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.

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Registered: 07-16-2008
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 2:03am

She and I had three exchanges, on two seperate articles.

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Registered: 09-08-2008
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 2:10am

She and I had three exchanges, on two seperate articles.


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Registered: 07-16-2008
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 2:31am

Post 13 of this thread:

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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-08-2008
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 2:56am
Your right....OK

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 6:36am
If a poster is getting under your skin, please use the ignore feature instead of continuing to post that you are ignoring them or getting into a heated conversation that might violate TOS.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 6:39am
Sorry niteowl08, but you are beating a dead horse.
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-25-2008
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 6:56am

Right, Obama just maintains associations with ACORN which has been convicted of fraudulant voter registration in a # of states...


pure as the rain in spring he is...

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 9:44am

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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-25-2008
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 11:17am
True.
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Registered: 08-17-2005
Wed, 09-24-2008 - 11:45am

I live in Georgia but vote in Arizona, I guess I am special. It would be fair if they were doing this on all the foreclosed homes NOT just the ones in African American neighborhoods.


I read through these beginning posts a couple times, but did not see where it stated that they were doing this on just the foreclosed homes in African American neighborhoods.

Susan

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