San Diego Democratic Party Chairman ignored reports from multiple women because Candidate Filner was best chance for victory in Mayoral race
The Atlantic reports that multiple allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior by Congressman Bob Filner toward a number of different women were reported to the Chairman of the Democratic Party in San Diego. However, no action was taken and the reports were silently filed away all because Bob Filner was the best chance for the Democratic Party to finally capture the mayoral seat of the 8th largest city in the United States. The Democratic Party allowed women to be abused for their political self-interest. Depending on the success of the recall petition, San Diego will be abused for the next three years.
Former California State Assemblywoman Lori Saldaña, San Diego County Democratic Central Committee member Martha Sullivan, and Escondido City Council member Olga Diaz all brought uncomfortable incidents to the attention of Jess Durfee, who was until the end of 2012 Democratic Party chairman for San Diego, the eighth-largest city in America.What happened next illustrates the enormous challenge the situation presented to local Democrats, who were looking to Filner as their best shot at retaking the mayor’s seat in the heavily Republican community for the first time since 1992. It also reveals the party’s short-sighted and ultimately self-destructive failure to do due diligence on the accusations, which were presented to the party secondhand and yet failed to trigger any kind of substantive investigation, or even an intra-party conversation with a lawyer.…She brought six women’s stories to Durfee in the summer of 2011, she said, though she did not have any direct experience of inappropriate conduct herself.“We’re all wondering, ‘Why didn’t the chairman listen to our concerns?'” Saldaña said.
Vote Fraud Truther Challenge: “Lauderdale Lakes commissioner faces voter fraud allegation”
The Vote Fraud Truther Challenge of the Day:
Commissioner Eric Haynes could be facing a felony charge and up to five years in prison for using a fraudulent address when he voted in November. The Broward Office of Inspector General has forwarded a report to the Florida Elections Commission showing Haynes used the address of a house he sold in August 2012 when voting early on Nov. 3.At the time, Haynes signed a voting certificate saying that he lived at the address and that “if I commit or attempt to commit fraud in connection with voting … I could be convicted of a felony of the third degree and both fined up to $5,000 and imprisoned for up to five years.”Haynes said Wednesday it was an innocent oversight and that he was still living in the city.
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53% of Americans see “Opposition to Voter ID” as partisan effort to boost their political party over another
A Washington Post poll found that a majority of Americans believe that the opposition is voter ID is based on partisan reasons and effort to boost one party over another. The American people have it right as the Democrat opposition to the bill is partisan in nature.
Iowa gains access to federal database to assist in citizenship verification of voters
A number of states are finalizing agreements with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to utilize the federal SAVE Program to assist in the verification of U.S. citizenship of prospective registered voters. The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa is the latest state to request access to the federal data with Secretary of State Matt Schultz announcing the agreement:
After months of negotiations and paperwork, Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz said Wednesday his office will gain access to a federal immigration database it can use to investigate potential voter fraud.Schultz, a Republican, released a signed memorandum of understanding between his office and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that will allow him to tap the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, Program, which tracks the legal status of immigrants.“While there are still many logistics to work out in this process that may take some time, I want to thank the Federal government for finally granting my office access to the federal SAVE program,” Schultz said in a statement. “Ensuring election integrity without voter suppression has been our goal throughout this process. This is a step in the right direction for all Iowans that care about integrity in the election process.”
Double Voting in Maryland: Will the Justice Department Act?
“The national group urged the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as Maryland and Florida election officials, to launch investigations based on its findings.”
These are federal felonies. Read more at the Baltimore Sun.
DOJ Sued for Lavender Law Conference
The Judicial Watch Presser: Judicial Watch Sues DOJ for LGBT Bar Association’s 2012 Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair Documents DOJ “cover up” has continued for 11 months since filing of original FOIA request in August, 2012 (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:13-cv-00949)) on June 21, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ) for all records of communications between the DOJ and the LGBT Bar Association (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) relating to the August 23, 2012, LGBT “Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair.” The Conference featured Attorney General Eric Holder as its keynote speaker. On August 27, 2012, Judicial Watch had submitted a FOIA request to the DOJ Office of Information Policy (OIP) requesting the following information: All records concerning, referring to, or relating to the National LGBT Bar Association’s 2012 Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair. By a letter dated September 26, 2012, OIP acknowledged receiving the Judicial Watch FOIA request and on September 26, 2012, responded that the request fell within the “unusual circumstances” of the Act, but failed to provide “a date on which determination is expected to be dispatched,” as required by law. After OIP failed to provide any further communications, Judicial Watch, on March 18, 2013, contacted OIP asking that the records be provided without further delay. On March 19, 2013, Judicial Watch received a letter from OIP saying that the search of the Office of the Attorney General had completed and that OIP was now reviewing the records that had been located. The letter also stated that because the records contained information of interest to other DOJ offices, OIP could respond only after consulting those offices. No information was provided as to the status of searches for records with other offices. On March 22, 2013, Judicial Watch filed an administrative appeal seeking compliance with the original FOIA request. OIP acknowledged receiving the appeal on the same day and was required to make a determination on the appeal within 20 working days. To date OIP has failed to provide any further information concerning the FOIA request or the subsequent appeal. On August 23, 2012, in his keynote address at the LGBT Lavender Law Conference, Attorney General Eric Holder congratulated “the tireless work of advocates and attorneys in and far beyond this room” who advanced the LGBT agenda, and called for the passion of its members to continue the “momentum.” Holder also reminded the audience that the Obama DOJ was refusing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, though at the time, it was still prevailing law of the land. A month previous to his LGBT Lavender Conference appearance, Holder led a group of DOJ employees in honoring Anoka-Hennepin School District of Minnesota students involved in a lawsuit to force the district to endorse homosexual conduct. Five of the students received an award at DOJ’s annual LGBT Pride Month program in the Great Hall of the Main Justice Building. In March, 2013, Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Obama Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Education (DOE) on behalf of the Family Research Council (FRC) for records regarding their involvement in the Anoka-Hennepin suit. “The Department of Justice is increasingly home to a bevy of leftist activists pursuing narrow ideological agendas at the expense of the public interest,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “And Justice officials want to keep this all a secret – as shown by the fact that we had to file a FOIA lawsuit to get basic information about the Attorney General’s collusion with homosexual activists/government employees.” ###
“BREAKING: Judge orders special election for Hattiesburg mayor”
“Judge William F. Coleman approved a motion filed by Dave Ware’s attorneys calling for a special election in the Hattiesburg mayoral race.”
Results of another close Mississippi local election thrown out due to Democrat misconduct. The Clarion-Ledger:
From an earlier report: “Ware contested last month’s general election, during which he lost to incumbent Democrat Mayor Johnny DuPree. Ware, an independent who lost the election by 37 votes, charged voter fraud and irregular voting procedures led to his loss…
“During additional deliberations, the jury sent a note to the judge saying that one member feared retribution if they publicly stated their decision for Ware.”
As Yall Politics observes, “This is a huge win for those who fight voter fraud and a huge loss for those who pretend it doesn’t exist. You can bet the new election will be watched closely.”
Canton, Mississippi also had to call a special election, for Ward 1 Alderman, after a judge ruled that illegal voting and voter intimidation occurred in the May Democratic primary.
MD Delegate Demands Full Investigation of Double Voting
“Delegate Kelly Schulz on Monday called on state leaders to launch an investigation based on an election integrity group’s report identifying 173 cases of interstate voter fraud in Maryland and Florida. The organization, True the Vote, prepared the report by comparing voter rolls in Maryland and Florida and sent its findings to the U.S. Department of Justice and officials in both states. Shortly after the analysis was released, Schulz fired off a letter to Bobbie S. Mack, chairman of the Maryland State Board of Elections, and Linda Lamone, the state administrator of elections, asking for an official investigation into the group’s data. “There is a great deal of concern regarding the voter data base,” Schulz, R-District 4A, said in her letter.”
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Boozing it up at FVAP, on Federal Contractor’s Dime
The emails are coming fast and furious today about FVAP shenanigans. It turns out an all night booze binge occurred among FVAP staffers at an Election Center annual conference. (That’s the same place all the FVAP staffers are right now in Georgia.) Again, we suspect Undersecretary Jennifer Wright would not approve. At least we assume.
At the EC National Meeting in August of 2009, Paddy McGuire and Robin Burgess stayed up all night drinking at the pool. Robin and Paddy secretly finagled expensive dinners with the contractors and vendors. This was when the contractors and vendors were competing for the grant monies
Stay tuned. We’ll have more details coming soon about FVAP staff boozing it up at lavish dinners with contractors and vendors to the agency.
Again, will Undersecretary Jennifer Wright care?
Update: Another email from an FVAP source says this post has one small inaccuracy. The all night boozing occurred in 2010 in Orlando, not in 2009, but that the wine and dines from federal contractor vendors were indeed notorious.