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Duncan Grant
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October 20, 2018
Read more here: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article220334185.html#storylink=cpy
MO GOP sent 10,000 voters false absentee voting info
Incompetency at every level of their party?
The Missouri Republican Party sent mailers to 10,000 voters across the state with false information about when their absentee ballots are due, the partys executive director acknowledged Friday.
Ray Bozarth said the incorrect information was printed on postcards as the result of a miscommunication between the party and its vendor, which he declined to name. Bozarth also did not say how the miscommunication occurred.
A photo of the mailer provided to the Star shows a red bar across the top that says urgent notice in all capital letters and encourages voters to return their mail-in ballots today.
It also says, ballots must be returned by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, which is not the case. Ballots are due on election day, Nov. 6, and requests for mail-in ballots arent due until Wednesday, Oct. 31.
Read more here: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article220334185.html#storylink=cpy
May 15, 2018
Under His Eye: Tony Perkins appointed to U.S. religious freedom commission.
FRCs Tony Perkins Appointed To U.S. Commission On International Religious FreedomFamily Research Council President Tony Perkins has been appointed to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on the recommendation of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, according to an announcement in Mondays Congressional Record. -snip-
Religious Right groups have been huge cheerleaders for Vladimir Putin, whose regime has restricted religious freedom as well as the rights of LGBTQ people. In 2017, when the USCIRF classified Russia as a country of particular concern, Perkins took note, but essentially blamed Barack Obama for increasing religious repression, saying that Americas hostility to religious liberty at home has led to incredible indifference abroad. Added Perkins, After eight years of Obamas war on faith, its time for America to pick up the torch of liberty and find its voice on the crisis. -snip-
Perkins appointment appears to be yet another example of political payback to the Religious Right leaders and activists who make up a dominant part of the Republican Partys political base and are President Trumps strongest supporters. Perkins and other FRC spokespeople were outspoken cheerleaders for the confirmation of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Perkins praised the appointment of former Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, another Religious Right favorite, as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. And Perkins is helping put together a political gathering in June at which Religious Right leaders will heap praise upon Trump and urge conservative Christians to vote for Republicans in this years midterm elections.
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