Posted on 10/14/2012 11:08:17 AM PDT by John Semmens
Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney has instructed his staff not to assist in checking the felony status of those seeking to cast votes in the county. This is despite a state law mandating such assistance.
It may be a state law, but the Constitutions provision for a government of, by, and for the people outranks it, Mahoney claimed. Felons are people too. They have a right to participate in the selection of who will govern them. I cannot stand by and be a party to misguided state efforts to disenfranchise them.
Mahoney had hoped to keep his directive within the confines of the Sheriffs Office. However, a deputy leaked the internal memo to the press garnering some unwanted scrutiny for the questionable action. Mahoney says he deplored the leak and called the whistle-blower responsible unprofessional. I count on the men who work for me to show their loyalty in how they comport themselves, Mahoney said. As their superior officer, it is my prerogative to interpret the law and determine how or whether we will enforce it. Going outside the chain of command is totally unacceptable.
In related news, in similarly progressive Illinois, it was discovered that over 1,000 prison inmates are receiving unemployment compensation from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Governor Pat Quinn (D) defended the distributions saying I dont see a problem. If youre in jail I think its pretty obvious that youre unemployed. Why shouldnt you receive compensation? I mean, it could be used to bribe fellow inmates not to rape you or it could come in handy when you eventually get out.
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news posts you can find them at...
http://azconservative.org/2012/10/13/white-house-asserts-ignorance-of-libyan-security-problem/
Anarchists elected to government positions will not uphold the law of the land.
the sherif should resign immediatly.
“Is it just me or is Barack Obama an idiot” Charles Manson
He should be removed from office.
Then tarred and feathered.
Gettin pretty sick of these effing MARXISTS. They WILL rue the day. It's comin, and none too soon.
When we get home I'm gonna slap you mamma in the face. Ain't no way you sprung from my loins."
I count on the men who work for me to show their loyalty in how they comport themselves,
You’ll get lots of comments on this one. Is it me, or is it more than a little frightening that every satirical post manages to dupe as many readers as those who recognize the satire?
Mahoney doesn’t understand, but his memo is everyone’s business. The county better be finding out what else he had been up to.
Sheriff: “I won’t stop the dead from voting either! You try and stop ‘em! They shuffle, snuffle, ooze, and smell bad!”
Well hell, why bother with the Supreme Court! We have Dane County Sherif.......
...... awwwww JOHN YOU GOT ME!!!! LOL
This is a sarc story.
However, seriously, the Dane county sheriff won’t do much to check for felons or any other illegal voters. Unless they are republicans.
Just noticed your name as my fingers were flying to the keyboard for an angry retort!
(Keep up the good work, son.)
I really hate these “satire dressed up as news” posts.
Such a waste of bandwidth.
Actually, it’s more fun to read the outraged retorts to John than the post. He just keeps reelin’ them in and I like to keep fryin’ ‘em up.
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