the dems are so desprite it's sickening On Oct 10, 6:48 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > she needs to be kicked out of office. but then I didn't vote for her > boss. > > On Oct 10, 6:38 am, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That will keep that useless bitch busy for a while. > > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 5:33 AM, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner is breaking federal law by > > > not giving county elections boards the chance to determine whether new > > > voter registrations are fraudulent, a federal judge ruled tonight. > > > > It is hard to imagine a public interest more compelling than > > > safeguarding the legitimacy of the election of the president of the > > > United States," said Judge George C. Smith of U.S. District Court in > > > Columbus, in upholding the Ohio Republican Party's request for a court > > > order. > > > > Smith, appointed by President Reagan, said the Help America Vote Act > > > requires states not only to verify the identity of newly registered > > > voters with the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the federal Social > > > Security Administration, but to provide counties with the names of new > > > voters whose records did not match. > > > > Brunner's office had been doing the verification but had not made the > > > names available to county elections boards. The judge gave her a week > > > to comply. > > > > However, the judge said he lacked the authority to order the counties > > > to clean up the voter rolls once they had the list. > > > > Smith cited the "millions of qualified electors across the state of > > > Ohio whose > > > confidence in the electoral process will be undermined if new voter > > > registrations are not verified in accordance with HAVA, and if > > > unqualified individuals are permitted to cast votes. This would demean > > > the voting process and unlawfully dilute the votes of qualified > > > voters." > > > > Brunner's office said she is filing an immediate appeal with the 6th > > > U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. > > > > "My office will do everything within its power to ensure that the > > > state's 88 county boards of elections can continue to allow early > > > voting to proceed uninterrupted and to assist them with their > > > preparation to ensure a smooth election for the voters of Ohio," she > > > said in a statement. > > > > Smith said speed is necessary because next Thursday is the deadline to > > > challenge absentee voters; on Oct. 25 elections workers can remove > > > ballots from envelopes that contain the only identifying information > > > about who cast them. > > > > He specifically cited questionable activity of one group that > > > registered thousands of new Ohio voters: the Association of Community > > > Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN. > > > Ohio Republican Party Deputy Chairman Kevin DeWine said the ruling > > > spoke volumes about Brunner, a Democrat. > > > > "Her refusal to comply with federal law raises serious concerns about > > > her ability to objectively oversee this election. It's especially > > > troubling in light of her connection to ACORN and that group's > > > stunning confession this week of fraudulent registration activity > > > happening right here in Ohio," he said. > > > >http://blog.dispatch.com/politics/2008/10/brunner_must_check_for_vote... > > > -- > > *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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