Republican Who Tossed Voter Registration Forms Let Off The Hook

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Source: Huffington Post



WASHINGTON -- The young Republican who grabbed national headlines after being arrested for throwing voter registration forms into a dumpster before the 2012 election won't be facing any legal consequences.

A judge in Virginia dropped several misdemeanor charges against Colin Small on Wednesday, meaning the 23-year-old will not face any penalties for discarding a number of voter registration forms. Felony charges were dropped back in April, but Small was still facing five misdemeanor counts until this week.

During a four-hour court hearing on Tuesday, Small's lawyer John C. Holloran argued that Small simply made a mistake and wasn't trying to purposefully prevent anyone from registering to vote. Small, a friend from college and Small's former tennis coach all testified.

While Small tossed eight voter registration forms, he was only charged with discarding four, because some of the voters were already registered and one was a felon and not allowed to vote. Holloran said the voters who were prevented from voting were Republicans and blamed Democrats for making Small's case seem like part of a conspiracy.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/18/colin-small-gop_n_3619396.html

[L0oniX]

1. Lesson: It's not what you do, it's what you get away with. Thanks to LE asscarrots!

[BlueJazz]

2. If this young man didn't mean any harm than I'm OK with the judge. I DO know this >>

If he were a Democrat, Fox Snews would have pounded this story and SCANDAL!!! ...all month long.

[WinkyDink]

5. "If this young man didn't mean any harm...." Look at that mug. He's a mean SOB.

[BlueJazz]

7. Well..I'm trying to be impartial on this...but it's rough when I look at that scowl.

[Indyfan53]

3. Can we bring him back to court somehow?

[OldRedneck]

4. It's deeper than this report indicates

I don't recall all the details, but, here's the short version . . . I live in Virginia and followed this fairly closely when it happened.

1. Harrisonburg, VA; home of James Madison Univ.; last day for voter registration in 2012.

2. Business owner noticed a young guy drive up behind his business, jump out of car, toss a bag in the business's dumpster, then speed away. Because the business owner paid for trash disposal, he was concerned about what was being tossed into his dumpster and went to investigate. Found a trash bag containing several (8?) completed voter registration forms. Called the sheriff.

3. In a short while, deputies tracked the car to the local Republican Party HQ and found the guy who tossed the forms.

4. He was working for a company contracted by VA GOP to register voters. The same company had been fired by the Florida GOP because of their tactics, which included tossing registration forms believed to come from Democrats. Also, as I recall, this same company had been fined in another state for their underhanded registration activities.

5. Turns out the company was registered to do business in VA . . . their business address in Winchester, VA, is the law offices of a VA state senator, a Republican, who is former general counsel of the Republican National Committee . . . and was the same address under which Karl Rove's "Crossroads GPS" used to register their business in VA.

No conspiracy here. Nope, none at all.

[BehindTheCurtain76]

9. Parents

He has rich republican parents. One system of justice for them and a different one for all of us.

[Blue Owl]

6. Why of course, he's a Republican...

Lying, cheating, stealing -- NO PROB if you're with the GOP!

[AZ Progressive]

14. They make sure their own get away with crimes

[chuckstevens]

8. Jack Black's Character in Bob Roberts

This kid's picture reminds me of Jack Black's right wing zealot character in the film Bob Roberts. Is anyone really surprised that Eric Holder isn't trying anything possible to punish a guilty Republican? This country is turing into a joke and the punchline isn't funny.

[Gregorian]

10. It really seems like justice in America is partisan.

I'm sick of it.

As far as I can tell, the drug war was just this way. A conservative means of tossing out liberal votes. At least the same mentality.

[Coyotl]

11. I'll have to remember this, the MORAN Defense!

"Ah duh, You Honor, I'm just an innocent not-so-bright who made a mistake, so no foul right, even if I committed at least four crimes."

[Thav]

12. I didn't mean to take money from the bank, honest!

I still left with a bag full of it, but I didn't MEAN to! I didn't mean it so just ignore the fact that I still did it and let me go, k?

[ut oh]

20. make sure you include

something about St. Reagan and Obama is the anti-Christ and liberals should die... then, you'll be set... You'd probably even get a medal

[Coyotl]

22. after all, Your Honor, we are both Republicans .....

and above the law, right!

[AZ Progressive]

13. This reminds me of this...

But apply it to Democrats on the top and Republicans on the bottom.

[hughee99]

28. You can tell the party of the people in those pictures just from looking at them?

That's pretty amazing! I normally have to talk to people for a while to figure this out or they have to be wearing their politics on their sleeve (literally).

[TalkingDog]

15. 1st rule of being a Republican: IOKIYAAR

nt

[Nanjing to Seoul]

17. explain the acronym please

[Archae]

18. It's ok if you are a republican

[Doctor_J]

16. this was a federal election. Leavenworth for him

Our useless AG should do his job for once

[blackspade]

19. What bullshit.

Republicans have got to the most coddled assholes on the face of the earth.
Anyone else would be rotting in jail.

[blkmusclmachine]

21. Was this in Florida???

You can get away with ANYTHING down there!!!

[ButterflyBlood]

23. Virginia

Nt

[wordpix]

25. No, VA but a lot of repugs there including VAgina probing Gov. McDonnell

[City Lights]

24. What a crock of crap.

[geckosfeet]

26. He: "Oh. I made mistake." The long arm of the law and blind justice: "duhhhh - Ok."

[calimary]

29. Sounds like that little blonde GOP cookie who admitted to vote caging in bush's "justice" department

with her "I crossed the line." Monica Goodling.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/24/opinion/24thu1.html?_r=0

Anything happen to her?

(Cue the crickets chirping)

[bullwinkle428]

27. Pukes scream about "voter fraud" to cover up their own election fraud.

[calimary]

30. Let's make sure we bookmark this story. We need to keep an eye on this kid.

Colin Small.

Most likely to grow up to be another kkkarl rove. Especially since he was just taught the lesson that as a republi-CON dirty trickster, he CAN get away with it.

We need to watch this dude. We need to keep track of him and where he goes and who he works for, next. Guaranteed: he poses trouble for the future. And because he beat the rap, he'll try this again in some way. 'Cause his takeaway from this will be that he can get away with it so CERTAINLY try to sneak it through again. If guys like him are allowed to disappear, they'll pull this shit again with ease. I posted elsewhere here about alberto gonzales's little pal Monica "I crossed the line" Goodling. I made it a point to remember her. She's young enough to have a whole career still ahead of her. LOTS of time for her to disappear into the system somewhere in some GOP operative's office, and continue gumming up the works and helping to keep the game rigged. She should be kept track of, too. Wonder what might have been prevented if we were made more aware of a young kkkarl rove while he was still coming up in the ranks - before it was too late?

[Ash_F]

31. Meanwhile the old lady who voted FOR HER FAMILY MEMBERS gets 5 years

http://www.wlwt.com/news/local-news/cincinnati/poll-worker-gets-5year-sentence-for-illegal-voting/-/13549970/21014378/-/mwbbrsz/-/index.html

Look at the difference in severity between these two crimes, then look at the sentences. Now look at the defendants.

What is wrong here?