Obama and voter registration fraud

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Obama and voter registration fraud
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Fri, 10-10-2008 - 11:50am
In a different thread, with a disgustingly hate filled topic, a poster said that a leader has a responsibility to discourage undesirable behaviors that his/her supporters are participating in. Why then hasn't Obama told his supporters, ACORN for example, to stop their fraudulent voter registration activity. I would assume based on some of the comments regarding Palin that the democrats on this board would feel strongly that Obama is guilty of voter registration fraud for not discouraging the illegal activities of his supporters.
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Sun, 10-12-2008 - 7:29pm


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Sun, 10-12-2008 - 7:38pm

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Because it's happening in his name, in his party. He paid ACORN $800,000 to register voters. He's responsible whether he's standing there when the votes are turned in or not. ACORN endorsed Obama, although I don't believe that a candidate is responsible for all the actions of those that endorse them. In this case, he paid ACORN for their registration efforts and they're breaking the law right and left, and yet he says nothing.

I especially don't understand the democrats that believe McCain/Palin are responsible for what their supporters say even if they don't hear it but feel that Obama has no responsibility to rein in an organization that he partially funded. I'll admit I don't like Obama for many reasons but I'm frankly surprised that he wouldn't tell ACORN to cut out the fraudulent activity. Again I think his silence speaks volumes.

<> By paying ACORN $800,000 to register voters which they have a long history of doing illegally, and then saying nothing when they've committed fraud in this election in at least 13 states Obama is endorsing it, not just implying.

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Sun, 10-12-2008 - 7:47pm

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Any organization/company is responsible for the actions of it's employees regardless of what their "policy" is. Frankly, that's such a weak argument that I can't even believe you are willing to make it. If I have a policy at my house that my kids aren't to eat candy all day and then I turn a blind eye while they eat candy all day my policy is really meaningless isn't it?

A fraudulent registration is illegal whether it turns into a vote or not. I don't believe that not one of those registrations will turn into an illegal vote. Obama should be outraged at the illegal activity that's taking place now, even more so if even one illegal vote is cast.

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Sun, 10-12-2008 - 7:58pm
Great post! Hear! Hear!

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Sun, 10-12-2008 - 8:14pm

I was referring you back to civics class, because if someone thinks the popular vote is dispositive, they don't understand how the US electoral system works.


As for "spelling it out", it's very simple - those other Presidents are examples, just like Bush, of Presidents who were elected even though they never had a majority of the popular vote.

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Sun, 10-12-2008 - 8:17pm
potentially both.
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Sun, 10-12-2008 - 8:31pm
Clinton did not get a greater than 50% vote so he was not elected by the majority.
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Sun, 10-12-2008 - 8:34pm
Or is it the person in charge who encourages voter fraud, teaches how to do it....and congratulates the collector on all these new registrations???


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Sun, 10-12-2008 - 8:56pm

I've read that fraud in voting is committed when a voter votes twice or under the wrong name, and such.

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Sun, 10-12-2008 - 9:33pm

<> yes, i know. which is why i made it a point to state that he won the popular vote, and didnt claim he won the election


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