Posted on 11/03/2006 12:51:59 PM PST by gridlock
Maybe this is just another “botched joke”…
A New Jersey congressman raised questions Thursday about a new military voting program that lets service members request and submit their ballots by fax or e-mail.
The congressman in question is… wait, here comes the punchline… a DEMOCRAT! Dun dun dun…
Despite the fact that the Defense Department has said it has taken every precaution to protect the identities of the soldiers voting (and warned them of any potential risks so they could opt to use another method of casting a ballot), Democratic Rep. Rush Holt has raised an 11th hour challenge to try and prevent military members from using the new system to cast ballots.
Of course, to Democrats, challenging the military vote comes as routine as disparaging the military itself. The reason is obvious.
But they’re not interested in disenfranchising everyone…
…They encourage illegal aliens to vote…
…They consistently work with liberal organizations to encourage Democrats to vote multiple times…
…and they regularly challenge legislation that would help prevent voter fraud…
Seems they want everyone on the planet (and some buried deep within the planet) to vote…
…just not the very men and women who valiantly volunteer their lives to protect us.
Ain't gonna work this time.
That's not going to keep them from trying!
Bump
...but they tell me that the troops are opposed to the war and the lies of the Bush Administration that got them "stuck" in Iraq...
I'm so confused...
Thanks. Another article posted here (Drudge as source).
Let them try...we've caught them. And it won't help them next Tuesday.
http://holt.house.gov/pdf/Ltr_to_SECDEF_on_SERVE.pdf
link to letter from Holt to Rumsfeld off of Holt's website
If you haven't served in the military, or otherwise done at least two years of other public (low-paid) service, you don't get to vote. Period.
Of course, there are minimum qualifications for both.
Put that in your pipes... Demontards!
As God is my witness, if they get away with this crap this time I'm going to beat the living hell out of one of these bastards. Hell, I take the jail time, that's the least I can do to protect the freedoms of our brave troops. After all, they are putting their lives on the line for me.
IMHO these cruddy RATS are scared to death of our brave troops for another reason. We'll win this war and these brave men and women are going to home PISSED at the RAT politicians and they will run for office as republicans and they will take their seats. I'd be PROUD to be represented by these heroes instead of the cowardly filth that IS the RAT party.
I can't wait for the first of those debates.
Hero candidate to incumbent cheese bag: "Excuse me Congressman, aren't you one of the legislators that took away my right to vote while I was defending my country"?
oh snap! i forgot!
Yep, amazing how the Democrats seem so concerned that everyone have a chance to vote - except of course for those who deserve it, arguably, the most.
Reprehensible.
Democratic Rep. Rush Holt
Anyone know this guy. He must have a very secure seat for his name to be tied to this. I would flood his district with this from now until the election.
Damn these Damn Democrats!!! They are EVIL>
I don't see where he's trying to "prevent" voting... 'discourage' is more like it.
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