[ Breaking News ] Breaking: Justice Department Demands FL STOP Purging Voter Rolls

[There Is No Spoon]

Just heard on Ed Shultz/MSNBC now.

[azmouse]

Here is a link to the story on TPM.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.co...?ref=fpblg

[There Is No Spoon]

(05-31-2012 06:35 PM)azmouse Wrote:  Here is a link to the story on TPM.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.co...?ref=fpblg

Thanks - I saw that TPM was the source - didn't think to go there before posting

[azmouse]

(05-31-2012 06:37 PM)There Is No Spoon Wrote:  

(05-31-2012 06:35 PM)azmouse Wrote:  Here is a link to the story on TPM.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.co...?ref=fpblg

Thanks - I saw that TPM was the source - didn't think to go there before posting

I'm watching Ed report the story too. I was just about to post about it when I saw your post so I was ready to go. Good news this.

[sandnsea]

Well I'll be damn. Maybe somebody did get a clue in 2000. And I have to say, that's some change right there.

[pappy]

(05-31-2012 07:02 PM)sandnsea Wrote:  Well I'll be damn. Maybe somebody did get a clue in 2000. And I have to say, that's some change right there.

Don't forget the Republican secret weapon, SCOTUS. I can see Crist making an emergency appeal to SCOTUS and the pretext of protecting the voting rights of "legitimate voting citizens".

Voter fraud arguments are already being lined up ahead of Tuesday's Wisconsin recall by both Walker and Priebus and I fully expect them to go to court to overturn the recall election if Walker loses.

[jaxx]

This is a big yaaayyyyyy for the DOJ stepping in on the purging too. FL they got your number!

[jaxx]

Site updated with link to copy of the letter DoJ sent to FL.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/95500652/TPM-D...oter-Purge

[jaxx]

Update

Florida Department of State spokesman Chris Cate responds in a statement to ThinkProgress:

We just received the letter from DOJ this evening, and haven’t had a chance to thoroughly review it. Bottom line is we are firmly committed to doing the right thing and preventing ineligible voters from being able to cast a ballot.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/0...ter-purge/

[SeattleGirl]

(05-31-2012 08:20 PM)jaxx Wrote:  Update

Florida Department of State spokesman Chris Cate responds in a statement to ThinkProgress:

We just received the letter from DOJ this evening, and haven’t had a chance to thoroughly review it. Bottom line is we are firmly committed to doing the right thing and preventing ineligible voters from being able to cast a ballot.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/0...ter-purge/

Translation: We are fully committed to making sure that we throw as many Democrat-leaning voters off the rolls as we can get away with.

[janedrake]

(05-31-2012 08:33 PM)SeattleGirl Wrote:  

(05-31-2012 08:20 PM)jaxx Wrote:  Update

Florida Department of State spokesman Chris Cate responds in a statement to ThinkProgress:

We just received the letter from DOJ this evening, and haven’t had a chance to thoroughly review it. Bottom line is we are firmly committed to doing the right thing and preventing ineligible voters from being able to cast a ballot.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/0...ter-purge/

Translation: We are fully committed to making sure that we throw as many Democrat-leaning voters off the rolls as we can get away with.

Exactly.

[janedrake]

Excellent!

[Hekate]

Now watch the enemies of democracy fight like cornered rats.

[DFW]

They made 2 grammatical errors:

They are committed to doing the right-WING thing and are determined to prevent ELIGIBLE voters (if they tend to vote Democratic) from voting.

There, now the statement is factual.