Millions blocked from voting in US election
"Millions of US citizens, including a disproportionate number of black voters, will be blocked from voting in the November 2 presidential election because of legal barriers, faulty procedures or dirty tricks, according to civil rights and legal experts.
The largest category of those legally disenfranchised consists of almost 5 million former felons who have served prison sentences and been deprived of the right to vote under laws that have roots in the post-Civil War 19th century and were aimed at preventing black Americans from voting.
But millions of other votes in the 2000 presidential election were lost due to clerical and administrative errors while civil rights organisations have cataloged numerous tactics aimed at suppressing black voter turnout. Polls consistently find that black Americans overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.
"There are individuals and officials who are actively trying to stop people from voting who they think will vote against their party and that nearly always means stopping black people from voting Democratic," said Mary Frances Berry, head of the US Commission on Human Rights "
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/23/1095651425477.html**************
In a way, Democratic voters should take some heart from this even though it's utterly outrageous..the majority of Americans do support democratic ideals..and that's why Bush and his thugs use every underhand trick they can.
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