well, on Wednesday, Mr. McCain said acorn quote "is on the verge of perpetrating on of the greatest frauds in voter history" and "may be destroying the fabric of democracy."
wow.
step back.
whats acorn again?
Acorn is a private non-profit group that advocates for low and middle class income citizens and has led major voter registration drives this election season. now, the McCain campaign has accused the organization for registering fraudulent voters, with ridiculous names such as Mickey Mouse. the group finds its own people to go out into the communities and register people and it is true that less that 1% of the newly registered names have been fictional. there is a system where the suspicious names have been flagged and passed along and unsympathetic election officials take them public. Acorn needs to do a better job looking over their paper work and they need to find trustworthy people to do the work. But, for all the hype, there is virtually no evidence that anyone actually shows up on election day with a bad name.
pero, creo que hay problemas mas serioso!
according to Project Vote (2006) 71% eligible whites were registered, 61% blacks, 54% latinos and 40% asian americans. Thats where the real scandal lies. The Government needs a system where everyone can easily register to vote, it needs to be accessible, and then private organizations with good intentions will never face so may problems. "the real threats to the fabric of democracy are the unreasonable barriers that stand in the way of eligible voters casting ballots."~NYT
xoxo hEn
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What would serve as a "barrier" to those wanting to vote? Literacy? Property owner? Districting?
I am curious to know.
The ACORN deal is, I think, worrisome. More importantly I think it reflects exactly what you suggest- a system that favors what many would consider to be the few over the many.
Great posting!
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