Brew a pot of coffee
Pour yourself a really big mug and sit down for a long read
A must read about Wisconsin and Walker
in today's New York Times.
>>>>>READ IT HERE<<<<<
Thursday, May 24, 2012
FL - The "We Don't Want Everyone to Vote" State
It’s amazing to me how Florida can have so much potential
voter fraud – over and over and over and over and over again – year after year
after year after year after year after year
Doesn’t anyone other than me think this is just too
effing hokey to even have a thread of substance to it anymore.
Therefore – I anoint Florida
– The ALEC state of “You don’t
have the right to vote”.
EXCLUSIVE: Florida Congressman Demands Gov. Rick Scott
‘Immediately Suspend’ Voter Purge
By Judd Legum and Ian Millhiser posted from ThinkProgress
Justice on May 23, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Florida Congressman Ted Deutch (D)
told ThinkProgress today that Gov. Rick Scott was engaging in a “blatant
attempt to supress voter turnout.” Scott is currently involved in a massive
effort to purge up to 180,000 from the voting rolls. The list, purportedly of
non-citizens, has proven unreliable. Earlier this week, Seminole County
Supervisor of Elections Mike Ertel, a Republican, posted a picture on Twitter
of a voter on the list falsely identified as ineligible, with his passport.
History repeating itself
And you need to remember this from 2004:
In Florida some 50,000 voters were
purged in 2004 (in addition to the many purged in 2000), many of them
African-American, who still were unable to vote by 2006. In various states and
counties the subterranean war against electoral democracy continues.
And this from 2000
The Florida Secretary of State’sOffice hired a private firm known as Database Technologies, Inc. (now
ChoicePoint Corporation) to identify convicted felons and remove them from
Florida’s voting rolls. Prior to the election, 94,000 voters were removed
(Kelly, 2002).
As The Nation magazine reported,
"immediately after the November 7, 2000 election, minority voters who had
never committed crimes complained of having had their names removed from voting
rolls in a purge of ‘ex-felons,’ of being denied translation services required
by law, … and of harassment by poll workers and law-enforcement
officials." The list of voters denied the right to vote was overwhelmingly
Democratic and half were minorities (Kelly, 2002).
African-Americans made up 88
percent of the voters removed from the rolls in the purge that preceeded the
2000 election, even though they account for only about 11 percent of Florida
voters. In Florida, 93 percent of black voters cast a ballot for Al Gore.
Florida – THE ALEC
– You don’t have a right to vote state.
Florida - The "We Don't Want Everyone to Vote" State
Florida - The Paul Weyrich State (Founder of ALEC)
Florida - The "We Don't Want Everyone to Vote" State
Florida - The Paul Weyrich State (Founder of ALEC)
Coming to a state
near you soon.
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Walker MUST NOT WIN - Donate to Barrett
Walker MUST NOT WIN.
Have you donated to Barrett yet?
If Walker wins – the ALEC Corporatist agenda will go
nationwide.
It does not matter what stat you live in – you need to
donate to Barrett – this election is of concern to every American.
“It’s about courage,” the
Republican governor said on Fox News. “If they affirm me on the vote on June 5,
I think [that] sends a powerful message not only around Wisconsin but around
the country that voters are serious when they say they want leaders who are
willing to take on the tough issue.”
He added, “They want leaders who
are willing to stand up and take on the powerful special interests and put the
power back in the hands of the taxpayers. … That’s really what’s ultimately at
stake. Who is in charge? Is it taxpayers or is it the special interest groups?”
Really means
That’s really what’s ultimately at
stake. Who is in charge? Is it ALEC Corporate Profit Sector Members or is it the Koch Brothers?”
ALEC and the Koch’s – say what they mean and mean what
they say.
Walker Admits - His Win Was "Probably" Fraud
From Walkers potty mouth a couple of days ago, you have
this:
Yet, Governor Walker now says: “I’ve
always thought in this state, close elections, presidential elections, it means you
probably have to win with at least 53 percent of the vote to account for fraud.
One or two points, potentially... That’s enough to change the outcome of the
election... Absolutely. I mean there’s no question why they went to court and
fought [to undo] voter ID.”
From wiki – you have this:
Scott Kevin Walker (born November
2, 1967) is a American politician and member of the Republican Party who
currently serves as the 45th Governor of Wisconsin. Walker took office on
January 3, 2011, after defeating Democratic candidate Tom Barrett, attaining 52
percent of the vote in the November 2010 general election.
Well – I guess a lot of us would agree that there was "probably"
fraud involved in the election of Walker.
Absolutely. I mean there’s no
question why they went to court and fought [to undo] Scott Walker.”
BUT – it wasn’t voter fraud.
ALEC ACTION - TODAY - SEATTLE Th 5/24
Amazon has put profit ahead of doing the right thing with
its affiliation with ALEC, shady business practices and tax dodging, but this May the 24th the 99% are crashing their
shareholder meeting in the heart of downtown Seattle at the Seattle Art Museum.
Come join in on the fun.
Amazon still supports the ultra-right wing corporate
lobbying group ALEC. This organization routinely writes “model legislation”
that actively fights workers’ rights, creates more tax loopholes for big
corporations, and erodes the social safety net that too many of us rely on in
this still tough economy.
On Thursday, May
24th, we are gathering underneath the Hammering Man at 8:30 AM to show the
giant online retailer that they are accountable to the 99%. Seattle Art Museum 1300 First Avenue Seattle, WA.
Sorry for the really late notice - just found out about it this morning.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
ALEC Attack on Attorneys General Starts in Mississippi
Don't ALEC members always tell the press the following lie
Well
Not so
ALEC introduces legislation - a state passes it and then ALEC says the reverse really happened.
They lie - they are all ALEC liars.
Two weeks ago in at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting in Charlotte,
ALEC introduced a bill to limit the powers of State attorneys general
And here's what the Mississippi AG had to say about that:
That's what ALEC is all about.
TAKING AWAY PROTECTIONS FOR THE CONSUMER
PROTECTING THE ALEC CORPORATE PROFIT SECTOR MEMBERS
That's what ALEC is all about.
Get with it folks
- ALEC CORPORATIONS HATE CONSUMERS!!!!
So don't feel guilty about boycotting them.
I go to ALEC members where states share what is working for them and then I come home and implement it.
Well
Not so
ALEC introduces legislation - a state passes it and then ALEC says the reverse really happened.
They lie - they are all ALEC liars.
Two weeks ago in at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting in Charlotte,
ALEC introduced a bill to limit the powers of State attorneys general
At the meeting, ALEC’s CivilJustice Task Force considered a proposal entitled the ALEC Attorney General
Authority Act. The boilerplate is pretty impenetrable -- one more reason
lawmakers don’t write these themselves -- but the summary attached for members’
advance consideration lays out the gist pretty neatly:
“Just as a private attorney cannot
bring a suit on behalf of a client without the client agreeing and authorizing
such action, and then only within the guidelines allowed by the client, so it
should be with the attorney general. Rather than an attorney general deciding
on his or her own what authority the office may have to bring a lawsuit, the
authority should be defined by the state as reflected by the specific decisions
of the legislature via statute. The legislature, not the attorney general, is
best positioned to balance the competing concerns that go into the decision of
whether to allow a cause of action and under what circumstances.”
GUESS WHAT
IT WAS PASSED in Mississippi
And here's what the Mississippi AG had to say about that:
Yesterday, after refusing to even allow Mississipppi AG Jim Hood to speak at a legislative hearing, Mississippi lawmakers moved at "warped speed" to pass an ALEC bill that strips away significant powers from Hood, a pro-consumer AG and the only statewide Democrat in office. Mississippi, you will recall, had led the nation in going after the tobacco industry and getting billions back for state governments. ALEC has made plenty sure that won’t be happening again in Mississippi.
Responded AG Hood:
"In the past eight years the office has recovered more than $600 million for our taxpayers from wrongdoers without costing the taxpayers one dime ... However, the huge corporate interests that paid for and supported this bill through the American Legislative Exchange Council have decided that they did not like having to pay what they owed the taxpayers of Mississippi."And in terms of ALEC’s agenda, it gets worse. At its recent meeting in Charlotte, ALEC discussed its new scorched-earth approach: an unbelieveable bill that would simply stop an AG from bringing any kind of lawsuit unless they get prior state legislative approval.
That's what ALEC is all about.
TAKING AWAY PROTECTIONS FOR THE CONSUMER
PROTECTING THE ALEC CORPORATE PROFIT SECTOR MEMBERS
That's what ALEC is all about.
- ALEC CORPORATIONS HATE CONSUMERS!!!!
So don't feel guilty about boycotting them.
Your local merchants - LOVE YOU.
PLEASE BUY LOCAL
And GIVE ALEC Corporate Profit Sector Member the Big ol' finger.
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