Posted on 10/29/2010 11:13:59 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) is asking the Department of Justice to investigate whether tea party groups are intimidating black and Hispanic voters in her district.
Jackson Lee has asked Attorney General Eric Holder to send poll monitors to her district on Nov. 2 to make sure the King Street Patriots, a local conservative voter turnout and tea party group, aren’t stopping people from voting.
“Many of these incidents of voter intimidation have been occurring in predominately minority neighborhoods and have been directed at African-Americans and Latinos,” she said in the letter. “It is unconscionable to think that anyone would deliberately employ the use of such forceful and intimidating tactics in 2010 to undermine the fundamental, constitutional right to vote.”
“I urge you to order an immediate investigation into these incidents and call for the Department of Justice to send poll monitors to Harris County immediately to ensure a safe and neutral voting environment during the Nov. 2 election,” Jackson Lee wrote.
Lee says the tea party group is sending in poll watchers who have been trained to aggressively monitor voters by standing directly behind them.
The King Street Patriots have also gone after Jackson Lee, saying Jackson Lee is asking for votes right outside polling places.
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There's not many of us, but wer're here.
Here is SJL’s opponent:
http://faulkforcongress.org/about.php
Seems like a nice guy, nothing to write home about. Semi-retired accountant, never held office.
I know, I know. I’m so sick of the chipper channel 2 nes in the evening with all their useless stories.
*^*^*%*(^(*^ (SCREAMING)
The liberals claiming voter intimidation is complete BS! This claim tells me the left is indeed trying to commit fraud. Voters who are intimidated are likely up to no good. Sheez!
Easily the biggest imbecile in Congress. If brains were dynamite she couldn’t blow her nose.
Man, they can really carve up districts can’t they? Thanks for the map.
Gee, I thought dems vote on next Wednesday
I want her hung for treason.
LLS
Her intent is to intimidate us into inaction.
Too bad she’s been gerrymandered into political safety......
I want someone to investigate Sheila Jackson.Dam big crook
I want someone to investigate Sheila Jackson.Dam big crook
I want someone to investigate Sheila Jackson.Dam big crook
SJL is a laugh a minute!....
I want her hung for treason.
Me too!
Great minds...
LLS
I can’t go into the actual voting section of the room where the people are standing at the booths and voting. I am positioned where folks are checking in and I watch that process. I am also very close to the machines where the ballots are inserted. I am in the polling room, so I occasionally go outside and check to see that people outside are following the rules. I just cannot go stand behind the voters as they mark their ballots. I can watch for people showing proper id, turning in their absentee ballots either to be counted or destroyed if they decide to vote in person, people “helping” other people vote, one party being treated differently than another, people campaigning in the polling room, people violating the no-campaigning area outside....there’s more, of course. It has been a good experience and I expect it will be intense on Tuesday!
I feel your pain.......Hub refuses to watch 13 and the ONLY reason we watch 11 at 6pm is to catch the weather and wait for Wheel Of Fortune to come on at 6:30.....LOL
Yeah the only alternative is Shep, I can only take him for so long before I grab for the remote:)
Careful what’cha wish for, Sheila “Gorilla My Dreams” Jackson.
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