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State Dept: Texas can’t arrest international election observers
Washington Examiner ^ | October 26, 2012 | Joel Gehrke

Posted on 10/26/2012 4:02:02 PM PDT by Snuph

International election observers planning to visit Texas polling places have “full immunity” from being arrested in the United States, the State Department said when discussing a letter from the Texas Attorney General.

“I’m not going to get into any kind of hypothetical situations or predict where this is going to go other than to say we have every expectation that this will be worked out and to state the fact, which is that under U.S. law they are eligible for immunities,” said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland. Reporters tried to get her to state explicitly that Texas could not arrest election observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), but Nuland would only reiterate that OSCE observers have full immunity.

Attorney General Greg Abbott, R-Texas, warned OSCE that it “may be a criminal offense for OSCE’s representatives to maintain a presence within 100 feet of a polling place’s entrance,” as The Hill noted.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: diplomaticimmunity; dontmesswithtexas; gregabbott; marxistbrotherhood; osce; projectvote; statedept; texas; victorianuland; votefraud
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To: deltanine
They better believe they will be arrested if they interfere. Our Texas attorney general posted this on facebook earlier today: “I’m drawing a line in the sand on anyone who wants to mess with Texas elections! ‘LIKE’ this to let me know you’re with me!”

I'd like to LIKE, you gotta link to LIKE? I'm not finding it on the TGA Facebook page...

61 posted on 10/26/2012 4:37:41 PM PDT by Semper Vigilantis (On the 6th day God made Texas. And it was perfect. So he stopped.)
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To: Semper Vigilantis

Easy to predict this will be the most f-—ed up election in history. If the repubs win the dems will throw everything they have into the pot to muck things up.

If the dems win and there are irregularities, the repubs will cower and go sit in the corner and suck their thumbs. IMHO

No body yells like a defeated dem.

We’ll get four years like Bush “Romney stole this and that.”


62 posted on 10/26/2012 4:41:01 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: Snuph

There is a saying that applies here:

“You may beat the rap, but you can’t beat the ride.”


63 posted on 10/26/2012 4:42:04 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est.)
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To: Chode

That’s what I was thinking. They are not diplomats because they are not representatives of a GOVERNMENT.

The Feds have no right to label random persons diplomats.


64 posted on 10/26/2012 4:42:22 PM PDT by Varda
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To: Snuph

Since when does the State Department have jurisdiction over law enforcement in Texas? F them!


65 posted on 10/26/2012 4:43:13 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Snuph

They may have immunity but that doesn’t mean they can’t be arrested. It’s just that the charges will be dropped later. I hope Abbott sticks to his guns. But I never hold my breath.


66 posted on 10/26/2012 4:46:34 PM PDT by Terry Mross (obama killed the people in Libya.)
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To: mass55th

they’re not diplomats and they do not have immunity plus een if they did when diplotmats break the law they are still detained.


67 posted on 10/26/2012 4:48:01 PM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Semper Vigilantis

“I’d like to LIKE, you gotta link to LIKE? I’m not finding it on the TGA Facebook page...”

Right here:
https://www.facebook.com/TexansForAbbott


68 posted on 10/26/2012 4:48:53 PM PDT by deltanine
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To: deltanine

Excellent! Thank you.


69 posted on 10/26/2012 4:50:05 PM PDT by Semper Vigilantis (On the 6th day God made Texas. And it was perfect. So he stopped.)
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To: Terry Mross

Having diplomatic immunity does not permit you to trespass or disturb the peace.


70 posted on 10/26/2012 4:51:57 PM PDT by Procyon (Decentralize, degovernmentalize, deregulate, demonopolize, decredentialize, disentitle.)
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To: Snuph
Arrest 'em anyway.

By the time the dust settles, Romney will be in office.

71 posted on 10/26/2012 4:52:08 PM PDT by Lazamataz (The Pravda Press has gone from 'biased' straight on through to 'utterly bizarre'.)
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To: Snuph

“don’t mess with Texas.”

“Bluff called...”

Your turn Texas....


72 posted on 10/26/2012 4:54:24 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: Snuph

Cant arrest them? Then shoot them.


73 posted on 10/26/2012 4:54:30 PM PDT by lwoodham (I am Andrew Breitbart. Don't doubt me on this.)
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To: Snuph

“State Dept: Texas can’t arrest international election observers”

State of Texas: watch


74 posted on 10/26/2012 4:54:43 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Leftists are the small hive beetles of the American hive)
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To: Terry Mross

“They may have immunity but that doesn’t mean they can’t be arrested. It’s just that the charges will be dropped later. I hope Abbott sticks to his guns. But I never hold my breath.”

Take it to the bank. If they get within 100 feet of any polling site there will be hell to pay. Greg Abbott is no bullshitter.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/10/25/4364987/abbott-tells-international-election.html


75 posted on 10/26/2012 4:55:24 PM PDT by deltanine
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To: Ronin

I like that idea. Expel those foreign goons to the nearest international border and they can take their chances with the drug dealers that proliferate the area.

> W’all now... Las tahm Ah looked, Texas has an international border with Messico, so A’ll tell ya whut we’re agunna do. We won’ arrest them furriners, we’ll jes escort ‘em to the Rio and point’em south.


76 posted on 10/26/2012 4:56:06 PM PDT by CORedneck
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To: Snuph
My Austin Cop Uncle:

“You can beat the rap but you can’t beat the ride!”

77 posted on 10/26/2012 4:56:21 PM PDT by TWfromTEXAS
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To: Snuph

Does Hillary Clinton really want this fight?


78 posted on 10/26/2012 5:02:02 PM PDT by GVnana
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To: Semper Vigilantis
I'd like to LIKE, you gotta link to LIKE? I'm not finding it on the TGA Facebook page...

I’m drawing a line in the sand on anyone who wants to mess with Texas elections! "LIKE" this to let me know you're with me!
Greg Abbott

79 posted on 10/26/2012 5:03:05 PM PDT by MamaTexan (I am a Person as Created by the Laws of Nature, not a person as created by the laws of Man)
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To: Snuph
Texas to State Dept : GFYs
80 posted on 10/26/2012 5:04:56 PM PDT by tomkat (it's a shame that HANGING TRAITORS has gone out of fashion)
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