Conyers statement on Carter-Baker Commission. Sorry if duplicate

[rumpel]

On bradblog
http://www.bradblog.com/default.htm

The first meeting of the Baker-Carter election commission was disappointing and, at times, outrageous and tainted with racially-charged innuendo. Let me make absolutely clear that I greatly admire former President Jimmy Carter and believe he was insightful and on-target throughout the hearing. However, given the incredible lack of balance and profound lack of good faith demonstrated by some of Carter's fellow commissioners and many of the witnesses at this hearing, at times he seemed to be a very lonely voice of sanity.

The remarks of Mr. James Baker, III, which were echoed by a number of right wing political operatives called as witnesses, seemed to have a singular purpose of spreading hoaxes and conspiracy theories about ineligible Democratic voters being allowed to cast votes. The remedy was cleverly repeated like a broken record, "photo ID, photo ID, photo ID." Right wing pundit John Fund was called as an "expert" witness by the hearing and offered racially charged proposals with racially charged rhetoric.

The substance of the testimony alleging "voter fraud" was a fraud itself.
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read the full text at bradblog!

Thank you Mr. Conyers for speaking our minds!

[rainy]

1. There are quite a few threads on this in Greatest.

[dweller]

2. and one more can't hurt

make sure it's covered...

dp

[Paradise]

6. amen! n/t

[kster]

3. I think a nice

discussion thread is in order on how to back this guy up to the fullest of our ability.

[tommcintyre]

4. kick n/t

[tommcintyre]

5. GD Poitics thread here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1731711

[EFerrari]

7. kick

[EC]

8. They sure want those photo ID's

I wonder if they will be used to punish as well, such as holding out privileges that the card would eventually be used for. Don't agree with the government, your banking privileges taken away or something on that order? Once there is a national ID card, we well be under the control of the government, not in charge of it...