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Democracy denied: Millions of Americans blocked from voting

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A recent exampleof the stories being marginalised can be found in the crucial swing state of Ohio. The US Supreme Court just turned down an appeal from the Republican Secretary of State, Jon Husted, who was trying to shut down early voting.

Husted responded by limiting the hours for voting on the days he was forced to let people vote, to a total of 16 hours over three days. The state enacted an early voting law - signed by a Republican governor - in 2006, following a catastrophic failure in the 2004 elections, which saw some people waiting in lines for more than 10 hours on election day, with tens of thousands estimated to have given up.

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bannination wrote:http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinio ... terAccount
A recent exampleof the stories being marginalised can be found in the crucial swing state of Ohio. The US Supreme Court just turned down an appeal from the Republican Secretary of State, Jon Husted, who was trying to shut down early voting.

Husted responded by limiting the hours for voting on the days he was forced to let people vote, to a total of 16 hours over three days. The state enacted an early voting law - signed by a Republican governor - in 2006, following a catastrophic failure in the 2004 elections, which saw some people waiting in lines for more than 10 hours on election day, with tens of thousands estimated to have given up.
If you have to wait 10 hours to vote there already is a problem with THAT system and it should be addressed.
I have gone by the early voting over on Spartanburg Hwy. a few times and the line was out the door and they do have a sheriff directing traffic. But I have never waited more then 15-20 minutes on election day anyplace in my life.

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Colonel Taylor wrote:I have gone by the early voting over on Spartanburg Hwy. a few times and the line was out the door .
So you're saying that Republicans are suppressing the vote in Spartanburg too... not surprising.. they've spent more time and money on attempting to prevent voters that would typically vote Democrat than they did last election cycle..

They clearly have no compunction about cheating to win.. then they never did.. .
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Crock Hunter wrote:
Colonel Taylor wrote:I have gone by the early voting over on Spartanburg Hwy. a few times and the line was out the door .
So you're saying that Republicans are suppressing the vote in Spartanburg too... not surprising..
Wow where did I say that? Oh never mind you're a lib here you make things up as you go. Now a few other libs will repeat it and then y'all will believe it.
they've spent more time and money on attempting to prevent voters that would typically vote Democrat than they did last election cycle..

They clearly have no compunction about cheating to win.. then they never did.. .

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Crock Hunter wrote:
Colonel Taylor wrote:I have gone by the early voting over on Spartanburg Hwy. a few times and the line was out the door .
So you're saying that Republicans are suppressing the vote in Spartanburg too... not surprising.. they've spent more time and money on attempting to prevent voters that would typically vote Democrat than they did last election cycle..

They clearly have no compunction about cheating to win.. then they never did.. .
Typical leftist leap of logic.

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Crock of did not comprehend the Colonel's post. He thinks he was speaking of Spartanburg.

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gongoozler wrote:
Crock Hunter wrote:
Colonel Taylor wrote:I have gone by the early voting over on Spartanburg Hwy. a few times and the line was out the door .
So you're saying that Republicans are suppressing the vote in Spartanburg too... not surprising.. they've spent more time and money on attempting to prevent voters that would typically vote Democrat than they did last election cycle..

They clearly have no compunction about cheating to win.. then they never did.. .
Typical leftist leap of logic.
Typical rightwing nitwit rejection of facts.. .. Voter suppression is the "go to" plan for Republicans.. has been for decades..
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Crock Hunter wrote:
gongoozler wrote:
Crock Hunter wrote:
Colonel Taylor wrote:I have gone by the early voting over on Spartanburg Hwy. a few times and the line was out the door .
So you're saying that Republicans are suppressing the vote in Spartanburg too... not surprising.. they've spent more time and money on attempting to prevent voters that would typically vote Democrat than they did last election cycle..

They clearly have no compunction about cheating to win.. then they never did.. .
Typical leftist leap of logic.
Typical rightwing nitwit rejection of facts.. .. Voter suppression is the "go to" plan for Republicans.. has been for decades..
Please give us YOUR liberal FACTS that there is VOTER SUPPRESSION in Henderson County by the Republicans. Just typical liberal B/S, so should we call the media with your facts or wait to read them in tomorrow's paper.
Just like the other liberals here who were Eye Witnesses to the Martin Zimm Case. :roll: :roll:

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How are they going to stop a person from voting if they have a voter card.

Early voting don't seem right to me. I guess it is safer than the mail vote. I don't know.

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nobody wrote:How are they going to stop a person from voting if they have a voter card.

It's all about the liberal boogeyman coming down and taking their mythical cards.

Early voting don't seem right to me. I guess it is safer than the mail vote. I don't know.

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Colonel Taylor wrote:
nobody wrote:How are they going to stop a person from voting if they have a voter card.

It's all about the liberal boogeyman coming down and taking their mythical cards.

Early voting don't seem right to me. I guess it is safer than the mail vote. I don't know.
Wow vrede the delusional is lying in full force today. Where did I say they needed a card? Lie and Deny the vrede way! Oh and that thing after CARD is a question mark, seems as though you don't know that. :roll:

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Vrede wrote:You don't need to show a voter card to vote in NC. Both nobody and Colonel Taylor are misinformed.
Yep, and I bet they're not the only ones, either.

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Vrede wrote:
Colonel Taylor wrote:
Vrede wrote:
[color=#FF0000]Colonel Taylor[/color] wrote:
nobody wrote:How are they going to stop a person from voting if they have a voter card.

It's all about the liberal boogeyman coming down and taking their mythical cards.

Early voting don't seem right to me. I guess it is safer than the mail vote. I don't know.
You don't need to show a voter card to vote in NC. Both nobody and Colonel Taylor are misinformed.
Wow vrede the delusional is lying in full force today. Where did I say they needed a card? Lie and Deny the vrede way! Oh and that thing after CARD is a question mark, seems as though you don't know that. :roll:
:lol: Once again, Colonel Taylor doesn't understand his own post and BLAMES me for pointing it out.

nobody thinks having a voter card is necessary to vote.
Colonel Taylor does not correct him.
Colonel Taylor endorses nobody's ignorance by discussing the "taking" of voting cards.
There is a "?" after "card", there is not " :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: :?: ".

It's the same darned thing to everyone but you.


Post dumb, get caught, get confused, screw up the quote so it looks like he's arguing with himself (fixed now, the world cleans up his messes), divert to a former stupid post, Lie and Deny - It's the Colonel Taylor way.

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