Posted on 06/01/2012 10:00:35 AM PDT by Carriage Hill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla – Federal authorities are demanding that Florida halt its push to remove ineligible voters from the voter rolls.
In a move that comes just months before the state could play a pivotal role in the 2012 presidential election, the U.S. Department of Justice contends that the state is violating federal law in its effort to identify and remove ineligible voters.
The state's effort has already come under fire from local election supervisors who belong to both political parties, as well as Democratic members of Congress and voting rights groups.
Chris Cate, a spokesman for the Florida Department of State, said state officials were still reviewing the letter, but hinted Florida may fight federal authorities.
"Bottom line is we are firmly committed to doing the right thing and preventing ineligible voters from being able to cast a ballot," Cate said.
Florida, at the urging of Republican Gov. Rick Scott, began looking for non-U.S. citizens on its voter rolls last year. An initial search turned up as many as 182,000 registered voters who may not be U.S. citizens.
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'Go Pound Sand!!'
Yep and it goes all the way to the top.
How dare any State try to stop ineligible voters from voting.
Who the hell do they think they are?
Next thing you know they will require them to show up in person with a valid ID.
Effing incredible!
state of florida to DOJ, indictment to Holder for not doing his duty and trying to stop the rule of law..make him explain in public why illegals should be able to vote, this is a joke..
This is what happens when the COWARDS in the House kick the can down the road when it comes to Holder’s impeachment. This man is evil.
So, ah, federal law says that ineligible people can vote? Who knew?
The state should continue to remove ineligible voters and challenge the feds to make a scene over it. Proving that the corrupt National Socialist Democrat administration is trying to cheat by keeping illegal voters on the rolls would not look good for der Fuehrer and his gestapo agents at justice.
I thought all this was settled with the emancipossom locomotion.
sure, why not, let’s just let our enemies pick our government, let the whole world vote...
LOL
Post of the day!
Why not? Got one for Preezee.
Florida should invite Holder to sent the National Guard down to Florida to ensure the voting rights of Illegal Aliens and Snowbirds who are also registered to vote up North.
That’s rassist!
Personally, I'd prefer it stated a bit more strongly and include the horses they rode in on. Let 'em sue and keep cleaning up the voter rolls while justice grinds its wheels.
From the article:
“Earlier this year state officials sent to local election officials a much smaller list of more than 2,600 voters and asked supervisors to start the process to remove them from the rolls. Supervisors, however, have loudly questioned the accuracy of the list, with one GOP supervisor going on Twitter to show the picture of a U.S. passport of one voter found on the list. Earlier this week two Democratic members of Congress held a press conference with a World War II veteran whose citizenship had been questioned.”
I am ALL FOR getting dead people and non-citizens off the voting rolls!! However, it sounds like the State of Florida might need to develop a double-check system to make sure they aren’t bumping live citizens off the list.
It is funny/tragic/infuriating how lawless this Communist/Ayers/Hussein Obama Administration is.
0bummer & Holder are so corrupt, criminal and evil, and get away with it so easily, it makes my eyes squirt blood!
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