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lsewpershad

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66. What is the purpose of government

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Mon Aug 29, 2016, 12:20 PM

Aug 2016

if it cannot stop shit like this.

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Rolling Stone exposé:The GOP’s secret scheme begins purge of a million minority voters from voter ro [View all] sheshe2 Aug 2016 OP

I'm no longer a practicing attorney piechartking Aug 2016 #1

I wish you could latch onto a voting rights project too. sheshe2 Aug 2016 #12

It's not all that surprising when you realize deep down they are dedicated fascists Major Nikon Aug 2016 #19

Check with your state licensing authority, marybourg Aug 2016 #27

Thanks for the tip! piechartking Aug 2016 #28

Pie the best part of Retirement Protalker Aug 2016 #30

Maybe we should look back to the end of WW2 and remember asjr Aug 2016 #33

Organize agroup of people who are and go after them. Coyotl Aug 2016 #39

They've been doing it for years. elleng Aug 2016 #51

Here is the thing - you should not have to do this Cosmocat Aug 2016 #57

2012 - PA was a nail biter JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #60

id wish you would sue as a concerned citizen allan01 Aug 2016 #61

It's at the point where every registered voter should confirm active status to vote no_hypocrisy Aug 2016 #2

Great point, nh! sheshe2 Aug 2016 #13

True that, but this is happening in areas with concentrated liberal voters. Focus there first. Coyotl Aug 2016 #38

"According to our analysis, the Crosscheck list disproportionately threatens Hortensis Aug 2016 #56

This is totally freaking me out! pandora nm Aug 2016 #3

I'm freaked out, too. Granny M Aug 2016 #14

I wish I knew why they are so silent LiberalLovinLug Aug 2016 #17

Part of me thinks awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #18

In on it and don't give a damn..Money talks SammyWinstonJack Aug 2016 #24

there have been Dems fighting this for years, it just does not make the news enough: bettyellen Aug 2016 #64

Greg was on Joy this AM - DURHAM D Aug 2016 #4

Thanks, sheshe2 Aug 2016 #5

Thanks! Here is a direct link to the video pandora nm Aug 2016 #8

Here is the youtube version Gothmog Aug 2016 #45

That's the segment that has folks mouth open... This is some sick shit and real uponit7771 Aug 2016 #32

"Republicans don't want to govern, they want to rule." ~Molly Ivins CrispyQ Aug 2016 #6

Molly had it right! sheshe2 Aug 2016 #7

Here is a direct link to Rolling Stone's article BumRushDaShow Aug 2016 #9

Thanks, BRDS~ sheshe2 Aug 2016 #10

What I Feel Towards Republicans Is Way Beyond Hate Yallow Aug 2016 #11

Like he said in the interview, Granny M Aug 2016 #15

We have had lots of elections that do not pass the smell test Botany Aug 2016 #16

Saxby Chambliss over Max Cleland in Georgia in 2002 DFW Aug 2016 #42

Donald Seigelman Alabama 2002 Botany Aug 2016 #62

why aren't democrats doing the same thing? ArcticFox Aug 2016 #20

Good question but nope JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #22

I read about this the other day. ananda Aug 2016 #21

The Left needs an Assange JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #23

Know anyone up to the job? sheshe2 Aug 2016 #25

Some people say (sheshe post afam group) JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #58

You can't see me in the group? sheshe2 Aug 2016 #69

I figured out a way to see latest posts JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #70

Glitch in the system. sheshe2 Aug 2016 #71

We just watched "Selma" yesterday evening caballojm Aug 2016 #26

One significant problem is no national law regulates voting practices: each state does its own thing Ford_Prefect Aug 2016 #29

Kick this all over the country Hekate Aug 2016 #31

You have to push aside the multitude kacekwl Aug 2016 #34

secret? the gnewz media ate their BS votER fraud. ignoring CHEATING by the GOP to stay in power. pansypoo53219 Aug 2016 #35

Better pay attention...... suston96 Aug 2016 #36

Lawsuits targeting the persons doing this are needed. Lots and lots of lawsuits. Coyotl Aug 2016 #37

+1, this shit is the true anti American actions... In close races it tips the scales uponit7771 Aug 2016 #40

Spot on, Coyotl. sheshe2 Aug 2016 #41

Well their methodology sounds interesting. DirkGently Aug 2016 #43

I found the Crosscheck "Memorandum of Understanding" (MOU) from 2013 pandora nm Aug 2016 #44

Thanks, pandora. I see the repugs are trying to push it here in PA. Mc Mike Aug 2016 #46

It's my understanding that PA has a Democratic SoS pandora nm Aug 2016 #49

I don't know what his motivations could be. Mc Mike Aug 2016 #65

Add Bigtree's info from Salon article, about PA P.L. 333, Act No. 320 Mc Mike Oct 2016 #75

That is shocking. Granny M Aug 2016 #55

We have to protect every vote. It's the American way. rec, nt. Mc Mike Aug 2016 #47

What I don't understand is why the Dems don't fight back like they could & should and a lot of this EV_Ares Aug 2016 #48

"All original data will be securely destroyed upon completion of the project" Ligyron Aug 2016 #50

That's where the Justice Department should be looking JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #59

Maybe Trump has the rigged election right, he can say the big percentage of POC vote Thinkingabout Aug 2016 #52

I'm waiting for Trump to tell his supporters to make their women stay home. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2016 #53

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #54

It would only take Democrats trying to do this to everyone named Smith, Jones, Williams, & Johnson ProfessorPlum Aug 2016 #63

WTH!? sheshe2 Aug 2016 #67

I guess I should qualify this ProfessorPlum Aug 2016 #68

Thank you for clarfying. sheshe2 Aug 2016 #73

I agree with him sheshe JustAnotherGen Aug 2016 #72

I just saw the clarification. sheshe2 Aug 2016 #74

What is the purpose of government lsewpershad Aug 2016 #66