Hi,
There has been lots written about how the last two elections were stolen. It is one of those facts that many Americans refuse to believe because it sounds like a "conspiracy theory". There are a number of tactics they use including voter purging and passing laws that will make it harder for many to vote. Greg Palast and Bobby Kennedy Jr. have written a free comic book that tells how this happens and more importantly how people can make sure their right to vote is not taken away.
Well there is nothing theoretical about this conspiracy, it is a fact. Just look at what is happening in preparation for this election as reported in the New York Times and elsewhere. 10's of thousands of voters, (probably millions actually) are being purged from voter rolls, especially in swing states like Colorado and New Mexico. %19 or 1 in 5 voters have been removed from the voter registration rolls in Colorado. The woman who did this in Colorado was since promoted by Bush to work nationally on the election.
How can they do this you ask? Well they have many reasons but the excuse is the claim that voter fraud is a problem ie: people are voting twice or illegal aliens are voting. This scare tactic has helped them cloud the issue and go about their anti-democratic business. Of course this claim is false. In Ohio, for example in 6 years there have only been 4 cases of voter fraud according to Ohio's current secretary of state. Bush appointed a republican prosecutor to go after voter fraud cases and after years of not being able to find any legitimate cases Bush fired him for what the prosecutor says was because he "refused to prosecute innocent people".
So the excuses they use to purge names include people with felonies (anyone with the same name as a felon would be purged) and people who are no longer at their residences where they are registered such as people who have been foreclosed on or people who are in the military and are being deployed to Iraq. When people show up at the polls to find their name has been removed they are given a provisional ballot. Then these ballots can be thrown out using the same excuse they used to remove the name. In 2004, according to Palast, more than a million provisional ballots cast were thrown out!
of course another trick they use is to make stricter laws such as requiring people to bring a picture ID. On the surface this seems fair but it effects many poor and elderly people who do not have a drivers licence or passport. In fact 1 in ten Americans do not have a government issued ID so for instance in Indiana, a swing state, the new law will prevent 100,000 black people from being able to vote!!!
So go to the website and download or order copies of the Palast/Kennedy comic book called "Steal Back Your Vote"
There has been lots written about how the last two elections were stolen. It is one of those facts that many Americans refuse to believe because it sounds like a "conspiracy theory". There are a number of tactics they use including voter purging and passing laws that will make it harder for many to vote. Greg Palast and Bobby Kennedy Jr. have written a free comic book that tells how this happens and more importantly how people can make sure their right to vote is not taken away.
Well there is nothing theoretical about this conspiracy, it is a fact. Just look at what is happening in preparation for this election as reported in the New York Times and elsewhere. 10's of thousands of voters, (probably millions actually) are being purged from voter rolls, especially in swing states like Colorado and New Mexico. %19 or 1 in 5 voters have been removed from the voter registration rolls in Colorado. The woman who did this in Colorado was since promoted by Bush to work nationally on the election.
How can they do this you ask? Well they have many reasons but the excuse is the claim that voter fraud is a problem ie: people are voting twice or illegal aliens are voting. This scare tactic has helped them cloud the issue and go about their anti-democratic business. Of course this claim is false. In Ohio, for example in 6 years there have only been 4 cases of voter fraud according to Ohio's current secretary of state. Bush appointed a republican prosecutor to go after voter fraud cases and after years of not being able to find any legitimate cases Bush fired him for what the prosecutor says was because he "refused to prosecute innocent people".
So the excuses they use to purge names include people with felonies (anyone with the same name as a felon would be purged) and people who are no longer at their residences where they are registered such as people who have been foreclosed on or people who are in the military and are being deployed to Iraq. When people show up at the polls to find their name has been removed they are given a provisional ballot. Then these ballots can be thrown out using the same excuse they used to remove the name. In 2004, according to Palast, more than a million provisional ballots cast were thrown out!
of course another trick they use is to make stricter laws such as requiring people to bring a picture ID. On the surface this seems fair but it effects many poor and elderly people who do not have a drivers licence or passport. In fact 1 in ten Americans do not have a government issued ID so for instance in Indiana, a swing state, the new law will prevent 100,000 black people from being able to vote!!!
So go to the website and download or order copies of the Palast/Kennedy comic book called "Steal Back Your Vote"
This is a non-partisan comic book made to help teach people how to prevent their voting rights from being taken away. Regardless of your party, voting is the key to democracy.
The book is free (you must donate as little as a penny). Once you download it they encourage reproduction, there is no copyright.
It is especially important if you know anyone in swing states to get this info to them. They can order boxes of the comic and distribute them.
the link is http://www.stealbackyourvote.com/
check it out and spread the word
read the New York Times article at: voter purging in Times
read the New York Times article at: voter purging in Times
Thanks,
Danny
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