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Republicans are Engaging in a Concerted Illegal Effort to Hijack the Election
By: Rmuse
October 20th, 2012
There is a debate within psychology that is concerned with the extent to which particular aspects of behavior are a product of either inherited (genetic) or acquired (learned) characteristics referred to as nature versus nurture. It is difficult to look carefully at human behavior and succumb to one or the other side in the nature v. nurture debate, and it is reasonable to conclude that both inherited and personal experiences shape a human beings character and behavior. There are some behaviors that appear to be innate in groups, and the persistent reports of voter fraud specific to Republicans leads one to wonder if it is a learned or natural behavior to commit fraud on the electorate at such high frequency. It certainly appears that cheating to win elections is intrinsic to Republicans, and especially the GOPs standard bearer, Willard Romney. After observing Romney over the past ten months, it is obvious his megalomania and mendacity did not come from his father, and it leads one wonder if Willard taught his sons that, in the pursuit of power and greed, nothing is out of bounds.
With all the reports of GOP voter fraud and attempts to suppress the vote, it appears that cheating is endemic to Republicans and apparently, Willard Romney. Any questions about the legitimacy of Romneys campaign were answered when a recording surfaced where he asked business owners to pressure employees to influence their votes. Intimidation, restricting voting access, and disposing of voter registration forms are all despicable attempts to fix an election, but Romney, his wife, son, and brother have taken the next logical step and bought electronic voting machines used in Ohio, Texas, Oklahoma, Washington and Colorado. Apparently in politics, electoral fraud is a learned behavior inherent to Republicans, especially those named Romney.
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It is a sad time in America when a major political party undertakes a concerted, illegal, and fraudulent effort to deny the American people the right to participate in free and fair elections. The corruption and fraud is a learned behavior that found success in 2000 and 2004, and if the Department of Justice had done due diligence under the Bush administration, perhaps Republicans would think twice before blatantly suppressing and denying American citizens the right to vote. However, as corrupt and scandalous as the Republican Party is, they pale in comparison to Willard Romneys encouraging business owners to intimidate their employees, and his familys back-door purchase of electronic voting machines to be placed in critical swing states to affect the outcome of the general election.
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http://www.politicususa.com/republicans-engaging-concerted-illegal-effort-hijack-election.html
porphyrian
(18,530 posts)elleng
(131,202 posts)as their efforts are vast and wide, andany investigations are limited.
porphyrian
(18,530 posts)What has been released suggests tampering in multiple states with connections to some republican bigwigs. I think some other shoes are going to drop before Election Day.
elleng
(131,202 posts)would be GREAT if Dems and officials generally can shoot all this stuff down BEFORE Election Day.
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)October 20, 2012 |
A man originally reported to have been working for the Republican Party of Virginia was arrested by the Rockingham County, Va., Sheriffs Office on Thursday and charged with attempting to destroy voter registration forms by tossing them into a dumpster behind a shopping center in Harrisonburg, Va.
Prosecutors charged him with four counts of destruction of voter registration applications, eight counts of failing to disclose voter registration applications and one count of obstruction of justice, according to a report late Thursday afternoon from TPMs Ryan Reilly . More charges could be forthcoming, according to officials.
But there is more to the story, as evidence emerges to document that it ties into a still-expanding nationwide GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal that the BRAD BLOG first began reporting in late September , after wed learned that the Republican Party of Florida had turned in more than 100 allegedly fraudulent and otherwise suspect voter registration forms in Palm Beach County. The story has continued to widen ever since, to a dozen Florida counties and several other states, now including Virginia, and even to the upper-echelons of the Republican Party itself.
The man arrested today was 23-year-old Colin Small of Phoenixville, Pa. As it turns out, he does not only work for the Virginia Republican Party. According to an online profile, he appears to be working for the Republican National Committee and, prior to that, served as an Intern for Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Joseph Tanfani at the Los Angeles Times is reporting that Small was working as a supervisor as part of a registration operation in eight swing states financed by the Republican National Committee.
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/gop-voter-registration-scandal-widens-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges
justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)what I want to know, is why doesn't this have grounds to be a federal investigation? Election fraud is a federal crime, right? So the federal gov't should be able to investigate his since it appears to cross state lines.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)That doesn't sound right...there are surely some Dems, as well?
Here is the link from a previous discussion:
Attorney general wont investigate worker arrested for dumping voter registrations [View all]
http://wtvr.com/2012/10/20/attorney-general-wont-investigate-worker-arrested-for-dumping-voter-registrations/
The State Board Of Elections says it will not ask Virginias Attorney General to investigate the case of a Republican Party contract worker, accused of throwing voter registration forms in the trash.
State Senator Donald McEachin, who is chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus, asked the attorney general to investigate following the arrest of after Colin Small.
Cha
(297,809 posts)It's Tragic what the gop is doing.. this is what they are doing blatantly...imagine what they doing behind Closed Doors.
There's a link at the Link for a Petition addressed to AG Holder and Thomas Perez..
NEW goal - We need 5,000 signatures
There are currently 4,576 signatures
http://signon.org/sign/nullify-the-vote-count?source=c.url&r_by=139282
Signed!
Thekaspervote
(32,809 posts)thanks cha...
I just signed the petition. Will let friends know!!
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)We're a Banana Republic now. Need to get used to it. The good news is that the rulers of fascist states usually end up like Mussolini. I have such hopes for Beck, the Cock Bros, and Rove.
Liberal Gramma
(1,471 posts)Can't we launch a counter-attack of hackers to turn the votes back to what they were? Or at least expose the vulnerability of the voting machines. We need federal legislation regarding what is acceptable voting practices, as we obviously cannot depend on state officials to play by the rules.