Rally against the Rule of Law and Free Speech in Cleveland today

Details here at PJ Media.  The Lawyers Committee has jumped the shark.  They are sending nasty letters about this obvioulsy racist and intimidating billboard that factually describes Ohio law.


PJ Media:  Quick, hide the law books! Nobody breathe a word about voter fraud round here, someone might get scared!


This is what the Lawyer’s Committee has become in 2012 – a facilitator of racial paranoia. Our culture has degraded to the point where stating the truth, the empirical about voter fraud laws, is not met with praise, but rather with threats from lawyers. Incidentally, here is the Lawyer’s Committee’s 2008 condemnation of the New Black Panther Party appearance at the polls in Philadelphia. (Psyche! There really was no condemnation, but you already knew that.)


On cue, the paranoid opponents of free speech and the rule of law have organized a rally. . . .







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Pentagon top officials encourage troops to vote – for some, it may be too late

General Dempsey reverses course and now encourages the military to vote and not remain neutral during elections.  General Marshall, who never voted in his life, is no longer the standard or example to be followed.  The clear statement of the importance of voting should be applauded.  However, for many states, this statement is too late, it should have come weeks ago before state registration deadlines.  Many state registration deadlines have already passed and now with under 30 days to go until the election, some military voters may not be able to register.  For many states there are additional options to register or vote.  For those that can, new absentee ballots sent at this date will have more difficulty being returned in time by troops in the field.  Below is the excerpt from the article and video. 


The
military’s top commissioned and noncommissioned officers have joined
forces to urge service members to exercise their right to vote in the
upcoming election.


Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
and his senior enlisted advisor, Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B.
Battaglia, recorded a video message for distribution throughout the
Defense Department.

“Throughout history, the men and women of our
Armed Forces have fought to protect and defend our constitution,
including our right to vote,” Dempsey said in the message. “Voting is
indeed democracy in action, and it defines, in no small part, what it
means to be an American.”


Link to full statement and video

Pentagon top officials encourage troops to vote – for some, it may be too late

General Dempsey reverses course and now encourages the military to vote and not remain neutral during elections.  General Marshall, who never voted in his life, is no longer the standard or example to be followed.  The clear statement of the importance of voting should be applauded.  However, for many states, this statement is too late, it should have come weeks ago before state registration deadlines.  Many state registration deadlines have already passed and now with under 30 days to go until the election, some military voters may not be able to register.  For many states there are additional options to register or vote.  For those that can, new absentee ballots sent at this date will have more difficulty being returned in time by troops in the field.  Below is the excerpt from the article and video. 


The
military’s top commissioned and noncommissioned officers have joined
forces to urge service members to exercise their right to vote in the
upcoming election.


Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
and his senior enlisted advisor, Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B.
Battaglia, recorded a video message for distribution throughout the
Defense Department.

“Throughout history, the men and women of our
Armed Forces have fought to protect and defend our constitution,
including our right to vote,” Dempsey said in the message. “Voting is
indeed democracy in action, and it defines, in no small part, what it
means to be an American.”


Link to full statement and video

O’Keefe Video Makes Waves in Congress

Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith’s response to the video showing Obama campaign staffers abetting a federal felony of double voting: fire Stephanie Caballero.  Matt Boyle at the Daily Caller has more, and it blows right back at the DOJ Voting Section:

“It is an outrage that Obama campaign staffers appear to be encouraging voters to engage in voter fraud,” Smith said in a statement. “But even more outrageous is that this is happening at the same time that the Obama administration is blocking state laws enacted to prevent voter fraud. Several states, including Texas, enacted commonsense voter ID laws that require voters to show a valid form of identification before they vote. But the Obama administration has challenged these laws in court, preventing them from being implemented before the November elections.”


“Contrary to the statements of the Obama campaign staffer, voter fraud is neither ‘cool’ nor ‘hilarious,’” Smith added. “It is a very serious crime that undermines the integrity of our electoral process and threatens the future of our democracy. Obama campaign staffers who encouraged voters to violate the law and cast fraudulent ballots should be fired. And rather than seeking to block commonsense voter ID laws, the Obama administration should support efforts by states to ensure the integrity of our elections.”


 

O’Keefe Video Makes Waves in Congress

Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith’s response to the video showing Obama campaign staffers abetting a federal felony of double voting: fire Stephanie Caballero.  Matt Boyle at the Daily Caller has more, and it blows right back at the DOJ Voting Section:

“It is an outrage that Obama campaign staffers appear to be encouraging voters to engage in voter fraud,” Smith said in a statement. “But even more outrageous is that this is happening at the same time that the Obama administration is blocking state laws enacted to prevent voter fraud. Several states, including Texas, enacted commonsense voter ID laws that require voters to show a valid form of identification before they vote. But the Obama administration has challenged these laws in court, preventing them from being implemented before the November elections.”


“Contrary to the statements of the Obama campaign staffer, voter fraud is neither ‘cool’ nor ‘hilarious,’” Smith added. “It is a very serious crime that undermines the integrity of our electoral process and threatens the future of our democracy. Obama campaign staffers who encouraged voters to violate the law and cast fraudulent ballots should be fired. And rather than seeking to block commonsense voter ID laws, the Obama administration should support efforts by states to ensure the integrity of our elections.”