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Democratic Party loves ill-informed voters; HOW WELL DO WE KNOW!
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Democratic Party loves ill-informed voters
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They like to pretend that they don't know that
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Nov 15 2013, 08:19 AM
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The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that it has filed a federal lawsuit against Michigan electoral officials over what the organization characterizes as two "statewide voter purge programs" that it claims would "disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of Michigan voters"—many of them college students—in advance of the fall presidential election.

The legal action comes two days after Democratic nominee Barack Obama's campaign and the Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit against Michigan over another voter-exclusion practice—using home foreclosure lists to challenge a person's right to vote.

The lawsuits suggest that ballot battles in the key battleground state have just started to heat up.

The ACLU suit, which targets Michigan's Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land, a Republican, as well as the state's elections director and the city of Ypsilanti's clerk, charges that two practices by the state are illegal: one in which the state immediately cancels the voter registrations for individuals who obtain a driver's license in another state, and one in which local clerks nullify new voter registration applications if mailed voter cards are returned by the post office as undeliverable...




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ALBUQUERQUE — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico today sued key members of the Republican Party for violating the privacy rights of New Mexico voters and illegally interfering with their right to vote.

Filed in state district court, the class action suit alleges that NM Representative Justine Fox-Young and as yet unnamed members of the GOP illegally used private social security numbers to do background checks of legal voters and illegally disseminated confidential voter information to the press.

The lawsuit also names private investigator Al Romero, hired by the GOP, for using voter registration information locate voters and question them about the legitimacy of their registrations.




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Madison - The American Civil Liberties Union sued the State of Wisconsin on Tuesday over a new law requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification, charging that the measure violates the U.S. Constitution.

The lawsuit says that the state is infringing on some citizens' right to vote and to be treated equally under the law and amounts to a kind of poll tax on voters who lack the documents needed to get an approved ID.

Republican lawmakers and Gov. Scott Walker, who is named in the lawsuit along with a long list of other state officials, have said they believe the measure will withstand a court challenge.












Good 'ol Republican Party, eh?
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It hasn't been that long since some of the folks was hollering about voter suppression, and how the white Republicans were attempting to stop black folks from voting.Where were they during the last election? I had no problems, showed them my driver's license, went and voted,meanwhile, the "there's a racist behind every tree" group,were very quiet! Where were these whining,complaining,Negroes?


Signs point to low turnout for Atlanta elections | www.myajc.com

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Posted on October 23, 2013 4:52 PM by Todd Rehm

In a few weeks, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed — barring a November surprise — is expected to stroll into office for a second term.

With the exception of three tightly contested races that are still up for grabs, each of the remaining 13 members of the city council, including council president, are also expected to breeze back into office. Five of them are not facing any opposition.

All of it sets the stage for a rather sleepy election.

Gwendolyn Jackson-Porter votes inside the Fulton County Government Building in Atlanta on Tuesday, October 10, 2013. Voters were voting early for … read more

Two measures of enthusiasm among voters – new voter registration and early voting – indicate a low-turnout election is on tap. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reviewed voter registration data that shows fewer voters are signing up compared to previous elections.

Michael Leo Owens, an associate professor of political science at Emory University, who teaches a seminar on race and politics in Atlanta, said this year’s elections “reflect a general disinterest or disgust in municipal politics.”

“Also, because most of the council races are district seats, few care about district races that don’t involve them,” said Owens. “We know from surveys that voters, albeit not just in the city of Atlanta, are generally distrustful of their politicians in Georgia.”

The reason for the decline in voter turnout, said Owens, who also teaches courses on urban politics, is because campaigns are failing to mobilize people, coupled with a lack of fresh new candidates.

“Turning it around requires good candidates and real efforts to engage voters around them and issues,” Owens said. “There also needs to be a clearer understanding among the local electorate that local elections matter as much as state and national ones. Plus, novelty doesn’t hurt. That’s a reason why the 2009 mayor’s race was kind of cool and fascinating down to the wire.”
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North Carolina faces ACLU, NAACP lawsuits over new voter ID law


Republican Gov. Pat McCrory defends the new voter ID law. (Gerry Broome / Associated Press)


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By David Zucchino
August 13, 2013, 10:50 a.m.


DURHAM, N.C. -- Two lawsuits filed in federal court in North Carolina have challenged the state’s new voter ID law, claiming that some of its provisions infringe on voter rights and discriminate against minorities. The suits were filed late Monday in U.S. District Court in Greensboro, N.C., by the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People.

The new law signed Monday by N.C. Governor, GOP'er Pat McCrory, requires voters to show government-issued ID cards. It also shortens early voting by a week; ends same-day registration; increases the number of poll observers who can challenge a voter’s eligibility, and eliminates popular preregistration initiatives for high school students.

The law ends straight-ticket voting as well, the practice of voting for every candidate of a single party, which had been in effect in North Carolina since 1925.

The law allows groups to spend unlimited amounts of money for candidates from May to September in certain years, and does not require disclosing the source or amount. It prohibits lobbyists from passing campaign contributions to candidates.

The law also drops requirements that outside groups identify their largest donors, and raises the maximum contribution limit from $4,000 to $5,000.

The ACLU suit, filed on behalf of four North Carolina advocacy groups, alleges that some provisions in the law violate the equal protection clause of the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

"This law is a blatant attempt to make it harder for and dissuade many North Carolinians from registering and casting a ballot," Chris Brook, legal director of the ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation, said in a statement.

The NAACP suit, filed with the Advancement Project and on behalf of a 92-year-old African American woman, also alleges that provisions of the law violate the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act.

"This is the worst voter suppression law in the country," Penda Hair, co-director of the Advancement Project, a civil rights group, said in a statement.

McCrory’s office has challenged characterizations of the law as one of the nation’s most restrictive. The governor said the law is designed to secure the integrity of voting and adds North Carolina to a majority of states that have passed similar laws.

In a statement, the governor’s office said 34 states now require or will soon require some form of voter ID. North Carolina is one of 37 states that do not allow same-day registration, one of 36 that do not allow straight-ticket voting, and one of 43 that do not allow underage students to preregister, the statement said.

The North Carolina law, while cutting early voting by a week, requires the same number of hours of early voting as during the 2012 election.

"The need for photo ID has been questioned by those who say voter fraud is not a problem in North Carolina," McCrory said in a statement. "However, without the higher level of identification a photograph provides, is it possible to know?"

He added: "Just because you haven’t been robbed doesn’t mean you shouldn’t lock your doors at night."

The photo ID provision of the law goes into effect in 2016.

McCrory’s office cited polls showing strong support among state residents for requiring a photo ID to vote. But Democrats and civil rights groups have countered with polls showing strong public objections to shortening early voting periods or eliminating straight-ticket voting.

Opponents of the law have said it is an attempt to restrict voting by groups that tend to vote for Democrats -- such as African Americans, the poor and young people.

In the 2012 election, more than 70% of African American voters voted early. Democrats made up more than 60% of early voters.

One state study estimated that at least 318,000 registered North Carolina voters do not have driver’s licenses or state-issued ID cards. Many are African American, low income or elderly.
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So much for the American Communist League Union, a bunch of Jews, faggots and Niggers that can't fit in anywhere else!

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Citing the First Amendment,the American Civil Liberties Union is defending a group that supports pedophilia against a civil suit filed by the family of a molested and slain Massachusetts boy.

The parents of 10-year-old Jeffrey Curley filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking damages from the North American Man/Boy Love Association (NAMBLA) for the 1997 rape and murder of their son. Another defendant in the suit is the Web provider, Verio Inc., for hosting the NAMBLA Web site.

The suit accuses NAMBLA of inciting Jeffrey’s murder and rape at the hands of Charles Jaynes and Salvatore Sicari through its literature and Web site — which is now offline. Both men were convicted of killing Jeffrey in separate trials and are serving life sentences.

According to the Curley’s suit, Jaynes was a member of NAMBLA under an alias at the time of the slaying. Jaynes, the plaintiffs say, had viewed the NAMBLA Web site shortly before the murder. NAMBLA literature showing members how to gain children’s trust, gain access to children nationwide, and avoid police investigating pedophilia cases were also found in Jaynes’ car and apartment, the lawsuit alleges.

Targeted For Beliefs

ACLU officials say NAMBLA denies encouraging the rape and murder of anyone.

According to the ACLU, the suit is designed to stifle the dissemination of the group’s unpopular beliefs: advocating consensual sexual relationships between adult men and boys and abolishing age-of-consent-laws that classify adult sex with children as rape. Plus, NAMBLA should not be punished for the crimes of two men and their beliefs should be protected, despite their unpopularity.

“There was nothing in those publications or Web site which advocated or incited the commission of any illegal acts, including murder or rape,” said John Roberts, executive director of the ACLU’s Massachusetts chapter. “NAMBLA’s publications advocate for changes in society’s views about consensual sex between adults and minors. This advocacy is political speech protected by the First Amendment.”

“We urge the public to not jump to conclusions about NAMBLA based on the allegations appearing in the press and the Curley complaint,” Roberts added in his statement. “We also urge consideration of the consequences to freedom of speech by holding authors, musicians, or filmmakers liable in damages for crimes committed by individuals who have read, heard or seen their work.”

National Pedophilia Conspiracy?

But Lawrence Frisoli, the attorney representing the Curleys, says the ACLU is “missing the point” of the lawsuit. Frisoli claims the Curleys are not trying to deprive NAMBLA leaders of their rights to share their beliefs. Instead, he says, they are trying to bring down the organizational structure that set the stage for Jeffrey’s molestation and murder.

“No one alleges that they shouldn’t be allowed to share their beliefs. That is their right,” Frisoli said, adding that the lawsuit is focusing on NAMBLA’s activities. “NAMBLA’s principal leaders were the ones who wrote the brochures and sent them out. We allege that because of that, NAMBLA has been part of a national ongoing criminal conspiracy to rape children, and we intend to hold them accountable.”

Frisoli claims investigators uncovered Jaynes’ diary where he admits having problems dealing with a desire to have sex with children. Jaynes later reveals that he felt NAMBLA’s teachings validated his feelings.
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