New Citizens Say GOP Took Away Their Right To Choose

[mom cat]

New Citizens Say GOP Took Away Their Right To Choose

POSTED: 11:31 pm EDT July 5, 2004

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Dario Cruz has lived in the United States for 16 years, but just became a citizen last week as he and about 200 other immigrants were naturalized.


Dario Cruz takes citizenship oath at the University of North Florida last week.

One of the things he had always wanted to was register to vote, but when he was offered the chance to do that right outside the ceremony, he knew something wasn't right -- the place on the form where you're asked to choose Democrat, Republican or independent was already filled out.

"It's like one side," Cruz said. "You don't get to choose."

According to Cruz and his family, every form was checked off Republican.

It was something his wife, Linda Cross, first noticed. She said she asked what was going on, and was told the woman registering voters said they were with a Republican organization.

http://www.news4jax.com/politics/3495828/detail.html

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. These folks need to be educated

that your registration doesn't mean you have to vote Republican. Maybe a talk with Republicans for Kerry would help.

[proud patriot]

2. That is utterly Illegal

I hope they get the book thrown at them .

[mom cat]

3. I am so waiting for Attourney General Eliot Spitzer to clean up a

few things. We may all need to do a bit of volunteer work to help him with the backlog!

:dem: