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WI Dems Call AG's Poll Watchers Intimidation
Last week, a Wisconsin county court threw out their attorney general's suit against the Government Accountability Board, seeking confirmation on thousands of voter registrations.
But AG J.B. Van Hollen is not going gently into this election night.
Van Hollen announced yesterday that he would be staffing Wisconsin's polls with more than 50 state attorneys and agents to guard against election fraud. He has also "formed a task force with Milwaukee prosecutors to tackle voter fraud cases."
Citing concern over voter fraud, the GOP often sends poll watchers to challenge voters and "gum up the works" at polling places.
Today, Wisconsin Democrats responded to Van Hollen in a statement today, calling him "so desperate to influence the election that he has resorted to sending state prosecutors to intimidate voters at the polls."
Joe Wineke, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, deemed Van Hollen's past actions "hyper-partisan" and charged the AG was pulling " agents away from their real jobs to investigate fabricated stories about widespread voter fraud."
Josh
Zachary
Hopefully, Dems can find a cadre of lawyers to match them one for one in every polling place these henchpeople afflict.
October 29, 2008 6:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
Will we get the usual Mukasey response from this?
October 29, 2008 6:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
When as Democrats content themselves with writing letters to him, when in fact it appears there is a strong case to be made that he is derelict in his duties in allowing these things to happen on his watch and he is impeachable, (and this is far from his only serious offense in his extremely time as AG),then Democrats deserve what Democrats ....
Too harsh; try this:
Next time the Dems find trhemselves in this predicament, which will be soon enough, where they are as reluctant to use their power as Republicans are eager to abuse it, they should call in the UN to supervise the election, as is done in many banana republics.
And hope, now, that the fascist draws the line at contravening Marbury v. Madison and stays the f*k out of OH.
October 29, 2008 7:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Let's see:
Acting under color of law? check.
Deliberate disparate impact based on race? check
Interfering with a civil right? check.
I hope all these ostensible law enforcement agents realize they appear to be conspiring to commit a federal crime each count of which could draw them years of time.
October 30, 2008 10:00 AM | Reply | Permalink