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99th_Monkey

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4. and that's not all, WI journo arrested for asking a question.

Reply to annabanana (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2014, 02:20 PM

Sep 2014

Last edited Mon Sep 22, 2014, 04:13 PM - Edit history (1)

http://www.nationofchange.org/citizen-journalist-arrested-jailed-asking-wisconsin-politician-question-1411084528

LAST MINUTE CHANGES REQUIRING VOTER ID AGAIN.
http://truth-out.org/news/item/26309-wi-election-officials-and-advocates-scrambling-after-voter-id-reinstated

Sounds like a perfect storm for an electoral disaster.

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Armed RW "poll watchers" in Wisconsin - scary [View all] annabanana Sep 2014 OP

Just try it fuckers! mysuzuki2 Sep 2014 #1

Sadly ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #2

Katherine Harris pulled this in Florida in Y2K, IIRC. lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #7

You're correct and they use many tricks: freshwest Sep 2014 #12

Voter caging is an old GOP trick Gothmog Sep 2014 #3

and that's not all, WI journo arrested for asking a question. 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #4

That guy who was arrested is a well-known trouble-maker and that was in NO way related to this PeaceNikki Sep 2014 #14

Often journalists are seen as "trouble makers" 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #19

heh... he's well-known in these parts for making all of his 'stories' 100% about him. PeaceNikki Sep 2014 #20

Where the Wisconsin context is a heated election 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #22

He's not a journalist. And no friend of progressives. PeaceNikki Sep 2014 #25

he said she said .. whatever. we are both entitled to an opinion. 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #26

Intimidation of voters G_j Sep 2014 #5

Must print that out... in Bold Xyzse Sep 2014 #9

WI voter intimidation militia in a quandary over what to wear to the polls... alterfurz Sep 2014 #6

Justice Department will be there also and they won't know who it is. nt kelliekat44 Sep 2014 #8

Armed you say maybe that in itself will turn out the vote from sheer spite. gordianot Sep 2014 #10

Doesn't the state have a law that bans guns at polling places? They ban signs sinkingfeeling Sep 2014 #11

I'm all for it. How do we get trained to be a poll watcher? marble falls Sep 2014 #13

Contact LWV, ACLU or DPW. PeaceNikki Sep 2014 #16

I suspect that is/was a bunch of bullshit. PeaceNikki Sep 2014 #15

I'm CERTAIN police will strictly enforce gun-free zones & PROMPTLY arrest "open carry" nutjobs 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #27

Since many are schools, i don't see that being a problem. PeaceNikki Sep 2014 #28

Is this terrorism??? blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #17

Yes billhicks76 Sep 2014 #21

If they're white republicans, then yes hughee99 Sep 2014 #23

armed RW poll watchers = Klan, end of story nt steve2470 Sep 2014 #18

How the hell is this legal? hifiguy Sep 2014 #24

exactly marions ghost Sep 2014 #32

Reportthem Dwayne Hicks Sep 2014 #29

yes there should be an outcry of protest at this-- marions ghost Sep 2014 #33

Even if they don't show up, the damage is done. Scuba Sep 2014 #30

Brownshirts Enthusiast Sep 2014 #31

Salon has a story about it as well el_bryanto Sep 2014 #34