Posted on 10/25/2010 1:12:40 PM PDT by pabianice
I have some very grave news for you. We are leading Harry Reid in the polls and meeting our early vote goals--and yet, Sharron Angle could still lose.
As Sharron Angle's campaign attorney, I am sorry to report that the Democrats and their cronies are up to their same old tricks, of trying to manipulate the election in hopes of skewing the results in their favor.
Two days ago, the Democratic Secretary of State announced that voters can be provided "free food" at "voter turnout events." Harry Reid has been offering free food and, according to other reports, some Democratic allies such as teachers' unions are offering gift cards in return for a vote for Reid.
Before we were even able to document the reported infractions to report to the authorities, the Democrat Secretary of State slammed the door shut on preventing this behavior and issued a public statement permitting these ACORN-style tactics. THESE are the kinds of shenanigans that can turn this race... Harry Reid intends to steal this election if he can't win it outright. As a result, we need to deploy literally dozens of election law attorneys and poll watchers to combat these tactics ...
Understand, EVERYTHING we have worked for in the last year could be destroyed by dirty tricks and criminal acts in the next 8 days. As Sharron's first line of defense on these matters I am absolutely committed to making sure this won't happen...
What Harry Reid is doing is clearly illegal. Nevada law (NRS 293.700) provides that, “A person who bribes, offers to bribe, or use and other corrupt means, directly or indirectly, to influence any elector in giving his or her vote or to deter the elector from giving it is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.”
We've seen evidence of this sort of voter 'enticement' by groups such as ACORN - where, in 2008, two ACORN workers in Milwaukee were accused of offering pre-paid gasoline cards or restaurant gift cards to people in exchange for registration.
John Fund wrote in his book Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy, cited reports from the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader (South Dakota) and the election in 2004, where certain residents were quoted saying that "people on the streets were saying you go vote, they would give you gas money, $10, maybe a pack of cigarettes..."
Now, this week in Las Vegas, at our election hotline, we received reports that some teachers' union representatives were offering Starbucks cards to people to get them to vote for Harry Reid. It is even more disturbing and may be possible that they are using their influence and authority as educators to entice students on behalf of Reid.
Here’s the bottom line: when the powerful are threatened, they will do anything to retain their position. It's clear now that Harry Reid's campaign is even willing to skirt the laws of Nevada to do it.
Is there any question that they will do the same on Election Day?
The right to vote is a precious one - and it carries with it somber responsibilities. The Democrats' willingness to allow voters to be enticed with a promise of any thing of value is a debasement of the process- and it may just destroy everything we've worked for...
Sincerely,
Cleta Mitchell
Counsel to Friends of Sharron Angle Republican Nominee for U.S. Senate, Nevada
P.S. I've been in this business a long time. I have never before been so convinced that a candidate would reach so low in order to be victorious. Let's do this for Sharron and all her hard work.
I just spent four days in Las Vegas, meeting with the rank-and-file employees of one of the big casino companies. After speaking with hundreds of people, I can’t think of one who said anything positive about Harry Reid, Obama or the Dhimmicrats.
Everyone made comments like, “As soon as the Republicans take back Congress [things will improve],” or, “Things won’t get better until Obama is gone.” The economic situation in Nevada is grim, and it’s clear that the people there know that the Demos are to blame.
I say we take their food and then vote Republican.
Our next target should be the Nevada Secretary of State who approves the violation of laws.
We should take this all the way to the US Supreme court.
Nevada must like having a 15% unemployment rate.
The Constitution defines treason. It doesn't mandate the punishment for it.
Ministry of Love bookmark.
I agree.
Suck them dry of freebies. When ‘rat campaign workers call me, come to my door, or stop me on the street I always try to waste as much time as possible before I let them know what I think of them. Less time to brainwash the gullible.
The people can vote for free Starbucks OR freedom and liberty.
And more.
I don't even live in Nevada but I'm less than 3 hours away.....I think I'll load the family up in my gas guzzling SUV and head to Nevada. Free food, gift certificates and a chance to poke the libtards in the eye. Thanks for the tip!
I don’t understand - if it’s clearly illegal, then why haven’t charges been filed? Why has no action been taken other than penning a letter?
Nevada's Democrat Secretary of State.
Well, Cleta, are you willing to prosecute them?
But unless you are in a union or in public housing they won’t offer you the freebies.
I guess they really are wanting to get their houses burned down.
It’s a little late, Cleta. Where the F was everyone the last 2 years? Fund wrote his book, and everyone forgot. Nebbish Coleman and the others let Al Franken, Patty Murray, etc. walk all over them...and out of ALL the Tea Party marching, yelling, sign making, I heard nothing about any plan to prevent fraud, which is quite real. And it is going to shock you 2 Wednesdays from now.
This damn lawyer should have been ready for this, should have already kicked it up past SOS and have sued them to boot. I sometimes wonder if these guys are on our side or if they’re just crying foul to make it look like someone cared.
You’re right, that really was an off-putting use of words. Couldn’t a lawyer come up with better than that?
That being said....while I’ve no doubt that the Democrats will do this, like another commenter said upthread, take the free food and vote for who you want.
I think this is more an attempt to get out the vote than anything although hey, it smacks of being vote bribery.
The question I have is....where is the venue for these election parties? Right across the street from where I vote there’s a little fruit stand kind of thing. I don’t know how it would be breaking a law to offer some free pumpkin pie/cider to voters on election day.
I’m just thinking out loud here. It is private property and you can give away free food if you want. I imagine you can even only give away free food to Democrats if you want.
Not saying it don’t smell but if no law is broken then Angle needs to set up her own free food station if that’s the only way to fight back.
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