Posted on 09/13/2010 2:24:07 PM PDT by Uncledave
I think this has more to do with this than the black panthers (but could be wrong):
EDITORIAL: Justice punts away military votes
The Washington Times ^ | September 13, 2010 | Editroial
Posted on Monday, September 13, 2010 8:42:27 PM by jazusamo
Attorney General Holder should badger Wisconsin for full compliance
The U.S. Justice Department’s Voting Rights Section has reached an agreement with the state of Wisconsin that is too weak to adequately protect military voters stationed overseas. The department should not get away with letting other states give short shrift to the voting rights of our armed forces.
In 2008, a disturbing 38 percent - 2,125 out of 5,562 - of ballots requested by Wisconsin’s overseas military personnel were either not returned on time, returned as undeliverable or rejected for reasons such as a lack of proper witness signature. It’s possible that a soldier who went to the trouble of requesting a ballot might choose not to fill it out, but it’s unlikely. More likely is that many of those voters received their ballots so late that they figured there was no way to return them on time to be counted, and thus they didn’t bother trying.
It was to combat a nationwide problem of would-be military votes going uncast or uncounted that Congress in 2009 passed the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), which requires states to mail absentee ballots to military personnel upon request at least 45 days in advance of the general election. UOCAVA allowed states to receive one-time waivers under restricted circumstances that include an explanation of how else the state will ensure military voting rights. However, the Defense Department rejected the Dairy State’s waiver request as providing insufficient guarantees.
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PING... you seem to be on top of whats going on in WI...
Is this real?..I can’t believe it.
I remember the Whitewater, Chinese pay to play, Vince Foster, and Waco hearings.
I watched people on our side get gamed during those hearings. Attorneys, Congressmen, Senators, you could see the frustration as they were lied to and knew it.
The Democrats drug their feet. The Republican leadership didn’t want to make waves. Thompson and a few others in particular were flat out angry that they were getting stonewalled, and couldn’t get their own party’s support.
I watch Senator D’Amato cover up for the Clintons. Chelsea’s baby-sitter was coached by him from the chairman’s seat. The FBI testified about Waco and told flat out lies. They stated no shots were fired during the final resolution, and also stated no incendiaries were used on the site at all. Both these were proven to be false, and our illustrious leaders let them get away with it.
And then they file charges against Clemens for lying. What ass hat clowns.
The point is, nothing at all will happen. This hearing will follow in the tradition of other hearings, and watching will only result in Conservatives being driven crazy, because they’ll be better informed than the investigators.
Hope I’m wrong, but I’ve given up on these hearings. They’re a complete waste of time.
There is some development there. Busy evening. Lemme get back to you on that.
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I don’t think they’d try to intimidate you simply because they think every black person thinks like they do.
Thanks for the visual, lol.
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