*********DEPLOYED TROOPS VERY CONCERNED**************

[Hoping4Change]

The problems with military absentee ballots that clouded the 2000 election have not been fixed.


* Rep.Bob Ney, R-Ohio said troops in Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf voiced concerns to him during a recent trip. "They are at war, and they want that vote to count," Ney says. "It's scary, because it's just not going the way it should."


Jim Drinkard, USA TODAY points out that given low troop morale the traditional support of the Republicans by the military is no longer a given. However given the foot dragging it looks like it will be impossible to ensure their votes get counted!


* Any problems with military voting could have the greatest impact on battleground states such as Florida, Missouri and New Mexico, which have large military populations.


* Program to ease voting by Americans overseas, including deployed troops, continues to be given low priority by field commanders....


* Nearly three of every five troops surveyed said they did not know their voting assistance officer.


http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-07-13-troopvote_x.htm

David Goldstein Kansas City Star quotes another Rep. Senator who says
"The military just doesn't have its act together,"


http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/8580690.htm?1c

[Supormom]

1. Support the Troops- Let them vote!

[ronnykmarshall]

2. Remember in 2000?

The GOP was throwing fits about the absentee votes from the troops?

Betcha they won't be getting on their soap box now.

[Myrina]

3. What irony ...

They're over there to 'bring democracy to Iraq' but can't be assured the right to vote/have their vote counted in their own country's elections ?!?!?

:wtf:

[Massacure]

4. Military tends to back the incumbrent President don't they?

This is bad news for Bush if so.

[Hoping4Change]

5. That's the thing that is so troubling, As Dinkman points out

given the very low morale many of the troops could very well switch allegiance to the Dems.

[DoYouEverWonder]

6. Has any other president

ever abused the military the way Bu$h has?