Obama signs up lawyers

[Hope And Change]

August 05, 2008
Categories: Barack Obama

Obama signs up lawyers

Obama general counsel Bob Bauer emails lawyers and law students that the campaign is setting up an "unprecedented" new "voter protection" program -- a standard feature of Democratic campaigns, but given the general enthusiasm for Obama, and the specific enthusiasm (according to my anecdotal sense) among legal times, probably on a very large scale.

Bauer writes:

In 2004, those with legal expertise -- people like you -- were critical to the voter protection effort.

Lawyers and legal professionals made sure that registered voters made it on the rolls and were able to vote. They made sure that ballots were available and polls stayed open. And they helped reassure voters that they would not be intimidated.

Despite our stepped-up efforts, problems persisted -- including deceptive flyers, unnecessary lines, inadequate ballot supplies, and problems with voting machines.

In a year that will likely see unprecedented turnout, we can't afford to let our guard down. The stakes could not be higher. This election has to be different.

That's why the Obama Voter Protection Program has already launched, earlier than ever before, and will be the most comprehensive voter protection program in our nation's history, with counsel in 50 states and a vote protection team on the ground now.


Full email after the jump.


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http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0808/Obama_signs_up_lawyers.html?showall

[CatWoman]

1. :kick:

gotta remember to check this out when I get home.

K&R

:kick:

[roguevalley]

2. I hope the day comes when someone fixes this so that smart men

and women like this aren't needed. GO, OBAMA!

[annabanana]

3. I'm liking this a lot..

Could he have read Palast's piece?

http://www.gregpalast.com/obama-doesn%e2%80%99t-sweat-he-should/

In swing-state Colorado, the Republican Secretary of State conducted the biggest purge of voters in history, dumping a fifth of all registrations. Guess their color.

In swing-state Florida, the state is refusing to accept about 85,000 new registrations from voter drives – overwhelming Black voters.

In swing state New Mexico, HALF of the Democrats of Mora, a dirt poor and overwhelmingly Hispanic county, found their registrations disappeared this year, courtesy of a Republican voting contractor.

In swing states Ohio and Nevada, new federal law is knocking out tens of thousands of voters who lost their homes to foreclosure.

[wvbygod]

4. Is there some way to get the details on this?

In swing-state Florida, the state is refusing to accept about 85,000 new registrations from voter drives – overwhelming Black voters.

Like what is the pretense or official reason? Who did it? His blog has no other
details that I could find. Statements like this need some explaining.

[Alter Ego]

5. This should have begun the moment Hillary left the race

but it's never too late to do the right thing.

[debbierlus]

6. Smart. I like it. A lot.

I wrote his campaign pleading with them to please develop a all out strategy to prevent another stolen election, and I bet many other people have done the same.

They are listening.

[saltpoint]

7. Good. I'm for it.

[weezie1317]

8. I signed up. I'll post the follow-up form the campaign when it happens, probably closer to Nov.

[1776Forever]

9. Fantastic news! I want to volunteer to be a monitor when I move to Ohio next week.

I hope enough people will get involved so most of the polling places can be canvassed for improprieties!
:headbang:

[FlaDem83]

10. I signed up too

....I even uploaded my resume, because the forms says you can do so. Now I just have to keep my fantasy under control that the Obama campaign calls me to come work for them in Chicago after being bowled over by my resume.....a girl can dream.

[Triana]

11. How will they ensure that there are enough operational voting machines in...

...mostly Democratic precincts. We KNOW BOE's love to under-provision those districts deliberately.

?