Man tied to Virginia GOP arrested for destruction of voter registration forms

[Jhhnn]

and once they're off parole they are allowed to vote.

And no one said they wouldnt.

Except the whiny brats who have no argument but feel compelled to make one anyway. Then they win the argument with what passed for "logic" these days, then sit around talking about dumb everyone else is.

That isn't necessarily true. It varies wildly state to state-

http://felonvoting.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=286

There is an ongoing effort to allow ex-offenders to vote in federal elections-

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/hr59

Florida probably wouldn't be a swing state if it allowed ex-offenders to vote-

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/20...ights-restoration-coalition-christopher-uggen

It's now part & parcel of Repub efforts to shape the vote to their liking...

 

[cybrsage]

But a source close to the case against Small says the young field worker missed the deadline to return eight voter forms, and then, panicking, appears to have thrown those eight forms in the trash.

All eight voters have now been correctly registered, according to the source.
Small has now been fired from his job working with the Republican Party of Virginia. According to a statement from state party chairman Pat Mullins, Small's actions were a "direct contradiction" to his training and instructions.

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/wa...own-out-voter-forms-because-he-made-a-mistake

No outrage found...

 

[Jhhnn]

I think it was just a dumb-ass thing for a young guy to do, apparently having nothing to do with his own personal political leanings at all.

Hopefully, they won't try to make an example of him & he'll be able to avoid a felony conviction.

 

[cybrsage]

Agreed, hopefully no felony for just a dumb mistake.

 

[werepossum]

Meh. What's he going to say, "wow, you caught me!"

Easy test. If the eight are mixed or Republican, he's telling the truth. Give him a hundred hours of community service in pre-trial diversion. If the eight are Democrat, his ass goes to jail.

 

[werepossum]

That isn't necessarily true. It varies wildly state to state-

http://felonvoting.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=286

There is an ongoing effort to allow ex-offenders to vote in federal elections-

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/hr59

Florida probably wouldn't be a swing state if it allowed ex-offenders to vote-

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/20...ights-restoration-coalition-christopher-uggen

It's now part & parcel of Repub efforts to shape the vote to their liking...

It doesn't bother you to say "Gee, my party would always win if we'd just let murderers, thieves and rapists vote"?

How likely is it that our nation will be steered in the best direction by convicted felons? 'Cause most of us would say "not very".

 

[marvdmartian]

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsme...all_virginia_gop_voter_registration_fraud.php

Yes, there is voter fraud, and it's coming from the GOP.

Unless you can PROVE that this was sanctioned by the GOP, then all we have here is an individual who acted upon his own ideas and passions.

And another one flapping his lips and complaining about it.

 

[Jhhnn]

It doesn't bother you to say "Gee, my party would always win if we'd just let murderers, thieves and rapists vote"?

How likely is it that our nation will be steered in the best direction by convicted felons? 'Cause most of us would say "not very".

Heh. The majority of es-offenders have not been convicted of violent crimes, at all.

I point out that Florida is an outlier in this respect, with an obvious penchant for slapping felonies on minority offenders, then using that to shape the vote to favor themselves.

It's not like ex-offenders will be steering the nation, anyway, but would rather be part of the electorate everywhere. They already are in most states. Felons vote absentee from prison in Vermont & Maine, if they want, and those aren't exactly hotbeds of crime & degradation, at all.

Ex-offenders mostly want to get on with their lives, to be part of this great nation, just like everybody else. Denying them the vote is just another way to set them outside the rest of society, a source of discouragement & alienation that serves the nation as a whole very poorly.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Unless you can PROVE that this was sanctioned by the GOP, then all we have here is an individual who acted upon his own ideas and passions.

And another one flapping his lips and complaining about it.

A look at the OP shows he is one of a select group to which the facts do not matter. Mud can be thrown and even if it does not shock, the mess is enjoyable to them

 

[cybrsage]

I point out that Florida is an outlier in this respect, with an obvious penchant for slapping felonies on minority offenders, then using that to shape the vote to favor themselves.

Interesting conspiracy theory - did you come up with it on your own or did you read it somewhere?

 

[Lanyap]

I'm glad we are phokusing on the important issues.

Here is an update. Maybe we need to wait until the investigation is complete.

Colin Small May Have Thrown Out Voter Forms Because He Made A Mistake

Media reports have suggested that Colin Small, the 23-year-old Pennsylvania man charged with destroying voter registration forms in Harrisonburg, Va., may have been part of a larger voter suppression effort by the Republican Party. Small was a contractor for the Republican Party of Virginia, where his job was to follow up with voters whose registration forms were incomplete, and hand in those forms to the registrar within 15 days.

But a source close to the case against Small says the young field worker missed the deadline to return eight voter forms, and then, panicking, appears to have thrown those eight forms in the trash.

According to the source, Small would have gotten fired for missing that deadline.

While Harrisonburg swung slightly Democratic in the 2008 election, Small's job was to follow up with voters who were potential Republicans. In all likelihood, the forms he allegedly threw in the dumpster would have belonged to Republican voters.

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/wa...own-out-voter-forms-because-he-made-a-mistake

 

[Greenman]

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsme...all_virginia_gop_voter_registration_fraud.php

Yes, there is voter fraud, and it's coming from the GOP.

Isn't it time to retract this statement. It appears that it was the GOP voters that were disenfranchised.

 

[werepossum]

I'm glad we are phokusing on the important issues.

Here is an update. Maybe we need to wait until the investigation is complete.



http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/wa...own-out-voter-forms-because-he-made-a-mistake

I agree that in all likelihood, the forms he allegedly threw in the dumpster would have belonged to Republican voters. But when somebody is fucking with our electoral system, I'm going to presume he's doing it intentionally until it's made clear he is not. If he's hired by Republicans and he threw away Republican-affiliated registrations, fine, give him a slap on the wrist. If he's hired by Republicans and he threw away Democrat-affiliated registrations, give him a couple years in state prison. Then give him a couple more in federal prison.