liars, bullies, and unpatriotic too. Dear MoveOn member, Its as if the Republicans are showing us a chapter out of their playbook right now. Heres how it goes: 1. First, pass a slew of discriminatory voter ID laws to keep likely Democratic voters home. So far, theyve done this in 31 states.1 2. Then, in states where the anti-voting laws are challenged, rely on panels of federal judges appointed by Republican presidents to re-instate them. Thats what happened this month when two judges appointed by President Bush, and one by President Reagan, made a late ruling that Wisconsins voter ID law could be enacted this year.2 3. And lastly—perhaps the GOPs most sinister play—send misleading mail that fools residents into sending their voter registration applications to the wrong address. This play was uncovered just this week in North Carolina where it seems the Koch brothers front group Americans for Prosperity is pulling out all the stops to unseat Senator Kay Hagan—even if it means hundreds of thousands of residents are prevented from voting.3 As for North Carolina, some people will try to tell you that the mailings sent out by AFP were an innocent mistake—that its easy to get information mixed up. But heres the truth: AFP had spent more than $7 million by February running the worst kind of attack ads against Sen. Hagan.4 If they could pay that much to buy up expensive airtime on television—nine months before the election—then they could pay to make sure their mailings didnt have misleading information. There are two possibilities here: AFP either meant to send those mailings with the wrong information, or they dont care enough about the potential consequences to pay to get it right. Neither is acceptable. Sources: 1. 2014 Voter ID Laws, Long Distance Voter, September 16, 2014 longdistancevoter.org/2014-voter-id-laws 2. Appeals Court Reinstates Wisconsins Voter ID Law, Associated Press, September 12, 2014 moveon.org/r/?r=301007&id=102165-7583875-mVItc0x&t=4 3. NC residents mailed incorrect voter registration information The News & Observer, September 25, 2014 moveon.org/r/?r=301010&id=102165-7583875-mVItc0x&t=5 4. Americans for Prosperity has already spent $7 million on ads against Kay Hagan. No, thats not a typo. The Washington Post, March 31, 2014 moveon.org/r/?r=301008&id=102165-7583875-mVItc0x&t=6
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 20:56:52 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015