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Related: About this forumTea Party Voter Suppression Group Under Investigation For Possible ‘Criminal Conspiracy’
Tea Party Voter Suppression Group Under Investigation For Possible Criminal Conspiracy
The Tea Party organization launching a multi-pronged voter suppression effort this election is under investigation by Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) for a possible criminal conspiracy to deny legitimate voters their constitutional rights.
Cummings sent a letter to True the Vote founder Catherine Engelbrecht warning her that the Ohio branch of the group, in suing to throw thousands of students, trailer park residents, homeless people and African Americans off the voting rolls, may be violating the law:
At some point, an effort to challenge voter registrations by the thousands without any legitimate basis may be evidence of illegal voter suppression. If these efforts are intentional, politically motivated and widespread across multiple states, they could amount to a criminal conspiracy to deny legitimate voters their constitutional rights.
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Full article here: http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/10/05/969971/tea-party-voter-suppression-group-under-investigation-for-possible-criminal-conspiracy/
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Tea Party Voter Suppression Group Under Investigation For Possible ‘Criminal Conspiracy’ (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Oct 2012
OP
It the proper people follow through, it should put a real kink in the Republican's plans.
RC
Oct 2012
#1
It won't be the Main Stream Media doing the investigatin' it will be the DOJ :) n/t
Tx4obama
Oct 2012
#5
RC
(25,592 posts)1. It the proper people follow through, it should put a real kink in the Republican's plans.
TroyD
(4,551 posts)2. Do you really think the MSM will investigate this?
Other than MSNBC, I don't think any of the others will want to expose Republican corruption.
The media likes to hide from things like this.
ZX86
(1,428 posts)4. And relinquish their favorite catch phrase
"Both sides do it."
I don't think so.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)5. It won't be the Main Stream Media doing the investigatin' it will be the DOJ :) n/t
Raine1967
(11,589 posts)7. ^^THIS^^
I agree. I'm glad to see this getting traction. Thanks for posting this!
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)3. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of bigots.
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)6. Prison's too good for these maggots.
but they clearly need to do some "hard time" to get the message.
May it be so.
If there's something to this and it's pursued, what do you wanna bet one of the teabaggers starts ratting out people up the line?
oldhippydude
(2,514 posts)9. go clear to the roots.....
its clear who's behind this...follow the money back to ALEC.... theres where the DOJ should aim... RICO.. conspiracy to deny voting rights
AnnieBW
(10,429 posts)10. Elijah Rocks!
He's a great Congressman. We love him here in MD!