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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Are you sure? Folks like Minister Farrakhan and the NBPP's never seem to have any trouble with "cracka" ..... as in, "Cracka cracka cracka cracka!!" Which translates into American English as "knuckledragging simian lowlife Caucasian scum denying me my rights!! My rights, you heah me?!"
Such as, in this case, the right to vote six or seven times to defend Our Programs.
I can’t stand Schlep Smith. Sometimes I wonder what’s going through their minds at FoxNews. :(
Oh believe me I understand. Especially now that he has a new 3 year contract. I mean in the media do they NOT do an evaluation of the on-air talent.
Shep and Megyn have a 3 hour carve out in the afternnon’s.
ie) When the so called “head stomping” as it was promoted by Megy and Shep, occurred iat the Paul rally, Both shows purposely refused to show the end of the tape where the Paid move-on activist intentionally came running around the SUV in an attempt to attack Paul...AGAIN.
Sheps supposed wit, is really a snide self-rightous rant.
Oh well, it’s early.
We still have the power right in our hands.....THE REMOTE CONTROL!......:)
Who’s gonna monitor Sheila?
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