Posted on 11/04/2008 5:16:58 AM PST by Erik Latranyi
GOP Election Board members have been have been tossed out of polling stations in more than half a dozen polling stations in Philadelphia because of their party status.
A liberal judge previously ruled that court-appointed Republican poll watchers could be removed from their boards by an on-site election judge, citing their "minority" status as cause.
It is the duty of election board workers to monitor and guard the integrity of the voting process.
Those on site as describing it as "pandemonium" and there may be video coming of the chaos.
Some of the precincts where Republicans have been removed are: the 44th Ward, 12th and 13th divisions; 6th Ward, 12th division; 32nd Ward, Division 28.
Election board officials guard the legitimacy of the election process and the idea that Republicans are being intimidated and banned for partisan purposes does not allow for an honest and open election process, said McCain-Palin spokesman Ben Porritt in a statement to Townhall.
The City of Brotherly Love was roiled in controversy during the 2004 election because of rigged voting machines that showed nearly 2,000 votes for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry before the polls had opened. A man also used a gun to intimidate poll workers at Ward 30, division 11 in 2004.
Go to the courts? A liberal judge has declared the poll watchers a “minority” and allowed them to be tossed.
Not so much brotherly love in Philly. They know they have a job to do and gosh they are going to get it done.
If it was me, you’d need several police to handcuff and drag me out of there.
No way I’d let them force me out otherwise.
And hopefully, someone would have a camera to film it.
A Pennsylvania judge previously ruled that court-appointed poll watchers could be NOT removed from their boards by an on-site election judge, but that is exactly what is happening.Obviously, they meant "Could not be removed", but above the "NOT" is missing.
Current version of the story says the judge said they could NOT be removed. Maybe the earlier version had a typo.
Current version of story says judge ruled they could NOT be removed. Maybe earlier version was a typo.
Always Something in Philadelphia
Share your sentiment on the NJ voting machines. It’s like working on a computer where data gets erased in a blink.
Except at least you know that you are the one doing it. In NJ one has to wonder what really happens. Of course we are ensured that the dead vote here is tallied at least twice.
The biggest fight in NJ politically is to keep inactive, moved and dead voters ON THE VOTING ROLLS.
I’m looking for salvation. And looking to the heavens. Voting shortly.
Makes me SICK to see what has happened in our country. Why would any group think they have a right to vote more than once????
EVIL is the only answer
IS THIS BEING ADDRESSED SUCCESSFULLY BY THE GOP? ANY AUTHORITY?
OUTRAGEOUS.
Makes me SICK to see what has happened in our country. Why would any group think they have a right to vote more than once????
EVIL is the only answer
= = =
INDEED.
THAT’S WHAT “THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG” TEACHING IN UNIVERSITIES AND K-12 RESULTS IN . . . MIGHT MAKES RIGHT . . . THE DOCTRINE OF HELL.
Philly is a lock for Obama. But if McCain gets 25% of Philly he will almost definitely win PA. If he gets 30%, Obama has no chance in the state. They need the fraud vote.
What makes you think that? The Republicans have had over seven YEARS to fix the problems that surfaced in 2000 and 2004. They had the power to fix it. Why didn’ they? This bs is stuff I don’t even want to hear. It just makes me mad all over again at the Reps for wussing out on us all. And they are still wussing out on us, even as we speak.
The racist thugs that infest the slums of philly feel they are due their reparations and if they can’t get it by stealing the vote, they will rob you with a knife or gun.
I do not know why we tolerate and coddle these vermin. If you are white and on their streets at night you are as good as dead. The 5-10 percent of the honest, working people that live there should leave and let the place finish self-destructing.
God help America if these racist criminals are put in control of our efforts to make America strong. God help us all.
Insanity reigns and the inmates are in charge.
“How in blazes can they get away with this”
Now see, this is one of the problems with a “democracy”, this would be much less likely to happen (and less tolerated) in a “republic”.
“This has to go to the courts”
Don’t count on the courts to fix it, they bear much of the blame for breaking it.
Zimbabwe looks civilized in comparison
In at least the last two presidential elections Philly has turned in more votes than the population, not just the voting age population. PA is a waste of time and $ for a Republican presidential candidate and no Republican, not even a sitting Gov. like Tom Ridge was in 2000, will say or do anything to stop the theft. Afraid to be called a racist for complaining that Philly steals the votes of other Pennsylvanians? Or just content to deliver the state to the Democrats since there really is only ONE party in PA - the Republicrats.
York County PA as well, voted at 7:10, #39. Long long line when I left.
so can they erase these votes? sounds like they caught them at least.
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