Reid and Schumer's secret FEC deal? (FEC, von Spakovsky)

[babylonsister]

This is all news to me. There are imbedded links in the OP link below for more info, too.

http://scoop.epluribusmedia.org/story/2007/9/21/12302/1486

Reid and Schumer's secret FEC deal? (it's not good)
by clammyc rcs1
Fri Sep 21, 2007 at 12:30:02 PM EST

Note: Action item down at the bottom of this diary

I haven't seen this posted anywhere, and with the focus no longer being on the US attorney firing scandal and the relationship between many of the US attorneys and election integrity issues, I think it bears pointing out. The deal involves the reconfirmation of Hans von Spakovsky, a hyper partisan republican who has many MANY shady ties to voter suppression tactics over the past couple of decades, as one of six members of the Federal Elections Commission.

Back in May, Ice Just Ice wrote a great diary called "Keep Yer Vote Thievin' Hans Off the Federal Election Commission: Action Alert!", and I followed it up (with much help from the ePluribus Media folks) with the three-part series on Hans von Spakovsky that is linked above. Needless to say (as I will highlight yet again below), von Spakovsky is quite possibly the worst person to serve as one of the FEC Commissioners, and his recess appointment was protested by Senator Kennedy as well as a number of other legal scholars.

Additionally and more recently, von Spakovsky was implicated in a voter suppression flap in Missouri, where he shot down a lawsuit that would more fairly represent the voters and representation for local elections. Of course, the lawsuit would have allowed more minority board members as a result of the district being a largely minority district, and probably would have resulted in less republicans being elected.

All of this being said, Senators Reid and Schumer are ready to cut a deal that would allow him to be reconfirmed for a full term, despite his large role in voter suppression, controversial and illegal voter ID laws, sockpuppetry and the illegal TX redistricting that was engineered by Tom DeLay.

lots more...

http://scoop.epluribusmedia.org/story/2007/9/21/12302/1486

[leftchick]

1. I am getting the distinct impression

there is no opposition party left.

[babylonsister]

3. I think I'll bookmark this thread to see if it becomes reality. At this

point, nothing would surprise me.

[OzarkDem]

2. Beavis & Butthead

Reid and Schumer couldn't negotiate their way out of a wet paper bag.

I've never seen Dem leadership that could so consistently screw up everything they touch. Not sure if its corruption or just stupidity.

On edit: Its time to demand their resignations, NOW.

[babylonsister]

4. No more opinions on this? Maybe election reform would be the place to

post.

[KoKo]

5. Try Election Reform. I think this news is so stunning...well what can

any of us say after another very bad week of let downs. I'm waiting for the Bombing of Iran to start. Lieberman Amendment that somehow will get passed and we will be told the lie of "we didn't have the votes to stop it."

Thanks for the post, though.