Millions Blocked From Voting In U.s. Election

[Hampton]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of U.S. citizens, including a disproportionate number of black voters, will be blocked from voting in the Nov. 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 organizations 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 U.S. Commission on Human Rights.

Vicky Beasley, a field officer for People for the American Way, listed some of the ways voters have been "discouraged" from voting.

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[T_SP]

Hmmn, echos of the previous Bush elections :P

[commiecrusader]

i cant believe the U.$. citizens are allowing this to happen to them again. they are allowing themselves to be dictated to by the Republican party, and with people like Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld at the helm, why the fuck do they let the Republicans get away with it?

[h&s]

Because Rupert Murdoch tells them to...

[Commie Girl]

What is wrong with the U$ population? Can they not see they are on the march to fascism? I try really hard to only dislike their policies, but it is very difficult when the population, in general, is so apathetic to their own plight as well as the effect their policies have on the world!

[Hate Is Art]

Fucking Hell, how fucking shit can one country end up. Post this in OI if you haven't already Hammie.

[Lacrimi de Chiciură]

This stuff depresses me.

[Lacrimi de Chiciură]

This stuff depresses me.

[Lacrimi de Chiciură]

This stuff depresses me.

[Hampton]

From the article:


"Society is not required to turn a blind eye to the fact that someone has a criminal record. Someone who was not willing to follow the law and was sent to prison should not be in a position to make the law for others by electing lawmakers," said Roger Clegg of the Center for Equal Opportunity think tank.

What society is turning a blind eye to is that even though they cannot vote they are still taxed without being able to choose who they want to represent them. It's what those pesky colonists wanted to get away from, although that taxation was not based upon individual and a government, it was more about businesses. No one is going to represent prisoners or ex cons because you have to look tough on crime, even though it will mean that you loose out on a million or so votes.

[Hampton]

From the article:


"Society is not required to turn a blind eye to the fact that someone has a criminal record. Someone who was not willing to follow the law and was sent to prison should not be in a position to make the law for others by electing lawmakers," said Roger Clegg of the Center for Equal Opportunity think tank.

What society is turning a blind eye to is that even though they cannot vote they are still taxed without being able to choose who they want to represent them. It's what those pesky colonists wanted to get away from, although that taxation was not based upon individual and a government, it was more about businesses. No one is going to represent prisoners or ex cons because you have to look tough on crime, even though it will mean that you loose out on a million or so votes.

[Hampton]

From the article:


"Society is not required to turn a blind eye to the fact that someone has a criminal record. Someone who was not willing to follow the law and was sent to prison should not be in a position to make the law for others by electing lawmakers," said Roger Clegg of the Center for Equal Opportunity think tank.

What society is turning a blind eye to is that even though they cannot vote they are still taxed without being able to choose who they want to represent them. It's what those pesky colonists wanted to get away from, although that taxation was not based upon individual and a government, it was more about businesses. No one is going to represent prisoners or ex cons because you have to look tough on crime, even though it will mean that you loose out on a million or so votes.