Posted on 09/28/2009 2:47:03 PM PDT by GVnana
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But ACORN does have a special place in its heart for at least one prominent Minnesota politician. Last year, it showered praise on Al Franken, endorsing his run for the U.S. Senate. Franken returned the esteem: "I'm thrilled and honored to receive this endorsement," he gushed in a press release. He added that he was "more motivated than ever to work with ACORN."
I'm not suggesting that Franken had any association with the folks behind ACORN's recent scandal. Indeed, when the Senate voted to defund ACORN, he got religion and joined the pack.
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It's worth recalling, however, that ACORN is best-known for its massive voter-registration campaigns, which focus relentlessly on getting Democrats elected in targeted states. Here its record is appalling -- and goes to the heart of our democratic electoral system.
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Here in Minnesota, ACORN has boasted of playing a major role in the 2008 elections. It claims to have registered 43,000 new voters, which it describes as 75 percent of the state's new registrations.
Franken's margin of victory in the Senate race was razor-thin: 312 votes out of about 3 million cast. And Minnesota's laws on proof of voter eligibility are notoriously loose. Did ACORN folks pull some fast ones to help get their favorite son Franken elected -- a win that handed Democrats the 60-vote, veto-proof majority that they needed to enact their liberal agenda?
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Secretary of State Mark Ritchie assures us that Minnesota's system of voter verification protects electoral integrity.
But here's an uncomfortable fact: Ritchie himself was endorsed by the now-notorious ACORN and elected with its help.
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This needs to be addressed before the next presidential election. The system Acorn created counts on stupid stuff like this to defraud all of us. I am enraged that A LOT of non citizens probably are voting. How can we do something about this? Any ideas?
No, not Coleman. Time for a new, conservative Republican that will run against Franken for the next 5 years to stand up and ask questions. Someone who won't give up.
If you haven't deleted his response, please do send it back to him with a "Still feel this way, genius?" addendum.
I think that absentee ballots are a huge part of the fraud. I wish I had the time to compare the number of absentee ballots in these close races (Minnesota, Alaska, etc.)in the past and now. I feel sure it's an impossible increase.
EXACTLY!
Everything Obizmal worked on with ACORN back in the 90’s; Motor Voter, Get Out The Vote, etc is directly responsible for him being TOTUS...and FrankenBerry being a MN fraud politician!!! No doubt about it.
They prosecuted some Acorn workers who had taken names out of library books, but the bottom line is we have a 'rat governor, so Acorn works great for the Democrats.
ACORN and other similiar orgns. have been perfecting election fraud for 20 years or better. Republicans have made light of it, with rear in air and head in sand.
I have stated before--this is how Loretta Sanchez beat Bob Dornan--illegal votes taking place after gerrymandering his district. Dornan insisted on an inquiry, and got one, with the media and the leader of the inquiry insisting that there was no real proof--just move along, now!. She is still there and still liberal.
vaudine
In CA, voter registration is handled at the county level, and the registrar is responsible for validating applications. Which may be the reason we have less trouble than other states. Now if we had a citizenship requirement...
When W got in he had a prefect opportunity to investigate voter fraud, did a little bit and dropped that very importtant ball. How could anything as basic to our liberty as integrity of the vote, not be something everyone sees as key to America’s continuation, regardless of political leaning?
Like I said, there is no proof of citizenship...But a driver’s license number or SSN, and address and signature is still reqired.
It needs to be fixed before the 2010 elections. Also, the open primary system needs to be fixed - NOW! There is no reason in Heck that Demonrats can select the Republican nominee (and vis versa).
Of course the GOP won't do anything to fix the primary problem because RINOs cannot get nominated without the Demonrats' help.
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