Keep Pissing People Off, Conservatives

[babylonsister]

http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2012/11/2/7587/55472

Keep Pissing People Off, Conservatives

by Steven D
Fri Nov 2nd, 2012 at 07:58:07 AM EST


How would you like to discover an unknown group calling itself Amer­i­cans for Lim­ited Govern­ment sent out mailers to your neighbors allegedly informing them of when you have voted in the last several elections? Even further, how upset would you be if they sent out false information about when you voted? Well that is what happened to numerous people in several states and they are not pleased, to put it mildly:

The mailers showed the residents recent voting history, along with the voting history of some of their neighbors. Many who have received the mailers have complained that it is not only an intrusion of personal privacy, but also incorrect.

“I opened it up and it basically told me what my voting history was and the voting history of four of my neighbors,” Indiana resident James Daily told WFIE. “What was shocking to me was it showed that I had voted in the last election, but two years prior to that, I didn’t vote and unfortunately that’s not correct. I’ve voted every time in an election because it’s my civic duty.”

Raw Story (http://s.tt/1rCLg)

The group's Facebook page has been inundated with complaints by angry recipients of these unanticipated intrusions of privacy. I don't understand what was Amer­i­cans for Lim­ited Govern­ment's agenda in taking this step but I know how I would feel if anyone started publishing my voting record to my neighbors, much less one filled with inaccuracies. I'd assume they we're trying to bully and intimidate me, regardless of their political affiliation.

So go over to ALG's Facebook page and let them know what you think of their little Big Brother stunt.

[rightsideout]

1. What an Oxymoron

"Americans for Limited Government" getting into people's personal voting records and then publicizing them.

[drm604]

2. I wonder if the people for whom the information was wrong can sue for defamation?

I'm politically active. If my neighbors were to get a mailer inaccurately saying that I didn't vote it would make me look like a hypocrite.