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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWatauga County Board Of Elections-CLEAR MISSION: "Suppress ANY & ALL Progressive Votes"
Yep. It's so downright amazing that even Rachel Maddow picked it up.
Monday at 9AM was the first time the new and not-so-improved Watauga County Board of Elections met, a Board now controlled by Republican Tea Partiers (2-1) with a clear mission to suppress any and all suspected progressive votes in time for the upcoming municipal elections, especially for the Town of Boone, the county seat. And to do it undercover as fast as possible.
While the meeting had originally been scheduled for a large room in the County's Administration building, the Republicans quickly changed the location to a small Board room in the elections office in an effort to discourage public attendance. Didn't work. Before the two Republicans were forced to move meeting, as required by law in light of all the people there to witness the travesty, just wet your whistle with what went down at the start. Seriously. Take a look at this. It will blow your mind.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/17/1231845/-Watauga-County-NC-All-Hell-Broke-Loose-at-the-Board-of-Elections-Meeting
folks, the video is long, but be patient, because it is SO revealing!
mho, kp
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Watauga County Board Of Elections-CLEAR MISSION: "Suppress ANY & ALL Progressive Votes" (Original Post)
kpete
Aug 2013
OP
I love Boone...one of my best friends now deceased adopted it as his home...
VanillaRhapsody
Aug 2013
#2
Berlum
(7,044 posts)1. Occultism & Fascism + RepubliBaggers Strategery to destroy America
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)2. I love Boone...one of my best friends now deceased adopted it as his home...
I cannot fathom how Teabaggers could get even a toe-hold there...if so...that truly is scary. He is rolling in his grave on that mountain if that is the case....truly sad. He fell in love with the place BECAUSE of the Liberals in politics there. (along with the beauty of the mountain I must say).
napkinz
(17,199 posts)4. Rachel Maddow: War on student voting next step for NC Republicans
napkinz
(17,199 posts)5. cartoon ...
AppetiteForApathy
(22 posts)6. Demographics are changing more quickly than these assholes can think.
In the end, diversity will win in America.
onethatcares
(16,192 posts)7. the woman that did the speaking out
deserves a medal and sincere appreciation for showing the two airheads what democracy really looks like.
DirkGently
(12,151 posts)8. No more on-campus voting. 9,300 people at one location
... their state guidelines call for no more than 1,500. They laughed at her when she pointed that out.