e-mail to:
voterfraud@conservative.org
or call (703) 836-8602.
All reports will be forwarded to the proper investigative authorities.
Not sure which way you meant that but if we can keep the voting of dead people, felons, illegals, vagrants (the basic RAT base) down to a minimum, I think we may have a chance.
But, like Charlie Brown and the football, I'm not gonna get my hopes up till I see the final numbers that count...and then only after the RATs have exhausted all their court challenges.
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