GOP's Cheating Ways Resurface n Michigan

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Registered: 09-08-2008
GOP's Cheating Ways Resurface n Michigan
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Tue, 09-23-2008 - 12:07am

I received this email and it's about time the GOP answers for their low down tactics that cheat voters out of their right to vote.

...For years, Republicans have engaged in "caging"--challenging the eligibility of voters on election day to suppress turnout and intimidate voters.2 They'll often try to reject voters by claiming they don't live at the address where they're registered. This year, they've taken it to a new low--the chairman of the Republican Party in Macomb County, Michigan said last week, "We will have a list of foreclosed homes and will make sure people aren't voting from those addresses."3

In other words, they'll target every voter whose house is on a foreclosure list, and challenge their voting rights on election day. But just because your name is on a list, it doesn't mean that you've lost your home or moved. In fact, many homeowners stay in their homes for months after the foreclosure process has begun, and some people are able to catch up on their payments and reverse the process.4

So why are Republicans illegally targeting homeowners who've had a tough time under Bush's economy? Because they know they're likely to vote for Democrats, and for Obama for President. People who've been hit hard by the economy are less likely to vote for Republicans. This tactic won't just affect struggling homeowners--it will cause longer lines and delays at the polls for everyone that lives in a neighborhood with a high number of foreclosures. And that's the point.

After making the plan public, Michigan Republicans are backtracking and claiming they were misquoted.6 But everything indicates that these are exactly the kinds of tactics they'll use,7 and they're just trying to squash an embarrassing story.8

Similar tactics are being used across the country, but the McCain campaign simply sits in the background, quietly benefiting from voter suppression. The Obama campaign is fighting against this plan in the courts,9 but they need our help to expose these dishonorable tactics and make this a national story.

Calling on McCain to publicly reject these tactics is just the first step in our campaign to shame the Republican Party for attacking the voting rights of struggling homeowners.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-07-2005
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 9:08pm

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Just as absurd as letting Muslim employees refuse to checkout people with pork products at Target??

If a pro life mom and pop pharmacy don't want to distribute abortion drugs, what right have we to force them to? You have the 'choice' not to shop there.










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Registered: 07-16-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 9:10pm

This is one of those sitautions where two people can read the same article and come out with totally different opinions.


My first thought is "just how many doctors are wanting employment at a place like PP that do not agree with their philosophy?"

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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-15-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 9:23pm

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thats what frightens me. what if birth control stops being sold or even created? people before me fought way too hard for my rights for me to take these things lightly

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-15-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 9:23pm
this is slippery slope topic for me. it is a very personal and emotional matter, so for the last time, i am not going to talk the pharmacy issue into the ground. i wouldnt even bother attempting to discuss it with me further because i probably wont read it (nothing personal against anyone). i am generally a very reasonable and logical person, but not on this issue.
iVillage Member
Registered: 07-16-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 9:29pm

i am generally a very reasonable and logical person, but not on this issue.


Then why did you bring it up in the first place?

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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-15-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 9:35pm

i didnt bring it up. malice did.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-16-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 9:43pm

She brought up storming abortion clinics, you switched to pharmacies and provided a link.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-15-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 9:49pm

accusing me of lying? why would i lie about something when the truth is right here in this thread? i honestly can not believe the nerve of you right now.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-07-2005
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 10:00pm

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That's the beauty of our capitalist society. If there are people buying birth control, there will be people making and selling it.

The only part government should have in the production of birth control is the FDA insuring its safety for use. The government shouldn't be giving it out, promoting it, forcing people to sell it, or disallowing them to sell it.










iVillage Member
Registered: 07-16-2008
Tue, 09-23-2008 - 10:04pm

Okay, to you abortion clinics and birth control go hand in hand.

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