A letter from ACLU attorney Mark Rosenbaum to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals regading his behavior during the arguments of Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action vs. Regents.
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Racism Boomerang on CNN
This is one of the funiest things I’ve ever seen on TV News. Soledad O’Brien hosts the reactionary actor Jay Thomas, who accuses Breitbart.com Editor in Chief Joel Pollack of “being afraid of black people.”
Only one problem with the accusation of racism… click here to see Hot Air’s coverage of the sizzler.
As Joel Pollack jokingly quipped to me, the only black person he might be afraid of is his mother-in-law.
West Virginia Sheriff Guilty of Voter Fraud
Fox has the full story. A part: “Bowman admitted to falsifying more than 100 of the absentee ballot applications and even voting with some of the ballots himself, while Whitten, who also pleaded guilty Wednesday, acknowledged lying to investigators about the plan to try to throw the election.”
West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant and the local US Attorney diligently pursued this matter.
H//T to Abner Haynes for the story.
GOP Files Complaint Against Wisc. Voter ID Judge
More here.
Dem candidate in Wisconsin recall says voter fraud not a problem, will overturn Voter ID
A Wisconsin Democrat who plans to run against Gov. Scott Walker in a possible recall election said she will overturn the state’s contentious new voter identification law if she is elected. link here.
“Voter ID law a non-factor at polls”
That’s the headline from the Tennessee primary. Despite the smooth implementation, any bets that we still see multiple lawsuits from the Fight for Fraud (FFF) squad under every imaginable legal theory. link to story here.
Few problems reported with new voter ID laws in Tennessee, Oklahoma
Few glitches were reported with new voter ID laws Tuesday in Tennessee and Oklahoma, two Super Tuesday states where picture identification was required for those casting ballots. The Nashville Tennessean reported that only a handful of provisional ballots related to the new law were needed across the state. link.
Wisconsin AG to promptly appeal Voter ID ruling
Wisconsin Attorney J.B. Van Hollen announced Wednesday that his office will promptly appeal Tuesday’s temporary injunction blocking enforcement of the state’s voter ID law. “We will be moving quickly to bring this matter before an appellate court to ensure that the properly-enacted and legally-sufficient Voter ID law will be in full force and in effect before the April elections,” Van Hollen said in a statement issued early Wednesday afternoon. link here.
Pennsylvania Senate heading to final vote on Photo ID
The state Senate Wednesday takes up a bill that would require residents to show valid photo identification before voting. The proposal has the backing of leaders in the Republican-controlled House and of Gov. Tom Corbett, meaning it could be at least partly in place when Pennsylvanians head to the polls for the April 24 primary.
Democrats, organized labor, the NAACP and the AARP oppose it.
link here.
Judge who blocked Wisconsin Voter ID law signed Walker recall petition
and his wife circulated the petition. If Governor Walker is actually a named defendant, this really raises issues of conflict of interest. And if that isn’t enough, the paragraph from the story raises more eyebrows as the Judge had apparently hired a former advisor of Walker’s recall opponent as his campaign manager.
The Republican Party of Wisconsin said it will file a complaint with the Wisconsin Judicial Commission. The party also said it will look into Flanagan listing Melissa Mulliken, a former adviser to Kathleen Falk, as his campaign manager on his official website. Falk is planning to run against Walker in a possible recall.
link here.