Sleazoid Repukes behind threatening letters to Latinos

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SANTA ANA, Calif. - State investigators have linked a Republican campaign to letters sent to thousands of Orange County Hispanics warning them they could go to jail or be deported if they vote next month, a spokesman for the attorney general said.


"We have identified where we believe the mailing list was obtained," said Nathan Barankin, spokesman for Attorney General Bill Lockyer.

He declined to identify the specific Republican campaign Wednesday, citing the ongoing investigation. The Los Angeles Times and The Orange County Register both reported Thursday that the investigation appeared to be focused on the campaign of Tan D. Nguyen, a Republican challenger to Democratic U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (news, bio, voting record).

The letter, written in Spanish, tells recipients: "You are advised that if your residence in this country is illegal or you are an immigrant, voting in a federal election is a crime that could result in jail time."

In fact, immigrants who are naturalized U.S. citizens can vote.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061019/ap_on_re_us/immigration_voting_threat

[burythehatchet]

1. They would never, ever win a fair election

Conservatism is DEAD. The Republican party is DEAD. Now the fight begins.

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2. Conservatism isn't dead

These so-called conservatives are just fascists, power-hungry thugs pretending to be conservatives. I have nothing against real conservatives. Fascists, OTOH...

[Ian_rd]

3. K&R - Can't believe this made it into the MSM! Hope? nt

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4. a quick kick

Man, what a jaded crowd. With any luck, the campaign behind this thuggery will be exposed before the election. But one thing it will do, definitely, is push some "family values" Hispanics out of the R column.