Obama is Renewing the American Sense of Identity. Unbelievable to Watch

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Repubs. 2000.  West Palm Beach.  Intimidation.  It was on the news.  It made international news as a matter of fact.

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In Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, which have high concentrations of Black voters and are among the Democratic counties the campaign of Vice President Al Gore has sought vote recounts by hand, election officials said dozens of Blacks were unfairly turned away from the polls (see page 9).

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Well, if the  Repubs would stop preventing dems from voting then maybe we wouldn't have to.

Who?  When?  So cheating is OK if you think the other side is?? Seems a rather weak argument...

YES.  Apparently the Repubs wrote the book on it right?

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Congresswoman Carrie Meek, whose 17th District is in Dade County, reported her office received numerous accounts from Blacks who were turned away at polling places. Voters reported being intimidated by poll workers and being told their identification was invalid.

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Congresswoman Carrie Meek, whose 17th District is in Dade County, reported her office received numerous accounts from Blacks who were turned away at polling places. Voters reported being intimidated by poll workers and being told their identification was invalid.

Perhaps it was invalid??....Hmmmmm

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In Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, which have high concentrations of Black voters and are among the Democratic counties the campaign of Vice President Al Gore has sought vote recounts by hand, election officials said dozens of Blacks were unfairly turned away from the polls (see page 9).

Since you failed to post the link... Here it is...

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_25_98/ai_68147556/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1

The allegation and the article prove nothing... it is an article containing hearsay and anecdotal evidence.  I do not intend to rehash the embarrassment that was the 2000 election process in South Florida.  It was eight years ago... time to get over it.

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Well, if the  Repubs would stop preventing dems from voting then maybe we wouldn't have to.

Name one Democrat who was prevented from voting by a Republican.  This is all a bunch of nonsense made up for political reasons.  Gore lost Florida.  Get over it.

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Well, if the  Repubs would stop preventing dems from voting then maybe we wouldn't have to.

Name one Democrat who was prevented from voting by a Republican.  This is all a bunch of nonsense made up for political reasons.  Gore lost Florida.  Get over it.

R. Leigh Gillette

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Well, if the  Repubs would stop preventing dems from voting then maybe we wouldn't have to.

Name one Democrat who was prevented from voting by a Republican.  This is all a bunch of nonsense made up for political reasons

I'm sorry you feel that way about 15th Amendment to the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  Were you there?  Do you know this 1st. hand?

[RiversideGator]

Well, if the  Repubs would stop preventing dems from voting then maybe we wouldn't have to.

Name one Democrat who was prevented from voting by a Republican.  This is all a bunch of nonsense made up for political reasons.  Gore lost Florida.  Get over it.

R. Leigh Gillette

Source? Who is this?

[RiversideGator]

Well, if the  Repubs would stop preventing dems from voting then maybe we wouldn't have to.

Name one Democrat who was prevented from voting by a Republican.  This is all a bunch of nonsense made up for political reasons

I'm sorry you feel that way about 15th Amendment to the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  Were you there?  Do you know this 1st. hand?

Actually, those were Democrats trying to prevent people from voting.   

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R. Leigh Gillette showed up at a Prince William County, Virginia polling place on November 6 about 30 minutes before the polls closed. Because he was on his way to a recreation facility and his wife was driving, Gillette was not carrying an ID. When a poll worker told him he could not vote without ID, Gillette asked to speak to the person in charge who also told him he could not vote. Gillette was never offered an Affirmation of Identity form as required by Virginia law.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
R. LEIGH GILLETTE,
Plaintiff,
v.
BETTY E. WEIMER, in her individual and official capacity as General Registrar, Prince William County, Virginia; PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ELECTORAL BOARD; HELEN K. CRAM, GUY ANTHONY GUIFFRÉ, and KEITH A. SCARBOROUGH, in their individual capacities and official capacities as members of the Prince William County Electoral Board; and JANE DOE NO. 1 and JANE DOE NO. 2,
Defendants.
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R. Leigh Gillette showed up at a Prince William County, Virginia polling place on November 6 about 30 minutes before the polls closed. Because he was on his way to a recreation facility and his wife was driving, Gillette was not carrying an ID. When a poll worker told him he could not vote without ID, Gillette asked to speak to the person in charge who also told him he could not vote. Gillette was never offered an Affirmation of Identity form as required by Virginia law.

Looks to me like a lack of forethought and personal responsibility on the part of the voter.  No ID?? No voter registration card??  These seem like common things to bring when voting.  In addition you seem to claim that the poll worker was a republican deliberately preventing this confused person from voting.  Perhaps the poll worker erred in not offering a form but that is a far cry from "republicans keeping democrats from voting"...

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Yes.  We'll see.  I've got a round of beers if the poll worker isn't a Repub. (You know most of them are the controlling bastards!) This will all come out in the trial I'm sure.