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Election Integrity At Stake ~ George F. Will
Washington [Com]Post ^
| October 24, 2004
| George F. Will
Posted on 10/23/2004 5:18:42 PM PDT by Elle Bee
Not since the election of 1800, the first in which one party displaced another from the presidency, has there been such anxiety about voting. In 1800 there were fears that the losing side would resort to arms. Today's worry concerns a cloud of locust-like lawyers asserting novel theories that purport to demonstrate that sensible rules, such as requiring voters to have identification, are illegal, even unconstitutional.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fund; georgewill; stealingelections; votefraud
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posted on
10/23/2004 5:18:42 PM PDT
by
Elle Bee
To: Elle Bee
as Fund reports, since 1995, Philadelphia's population has declined 13 percent but registered voters have increased 24 percent.
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posted on
10/23/2004 5:22:56 PM PDT
by
T. Buzzard Trueblood
("He is the No. 1 liberal in the Senate." Michael Moore on John Kerry)
To: Elle Bee
Blood has been spilt for the right to vote in this country. The integrity of the voting process must be preserved, even if it means {GASP!} showing photo ID subject to close scrutiny and rejection if found to be counterfeit.
To: Elle Bee
the center of the political universe -- Ohio. The Census Bureau's 2003 estimate is that in Franklin County -- Columbus -- there are approximately 815,000 people 18 or older. But 845,720 are now registered.
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posted on
10/23/2004 5:24:19 PM PDT
by
T. Buzzard Trueblood
("He is the No. 1 liberal in the Senate." Michael Moore on John Kerry)
To: Elle Bee
More garbage from the Washington Post. We know this liberal BS is not true.
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posted on
10/23/2004 5:24:59 PM PDT
by
Doe Eyes
(Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life.)
To: Fester Chugabrew
did you know that here in Monroe Co., FL to vote early although you have produce photo ID and sign an affidavit ... you are given the opportunity/option to take the ballot home to fill it out ..... geez
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posted on
10/23/2004 5:26:10 PM PDT
by
Elle Bee
To: T. Buzzard Trueblood
CLICK on IMAGE:
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posted on
10/23/2004 5:28:02 PM PDT
by
Elle Bee
To: backhoe
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posted on
10/23/2004 5:31:18 PM PDT
by
Elle Bee
To: T. Buzzard Trueblood
"there are approximately 815,000 people 18 or older. But 845,720 are now registered." Obviously the census takers forgot to poll the local cemeteries for potential voters...
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posted on
10/23/2004 5:35:09 PM PDT
by
theoldChief
(Pacifists are the parasites of freedom)
To: Elle Bee
The only way the Democrats can win this election is if they cheat. That ain't good, since we know they are going to cheat.
To: Elle Bee
In 1800 there were fears that the losing side would resort to arms. Today's worry concerns a cloud of locust-like lawyers Actually, the "resorting to arms thing" isn't that far from the truth this time either. I think some leftists have already resorted to it, in a manner of speaking.
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posted on
10/23/2004 5:39:04 PM PDT
by
Gerasimov
(http://www.ohioforbush.org)
To: Elle Bee
leave it to george will to put things into their proper persective; the tumultuous election of 1800. a couple of years ago, I read a fantastic treatment by Bernard A. Weisberger of the years leading up to the 1800 election, and the election itself.
Especially today, I highly recommend :
it may help you stay sane.
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posted on
10/23/2004 5:40:00 PM PDT
by
smonk
To: All
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posted on
10/23/2004 5:48:53 PM PDT
by
Prime Choice
(The Leftists think they can tax us into "prosperity" and regulate us into "liberty.")
To: smonk
thank you
in my town I need all the help I can get
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posted on
10/23/2004 5:52:40 PM PDT
by
Elle Bee
To: Doe Eyes
More garbage from the Washington Post. We know this liberal BS is not true. George F. Will has never and does not now write "liberal BS". He is a Conervative's Conservative. Granted, the Washington Post is not the Washington Times, but even the WA-PO prints connservative columnists from time to time. Consider the author and not the paper.
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posted on
10/23/2004 5:59:10 PM PDT
by
KriegerGeist
(Lifetime membership of the "Radical-Right-Wing-Kook-Factor")
To: Gerasimov
Actually, the "resorting to arms thing" isn't that far from the truth this time either. I think some leftists have already resorted to it, in a manner of speaking. I would say that the Conservatives/Republicans [all those that I know] are way more heavily armed than any leftists/liberals out there...
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posted on
10/23/2004 6:05:25 PM PDT
by
KriegerGeist
(Lifetime membership of the "Radical-Right-Wing-Kook-Factor")
To: Geist Krieger
We'll be throwing lead, while those morons throw piss-filled balloons.
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posted on
10/23/2004 6:09:23 PM PDT
by
RightthinkinAmerican
(Is the Republican attack machine an assault weapon?)
To: Elle Bee
The RNC sends me solicitation letters by the mailbox full. I send them back with the statement "Do something about voter fraud, then get back to me."
I am just sick and heart broken by the obvious fraud going on anymore. Why shouldn't you have to show a valid ID to vote and why can't the voter rolls be purged and updated each election cycle? MoodyBlu
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posted on
10/23/2004 6:13:59 PM PDT
by
MoodyBlu
To: Elle Bee
If/when the President is re-elected, and if we pick up more seats in the House and Senate [hopefully to total 74-76 Republican], then the President and the majority in Congress get together to do a better job of a complete overhaul and standardization of voting nation-wide.
Something way more comprehensive than that lame and ineffective "Help America Vote Act (H.A.V.A.) that did nothing to prevent fraud and standardize the registration and machines nation-wide. From voter registration to voting machines. It cannot be left up to state judges deciding the same rules differently in their states. It cannot be left to the counties and local precincts anymore to decide, based on their party affiliations or political leanings as to how they are going to do things to gain the most for their party.
Look at the disputed counties/precincts in Florida: the went from punch-card machines with hanging chads to very expensive electronic touch-screen machines with electronic or "ether" ballots that are only on a server. No possibility for a manual recount required by the state law in case of a close or disputed election.
Remember the counties/precincts that had no problems? The used the relatively inexpensive optical scan paper ballots that you mark with a pen. How simple, inexpensive and efficient can you get when it comes to machines, ease and simplicity of casting your ballot and rock-solid way for a manual recount?
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posted on
10/23/2004 6:30:13 PM PDT
by
KriegerGeist
(Lifetime membership of the "Radical-Right-Wing-Kook-Factor")
To: Geist Krieger
george will is the man that brought me to conservatism many years ago, or at least he led me to understand why I was a conservative.
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posted on
10/23/2004 6:30:45 PM PDT
by
smonk
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