http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/votes/ en-us Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:04:44 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271628/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's health secretary on Sunday pushed for a new government-run healthcare program, an idea facing skepticism even in his own party, and a senior Senate Democrat flatly said votes are lacking in Congress for the proposal. Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271628/posts#comment Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:04:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249920/posts One out of every four ballots requested by military personnel and other Americans living overseas for the 2008 election may have gone uncounted, according to findings being released at a Senate hearing Wednesday. Sen. Charles Schumer, chairman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, said the study, while providing only a snapshot of voting patterns, "is enough to show that the balloting process for service members is clearly in need of an overhaul." The committee, working with the Congressional Research Service, surveyed election offices in seven states with high numbers of military personnel: California, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington... townhall.com/ap http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249920/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2009 12:21:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2213782/posts Woman admits voter fraud By Robert Patrick ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 03/24/2009 ST. LOUIS – An East St. Louis woman pleaded guilty to a mail fraud charge Tuesday in federal court in St. Louis and admitted submitting false voter registration cards in the lead-up to the last year's elections, federal prosecutors said. Deidra Humphrey, 44, worked for the Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition and submitted false and fraudulent voter registration cards for voters in St. Louis city and county, knowing it was illegal, the U.S. Attorney's office said. ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2213782/posts#comment Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:13:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2210046/posts In recent months demands for ACORN to be investigated under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for repeated incidents of electoral fraud have been growing.But voting-related fraud is just the tip of the iceberg.ACORN runs a mob-style "protection" racket known within the radical direct-action group as the "muscle for the money" program, a lawyer told the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties today.Lawyer Heather Heidelbaugh filed an unsuccessful lawsuit last year against ACORN, specifically, a court injunction in Pennsylvania against ACORN's voter registration efforts in last year's presidential campaign. (A transcript of the Oct. 29 hearing in Moyer v.... American Specator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2210046/posts#comment Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:25:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2207672/posts Back in 2007, the New York Times famously proclaimed that the evangelical movement in America was cracking up. Since then, the media has relished exposing what they see as fault lines in evangelicalism over such issues as abortion, marriage, and the environment. The pundits seized upon President Obama’s decisive electoral victory last fall to opine that evangelicals were no longer the political force they once were. And just last week, a well-known evangelical blogger predicted the “collapse” of evangelicalism in America within the next decade, even though he also predicted that out of the ruins of evangelicalism, “new forms of... Breakpoint http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2207672/posts#comment Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:10:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200399/posts Senate Democratic leaders are still coming up short as they work furiously behind the scenes to gather up 60 votes to pass a $410 billion spending bill that funds the government through September. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said Thursday night that he was one vote short of the votes needed despite calling Senate Appropriations Committee Republicans to try to secure support from about six of them. A vote had been scheduled for this evening, but now the bill is on hold at least until Monday, meaning that for now most government departments will have to continue operating... FOXNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200399/posts#comment Fri, 6 Mar 2009 04:22:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191011/posts The notoriously slow Congress passed the $787 billion economic stimulus package in a matter of weeks. President Obama signed it into law less than one month into his presidency. So, just how soon will Americans start reaping the benefits of tax cuts in it? By April 1, according to the president. "Never before in our history has a tax cut taken effect faster or gone to so many hardworking Americans," Obama said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet address. He said the Treasury Department has begun directing employers to reduce the amount of taxes withheld from people's paychecks in... Fox News / Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191011/posts#comment Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:48:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2184756/posts "Don't worry son, you'll get used to it." http://crosshairs.archangelsandwitticism.com/2009/02/13/still-looking-for-a-breath-of-fresh-air.aspx Amerisrael http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2184756/posts#comment Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:52:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2184385/posts DES MOINES (AP) - Iowa lawmakers are considering changing the way the state's presidential votes are counted as part of an effort to break from the Electoral College system. The proposal is moving through the state Senate and so far has generated little opposition. It calls for Iowa to join with other states and pledge its electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, no matter who wins in Iowa. KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids, Iowa http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2184385/posts#comment Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:36:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2179069/posts Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Thursday that he has enough votes to pass a more than $900 billion stimulus bill out of the Senate. Reid said he believes at least two Republicans of "good will" would support the Democratic-crafted package."Do we have the votes? I believe we do," said Reid, who expects a final vote on the package will be held on Thursday. It appears the stimulus would attract only a few GOP votes, however, and Senate Democratic leaders distanced themselves from earlier hopes that the economic recovery could draw more Republican support. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.),... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2179069/posts#comment Thu, 5 Feb 2009 18:43:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2175707/posts A campaign poster for Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki hangs from a building in Baghdad's Sadr City district, Jan. 29, 2009. The nation is holding its first free provincial elections entirely run by Iraqis, Jan 31. Photo by Sgt. Jerry Saslav, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs. SADR CITY — Something new is coming to Iraq.  The signs are in the air, plastered on walls, buildings, light posts lining the road and even strung between buildings. Provincial elections are being held today, and most public structures have, in some way shape or form, campaign posters attached to them.There have been elections in... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2175707/posts#comment Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:05:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2175278/posts CAMP VICTORY — Approximately 3,000 detainees in Coalition custody voted Jan. 28 at eight polling stations in U.S. Theater Internment Facilities (TIF). Multi-National Force-Iraq partnered with the Government of Iraq, the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), and other agencies to provide credible and legitimate special needs voting at Camp Cropper and Camp Bucca. The Government of Iraq provided all the poll workers, ballots and administrative support, and MNF-I organized the IHEC-authorized detainees for the safe and orderly election. In addition, dozens of international and other IHEC-approved observers monitored the voting process. Balloting opened at 7 a.m. and continued until all... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2175278/posts#comment Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:47:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2174531/posts A truckload of Iraqi Policemen head to a local voting station in Baghdad's Adhamiyah district, Jan. 28, 2009, to cast their vote in the country's second election since the fall of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jerry Saslav. CAMP VICTORY — During the 2005 provincial Iraqi elections, voters had their fingers stained with election ink to prevent them from voting twice. Some held their fingers up in pride as they took part in democracy; others hid their faces from cameras, afraid of becoming victims of sectarian violence. This year, ink or not, Iraqi Security Forces will make their... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2174531/posts#comment Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:52:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2170971/posts <p>WASHINGTON – Republicans appear to have overplayed their hand when blocking the expansion of a children's health care program last year.</p> <p>They face the likelihood that Democrats in the coming weeks will pass a bill that they dislike even more.</p> Yahoo News / AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2170971/posts#comment Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:34:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2170961/posts Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama, seeking to sell his stimulus package to the public, promoted plans to build up clean-energy industries, expand health-insurance coverage and boost security at U.S. ports as part of the broader effort to jump-start the sputtering U.S. economy. “If we do not act boldly and swiftly, a bad situation could become dramatically worse,” Obama said today in his first weekly radio and video address as president. The administration released a report today outlining some of Obama’s priorities for the two-year recovery package. They include loan guarantees and other support to open up credit for... Yahoo News / Bloomberg,com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2170961/posts#comment Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:02:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2164462/posts In a recent column I discussed the very real threat to the continued existence of our republic that is posed by uninformed, misinformed, and indifferent voters. The column drew a significant amount of comment... most of it positive. The most interesting response came from a reader who pointed to a 1953 novel titled, In the Wet, by British novelist Nevil Shute. Although the basic plot is an interesting and engaging one... involving the adventures of a half-aboriginal Australian pilot who is assigned to fly the Queen of England... a quick search of the Internet tells us that what readers remember... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2164462/posts#comment Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:46:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159752/posts Many U.S. troops serving overseas are effectively excluded from voting because they are not given enough time to cast absentee ballots, according to a report released on Tuesday. Sixteen U.S. states and the District of Columbia do not send out their absentee ballots early enough to allow those serving in conflicts like Iraq and Afghanistan to fill them out and return them before their voting deadline, the Pew Center on the States found. Another six states force soldiers, sailors and marines to return their ballots by fax or e-mail to meet the deadline, risking the privacy and security of their... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159752/posts#comment Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:12:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2150616/posts In Ohio, a state Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit was against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). The lawsuit alleges ACORN has engaged in a pattern of corrupt activity that amounts to organized crime. examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2150616/posts#comment Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:29:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126842/posts Barack Obama has not even been sworn in yet as the 44th president of the United States but groups are springing up online calling for his impeachment. On Facebook, an "Impeach Barack Obama" group has attracted more than 700 members and a lively debate about the Democrat's election victory on Tuesday over Republican John McCain. Another Facebook group of the same name has 160 members and urges others to join because "we might as well get a head start on the impeachment of Obama." "There are a lot of Americans out there that do not fully understand the concept of... Breitbar http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126842/posts#comment Thu, 6 Nov 2008 11:43:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2125914/posts (2008-11-05) — President-elect Barack Obama today politely declined a request from the Republican National Committee to “redistribute the votes” from yesterday’s Congressional contests in order to “spread the power around.” “It’s not that we want to punish your success,” wrote RNC chairman Mike Duncan. “We just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you has a chance for success too. Our attitude is that if the election’s good for folks from the bottom up, it’s gonna be good for everybody … when you spread the power around, it’s good for everybody.” ” In a brief written reply to... http://www.scrappleface.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2125914/posts#comment Wed, 5 Nov 2008 15:09:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2125385/posts ???? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2125385/posts#comment Wed, 5 Nov 2008 04:23:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2124423/posts Obama defeated John McCain 15-6. Independent Ralph Nader was also on the ballot, but received no votes. The first voter, following tradition established in 1948, was picked ahead of the midnight voting and the rest of the town's 19 registered voters followed suit in Tuesday's first minutes. Ummm....15+6 is 21...but 1+19 is 20 ??? breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2124423/posts#comment Tue, 4 Nov 2008 05:35:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123647/posts InTrade http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123647/posts#comment Mon, 3 Nov 2008 17:08:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122315/posts A friend who was in Denver called me and told me that her family was receiving emails from her computer telling them "that if Obama isn't elected it is their fault for not voting for him". She said that she isn't home in Lander Wyoming, much less sending emails. Has anyone else seen this? Phone call http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122315/posts#comment Sun, 2 Nov 2008 04:30:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121307/posts ATLANTA -- Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel's office has sent letters to 4,770 registered voters who are believed to be noncitizens. Handel's office sent the letters on Wednesday to the voters whose citizenship has been questioned. They should receive the letters this week, telling them they may have to vote with a "challenged" paper ballot on Election Day. Handel's office verifies citizenship for people who want to vote. A three-judge federal panel ruled Monday that Georgia should have sought U.S. Justice Department approval before implementing a new process of using Social Security numbers and driver's license data to check... CBS 46 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121307/posts#comment Sat, 1 Nov 2008 00:20:19 GMT