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2008-10-24 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by newc 2008-10-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Suppressing the vote, Donk style.
What ever happened to 'every vote counts' [rhetorical question].

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-10-24 08:05|| 2008-10-24 08:05|| Front Page Top

#2 The person in charge of this is a Republican if I understood the news story correctly. He is following the letter of the law, which "stinks" in his exact words.

The technicality is the need on a Federal something-something absentee ballot for a "Witness address". Apparently that is the only kind of absentee ballot where it is required. The ones rejected didn't have it.

Sucks.

Posted by Grenter, Protector of the Geats 2008-10-24 09:22|| 2008-10-24 09:22|| Front Page Top

#3 IIRC, as far as the Army worked, the 'appointed' voter officer is at unit level who performs the validation signature, therefore the 'witness', has the same unit address as individual.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-10-24 09:57|| 2008-10-24 09:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Military Times poll had McCain 68% to 32% for Obama. Only wish the rest of the USA had the same feeling. The market is reaching its price level of an Obama presidency. In other words, the anointed one represents a 7K selloff and a 50% shrinkage of the world economy. Wait until he actually starts doing something.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2008-10-24 12:36|| 2008-10-24 12:36|| Front Page Top

#5 You wish, Jack. The entire decline through 2011 will be blamed on Bush, you wait and see.

But just as Johnson's war became Nixon's war, the Bush economy will eventually be the Obama economy. If I live long enough.

Posted by Steve White 2008-10-24 12:57|| 2008-10-24 12:57|| Front Page Top

#6 From the article: The registrar of voters is a Democrat. He thinks it "stinks," but the law is the law.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-10-24 16:19|| 2008-10-24 16:19|| Front Page Top

#7 Military Times poll had McCain 68% to 32% for Obama

The actual poll only invited high ranking officers only.

Posted by Sheba Jeger8491 2008-10-24 16:28|| 2008-10-24 16:28|| Front Page Top

#8 No Matter though, military votes should be counted, I don't get these technicalities. Every has their vote.

Posted by Sheba Jeger8491 2008-10-24 16:29|| 2008-10-24 16:29|| Front Page Top

#9 #7 Military Times poll had McCain 68% to 32% for Obama

The actual poll only invited high ranking officers only.
Posted by Sheba Jeger8491

Whahahaha... yea sure, 32% of "high ranking officers" are pulling for Obama.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-10-24 18:01|| 2008-10-24 18:01|| Front Page Top

#10 That about covers the support branches, eh?

Posted by Milton Fandango 2008-10-24 23:21|| 2008-10-24 23:21|| Front Page Top

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