Lose Your House, Lose Your Vote (or how they plan to steal this GE):

[blondeatlast]

I saw this in LBN and thought it needed posted here; this is sadistic, soulless ratfucking at its, um, "finest."

Michigan Republicans plan to foreclose African American voters

The chairman of the Republican Party in Macomb County Michigan, a key swing county in a key swing state, is planning to use a list of foreclosed homes to block people from voting in the upcoming election as part of the state GOP’s effort to challenge some voters on Election Day.

“We will have a list of foreclosed homes and will make sure people aren’t voting from those addresses,” party chairman James Carabelli told Michigan Messenger in a telephone interview earlier this week. He said the local party wanted to make sure that proper electoral procedures were followed.

(snip)

GOP ties to state’s largest foreclosure law firm

The Macomb GOP’s plans are another indication of how John McCain’s campaign stands to benefit from the burgeoning number of foreclosures in the state. McCain’s regional headquarters are housed in the office building of foreclosure specialists Trott & Trott). The firm’s founder, David A. Trott, has given at least $23,000 to McCain’s campaign and raised between $100,000 and $250,000 for the Republican nominee.

The Macomb County party’s plans to challenge voters who have defaulted on their house payments is likely to disproportionately affect African Americans who are overwhelmingly Democratic voters. More than 60 percent of all sub-prime loans — the most likely kind of loan to go into default — were made to African Americans in Michigan, according to a report issued last year by the state’s Department of Labor and Economic Growth.

I fucking hate republicans. :mad:

Edit: Much more at link: http://www.michiganmessenger.com/4076/lose-your-house-lose-your-vote

[d_b]

1. fuck them. not this time.

the only way they get away with it is if our elected leaders let them; if WE let them.

[elkston]

2. Is there any way to stop this with litigation? Racist repub. a*ssholes. n/t

[d_b]

3. litigation?

since when has that ever stopped them? This will require asses and elbows.

[blondeatlast]

4. No need to rec this one; the LBN story is the headline on the homepage; just please kick it, thanks.

And pardon me for self-kicking this one...

[blondeatlast]

5. k/nt

[NYC_SKP]

6. blondeatlast, you ROCK K&R

Lordy,

Will MI DUers Pleeeeeze call your representatives, make some calls and write some letters?!

[blondeatlast]

8. I got it from LBN, but it looks like Michigan is a nailbiter, according to the polls.

There's no way the rs should win MI honestly, no way in hell.

[NYC_SKP]

7. Are lists available to Dems or to the public, so that voters can be contacted? nt

[blondeatlast]

9. I dunno much about these things; I'm hoping somebody will read this and suggest some ways to help.

This just burns me up.

[NYC_SKP]

11. I knew it, I just knew it was coming.... and what's bitterly ironic is...

This whole very costly mortgage meltdown is Bush's doing, setting all these unqualified buyers up to fail, the lenders bailed out, make zillions, we taxpayers bail them out, everyone loses.

Their icing on that fuck-cake is voter disenfranchise.

Just fucking unbelievable.

[KingFlorez]

10. This is disgusting

[blue_onyx]

12. Horrible...but exactly what to expect from Michigan Republicans

[Qutzupalotl]

13. CONFIRM YOUR VOTING STATUS HERE:

http://www.votepoke.org/