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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-08 03:12 PM
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ONE out of FIVE voters in Colorado being PURGED from the voter list!!!


This weekend on Ring of Fire Radio, RFK Jr. and Greg Palast discussed the voter purge that is happening in various states, especially in Colorado, where 1 out of 5 eligible voters are being purged by a Republican Secretary of State (ala Blackwell Ohio 2004).

For convience I clipped the segment out of the show and posted it on my website where you can listen here:

http://solarbus.org/election/multimedia.shtml
(see the first entry in the table)

there is also an article about this in a Colorado publication:
http://www.realvail.com/RealNews/368/Palast-One-out-of-five-Colorado-voters-purged-from-voter-registration.html
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-08 03:14 PM
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1. Plus they've got that whole "Kristallnacht" thing going for them,
which is SHITHOUSE RAT CRAZY.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-08 03:14 PM
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2. Scary stuff...and TOTALLLY illegal. This is what the repukes are all about.
If you can't beat 'em, cheat 'em!!!
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file83 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-08 11:27 PM
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11. Not to worry, the Supreme Court will save the day!! Oh, wait...
2:(:(:(
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glinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-08 03:21 PM
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3. This race will be stolen
if there isn't a major action taken. The Court will rule in favor of the Repubs.
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lefthandedskyhook Donating Member (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 10:21 AM
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12. Palast & Kennedy's advice:
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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-08 03:23 PM
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4. The Colo. Dem party chair probably already knows, but I would call that person and raise hell.
Don't leave it up to someone else. You have the knowledge. You have the drive. Call out to Colorodans at DU for help if you need to, but pls don't just sit on this. I'l help, too.

Here's a start:

Colorado Democratic Party
777 Santa Fe Drive Denver, CO 80204
info@coloradodems.org
Phone (303) 623-4762
Fax (303) 623-2443
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Porschenut1066 Donating Member (348 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-08 03:24 PM
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5. No purge in voter list within 90days of election re: Federal Law
Have the Dems taken legal action yet to stop this?
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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-08 04:00 PM
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7. no they haven't
the loophole is that they don't necessarily get purged by the state. but the list of people gets handed over to the Republican party and then on election day they use the list to challenge voters when they show up to vote.
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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-08 06:31 PM
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10. since when does a little "federal law" get in the way of some good old fashioned voter suppression?
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McCCain4retirment Donating Member (345 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-08 03:32 PM
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6. I'm,okay.
just last week I got my pamphlet and books mailed to me about the voting process in colorado or whatever,since I'm registered.
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robinlynne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 11:12 AM
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14. nice.
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Alpharetta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-08 04:06 PM
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8. Link to check your registration in Colorado
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Qutzupalotl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-08 05:36 PM
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9. And another link to register or see if you're registered:
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 11:09 AM
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13. MORE:
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-09-08 01:15 PM
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15. I kept checking our status every few days until we got our ballots in the mail yesterday
Looks like hubby and I escaped the scalpel.
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