GI’s Killed so Iraqis can Vote, AG’s fired so Americans can’t

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3,000+ GI’s killed to allow Iraqis to vote. 8 AG’s dismissed to disallow Americans to vote.

It appears the free and unimpeded right to vote is no longer an American virtue in the view of George Bush. It has become clear that one of the reasons for the Karl Rove directed firings of 8 US Attorneys by the Justice Department was to enable the White House to gain greater control over a deliberate vote suppression strategy initiated by former AG John Ashcroft.

The Bush Administration has sought to impose tougher voter ID measures and other steps to restrict access to the ballot, measures which generally disportionately affect poor and minority populations to the benefit of Republicans. In fact, in virtually every significant decision affecting election balloting, the Bush Justice Department’s Voting Rights Division has come down on the side of Republicans, notably in Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Washington and other states where recent elections have been decided by narrow margins.

Former Division chief Joseph Rich tells McClatchy Newspapers, “As more information becomes available about the administration’s priority on combating alleged, but not well substantiated, voter fraud, the more apparent it is that its actions concerning voter ID laws are part of a partisan strategy to suppress the votes of poor and minority citizens.” McClatchy has itemized nearly a dozen incidences in which this appears to be the case, creating the impression of a clear pattern.

In addition to a numbe of other personnel changes mean to rid the Division of long-term employees, it appears several of the 8 fired US Attorneys were ousted in part because they failed to bring voter fraud cases important to Republican politicians.

(A listing of Major Pending Election Law Litigation.)

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GI’s Killed so Iraqis can Vote, AG’s fired so Americans can’t

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