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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 05:54 PM
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Never forget these voter suppression flyers.


Collection of illegal voter suppression flyers sent out by the Republican Party

October 28, 2004

All across the country, the Republicans are sending out flyers with false information on them, to either discourage people from voting, or to send them to the wrong voting precinct. Because they are all so similar, this could only be a coordinated effort.

I'm not going to comment on why this is wrong. It's just plain to see, and it's ILLEGAL. In most cases it is a felony to do anything like this.

I would like you to take a look for yourself, with your own eyes.

Here are three images of actual flyers that have been sent.

This is an outrage. We must not let this go without an investigation. It's obvious where these are coming from. The persons and organizations must be brought to justice. This will only happen if everyone becomes aware and demands an investigation. Please pass this on to everyone you know and don't let this story fade away. Write to your representatives and demand an investigation, especially if you live in the states where these examples are being sent out.

One example:



Rest of article and more flyers:

http://www.solarbus.org/election/voter-suppression-flyers.html
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 05:57 PM
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1. I haven't forgotten...I'll never forgive the rat bastards for that.
Redstone
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Kutjara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 06:11 PM
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2. Clever wording...
"Please be advised that if you were registered in this capacity that you will not be able to vote until the next election." Well, of course a newly registered voter can't vote until the next election. What the hell are they going to vote on if there's no election? The authors of the flyer obviously want confused voters to think that by 'the next election' they mean 'the election after the one coming up.' What the words actually say, however, is that the voters are perfectly entitled to vote the next time the ballots open. Presumably, the flyer authors think this will get them out of any trouble for spreading misinformation.

Very sneaky.
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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 06:20 PM
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3. check out the other three...
the others don't even pretend to be remotely factual and are blatantly illegal.

anyone who has ever seen Bush's Brain will immediately see Karl Rove's fingerprints all over these.
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Kutjara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 06:25 PM
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4. Absolutely...
...the other ones are blatantly illegal and I agree that the tactics are decidedly Rovesque.

The first one worries me a bit more, however, because I think it may skirt the edge of legality while largely achieving the same objectives as the more hamfistedly obvious ones.

I agree that a proper investigation of this crap is long overdue.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 07:32 PM
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5. I remember.
:kick:
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bleever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 08:12 PM
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6. I remember. Still, it's shocking to read them, and think of the malice
behind them.
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wiley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 08:20 PM
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7. Kick this mofo up!
Now is the time to stop this in the future.


CORRUPT REPUBLICAN CRIMINAL CARTEL!
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populistdriven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 08:48 PM
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8. so do we offer free wine tasting at the polling place for the rich?
Edited on Tue Jun-20-06 08:49 PM by bushmeat
but give them the wrong address? I know we would never do that but I was trying to think of an equivalent.
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Blue Velvet Donating Member (207 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 09:42 AM
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9. Bring on the RFK lawsuit(s)! n/t
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Chulanowa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 12:30 PM
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10. I haven't seen these before
So excuse me while I scoop my jaw off the floor.

Gof ducking damn, how... blatant!
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Divernan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 03:22 PM
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11. Saw one distributed in black neighborhood of Baltimore re 2000 election
(I believe in area represented by Dem. Barbara Mikulski)
Urged everyone to be sure to vote on WEDNESDAY, but cautioned them that if they were behind in payments of alimony. child support or rent, they would be arrested; also that no one who had ever been arrested could vote.
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IndyOp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 03:30 PM
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12. "If you become ill or are otherwise unable to vote on November 2nd
the State Election Board will be receiving ballots by mail or hand delivery at your precinct's Post Office." From the South Carolina flier...

How Many Lies Do YOU See?

:wow:
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McCamy Taylor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 01:43 AM
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13. Start a campaign, take cell phone pictures of people handing these out.
Edited on Thu Jun-22-06 01:45 AM by McCamy Taylor
Send the photos to local and national police along with the flyers (since it is a crime to hand them out). Since the police may not act, also send the photos and flyers to local and national election officials. Also send the pictures and flyers to local papers and news stations.

Everyone has a cell phone that takes photos now, some even videotape. This would put areal damper on election activities like these.
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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-22-06 02:52 AM
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14. I think most of them are mailed. that is the problem
it's very hard to trace the origins of a letter, beyond the post office it was mailed from
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