MoveOn to Bush, Party: Disavow Minority Voter Suppression

[Nambe]

U.S. Newswire

MoveOn PAC announced today that, together with Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP (note), Rev. Jesse Jackson, and other African-American elected officials, it is launching an on-line petition demanding an end to Republican efforts to suppress the votes of minority and specifically African-American voters.

MoveOn PAC also announced the release of a new 30-second TV spot produced by noted hip-hop director Benny Boom aimed at spurring registration, voting and turnout among younger and minority voters.

The petition, addressed to President Bush, Ken Mehlman and Ed Gillespie specifically asks the Republican Party and the Bush/Cheney campaign to disavow all forms of voter suppression, including voter intimidation, misinformation, purges of voter roles that disenfranchise qualified voters, the threat to discount provisional ballots, and other actions that undermine the rights of qualified Americans to vote.

"Rather than trying to win over African-American and minority voters on the issues, Republicans are simply trying to prevent them from voting," said James Rucker, Director of Grassroots Mobilization for MoveOn PAC. "The approach is racist, undemocratic and has no place in American politics." ..

[hang a left]

1. That is beautiful!

They will not do any such thing. People of color will get real pissed off. They are bringing the issue to the forefront. I'd love to see some heavy-duty African-American turnout.

[tom_paine]

2. How can they do that? It's the CENTERPIECE of Imperial Strategy

[54anickel]

3. Excellent type of message by MoveOn at a time when Shrub is trying to

kill all 527s. It's a beautiful thing.

[Catfight]

4. What about the disenfranchising the Republicans allowed to happen in 2000

If I remember right, not one Senator signed the order to investigate the fact that afro-Americans were disenfranchised. If Afro-Americans really were smart, they'd also vote out the senators who didn't bother to help them have a voice. This is just my opinion.

[DeepModem Mom]

5. Glad they're spotlighting the issue, but we need aggresive legal action...

on this, and quick. It's like petitioning a judge not to declare someone guilty before being proven so. Voting is the basis of the social compact of our nation -- consent of the governed.

[sam sarrha]

6. i read where the FL Troopers are entering the homes of people regestering

voters and saying that are fearching for information about voter fraud.

[Aunt Anti-bush]

7. Sign the petition here:

http://www.moveonpac.org/suppression/?id=3415-4002257-UY8GfApK4PElGeS9JGrCew

[struggle4progress]

8. kick

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