Controversial USA Delivered "Voter Fraud" Indictments Right on Time

[babylonsister]

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Controversial USA Delivered "Voter Fraud" Indictments Right on Time
By Paul Kiel - May 1, 2007, 12:15 PM

The Justice Department has a longstanding policy regarding the prosecution of election law or voter fraud cases: the closer to the election it gets, the more cautious prosecutors should be about bringing indictments. The reason is simple. Bringing an indictment close to the election can intimidate minority voters, affect voter turnout and potentially even influence the result of the election.

But Bradley Schlozman -- the former U.S. Attorney for Kansas City and controversial deputy head at the Civil Rights Division -- broke with the policy. Not only that, but there's evidence that he rushed four indictments to land just before last November's election.

Indeed, timing aside, even Schlozman's decision to pursue the cases at all is questionable in light of established Justice Department practice. Although trumpeted as cases of voter fraud, the cases alleged only registration fraud, and there's no evidence that those registrations were intended to result in actual fraudulent votes. For that reason, other U.S. attorneys have passed on pursuing similar prosecutions. But Schlozman, who'd worked to push voter I.D. laws while in the Civil Rights Division, leapt at the opportunity.

The more you learn about Schlozman's decision to indict four voter registration recruiters for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) five days before last year's election -- Missouri's Jim Talent was battling Claire McCaskill in one of the closest Senate races in the country --, the worse it looks.

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[tanyev]

1. Say, did Ann Coulter ever get indicted for voter fraud?

Would that have to come from a US Attorney?

[Bitwit1234]

2. Real voter fraud is going unindicted

Remember Ann Coulter and the fraud performed by registering in one district and voting in another - even after Coulter was informed of the information.....That was during the 2004 election and the matter has not gone to court yet....how come...that is blatant voter fraud...Let's all send letters to the governor or Florida and ask, now that Bush is no longer governor will they start to do their duty and not let republicans off scott free.

[mod mom]

3. I don't understand how US Atty Gregory White's (Northern Ohio) postponement on Noe/Coingate

doesn't get more attention. I guess there is so much interference, but since Ohio was pivotal to the theft, you think that this story would get some legs.

On Schlozman, and others who falsely aided in the suppression of voters, I say throw the book at them!