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| 2005-01-14 |
| Tip to Newsmax Two senior Democratic lawmakers asked Wednesday for a congressional investigation into long Election Day lines, including some that took hours to get through and continued even past midnight. In a letter to the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, the lawmakers said one nonpartisan voter hot line received nearly 1,400 reports of "excessively long lines" from 32 states, including the battleground states of Ohio, Florida, Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Reps. Henry Waxman of California, the top Democrat on the House Government Reform Committee, and John Conyers of Michigan, the senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, asked the GAO to investigate how much the lines affected minority, young or first-time voters; find out what caused the lines; and recommend solutions. "While it seems most Americans endured this wait where possible, it is clear that in some cases citizens left the polling places without having voted when personal responsibilities or health concerns made waiting exceedingly difficult," the letter said. The GAO already has started an investigation into the Nov. 2 election, including the handling of provisional ballots, voter registration and voting machine problems. A spokeswoman from the GAO didn't immediately return a phone call seeking comment. I had to do a double take on the article because I noticed that neither of the Congressional whiners are from states where the 'alleged' voter disenfranchisement. Both are polital hacks in very safe (liberal) districts. 1,400 disgruntled Democrats (and you can bet every one of these yahoos is a Democrat) out of 120,000,000 voters is a very small number. I am making a big assumption that every one of these is valid. After Florida they had thousands of whiners that complained about voting in Florida, but most of them resided OUTSIDE of Florida. I think FDR, JFK, and LBJ are spinning in their graves at what the Democrats have turned into and they have Al Gore and Jesse Jackson to thank. |
| Posted by:Cyber Sarge |
| #17 But what about the unenfranchised, the nonenfranchised, the misenfranchised, the enfranchise deprived? I put it to you, Congressman Conyers! Who speaks for them! And what the hell happened to those turkeys... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-01-14 7:23:38 PM |
| #16 Reps. Henry Waxman of California, the top Democrat on the House Government Reform Committee,.. Geez, not that dork Nostril Man again..... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-14 3:03:42 PM |
| #15 Mrs D. Ahhhh.... but one of the hot items for the legislature in Washington this year is 'election reform'. Note that both houses are controlled by democrats and now so is the Governor. You just know that they are going to slant 'election reform' so that it is easier for the dead, felons, illegal aliens (motor voter), and imaginary friends to vote while allowing king county to send out its absentee ballots for the military on Oct 13th - and then only under threat of a federal lawsuit. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-01-14 1:44:09 PM |
| #14 Barbara, Cheating only works when it's close. It's less and less likely to be close the more they engage in these activities. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-01-14 1:19:37 PM |
| #13 Turns out 68% of them were Dems and 12% were Repubs. Surprise meter? |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-01-14 1:13:53 PM |
| #12 Considering all the races that the Democrats lost, Barbara. They need to complain about something. The Dems have no idea how badly beaten they were on November 2nd. They'll begin to find out shortly after January 20th. It wasn't a landslide, but it'll do in a pinch. Jack. |
| Posted by: Jack Deth 2005-01-14 12:29:24 PM |
| #11 Mrs. Davis - I certainly hope so, at least in Washington as a whole, and even in other states where people are paying attention. Unfortunately, I think the Dems in King County and elsewhere are thinking, "Cool. We got away with cheating again." |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-01-14 12:13:47 PM |
| #10 MD..well said. |
| Posted by: anon 2005-01-14 10:20:47 AM |
| #9 It is a feature...for the Republicans. In our two party system the election is decided by those in the middle, undecided about which party is preferable. These voters are more interested in the legitimacy of the process than others because their vote is less predictable, more valuable and more influential than those of the rock ribbed base. They are deeply offended when shenanigans like King County change the result of an election. The Democrats may have won this election, but they've lost a lot in the future. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-01-14 10:17:40 AM |
| #8 Its a feature, not a bug. |
| Posted by: Julet Jeting6219 2005-01-14 9:50:22 AM |
| #7 I dont think they have anything to worry about. If what happened in Washington State and King County is any indication; the dead, the felons, hell even a couple thousand imaginary friends (but not the military) will be able to vote democrat. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-01-14 8:53:19 AM |
| #6 Powerline had a good post about this subject yesterday. Mentioned the people who double-registered in two states, New York and Florida. Turns out 68% of them were Dems and 12% were Repubs. |
| Posted by: HV 2005-01-14 8:43:35 AM |
| #5 Got to keep the system messed up so you can magicly produce those extra votes you might need. See the recent election in Washington State. But no one ever wants to investigate it if it is any other political party that gets screwed in an election or just simply loses. It only happens when it's the dems. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-01-14 4:27:17 AM |
| #4 The thing to remember about this is that all these problems occur in Democratically controlled counties. Noticed that, did you? It's sorta like complaining how the Republicans are always stealing votes in Chicago. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2005-01-14 1:13:44 AM |
| #3 The thing to remember about this is that all these problems occur in Democratically controlled counties. They are the ones that set up these districts so if there is blame for long lines etc, it falls squarely on them. But they will never fix this sort of thing, because the more efficient and transparent the system becomes, the less treason the Democrats can commit through election fraud. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2005-01-14 1:03:13 AM |
| #2 I don't think people should have to wait hours and hours to vote. They have four years to plan ahead. Set up new polling stations, hire new staff..it's not like they don't have any idea how many people are expected per voting booth. If the people in charge can't get manage it, fire them and get someone who can. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-01-14 12:28:35 AM |
| #1 I don't think people should have to wait hours and hours to vote. They have four years to plan ahead. Set up new polling stations, hire new staff..it's not like they don't have any idea how many people are expected per voting booth. If the people in charge can't get manage it, fire them and get someone who can. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-01-14 12:28:34 AM |