Posted on 01/12/2011 2:30:49 AM PST by markomalley
A Las Vegas judge has spared senior ACORN executive Amy Adele Busefink jail time for her role in a notorious voter fraud conspiracy.
Judge Donald Mosley sentenced Busefink to two years imprisonment but suspended the jail time provided that she abides by the terms of her probation. She was also fined a total of $4,000 and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service. Prosecutors had argued for a fine of just $1,000. Voter fraud, sometimes called electoral fraud, is a blanket term encompassing a host of election-related improprieties.
This isn’t the first time Busefink was involved in shady electoral dealings. Even while under indictment in Nevada she ran the 2010 national voter drive for Project Vote, which was President Obama’s employer in 1992. Project Vote and ACORN have long been indistinguishable. Project Vote still operates out of ACORN’s offices in Washington, D.C.
Busefink also ran ACORN’s fraud-ridden 2008 voter registration drive. In that drive, officials chucked an astounding 400,000 bogus registrations.
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The problem is the GOP does not have the guts to fight fire with fire. Bush gave all the abuses and corruption of the Clinton years a free pass and his father spent the entire 8 years of Bush Jr.’s Presidency becoming Clinton’s buddy and, thereby, rehabilitating Clinton’s image. There should have been a massive witch hunt commencing in 2000 because there were plenty of witches to hunt. They all got a free pass, while the likes of DeLay and Scooter Libby were persecuted.
“IMHO..the judge is colluding...”
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The judge fined her $4000., the PROSECUTION had asked for just $1000! Sounds like the collusions are colliding.
“The contrast with the 3 year sentence handed out to DeLay is remarkable.”
That is the first thought that came to mind when I read the post.
EODGUY
*sigh* treason used to be a hangin’ offense.
I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the judge’s fault. The judge was required by statute to suspend the jail sentence and give her probation. See post #65 for details.
I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the judge’s fault. The judge was required by statute to suspend the jail sentence and give her probation. See post #65 for details.
I agree with your reasoning, but what a screwed up situation.
Our nation is nothing without fair elections.
It would seem the legislature had it’s head in a strange place on the day these rules were ratified. That’s for sure.
I should say that the judge didn’t completely throw the book at her, but there wasn’t a whole lot more he could have done. I think he could have imposed an additional $1,000 in fines (the statutory maximum is $5,000) and he might have been able to impose more community service and other conditions, though there may be additional guidelines he has to follow that aren’t in the part of the statute I read.
You’re right that it’s a crazy situation. The worst thing is that no state other than Georgia actually verifies the citizenship of registered voters. Arizona had a law that required one to present proof of citizenship in order to register to vote, but that was struck down by a federal court which held that the Arizona law was preempted by the National Voter Registration Act.
Georgia has survived by using a less “burdensome” system - it checks voter registration against DMV records which show whether one produced proof of citizenship or mere legal residence when obtaining a Georgia drivers’ license. Now, I don’t know what they do with voters who have no driver’s license, but it’s better than nothing. That law has been challenged as violating the Voting Rights Act, but last I heard it has yet to be struck down.
It’s absurd that there is really very little stopping non-citizens from registering to vote in most states. Technically it would be a crime, but who’s going to catch them? There is hardly any difference anymore between being a citizen and being a permanent resident alien. I am hard pressed to think of more than a couple things that the former can do that the latter cannot.
Thanks for your comments. Some of it was informative. The rest that related to your thoughts on the subject were things I agree with. Take care.
Disgraceful!
Can someone put a target over her picture? Just kidding!
Isn’t the fact that she was involved with ACORN enough community service? That’s what zero did - community organizing.
This sentence is a joke!
If only citizens voted the Congress would have several dozen more conservative members in each chamber.And a lot of big-city mayors would have different credentials.
and didn’t they get Delay on a retroactive law that should not have been able to get him on because what he did was legal at the time he supposedly did it????
A day late to this thread but wanted to comment on your concern about the retroactive law. DeLay was indicted on one count under the Texas Election Code and that count was thrown out by Judge Preist basically for the reason you cited. DeLay was also indicted for two counts under the Texas Criminal Statutes for money laundering and conspiriacy to commit money laundering or however the indictments read. It is these two counts that DeLay was convicted on. These were and are valid laws in place at the time of the supposedly commission of the offenses.
The contrast with the 3 year sentence handed out to DeLay is remarkable.””
No one here of FR ever need wonder again how Dirty Harry got re-elected with a 10 point swing in the vote from the polls.
This is another look at how much control Reid has in Clark County, Nevada.
Typically in America those who are connected politically are less likely to face even minimal jail time than someone who shoplifts a loaf of bread. That is wrong. My view is corruption becomes contagious and that anyone (left or right) who illegally works to corrupt our system or our government should face 10 years minimum in prison, and if they were “sworn” individuals (elected officials, judges, LE, etc) it should be 20 years.
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