ACORN HAS committed voter fraud... That is the point you miss... There are numberous convictions in the past... 1/3 of the states are investigating ACORN for fraud now... Why, if Obama is concerned about fair elections, is Obama ignoring fraud done by his side in this election???
On Oct 15, 4:53 am, "[ the last patriotic Republican ]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A Dose of Reality on the ACORN Hysteriahttp://www.truthout.org/101408VA > New voter location cards are being sent to over half of the voters in > Kalamazoo, Michigan, notifying them of a change in their poll or > precinct location. (Photo: Jill McLane Baker / Kalamazoo Gazette) > It's worth taking a moment to step back from the slew of charges > leveled over the last week at ACORN, the community-organizing group > that Republicans and the McCain campaign have been trying to turn into > a bogeyman for fears about vote fraud (and, of course, tie to Barack > Obama). > > The GOP has accused ACORN of submitting fraudulent voter > registration forms numbering in the hundreds or thousands, in > battleground states including Ohio, Indiana, Nevada, and Missouri. > > But the most important point that's getting lost in the Fox- > generated hysteria is that, according to voting experts, even when > fraudulent voter registration forms are submitted, they virtually > never lead to fraudulent votes being cast. Richard Hasen, a law > professor at Loyola and an authority on voting law, wrote in a 2007 op- > ed published last year in the Dallas Morning News and noted recently > by TPM, that "the idea of massive polling-place fraud (through the use > of inflated voter rolls) is inherently incredible," because of the > sheer logistical challenges it would require to carry out on a large > scale. > > In many states, ACORN is required by law to turn in all the forms > it collects, though the law differs from state to law, according to > experts. > > ACORN has consistently said that it flags suspicious forms for > election officials. Indeed, in Nevada where last week an ACORN office > was raided in an investigation headed by the Secretary of State, ACORN > was already cooperating with authorities. > > According to a statement from the group which has not been > disputed by state officials, in July, ACORN set up a meeting with > county elections officials and the Secretary of State's office to urge > them to take action on information ACORN had provided. Since then, > "ACORN has provided officials with copies and - in some cases - second > copies of many of the personnel records and the 'problem card > packages' and cover sheets with which we originally identified the > problem cards." > > It's also worth noting that similar allegations were made against > ACORN in the last few election cycles, and several investigations were > conducted, none of which found evidence of widespread voter fraud. > Many of these were conducted by US attorneys, who were pressured by > GOP political figures to investigate the issue, then fired after they > failed to come up with sufficient evidence. > > So as the GOP campaign to make an issue out of ACORN continues - > and we'll be keeping you posted as it does - remember that the number > of fraudulent votes that will be cast in November as a result of the > group's voter-registration activities is close to zero. But the number > of valid voters who could potentially have obstacles placed in their > way of voting, as a result of the Republican campaign, is far larger. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
