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“Another Justice Lie: Caught Again”
Pittsburgh Tribune Review on the truthfulness of AAG Tom Perez.
O’Reilly Factor on the Veracity of AAG Tom Perez
Link to video of Bill O’Reilly discussing possible perjury of AAG Tom Perez is here.
15 military groups opposing Obama campaign lawsuit
Gatewaypundit.com. According to the Obama campaign and Colonel Axelrod, Romney and the 15 military groups have no idea what they are talking about.
“Getting It Wrong on Voter ID”
In the Politico article, Emily Schultheis repeats the left-wing, anti-voter ID Brennan Center’s claim that “at least 5 million voters could be affected by” new voter-ID laws, but von Spakovsky’s research reveals “that 5 million figure is completely speculative and not based on any substantive evidence.” “Schultheis also says, as if it is a proven fact, that these ‘laws tend to disproportionately affect young voters and minorities.’ Really? Based on what evidence? The actual turnout of Democratic and minority voters went up, not down, in Georgia and Indiana after their voter-ID laws went into effect.”
Calling out yet another of the “many poorly researched articles written about voter-ID laws,” Hans von Spakovsky notes “there is no evidence to support the claim, as expressed in the title of the article, that ‘Voter ID Laws Could Swing States’ — unless what is meant is that these laws could prevent the casting of fraudulent votes that could steal an election.”
“AP Makes Bogus Charge of Voter Disenfranchisement”
“The reporter, Mike Baker, failed to reveal that the voters in question actually have photo IDs and have used them in previous elections… either the reporter did not do a good job of investigating and gathering information, or he was very selective in what he chose to report.”
Romney calls Obama lawsuit limiting military voters’ rights an ‘outrage’
The Hill reports on the Romney statement and the immediate reaction:
“President Obama’s lawsuit claiming it is unconstitutional for Ohio
to allow servicemen and women extended early voting privileges during
the state’s early voting period is an outrage,” he said in a statement
posted to Facebook Saturday afternoon. “The brave men and women of our
military make tremendous sacrifices to protect and defend our freedoms,
and we should do everything we can to protect their fundamental right to
vote. I stand with the fifteen military groups that are defending the
rights of military voters, and if I’m entrusted to be the
commander-in-chief, I’ll work to protect the voting rights of our
military, not undermine them.”
Romney’s statement received a great deal of traction online — it had more than 10,000 “likes” on Facebook within an hour of being posted.
Update: The statement now has 109,000 likes.
“Obama frags military voter”
excerpt from Washington Times Editorial on the Obama campaign lawsuit in Ohio:
“Those The Obama campaign apparently sees no reason why military voters may need an extra few days of early voting and how their situation is very much different from the ordinary citizen voter who has plenty of opportunities to vote early, vote absentee, or vote on Election Day.
On Wednesday, AMVETS, the National Guard Association of the United
States and the Association of the U.S. Army — among other
military-affiliated organizations — petitioned a judge to dismiss the
lawsuit. “It’s disheartening given the full-court press of the Obama
administration to court if not pander to the military community,” said
our source, an overseas combat veteran. “There is an awful lot of effort
going into talking about wounded warriors, for example, and employment
for veterans. What’s going on in Ohio is discouraging but not surprising
since the administration’s outreach efforts have never seemed sincere.”
few who are making the effort to be citizens in every sense of the word
should be supported,” our source said. “It makes you wonder why they
are investing that much time and effort to keep the troops from voting.
They must be desperate.”
Rhode Island implements photo ID
Rhode Islanders who need a photo ID in order to vote in next month’s
primary and the November election can get one for free next week.
Officials from the Secretary of State’s office are traveling to North Providence and Hopkinton to issue free IDs . link.
“Military Groups Oppose Obama Campaign Ohio Early Voter Suit”
Bloomberg News reports:
The National Guard Association of the United States and more than a dozen other fraternal military groups asked a U.S. judge for permission to intervene in and oppose a lawsuit filed by President Barack Obama’s campaign challenging the fairness of Ohio’s early voting rules.
The campaign sued Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Jon Husted on July 17, claiming the state’s two-tiered early voting process violates the U.S. Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection under the law.
State law allows families of armed forces members and civilians overseas to vote through the Monday before an election while early voting for all other Ohioans ends the preceding Friday. The campaign seeks a court order invalidating the statutes.
“Members of the U.S. Armed Forces risk their lives to keep this nation safe and defend the fundamental constitutional right to vote,” the military groups said in in their request to intervene in the case.