Whether you live in Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio or somewhere else, it appears that a Republican Secretary of State these days equals vote suppression. I had a positive opinion of Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land until earlier this year, and this new story underscores my concern.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041022/ap_on_el_pr/ballot_lawsuit_2
And then, here in Minnesota, the Republican Secretary of State has actually tried to scare voters by urging them to watch out for terrorists at polling places.
http://www.citypages.com/databank/25/1245/article12548.asp
http://www.citypages.com/databank/25/1246/article12571.asp
There are millions in this country who will wake up the day after the Election and disbelieve if Bush is declared the winner. They will wonder, for the second straight national election, whether a few power mongers in Washington have stolen the priceless gift of the free vote.
I grew up in a time when fair play was the province more of Republicans than Democrats, at least in Michigan; now it's reversed, and far worse. The national GOP, and its branches at the state level, have decided that staying in power is more important than democracy itself. This is the height of corruption. We must turn these traitors to democracy out.
Posted by Dave at October 23, 2004 02:39 AM