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Nine Judiciary committee Democrats, led by Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) called on Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Wednesday to open formal hearings on voting irregularities and voting reform, RAW STORY has learned.
The nine Democrats were Conyers, Rep. Nadler, Rep. Scott, Rep. Lofgren, Rep. Jackson Lee, Rep. Meehan, Rep. Waters, Rep. Wexler and Rep. Schiff.
“We write to you at the very outset of the 109th Congress, to request that our committee hold hearings and investigate the vital issue of protecting our citizens right to vote,” the letter begins. “The right to vote is the very foundation of our Democracy and is at the core of our Committee’s jurisdiction, and we can think of no more important or urgent issue before us than protecting our democratic rights. While the election is settled, however, our job as legislators on the Judiciary Committee to make sure that the constitutional right to vote is protected is just beginning.
More details at Raw Story; Will be posting full letter shortly from:
http://rawstory.comalso: friends at DU -- Raw Story will have an EXTENSIVE interview with Conyers coming out tomorrow morning or late tonight, in which he talks about not only election reform but also the president's cabinet nominees -- it's great; we're transcribing it now.
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