Mississippi Press link: “On the Senate side, Josh Harkins’ district, as expected, retreated to Rankin County to offset population gains there. Sen. Will Longwitz picked up some of Harkins’ district, cementing District 25 as a Madison-based seat. Of course, despite the positive features of the new maps, everything will have to be approved by the feds. And the Obama Justice Department seems to have a “special place” in its heart for Mississippi. Allegedly, DOJ employee Stephanie Gyamfi posted statements on her Facebook page telling us what she really thought, at least about our new voter ID law: “Mississippi: Disgusting and Shameful … forget the magnolia state motto.” Bless her heart. Gyamfi’s job description includes reviewing whether voting changes in Mississippi, including redistricting (and voter ID, but that is another column), meet the requirements of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. As Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said Tuesday, “A Justice Department employee stating our state is ‘disgusting and shameful’ is another indication [we] will not receive fair consideration.” Thank goodness for federal court. “
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Mississppi Redistricting Editorial
Mississippi Press link: “On the Senate side, Josh Harkins’ district, as expected, retreated to Rankin County to offset population gains there. Sen. Will Longwitz picked up some of Harkins’ district, cementing District 25 as a Madison-based seat. Of course, despite the positive features of the new maps, everything will have to be approved by the feds. And the Obama Justice Department seems to have a “special place” in its heart for Mississippi. Allegedly, DOJ employee Stephanie Gyamfi posted statements on her Facebook page telling us what she really thought, at least about our new voter ID law: “Mississippi: Disgusting and Shameful … forget the magnolia state motto.” Bless her heart. Gyamfi’s job description includes reviewing whether voting changes in Mississippi, including redistricting (and voter ID, but that is another column), meet the requirements of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. As Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said Tuesday, “A Justice Department employee stating our state is ‘disgusting and shameful’ is another indication [we] will not receive fair consideration.” Thank goodness for federal court. “
More on House Funding Cut to Voting Section for Voter ID Lawsuit Defense
More on House Funding Cut to Voting Section for Voter ID Lawsuit Defense
Injustice all over Georgia at 10:15 EDT
I will be live on the Marta Zoller show all over Georgia today at 10:15 talking about the Justice Department’s enforcement of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
Injustice all over Georgia at 10:15 EDT
I will be live on the Marta Zoller show all over Georgia today at 10:15 talking about the Justice Department’s enforcement of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
Debut Sales Scoreboard for Election Books
I noted yesterday that Hans von Spakovsky and John Fund have a new book coming out in August about vote fraud deniers, voter fraud and elections. I said I “will be posting a regular sales scoreboard showing the sales ranking of Fund and Von Spakovsky’s ‘Who’s Counting’ compared with books by vote fraud denier Tova Wang and also Rick Hasen. I am anxious to see which book performs better in the marketplace of ideas, especially since Hasen saw fit to single out Fund and Von Spakovsky in his book.”
No time like the present.
All three books have an August release, so it is a fair compare on sales. The Amazon sales rankings for nationwide sales as of 8 a.m. for the three are:
Fund/Von Spakovsky: 72,652
Hasen: 256,901
Wang: Not a single advance order at Amazon/no heartbeat.
Advantage Fund/Von Spakovsky.
On the topic of books, you can order Injustice here as well as peruse sale rankings.
Debut Sales Scoreboard for Election Books
I noted yesterday that Hans von Spakovsky and John Fund have a new book coming out in August about vote fraud deniers, voter fraud and elections. I said I “will be posting a regular sales scoreboard showing the sales ranking of Fund and Von Spakovsky’s ‘Who’s Counting’ compared with books by vote fraud denier Tova Wang and also Rick Hasen. I am anxious to see which book performs better in the marketplace of ideas, especially since Hasen saw fit to single out Fund and Von Spakovsky in his book.”
No time like the present.
All three books have an August release, so it is a fair compare on sales. The Amazon sales rankings for nationwide sales as of 8 a.m. for the three are:
Fund/Von Spakovsky: 72,652
Hasen: 256,901
Wang: Not a single advance order at Amazon/no heartbeat.
Advantage Fund/Von Spakovsky.
On the topic of books, you can order Injustice here as well as peruse sale rankings.
North Carolina county approves resolution on photo ID law
North Carolina counties support photo ID laws to increase public confidence in election results. Story here.
By a 3-2 vote, the Chatham County commissioners have approved a
resolution supporting state legislation that would require voter
identification at the polls to ensure that election results are
“fundamentally fair and every genuine vote is counted.”
“We made
sure that the resolution clearly states that any voter identification
requirements should be fair, reasonable and readily accessible to all
voters,” commissioners Chairman Brian Bock said. “This is an important
step in our view to retain public confidence in election results.
North Carolina county approves resolution on photo ID law
North Carolina counties support photo ID laws to increase public confidence in election results. Story here.
By a 3-2 vote, the Chatham County commissioners have approved a
resolution supporting state legislation that would require voter
identification at the polls to ensure that election results are
“fundamentally fair and every genuine vote is counted.”
“We made
sure that the resolution clearly states that any voter identification
requirements should be fair, reasonable and readily accessible to all
voters,” commissioners Chairman Brian Bock said. “This is an important
step in our view to retain public confidence in election results.