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CaliforniaPeggy

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4. So this is the lay of the land?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 06:25 PM

Oct 2012

The Tea party group True The Vote has free access inside the polling area, but the folks from the UN do not?

Reprehensible. Illegal. Horrifying.

Just the things we have come to expect from today's Republican Party.

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Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General, Threatens To Arrest U.N. Elections Observers [UPDATED] [View all] babylonsister Oct 2012 OP

Since this is, I understand, a treaty and therefore a law, send deputy US Marshalls byeya Oct 2012 #1

+1 mike_c Oct 2012 #3

I think theKed Oct 2012 #9

Can he legally do that? silverweb Oct 2012 #2

Under Article VI, he does not RomneyLies Oct 2012 #7

Thank you! silverweb Oct 2012 #14

What are they so afraid of???? sheshe2 Oct 2012 #16

So this is the lay of the land? CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #4

True the Vote poll watchers are being appointed by the GOP Gothmog Oct 2012 #18

Well, he would blogslut Oct 2012 #5

Treaties are the highest law of the land, certainly higher than Texas law RomneyLies Oct 2012 #6

Arrest Greg Abbott. He wants to be Governor so bad he can't stand it! Zen Democrat Oct 2012 #8

Looks fishy. Maybe they have something to hide. Democratopia Oct 2012 #10

Usually when a banana republic kicks out election observers it's an indication TriplD Oct 2012 #11

Fine. Escort the UN observers with US Marshalls. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #12

That would be illegal, would it not? Jamastiene Oct 2012 #13

Ignorance knows no bounds. Gregorian Oct 2012 #15

Blazing Saddles gadgets505 Oct 2012 #17

Hahaha!! CrazyOrangeCat Oct 2012 #24

Greg is an idiot Gothmog Oct 2012 #19

Abbott is a total asshole. ananda Oct 2012 #20

Greg Maggot.. sendero Oct 2012 #21

Is there really a state law that this would violate? surrealAmerican Oct 2012 #22

Pappy Bush made it legal when he signed on the 1990 Copenhagen Document HDCowboy Oct 2012 #23

Maybe Greg should try arresting the Federal election monitors Gothmog Oct 2012 #25