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midnight

(26,624 posts)
Sun Jan 29, 2012, 11:43 PM Jan 2012

Did anyone else receive this email: James O'Keefe operatives commit fraud in New Hampshire last Tues

Attorney General Delaney and U.S. Attorney Kacavas:

According to news reports, James O'Keefe sent undercover operatives to commit fraud in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. They went to polling stations, falsely presented themselves, and requested ballots under the names of recently deceased voters — a violation of state and federal law.

O'Keefe badly wants to convince Americans that voter fraud — an extremely rare phenomenon — is a pressing threat to our democracy. So badly, in fact, that he reportedly sent his own agents out to commit fraud. The reason is simple — he wants fewer Americans to vote.

Fortunately we already have state and federal laws that prevent and punish voter fraud while allowing eligible Americans to cast their ballots. We call on you to enforce these laws and thoroughly investigate the actions of James O'Keefe and his operatives.http://campaigns.dailykos.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=57

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Did anyone else receive this email: James O'Keefe operatives commit fraud in New Hampshire last Tues (Original Post) midnight Jan 2012 OP
yes freshstart Jan 2012 #1
It'll be fun to see them go to jail for their unwillingness to accept reality: The Doctor. Jan 2012 #2
With this DoJ? Fat chance Doctor_J Jan 2012 #6
I'd love to argue with that, The Doctor. Jan 2012 #8
It would have been more shocking if he WOULDN'T have done it jmowreader Jan 2012 #3
It's been all over the newspapers in NH Mopar151 Jan 2012 #4
There is a petition in the link. Please sign it. jerseyjack Jan 2012 #5
Candorville (comic) on Voter fraud... Javaman Jan 2012 #7
hmph... chervilant Jan 2012 #9
that's not voter fraud, that's election fraud. provis99 Jan 2012 #10
OMG! chervilant Jan 2012 #11
 

The Doctor.

(17,266 posts)
2. It'll be fun to see them go to jail for their unwillingness to accept reality:
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 04:01 AM
Jan 2012

Voter fraud is an almost non-existent problem because it's illegal and people go to jail for it.

Now if we can just make election fraud as difficult to get away with.

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
6. With this DoJ? Fat chance
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 09:12 AM
Jan 2012

as long as there's a pot smoker roaming free, Eric Holder doesn't have time to prosecute election thieves

 

The Doctor.

(17,266 posts)
8. I'd love to argue with that,
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 03:32 PM
Jan 2012

but I'm not thrilled with him either.

Has anyone though of a messaging campaign? Has it been done yet?

jmowreader

(50,528 posts)
3. It would have been more shocking if he WOULDN'T have done it
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 04:20 AM
Jan 2012

Committing federal offenses, and getting away with it, is what you expect from James O'Keefe.

Mopar151

(9,974 posts)
4. It's been all over the newspapers in NH
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 08:12 AM
Jan 2012

Teabagers have been agitating for voter ID laws, and they tried for a boost from this. More BS from "Bully" O'Brien, ALEC's main man here, along with his asshole buddy DJ Bettencourt. Many have pointed out that without O'Keefe and pals, we wouldn't have any voter fraud.

chervilant

(8,267 posts)
9. hmph...
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 05:16 PM
Jan 2012

The only voter fraud we need to worry about is the fraud committed through the use of electronic touch-screen voting machines.

Won't someone PUH-LEEEEZE put that pathetic O'Keefe child in prison, where he belongs?

chervilant

(8,267 posts)
11. OMG!
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 11:17 PM
Jan 2012

I was being totally facetious!

Durn. Sometimes it doesn't pay to chew through the restraints...

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