Chicanery in Florida? GOP directed suppression of the black vote?

[TWiley]

<Excerpts from yesterdays commentary in our local newspaper>

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Bob Herbert, a writer for the New York Times has found evidence of possible GOP directed suppression of the Black vote in Florida.

State Police officers have been going to the homes of elderly black voters in Orlando as part of an odd "investigation" that has frightened many voters, intimidated elderly volunteers, and have thrown a chill over the effort to get out the black vote in November.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Officers which report to Gov. Jeb Bush claim to be investigating allegations of voter fraud that came up during the mayoral election in Florida.

Many of the the elderly black voters who found themselves face to face with state police officers in Orlando are members of the Orlando League of Voters which has been very successful in mobilizing the city's black vote.

Florida is a stat that is very much in play in the presidential election, with some polls showing John Kerry in the lead. A heavy handed state police investigation that throws a blanket of fear over thousands of black voters can only help President Bush.

The long and ugly tradition of suppressing the black vote is alive and well in the Sunshine State.

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I wonder if a fair and open election is even possible in the United States any more. I believe this sort of thing will become more prevalent in the months to come.

[4morewars]

1. Call your Congresscritter !!

Call Kerry's HQ as well ! We should not wait until November, that will be too late. Let's move on this NOW !!! GO ! GO ! GO !!!!