Civil rights group renews Va. election lawsuit

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The NAACP is resuming efforts to force Virginia to put more voting machines in polling places in majority black neighborhoods.

The civil rights group's Virginia chapter will return to federal court on Monday afternoon to argue the state is not prepared to handle an enormous voter surge expected Tuesday.

State Republicans plan to oppose the NAACP's request on grounds that altering voting procedures on the eve of the election would be disruptive and could unfairly disadvantage their candidates.



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[formercia]

1. Well, yah.

"altering voting procedures on the eve of the election would be disruptive and could unfairly disadvantage their candidates."

Can't let everyone vote, can we? That would be unfair.

[msongs]

2. why has the NAACP waited til now to file this suit? talk about behind the curve nt

[formercia]

3. That would give the GOP time to rig (recalibrate) the machines

If they have to redistribute the machines, they will probably come from areas with high republican turnout.

[NikolaC]

5. Good On Them

Though I do wish that there would be an emphasis placed on paper balloting here. However, this is a very good start because I am sure that we probably will have more machines in the suburb where I am living (a pub swinging area) than in areas where the majority are minorities. I hope that the lawsuit succeeds.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

4. Allowing people to VOTE "unfairly disadvantages" their candidates????

What a totally Repugnant concept.

Shameful.

[NikolaC]

6. "Unfair to their candidates" my butt

Racist idiots. I am more concerned about what is fair to this nation and making sure that they don't get away with any more vote supression tactics is a good start.

[mcg]

7. Adding machines doesn't alter procedures; what a strange definition of "unfairly". nt

[Laelth]

8. Typical Republican argument.

Allowing everyone to vote will "unfairly disadvantage us." In other words, as I have argued for years, if all eligible Americans voted there would be no Republican party. They would lose.

Fact is, they should lose. How can allowing everyone to vote violate the equal protection clause of the Constitution? That's absurd!

The United States is a LIBERAL Country.

:dem:

-Laelth