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sheshe2

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3. Damn, kpete. This is great news!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 07:09 PM

Feb 2013

Perez said voting reforms were a top priority for the Obama administration in its second term. He said he had spoken with Attorney General Eric Holder in the early morning the day after the election.

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Obama Presidential Voting Commission To Be Announced [View all] kpete Feb 2013 OP

Unfortunately, "bipartisan" has come to mean Mr.Bill Feb 2013 #1

+1 gazillion!!!!! valerief Feb 2013 #2

Damn, kpete. This is great news! sheshe2 Feb 2013 #3

sheshe2 kpete Feb 2013 #5

I will hold my excitment until I hear who he selects as the Democrat. His rhett o rick Feb 2013 #15

nor is the election "experience' what is at stake. It is democracy itself. robinlynne Feb 2013 #20

I agree. If we cant assure free and fair elections then all other issues are moot. nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #21

Oh, you mean like a "supercommittee"?? Redfairen Feb 2013 #4

Oh, bipartisan! Are Democrats going to help suppress minority and urban voting as well? denverbill Feb 2013 #6

+1 forestpath Feb 2013 #8

My fear is the Democrat he chooses will not be dynamic enough to out shout the Repub nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #22

I don't know who to answer first here kpete...so I will just post this to you. sheshe2 Feb 2013 #7

we can kpete Feb 2013 #10

Corporate money out of elections and the halls of Congress, woo me with science Feb 2013 #9

Another Commission? well...I guess it's good...maybe he's leaving it up KoKo Feb 2013 #11

Yep, woo me with science Feb 2013 #12

The Simpson Bowels movement never became law bluestateguy Feb 2013 #14

Looks to me like the Simpson Bowels was never intended to succeed. Two conservatives running it. rhett o rick Feb 2013 #25

I prefer the executive order approach bluestateguy Feb 2013 #13

So far though...he's been very reluctant to use it. KoKo Feb 2013 #16

the reason daybranch Feb 2013 #17

Tell me about it...I'm here in devastated NC..where the Dem KoKo Feb 2013 #18

a bi-partisan voting commission. sorry. just not holding my breath here. robinlynne Feb 2013 #19

Ben Ginsberg????????????????? Grins Feb 2013 #23

OMG...Ben Ginsberg! And read this....from update to KP's Original KoKo Feb 2013 #24

He is the "bad cop". The "good cop" will probably be a Blue Dog. rhett o rick Feb 2013 #26

sigh...and the way it's "framed" so obviously using "marketing/MBA speak" KoKo Feb 2013 #27

I recognize the technique from my old job. When a problem arises the boss always has rhett o rick Feb 2013 #29

yep..."window dressing." Heard it in same circumstances.. KoKo Feb 2013 #30

"When will it stop?" When the capitalists have taken every cent the middle class has. nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #31

Darkest Scenario.... KoKo Feb 2013 #32

Ok, I will play the game. How can we stop it? Like Occupy? The President has given himself rhett o rick Feb 2013 #33

It's all we can do...and what we do is important... KoKo Feb 2013 #34

What do we specifically need to get this "leaning left" forum off the ground? rhett o rick Feb 2013 #35

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2013 #28