Conspiring Against the Voters

[sasha031]

President Bush has announced four nominees for the Federal Election Commission, moving to keep the policing of campaign abuses firmly in the hands of party wheel horses. The timing of the announcement - the president waited until the Senate had gone home - is likely to allow the nominees to avoid the full hearing and confirmation process needed to evaluate them properly.

The most objectionable nominee is Hans von Spakovsky, a former Republican county chairman in Georgia and a political appointee at the Justice Department. He is reported to have been involved in the maneuvering to overrule the career specialists who warned that the Texas gerrymandering orchestrated by Representative Tom DeLay violated minority voting rights. Senators need the opportunity to delve into that, as well as reports of Mr. von Spakovsky's involvement in such voting rights abuses as the purging of voter rolls in Florida in the 2000 elections.
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1231-01.htm

[G_j]

1. oh boy.. (nominated)

another under-the-radar story that will effect everyone's future, but they will know nothing about it.
thanks for posting

[sasha031]

3. I just got so depressed seeing this

another F*#@ YOU AMERIKA

[Oceansaway]

2. K & R...n/t

[sandyd921]

4. More evidence

of Bushco's lock-down on our right to free and fair elections. I've been feeling more and more despair lately about the direction this nation is headed and here's more confirmation. Not a hopeful sign for the a new year.

Thanks for posting this. I hope that this gets on the radar screen of some of our congressional Dems.

[Tigress DEM]

5. What a year, huh? Dirty rat bastards.

Checks and balanances --- HOW can asswipe nominate these people when the Senate is out? I'm tired of it. There needs to be a law, NO RECESS appointments. We'll call it the "Rethug Abuse Ammendment".

[meow2u3]

10. It calls for an amendment to the Constitution

Let's call it the Abuse of Power Prevention Amendment; it should read as follows:

1. The power for the President to fill up vacancies that may occur during the recess of the Senate is hereby repealed.

2. The President shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of inferior courts, and all other officers of the United States whose appointments are not otherwise provided for and which have been established by law; but such appointments must by law be confirmed by the Senate.

3. This amendment shall take effect immediately upon ratification.

[hang a left]

6. rat bastard!

2006 midterms has got him all freaked out. Must. Retain. Power.

[glitch]

7. So guilty. They can't even fake it anymore.

Everything they do is CYA.

[Not_Giving_Up]

8. When will Rove be officially indicted?

That's when * shits his pants and everything goes to hell for them.

[MH1]

9. Wow. I wish folks would pay attention to this stuff.

Is there any action we can take to see that hearings are held?

[bigtree]

11. good post

details, details . . .

We have the laws in place, but there are always goons put in place to block action on them.

[freedomfries]

12. more details on the same story

Glad it's getting around. We need to stop this guy.
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