Judge orders GOP to halt poll tactics

[Zorra]

published: 11/2/2004
Daschle sues to stop 'intimidation' of Indians

Republican poll workers in Lake Andes were intimidating Native American voters on Monday, a federal judge ruled early today.

Republicans may not write down license plate numbers or follow Native Americans from polling places during today's election, U.S. District Judge Lawrence Piersol ruled in a temporary restraining order.

The ruling comes after Democratic Sen. Tom Daschle sued his opponent, John Thune, and the GOP in federal court in Sioux Falls on Monday, asking Piersol to stop what Democrats say was intimidation of voters.

"This ruling will hopefully ensure that every legitimate voter can vote free of intimidation on Election Day," said Daschle spokesman Dan Pfeiffer.

http://www.argusleader.com/news/Tuesdayarticle1.shtml

Thank you, Senator Daschle!

[pinto]

1. For the record, would you post this again in the "Problems" forum? at:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=201


Thanks!

:thumbsup:

[Zorra]

2. Gladly, thanks.

[AspenRose]

3. Thank goodness

These people stop at nothing! So bold they're stupid!

[Judi Lynn]

4. It's so important Daschle keeps his seat. Thune is so slimey.

It would be deeply disrespectful to have him AND Norm Coleman in the Senate at the same time.

The G.O.P. has such shabby, tacky people as candidates. Pity. A lot of them seem brain damaged, as well. S-L-O-W learners.

[It was not a pretzel]

5. Why follow them home and write down license plates?

Why would anyone semi-reasonable person do such a thing? what purpose could it serve apart from being threatening behaviour?

[Anakin Skywalker]

6. WTF?

I don't understand the logic behind writing down people's car plates. Some use friends and family members' cars for one reason or another. It proves nothing but another desperate attempt at creating "voter fraud" stories for their post-election whine-fest.