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Current Events => Archives => Politics => Election 2010 => Topic started by: Chris_ on September 11, 2010, 12:46:04 AM
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BREAKING: DOJ Undermines Pentagon, Allows Wisconsin To Ignore Military Voting Protections (http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/breaking-doj-undermines-pentagon-allows-wisconsin-to-ignore-military-voting-protections/?singlepage=true)
It is 2008 all over again. Today the Department of Justice effectively rewrote the 2009 MOVE Act designed to protect military voters. In a settlement reached with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, the Holder Justice Department allowed Wisconsin to mail ballots to overseas military voters only 32 days before the election, instead of the statutorily mandated 45 days.
Once again, it is no accident this embarrassing settlement is being released on a Friday, so fewer might notice.
The Pentagon had denied Wisconsin’s application for a waiver from the 45-day requirement: “The states granted waivers presented thorough and comprehensive plans to protect the voting opportunities for military and overseas voters,” Bob Carey, director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program, said in a statement. Wisconsin’s waiver application didn’t even come close to compliance with the MOVE Act. They wanted to send ballots only 29 days before the election. The folks at the Pentagon rightfully denied the waiver request.
The victory for military voters was short-lived.
Instead of aggressively suing Wisconsin immediately after the waiver denial, the DOJ engaged in secret negotiations. An immediate lawsuit would have strengthened the negotiating position of the DOJ as well as preserved various equitable legal arguments, including the argument DOJ waited too long to commence litigation. Instead of doing the right thing, the DOJ did the easy thing and reached a settlement with Wisconsin that undermined the Pentagon’s denial of Wisconsin’s waiver request.
Pajamas Media (http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/breaking-doj-undermines-pentagon-allows-wisconsin-to-ignore-military-voting-protections/?singlepage=true)
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I think this is happening in several other Demonrat controlled states also.
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Why am I not surprised with this red diaper doper baby Holder?? :bird:
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Piss off the military at your peril Obumble. They may just decide to uphold their oath and things will not turn out good for you.
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Absolutely disgusting.
It's stories like this that make me embarassed I live in this state.
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I can't wait to see if the military is going to keep their CinC