http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/voting/ en-us Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:32:42 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2282374/posts We Americans saw what a fuss Al Gore made in our 2000 Presidential election (after he promised not to challenge), and we witnessed how Floridians could not accurately punch ballots, all the while Al Gore's people pushed our people through weeks of court wrangling not unlike his partner in crime, Bill Clinton, during the Lewinsky affair. That was so long ago that we had no idea what crooks and cheats inhabited Obama's ACORN. Now we see Iran going through a similar, yet more deadly dust up, involving the more conservative, religious and military backed badman Ahmdinejab vs the more Progressive... JoeClarke.Net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2282374/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:32:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276911/posts Reporting from Washington -- The Supreme Court narrowed, but did not overturn, the historic Voting Rights Act today, ruling that municipalities across the South that have had a clean record for the last decade can seek an exemption from the law. The decision came as a relief to civil rights advocates, who feared the high court was prepared to invalidate the law. Since 1965, the Voting Rights Act has required states and municipalities in the South to "pre-clear" any changes in their voting or election standards with the Justice Department in Washington. Three years ago, Congress extended this provision for... www.latimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276911/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:04:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2272775/posts Military Voting Rights by: Evan Sumortin, June 16, 2009 The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was originally passed to fight against discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African-Americans. Nevertheless, there is still a significant group of disenfranchised Americans: the men and women of the armed forces serving to defend our country abroad. At the weekly bloggers briefing held June 9 at the Heritage Foundation, Edward Fitzmaurice Jr. of Military Voting Rights USA presented his effort to pass a resolution calling for express mail to bring military ballots home from overseas. A survey by the... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2272775/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:23:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2266416/posts The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has ruled that the State of Georgia may not use driver’s license photo ids or Social Security numbers to verify the eligibility of those casting ballots in that state. Loretta King, acting assistant attorney general of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, said that “requiring prospective voters to submit to such scrutiny at the polls would be humiliating and tend to reduce voter turnout—contravening the Administration’s policy of ensuring that all have access to the right to vote.” King went on to cite the “disproportionate impact on those without easy access to these forms... A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2266416/posts#comment Sun, 7 Jun 2009 01:02:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2264951/posts A Cuyahoga County, Ohio, man who was registered to vote by ACORN has been charged with registering to vote nine times last year using false addresses and names, NewsNet5 reports. NewsNet5 reports that "Darnell Nash has been indicted on felonious charges of tampering with records, false registration and illegal voting. The Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation." Capital Research Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2264951/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 22:25:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264760/posts Senate Republican leaders appear willing to go to the mat for former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), but it's unclear whether Coleman wants to go to the mat for himself. The Minnesota Supreme Court is expected to rule within weeks on whether Democrat Al Franken bested Coleman in the long- contested 2008 Senate race. Republicans said they were ready to protest any Democratic leadership attempts to seat Franken — if the court rules him the victor — until Coleman either exhausts his appeals process in the federal courts or decides to throw in the towel. Cornyn and Senate Republican Conference Vice... Roll Call http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264760/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:32:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2264306/posts One of the most sacred rights and responsibilities of American citizenship is voting. We are supposedly guaranteed that every person's vote is worth as much as every other person's vote. That guarantee has never been perfect, Blacks weren't allowed to vote until the 15th amendment in 1870, and women until 1920's 19th Amendment, but the tradition of the United States has been to aspire toward honest elections. This past election America took a major step backwards, ACORN, perpetuated voter fraud in at least 14 states to the point where some districts had MORE than 100% of registered voters casting ballots.... IBD/The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2264306/posts#comment Thu, 4 Jun 2009 02:05:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260267/posts Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor wants to give jailbirds the right to vote. It's her opinion that the federal Voting Rights Act can be used to force states to allow voting by currently imprisoned felons. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260267/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 02:39:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2258131/posts I voted Democrat because I love the fact that I can now marry whatever I want. I've decided to marry my horse. I voted Democrat because I believe oil companies' profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene but the government taxing the same gallon of gas at 15% isn't. I voted Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would. I voted Democrat because freedom of speech is fine as long as nobody is offended by it. I voted Democrat because when we pull out of... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2258131/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 03:10:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256696/posts Poll Shows Surge Under Obama in Voters Calling Themselves 'Independent' Conservatives are holding their own, while the ranks of independents have skyrocketed since November's presidential election, the latest Pew Research Center poll shows. The poll of 3,013 adults from March 31 to April 21 found that there had been "no consistent movement away from conservatism, nor a shift toward liberalism" since the election. Republican losses are slowing, the poll found, while Democrats have begun losing ground too. And independent and unaffiliated voters are approaching record highs. The implications for the president, Congress and the political parties in the next election... Fownews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2256696/posts#comment Sat, 23 May 2009 02:22:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2253167/posts [FedGov Fax Numbers May Be Obtained From ConservativeUSA.Org Congressional Switchboard 1-877-762-8762] DEAR Senator XYZ; Even if the Federal Government had the funding to enforce extra prosecution for "hate crimes," the idea is still inane, and unneeded. By the way, the FedGov is broke, so that should be enough stop a Bill that is directed, obviously toward protecting everyone but Christians and White people from said hate crimes. There is no evidence that the homosexual community has been singled out as victims of hate crimes. Nor, blacks. According to FBI crime statistics, there are far more hate crimes, proportionately, perpertrated against... JoeClarke.Net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2253167/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2009 13:47:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247633/posts Want to avoid standing in a long line of voters on Election Day? You could under a bill passed Friday by the Minnesota Senate. The measure, approved 41-22, would permit voters to cast ballots early without an excuse. The bill's sponsor, Sen. Katie Sieben, DFL-Newport, said early voting would make it easier and faster for people to vote. Sieben said she also designed the measure to "correct gaps that came to light" during the glare of Minnesota's still-undecided 2008 U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken. "While Minnesota has much to be proud of,... Twin Cities Pioneer Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247633/posts#comment Sat, 9 May 2009 17:24:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2247112/posts Unfortunately we have lost what our Founding Fathers created. The Founders created a LIMITED GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC. Today we have an unlimited government democracy, which if historical trends prevail, will lead us to socialism as it is practiced in most of Europe today. When the republic was established, only property owning males who could read and write were permitted to vote in federal elections. The republic was set up to protect the interests of property owners, taxpayers, businessmen, and gun owners (Second Amendment). It was not designed to give the property-less urban proletariat the right to ride roughshod over the rest... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2247112/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 19:06:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2245045/posts Like Tiresias in TS Eliot’s The Waste Land, Bhadaru at 127 has seen it all. Fall of a mighty colonial power, rise of a democracy, a changed world order, falling values, rising temperatures. But through the years he has not lost his commitment to the voting process. "I will vote this time too," he told TOI on Monday, reaffirming his faith in democracy. ``I have done it since 1952. Then it was Nehru," he recalled, going back in time. As he looked around, trying to bring back into his mind images from the past, he suddenly fixed his gaze on... The Times of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2245045/posts#comment Wed, 6 May 2009 02:33:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244315/posts I'd been at Coalinga a couple of days when Mr Rigby showed me his dormitory. He'd been a high school sports coach before being convicted of molesting some of his students. He told me he was a great appreciator of the male physical form. Above his bed were photos of classical statues of male nudes. These gave me pause, since I knew some paedophiles like to justify their proclivities by citing the ancient Greeks' famous enthusiasm for pederasty. There was also a reproduction of a painting of young male ballet dancers, which had a definite erotic overtone. I asked one... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244315/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 05:20:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244250/posts A Supreme debate about racial progress. The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244250/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 02:36:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240366/posts WASHINGTON - Estados Unidos deberá responder en dos meses la querella presentada por un abogado puertorriqueño ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) en reclamo del voto presidencial. Santiago Cantón, director ejecutivo de la CIDH -que responde a la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA)-, notificó al abogado Gregorio Igartúa que a partir del 22 de abril el gobierno de Estados Unidos tendrá dos meses para exponer sus puntos de vista. Igartúa denunció en 2006 ante la CIDH el hecho de que los residentes de Puerto Rico no tienen derecho a votar por el presidente de Estados Unidos. Cantón le... El Nuevo Día http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240366/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:25:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234625/posts The NAACP and American Civil Liberties Union of Florida are trying to stop legislation that could require a driver's license, passport or a form of state identification card in order to vote. The bill is gaining national attention from those who fear it would disenfranchise voters. South Florida Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234625/posts#comment Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:19:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2231677/posts The number of Americans who describe themselves as "conservative" outnumbers those who call themselves "liberal" by more than two-to-one, according to the latest report by pollster Kellyanne Conway, published in Human Events newspaper, with the headline, The Unbearable Lightness of Approval Ratings. See, http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31496 According to the Pew Research Center, 48% of Americans prefer a “smaller government [with] fewer services,” up from 42% prior to the November election. See, http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31496 The Illinois Republican Assembly -- An Affiliate of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2231677/posts#comment Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:09:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2229736/posts National Popular Vote (NPV), a California-based group formed in 2006 to persuade states to join a compact to award their electoral votes to the winner of the nationwide popular vote tally for president, unveiled a new and potent argument on behalf of the proposed reform. “An overlooked benefit for many so-called ‘battleground states’ will be the reduction of candidate visits to their states,” said John Koza, chairman of NPV. “If the popular vote were the decisive factor, candidates would spend more time in the denser parts of the nation. Other communities wouldn’t be worth a visit. They’d be spared the... A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2229736/posts#comment Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:35:12 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/2211683/posts OLYMPIA, Wash. -- For tens of thousands of convicted felons in Washington state, only one thing stands between them and the ballot box: debt. The Associated Press reported that under current law, felons can't vote until they have served their sentences, including the completion of any parole or probation, and paid all restitution and other court fees. A measure to remove that payment requirement -- opponents say it's akin to a modern-day "poll tax" -- has passed the House and awaits action in the Senate. If it becomes law, felons could simply re-register to vote once they're no longer in... KiroTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2211683/posts#comment Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:09:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2210866/posts Can someone here enlighten me on this matter? Are there rules as to which of these folks can vote and under which circumstances? I know that Dear Leader ticked off the families and friends of Special Olympians and the disabled in general last night, but will many of the MR community be able to vote against him? Forgive me if my language isn't as PC as some would like, as I don't play that game. Thanks! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2210866/posts#comment Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:36:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2209018/posts Say it ain’t true, Paula. One cog in American Idol’s production machine says the show is completely fixed and that producers have already chosen the final four competitors. According to an unnamed female production staffer, Danny Gokey, Lil Rounds, ... IHateTheMedia.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2209018/posts#comment Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:15:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2207699/posts March 16, 2009, 4:00 a.m. A Leadership of Cowards?Why is Eric Holder embarrassed about enforcing civil rights in Noxubee County? By Hans A. von Spakovsky Attorney General Eric Holder calls the U.S. “a nation of cowards” because we “do not talk enough about race.” I find this ironic, since the Justice Department seems embarrassed about a recent judgment in its favor by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. U.S. v. Ike Brown is a major Voting Rights Act case involving intentional race-based discrimination by local officials in Noxubee County, Miss. When the Fifth Circuit issued its... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2207699/posts#comment Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:54:44 GMT