The steady disenfranchisement of the american people.
Oct 20, 2012
“A man originally reported to have been working for the Republican Party of Virginia was arrested by the Rockingham County, VA Sheriff’s office on Thursday and charged with attempting to destroy voter registration forms by tossing them into a dumpster behind a shopping center in Harrisonburg, VA. “Prosecutors charged him with four counts of destruction [...]
Oct 18, 2012
Despite posting this to NCAJ on their Facebook page, there has been no response from anyone at NCAJ. memo to self: research NCAJ and see if they are what they claim to be. updates: NCAJ endorsed candidates Marilyn Avila and Jamie Boles confirmed as members of ALEC “The North Carolina Advocates For Justice was [...]
Oct 9, 2012
From AlterNet By Steven Rosenfeld Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State John Husted is deteremined to stop upwards of 100,000 Ohioans—many of whom are African-American churchgoers who live in the state’s cities—from voting on the Sunday before Election Day in November… …“Secretary of State Jon Husted today announced that he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to make [...]
Oct 9, 2012
From the Rome News Tribune, by Walter C. Jones Georgia citizens are discovering that many of the laws passed in Georgia relating to prison, criminal justice and privatizing prisons and public education are taken directly from ALEC’s play book. “ALEC is the well conservative leaders in Georgia dip their bucket into when they’re looking for [...]
Oct 4, 2012
Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson, a Republican, enjoined just a part of the law, but it effectively strikes down the most onerous provision of it — but only for this November’s Presidential election. There were also a number of troubling caveats with what he left in place, rather than striking down the entire statute as [...]
Oct 4, 2012
State law enforcement agency says they have ‘found enough evidence to warrant a full-blown investigation’ Dept. of State advises election officials to sequester fraudulent registrations which ‘may become evidence used in court’… As Reuters reports tonight… Authorities in Florida said they had opened a criminal probe into the activities of Strategic Allied Consulting, the firm [...]
Oct 3, 2012
Future appointments by Obama or Romney could be pivotal on issues of gay rights, gun laws, abortion and money in politics. The Supreme Court is not on the ballot in November, but its future direction on issues such as abortion, gay rights, gun rights, voting laws and the role of money in politics depends on [...]
Oct 2, 2012
From Salvador Rizzo/Statehouse Bureau at NJ.com In April, a Star-Ledger investigation found some of Gov. Chris Christie’s biggest legislative proposals and other measures sponsored by lawmakers closely resembled ALEC bills. “Drawing on bills crafted by the council, on New Jersey legislation and dozens of e-mails by Christie staffers and others, The Star-Ledger found a pattern of similarities between ALEC’s [...]
