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Union group runs voter registration drive in West Baltimore
The Baltimore Sun ^ | May 30, 2015 | by Carrie Wells

Posted on 05/31/2015 4:28:02 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

... f State, County and Municipal Employees in response to the civil unrest in late April and early May after the death of Freddie Gray from injuries suffered in police custody. The organizers targeted the neighborhoods of West Baltimore, where Gray was arrested. AFSCME Maryland has done voter registration efforts before, but the unrest "put it into hyperdrive," said Patrick Moran, president of the union group.

On Saturday, the ASFSCME members had more luck elsewhere, registering 22 new voters. One of them was 18-year-old Brandi Womack, who was set to graduate from Carver Vocational-Technical High on Sunday.

Womack, whose mother, Dishawn Smith, was one of the 27 AFSCME volunteers, said some of her friends are interested in voting, while others are less so.

"If I let them know that I had registered, maybe they could make a change with their voice, too," Womack said.

Smith, who said she had been registered to vote since she was a teenager, added: "I think Brandi wants to see a change within the youth. They feel like they have no outlet."

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: baltimore; blackkk; elijahcummings; maryland; publicunions; publicworkers; raceindustry; unions
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1 posted on 05/31/2015 4:28:02 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The did the same in Ferguson. They claimed thousands of new voters but only produced dozens of votes.


2 posted on 05/31/2015 4:30:54 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Criminals vote inside the jail so why not outside.


3 posted on 05/31/2015 4:35:34 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: cripplecreek

Just an effort to further entrench decades of liberal rule and failed policies behind this mess.


4 posted on 05/31/2015 4:36:43 AM PDT by Sasparilla (If you want peace, prepare for war.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Mob violence works just fine. Why waste time at the ballot box?


5 posted on 05/31/2015 4:37:23 AM PDT by Paulie (America without Christianity is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

...and this is going to change the outcome of elections in Baltimore how?


6 posted on 05/31/2015 4:40:27 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If only there were more democrats in office, things might never have escalated so.


7 posted on 05/31/2015 4:42:45 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (If a border fence isn't effective, why is there a border fence around the White House?)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

LOL more votes for the same number of democrats.


8 posted on 05/31/2015 4:44:08 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: cripplecreek

yep..what’s the campaign slogan? “Mo of duh same...mo of duh same...”


9 posted on 05/31/2015 4:48:12 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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The purpose of the voter registration drive is not primarily to impact the election. JURORS are selected from the voter rolls.

THIS IS TO IMPACT THE JUROR POOL FOR THE UPCOMING TRIALS OF THE INDICTED POLICE.
10 posted on 05/31/2015 4:49:56 AM PDT by mason-dixon (As Mason said to Dixon, you have to draw the line somewhere.)
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If only there were more democrats in office, things might never have escalated so.

I'm pretty sure D's occupy around 100% of the elected offices in the city of Baltimore. Not sure how you go up from there.

11 posted on 05/31/2015 4:53:06 AM PDT by MCH
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To: mason-dixon

Jury Offices use the statewide voter registration list and the Motor Vehicle Administration lists of people with driver’s licenses or identification cards (and sometimes other lists) to get the names of prospective jurors.


12 posted on 05/31/2015 5:02:22 AM PDT by Abby4116
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It makes a difference in statewide elections.


13 posted on 05/31/2015 5:05:02 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: cripplecreek

Yesterday I watched a demonstration yesterday on the news; Puerto Ricans were marching to have a terrorist freed from jail. Their signs had union info on them; “union” today has become synonymous with “minority”.


14 posted on 05/31/2015 5:10:09 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: kearnyirish2

Kinda funny that unions were once very racist and often advertized products made by whites.


15 posted on 05/31/2015 5:12:00 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: mason-dixon

which will also be “mo of duh same” vis a vis Baltimore....


16 posted on 05/31/2015 5:12:06 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Yeah cause Baltimore might vote republican


17 posted on 05/31/2015 5:13:59 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: cripplecreek

They were different unions; the most active ones today are those representing low- or unskilled workers. Outside of public-sector unions, they are probably the only ones with any political clout at all. Unions like Teamsters may have money, but their membership isn’t voting in lockstep as the low-information workers in SEIU are.


18 posted on 05/31/2015 5:17:12 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The voter drive was organized by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Dollars to donuts all these union thugs are being paid by the taxpayer are on the clock...

All Public sector unions need to be "Walkerized"

19 posted on 05/31/2015 5:22:10 AM PDT by Popman (Christ Alone: My Cornerstone...)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer


20 posted on 05/31/2015 5:23:06 AM PDT by The_Republic_Of_Maine (In an Oligarchy, the serfs don't count.)
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