Democrats cry foul as voter rolls cut (Louisiana)

[MountainLaurel]

BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana Democratic Party officials told lawmakers Tuesday that voters in their party are being removed from the rolls at a higher percentage than non-Democrats.

Randy Piedrahita, general counsel for the state Democratic Party, told members of the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs that about 11,500 voters were removed from the rolls by parish registrars from late August to late September, a disproportionate hit compared to non-Democrats.

He said the ratio of removal of Democrats ranged from 2-1 in some parishes to as high as 25-1 in East Carroll Parish, where there are relatively few Republicans registered. Piedrahita said he did not have the total number of Democrats removed.

"The registrars are whacking non-Republicans at an incredibly high rate, " he said.

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/democrats_cry_foul_as_voter_ro.html

[redqueen]

1. Most of these were illegally removed. Has to be 90 days before an election.

This is shameful and disgusting. They're attacking democracy itself.

[Laelth]

8. The GOP has outlived its usefulness by about 28 years.

The GOP is now a threat to democracy and the Constitution of the United States. I look forward to the GOP's immanent demise. Sadly, the OP does not surprise me.

The United States is a LIBERAL Country.

:dem:

-Laelth

[redqueen]

10. Our elections are shameful. We SHOULD be embarrassed. (nt)

[stillcool]

2. republicans don't like people voting...

except in those states where they have a lead.

[L. Coyote]

3. Republicans don't like minority voters!

[MountainLaurel]

6. Well, they don't like minorities in general

Although minorities trying to exercise their rights as citizens and human beings really get their goat. :evilgrin:

[JJ]

9. Wrong

Republicans don't like MAJORITY voters. ie Democrats

[mopinko]

4. "democrats cry foul"

fucking music to my ears.

[Gregorian]

5. Here we go...

Let the games begin!

Please, let this turn out in the favor of the rule of law/Constitution.

I can't wait for December 2000 to end.

[Quantess]

7. The only way Rs can win is dishonestly.