Florida voter purge is in full swing

[UCmeNdc]

13% of voter purge list is White, 68% of Florida voters are White, in other words 87% of people on the list being purged by Florida Republicans are minority voters.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/29/maddow-takes-on-florida-voter-purge/


If you lie down and roll over expect to be walked on.

[fasttense]

1. And if the voter purge does NOT work, they can always bring in their fix it guys

Those guys they bought off ages ago will come in handy when the purges are still not enough to throw the state to the RepubliCONS. Their fix it guys are the black robed men on the Supreme Court that call themselves justices.

So when the Supremes throw the race to their donors, will Americans again merely sit and watch?

[jimlup]

2. I wonder if the ACLU or someone with the skill could mount a challenge based on the racial disparity

I really think they would have a case. Bringing such a suit would be a win-win because even if they lost the case it would help put the information in the mainstream.

(Yes I know that the mainstream has learned over the years to "ignore" ACLU cases. But still it would help stir the pot.)

[AnotherMcIntosh]

3. Where is the US Attorney General? What is his office doing that is more important?

Prosecuting openly-admitted war criminals?

Prosecuting banksters?

Prosecuting State-approved medical-marijuana dispensaries?

[pscot]

4. One outta three

But he's just following orders. Holder does what he's told to do.

[ladjf]

5. What Attorney General? nt

[backscatter712]

9. Good news is the DOJ's finally on this!

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/05/justice_department_demands_florida_stop_purging_voter_rolls.php

Justice Department Demands Florida Stop Purging Voter Rolls

RYAN J. REILLY MAY 31, 2012, 8:18 PM 18582
The Justice Department sent a letter to Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner Thursday evening demanding the state cease purging its voting rolls because the process it is using has not been cleared under the Voting Rights Act, TPM has learned.

DOJ also said that Florida’s voter roll purge violated the National Voter Registration Act, which stipulates that voter roll maintenance should have ceased 90 days before an election, which given Florida’s August 14 primary, meant May 16.

Five of Florida’s counties are subject to the Voting Rights Act, but the state never sought permission from either the Justice Department or a federal court to implement its voter roll maintenance program. Florida officials said they were trying to remove non-citizens from the voting rolls, but a flawed process led to several U.S. citizens being asked to prove their citizenship status or be kicked off the rolls.

Six members of Congress wrote Gov. Rick Scott earlier this week demanding that he stop purging the state’s voting rolls since the process improperly flagged numerous individuals who were eligible to vote.

[savalez]

12. Last I heard he was the subject of a witch hunt by the GOP.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

14. But not too busy to continue to prosecute State-approved medical-marijuana dispensaries?

[musiclawyer]

6. Slap a Rico charge on them

Do discovery later. Because this IS a criminal enterprise. POTUS being timid here is pretty much the ball game

[mnhtnbb]

7. Just shared this story on my fb page--put up by The Institute for Southern Studies

http://www.southernstudies.org/2012/05/is-floridas-voter-purge-breaking-the-law.html

It's time to get the word out. Challenge the heck out of this.

No more Jeb Bush/Katherine Harris repeat.

[BamaFanLee]

8. Are they purging active voters?

I have no problem with them purging voters who are really dead or haven't voted in 30 years. But if they are active voters, they shouldn't be touched.

I am registered to vote in three places. Lee County where I was born and finished high school, Tuscaloosa County where I went to The University, and Montgomery County where I live. They never bothered to purge those lists. This will be my tenth presidential election where I have voted in all three places. I think if you actively vote, they shouldn't purge.

[backscatter712]

10. Yes, they are.

One of the voters who was purged was an elderly WWII veteran, a citizen.

They're engaged in voter suppression.

[Vincardog]

11. Are you admitting to casting 3 votes in 2008?

[former9thward]

13. Are you "actively" voting in everyplace you are registered?

[SILVER__FOX52]

15. ???

PLEASE CLARIFY:

Are you being cynical ?

[uppityperson]

17. You cast 3 votes and proudly proclaim this?

[SILVER__FOX52]

16. We better start taking this corrupt Republican horse shit, seriously or.............

we'll have the 2012 version of the "hanging chad", 2000 election. These Republican jackasses don't give a damn about democracy !!