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CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
20. This MUST be addressed!
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 01:33 AM
Aug 2012

I saw Rachel's coverage of these voter suppression tactics in Ohio and I was enraged. Do people understand that in Republican-leaning counties, election commissions have voted to extend voting hours, but in Democratic-leaning counties Republicans have voted against allowing for these expanded voting hours??

This is so blatant! The election commission in each Ohio county is comprised of two Republicans and two Democrats. Dems and reps both agreed to expand voting times in Republican-leaning counties. When it came time to vote for the expanded hours in the Dem-leaning counties, the Republicans voted NO.

This is so outrageous!!! A blatant abuse if power and obvious vote tampering! All voting hours and days should be alike in all counties.

You know damn well that these crimes are premeditated and highly organized. Count on horrible voting crimes to happen in Ohio. Make no mistake about it, these criminals are planning more voter suppression and other dirty tactics in Ohio.

I hope to hell that Ohioans are raising holy hell about this. The Ohio Dems better fight like dogs to draw attention to these crimes and get expanded voting in their counties NOW.

Fight this thuggery and show these evil Republicans that they cannot steal Ohio and a Presidential election!!

Where indeed? solara Aug 2012 #1
hmmm... good question. Is it something the feds wanted? fascisthunter Aug 2012 #2
You cannot have one set of rules for ReTHUG voters and another malaise Aug 2012 #4
nobody ever wants to go here... the earth is round, not flat... fascisthunter Aug 2012 #5
Couple options Doctor_J Aug 2012 #9
lol fascisthunter Aug 2012 #10
And how do you see it ending otherwise? Doctor_J Aug 2012 #16
wish I knew fascisthunter Aug 2012 #30
Amazing the blatant 'block the vote'. part man all 86 Aug 2012 #3
It's fugging crazy malaise Aug 2012 #6
Someone has to call them on this bullshit! berni_mccoy Aug 2012 #7
And a forceful response from Obama or Holder expected Doctor_J Aug 2012 #8
you blame Obama? pffft. spanone Aug 2012 #12
And here I thought he was the head of the executive branch, which Doctor_J Aug 2012 #15
Head of executive branch doesn't = dictator. I do agree that they could be speaking out more uponit7771 Aug 2012 #26
Enforcing the constitution = dictator??!!!?? Doctor_J Aug 2012 #31
the blatant disregard for voting rights should keep the justice dept. busy for decades. spanone Aug 2012 #11
What a great idea! Doctor_J Aug 2012 #14
ah, the brilliant doctor speaks...i'm charmed spanone Aug 2012 #19
The unending series of REPUBLICAN Justice Departments resulting from the vote jiggering? Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #29
This is so shameful. SalviaBlue Aug 2012 #13
Actually it's criminal Doctor_J Aug 2012 #17
As of August 3rd, here's where the Feds are: freshwest Aug 2012 #18
..that's what it sounds like to me, allowing the military groups to help and take front seat uponit7771 Aug 2012 #27
This MUST be addressed! CoffeeCat Aug 2012 #20
VIDEO link for this segment: pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #21
Thanks pinboy3niner malaise Aug 2012 #22
All voting hours and days should be alike in all counties. malaise Aug 2012 #24
+1 uponit7771 Aug 2012 #25
K&R - this needs to be on everyone's lips. 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #23
Ok...that makes me think he'll pick Portman. Surpress the vote, add Portman and Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2012 #28
So your solution is to let them suppress the vote, and win without those states???!!?!?! Doctor_J Aug 2012 #32
I'm curious as to what justification are they actually giving for this LynneSin Aug 2012 #33
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