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red dog 1

(27,866 posts)
Mon Jun 18, 2018, 07:18 PM Jun 2018

Why we are suing Ohio and Kansas - We CAN Reverse Purges

Greg Palast
June 17, 2018


The Supreme Court decision blessing the purge of half a million voters in Ohio is NOT the last word.

On Monday, the renowned law firm of Mirer Mazzocchi Julien of New York will serve a 90-day notice on Jon Husted, the Secretary of State of Ohio, of our intent to file suit in federal court unless we receive complete information on each of the hundreds of thousands of voters removed from the voter rolls.

We have already filed a demand for information on Kris Kobach, the "eminence grise' behind Ohio and other mass purges nationwide, to open his purge program files to us.
We are joined in this demand by the ACLU of Kansas.

WHAT WE CAN DO

As I explained in my prior report, the Supreme Court did not authorize Ohio to remove voters who skipped an election.
Rather, failing to vote was merely one of Ohio's excuses to send a postcard to these voters.
Not returning a postcard was taken, absurdly - insanely - as evidence "the voter had moved away."

The implications of the Supreme Court decision are unimaginably horrid, as at least two dozen states (not just Ohio) are using "evidence" that a voter has moved -- "proven" by the failure to respond to a piece of junk mail.

More:
http://www.gregpalast.com/suing-ohio-kansas-can-reverse-purges/#more-15668

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Why we are suing Ohio and Kansas - We CAN Reverse Purges (Original Post) red dog 1 Jun 2018 OP
I follow Greg Palast closely MountCleaners Jun 2018 #1
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MountCleaners

(1,148 posts)
1. I follow Greg Palast closely
Mon Jun 18, 2018, 07:23 PM
Jun 2018

I highly recommend going to his website and ordering his latest video on the last election.

It saddens me that this cause does not get more attention - I consider it one of the most important issues in our country. It's a tragedy. They are depriving people of the right to vote to gain an advantage over us!

red dog 1

(27,866 posts)
2. + 1
Mon Jun 18, 2018, 07:42 PM
Jun 2018

It's "Animal Farm" after the pigs take charge
"All animals are created equal...some are more equal than others"

The Republicans know they can't win elections fairly, so they cheat!

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