Longtime Congressman John Conyers of Michigan doesn’t have enough signatures to appear on the Aug. 5 primary ballot, an elections official announced Tuesday. Conyers’ nominating petitions were insufficient, Wayne County Clerk Kathy Garrett said in a statement. It follows her report last week finding Conyers more than 400 signatures short of 1,000 needed. Garrett said Tuesday that he had 592 valid signatures after challenges. The 84-year-old Detroit Democrat was at risk because officials believe several people who signed his petitions do not appear to have been registered voters or had registered too late. Fox News.
“57% Favor Further Investigation of the IRS”
Half of voters still believe the IRS broke the law when it targeted Tea Party and other conservative groups, and even more think the matter needs to be looked into further. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 57% of Likely U.S. Voters think the Obama administration’s handling of the IRS matter merits further investigation. Just half as many (28%) say the case should be closed. Rasmussen Reports.
On with Megyn Kelly tonight
Going on with Megyn Kelly tonight on Fox News. Details forthcoming.
On With Lou Dobbs Re: DOJ, Immigration, et al.
Texas Congressman Brady on new VRAA trigger: “Bill is written to target certain states and communities unfairly”
Section 4 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act provided a formula for identifying states that deserved federal oversight — called preclearance — due to a history of discrimination against minority groups. The Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, that the criteria for such supervision were badly outdated. The justices said Congress could draft new ones, but there’s been little progress on a revision of the law.
…For Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, reimposing preclearance would be unacceptable.
“The bill has been written to target certain states and certain communities unfairly,” he said. “I don’t trust a trigger to reflect the need for preclearance.”
Link to Dallas News for full story.
DOJ to Nebraska to Monitor for Spanish Language Ballots
Story here.
Democrat Pleads Guilty to Voter Intimidation of Republicans
The plea agreement is here. A Seattle man pleads guilty to trying to intimidate Republicans via the US mail. One wonders if this case was in some small measure about making a point about Florida’s citizenship verification laws. The perp certainly was trying to make that point.
It’s also worth noting that the facts of the plea don’t seem to rise to the level of a Section 11 violation discussed in the US v. Brown case in the SDMS. That was a civil case with a lower standard of proof. The defendant made statements inferring that if certain voters tried to vote they would be subject to denial, at a minimum, and perhaps more.
The response is that that was the S.D.M.S. and this criminal plea was elsewhere.
On Fox Biz tonight with Lou Dobbs
I’ll be going on with Lou Dobbs apx 7pm hour to talk about IRS abuse and new ICE policy to release convicted criminal aliens.
Google and Election Outcomes: Search Engine Manipulation Effect
More on SEME and the ability to influence election outcomes.
“Voter ID opponents grasping at straws”
“Minor’s contention that the decision of one federal district judge in Wisconsin to strike down that state’s voter ID law automatically puts Mississippi’s law on life support is one — again — founded more in wishful thinking than in fact.”