'The United States is the only country (as compared to Western Europe) that makes it difficult for people to vote. Historically the hurdles have been directed at low-income voters and ethnic minorities. In 2006, various states disqualified voters if their registration information failed to match perfectly with some other record such as a driver’s license. Because of this at least 17 percent of eligible citizens in Arizona’s largest county were denied registration. In some states persons who conduct voter registration drives risk criminal prosecution for harmless mistakes, including errors in collecting forms. In Florida some 50,000 voters were purged in 2004 (in addition to the many purged in 2000), many of them African-American, who still were unable to vote by 2006. In various states and counties the subterranean war against electoral democracy continues.'
Lees verder: http://michaelparenti.org/stolenelections.html
Luister ook naar Jerry Fresia over de Founding Fathers van de VS: http://www.stanvanhoucke.net/audioblog/pivot/entry.php?id=31#body
1 opmerking:
Een vreedzame anti-oorlog protest in St Paul, Minneapolis werd met geweld beëindigd:
http://weblog.timoregan.com/2008/09/rnc-2008-i-was-arrested-after-filming.html
http://www.truthout.org/article/st-pauls-police-protest-press
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