Yep.  Kinda like public financing of campaigns to level the playing
field.  A good idea, agreed to by both, followed by only one.

On Oct 20, 9:09 am, jgg1000a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> a good number of "those few" were from ACORN.   Democrats and
> Republicans dislike different aspects of vote fraud -- Democrats
> regulations that "prevent folks from voting, and Republicans
> regulations that allow ineligible voters to register (as dead people,
> non citizens, felons, and people registered in different
> localities)...  Both need to be cleaned up...  It is clear you favor
> just non transparent elections by NOT condemning voter fraud of all
> types
>
> On Oct 18, 2:49 am, "[ the last  patriotic Republican  ]"
>
>
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > acorn is not a part of or an agent of the DNC . and to date they have
> > not been convicted of voter fraud in fact very few people have ever
> > been convicted of that crime because it is almost non existent except
> > in the fevered imagination of the GOP who want to block poor people
> > and blacks from voting !
>
> > On Oct 17, 3:39 pm, jgg1000a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > Acorn for one.  Under investigation in about 1/3 of all the states for
> > > voter fraud..
>
> > > On Oct 17, 3:39 am, "[ the last  patriotic Republican  ]"
>
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > post even one link to an " agent " of the DNC being convicted of voter
> > > > fraud !
>
> > > > On Oct 16, 2:48 pm, jgg1000a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > > Agents the DNC and Obama regularly use have...
>
> > > > > On Oct 16, 3:41 am, "[ the last  patriotic Republican  ]"
>
> > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > are you claiming the DNC or the Obama campaign has committed voter
> > > > > > fraud ?
>
> > > > > > On Oct 15, 12:21 pm, jgg1000a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > 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 
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