Senator Toomey AND the Democrat DA from Philly at the Wall Street Journal. Given this context—and the fact that Abu-Jamal was already well represented and had funds at his disposal—it is difficult to understand why, as acting president and director of litigation at the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund, Mr. Adegbile chose in 2009 to enter the circus created by Abu-Jamal and inject his organization into the case. Under Mr. Adegbile’s leadership and through rallies, protests and a media campaign, the Legal Defense Fund actively fanned the racial firestorm. In a news release issued when it took over as Abu-Jamal’s counsel, the Legal Defense Fund proclaimed that Abu-Jamal was “a symbol of the racial injustices of the death penalty.” At a 2011 rally for Abu-Jamal, Mr. Adegbile’s co-counsel on the case stated that “there is no question in the mind of anyone at the Legal Defense Fund” that [Abu-Jamal’s conviction] “has everything to do with race and that is why the Legal Defense Fund is in the case.”
“But it is one thing to provide legal representation and quite another to seize on a case and turn it into a political platform from which to launch an extreme attack on the justice system. When a lawyer chooses that course, it is appropriate to ask whether he should be singled out for a high-level national position in, of all things, law enforcement.”
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In Defense of the Elastic Clause of the Constitution
From my speech in Atlanta last week at PJ Media: But you couldn’t tell that to the student at Emory University who came to my speech on Obama abuses of power in Atlanta last week. He persisted in defending the actions through the Elastic Clause, as if the be-all, end-all provision was common knowledge.
I recently spoke at Emory University where one student defended all of President Obama’s unconstitutional actions by invoking the Elastic Clause of the Constitution.
Citing the Elastic Clause could well justify a wide range of administration actions, except for one problem – it doesn’t exist.
From the sound of it, the Elastic Clause must be common knowledge in faculty lounges.
“Starr County Resident Demands End to Voter Fraud”
Another South Texas county, another problem with politiqueras at adult day care centers. KRGV reports on one resident’s quest to put a stop to it: A Starr County man says politiqueras have turned the electoral process into a corruption-filled free-for-all. Marco Flores said state officials must do something to stop the illegal activity. He said El Cenizo polling site is one of the problem areas. The site is next to an adult day care center. Texas offers curbside voting, whereby a ballot is brought outside to the voter’s car, if the voter is physically unable to enter the polling location. “The politiqueras are already inside the car, especially with the elderly. When the election officer comes out from the poll site the politiquera takes over the ballot and basically coaches or points at the ballot to where the senior citizen is going to vote,” Flores said. He said it’s a clear case of exploitation. “What upsets me the most is that the senior citizen is not making a decision for himself. The decision is being made for him. The voter is not actually voting; the politiquera is voting for the voter or the senior citizen. That’s what we’re trying to stop,” he said. Flores said his ultimate goal is to get legislation passed to stop politiqueras.
Wisconsin Voter ID Update
The MacIver Institute has the latest: The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments on two separate cases over the state’s voter identification law on Tuesday. Arguments lasted a little over three hours. Assistant Attorney General Clayton Kawski argued for the state in favor of Wisconsin 2011 Act 23, the state’s voter ID law. Kawski argued that the law was being challenged facially and opponents of the law had not provided sufficient evidence to find the law unconstitutional. Attorneys from the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP, however, argued the law creates a new qualification for voting and that some of the state’s residents would be disenfranchised because they do not have a valid ID. After the arguments, Attorney General JB Van Hollen said he expects the law to be upheld by the court. “Wisconsin’s photo identification law is a common-sense law that helps voters prove their identity at the ballot box,” Van Hollen said in a statement. “Wisconsin’s law protects the integrity of our elections and promotes confidence in electoral outcomes. It is constitutional, and I am hopeful that the law will be in place for the 2014 elections.”
“Vote harvesting via adult day care centers takes a hit” in South Texas
The tide appears to be turning against this particular form of fraud in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley: Cutting a deal with an adult day care center owner can be one of the most productive vote harvesting operations an unscrupulous political candidate can undertake. This is how it works. The candidate cuts a deal with an adult day care provider and not only gets a campaign worker, or politiquera, to bus dozens of elderly voters to the polls, but also insists that the voters need “assistance” when casting their vote. The politiquera offering the assistance ensures that the voter votes the right way… The operation could have harvested 300-plus votes for a slate of three local candidates, a handy total to have on the first day of early voting. However, Hidalgo County District Attorney Rene Guerra stepped in and stopped it.
Bipartisan “fair and uniform” voting schedule announced by Ohio Secretary of State Husted
From the press release: “Secretary Husted’s directive issued today implements a bipartisan proposal by the Ohio Association of Elections Officials (OAEO) and will give Ohioans the ability to cast an absentee ballot in person over the course of four weeks leading up to Election Day. During the week, boards will be open for voting from 8:00am to 5:00pm, and on the last two Saturdays before the election, from 8:00am to 4:00pm.”
“80 more voting fraud cases sent to prosecutors” in Iowa
“A supervisor overseeing Iowa’s criminal investigation into potential voter fraud says more than 80 cases are still being reviewed by local prosecutors.
“Adam DeCamp, a special agent in charge with the Division of Criminal Investigation, said Monday that agents completed 245 investigations since September, resulting in 15 felony cases.”
AlJazeera advice: “Restore voting rights to ex-felons”
Link to AlJazeera America mouthing the Holder talking points.
“Missouri House could debate photo voter ID measures”
Missouri House members could consider a proposal that would require voters to show official photo identification at the polls. There are two elements. A constitutional amendment requiring voter approval would allow a photo ID, and a bill would outline the details in state law.
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Impersonation Voter Fraud Fix in the Holy Land: “This Time, the Dead Won’t Vote!”
Trying to regain the confidence of voters in Israel: The Ministry of the Interior has announced special directives to make sure that the fraud and irregularities of last October’s Municipal Elections, will not be repeated at the re-votes taking place in Beit Shemesh and Nazareth. The Jerusalem and Supreme courts ordered new elections in Beit Shemesh and Nazareth, overturning the municipal election result of 20th October 2013, due to “widespread and systematic acts of fraud which was intended to change the election results”.
…the Beit Shemesh electoral lists were so inaccurate and out-of-date, that many non-residents and even dead people were still registered as voters – leaving the door wide open for the voter fraud and scams. Following the last election, residents joked that special arrangements had been made in some balloting stations so that Cohanim had solely voted in the morning, as the dead people were voting in the afternoon
Read more at the Jewish Press.