New York Officials plead guilty in voter fraud case

August · 12-22-11, 08:34 AM

Tip of the iceberg...

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A total of four Democratic officials and political operatives have now pleaded guilty to voter fraud-related felony charges in an alleged scheme to steal a New York election. The latest guilty pleas expose the ease with which political insiders can apparently manipulate the electoral system and throw an election their way, by the forging of signatures of unsuspecting voters that are then cast as real votes.

"The phrase they use is: 'making sure they vote the right way,'" said a source close to the case, which is unfolding in Troy, N.Y. "It is not a Democratic or Republican thing. ... It is criminal."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011...#ixzz1hGoZpQ1k

Morts · 12-22-11, 08:36 AM

in b4 "DEM DEMOCRATS"

Blood_splat · 12-22-11, 09:17 AM

In before the "my party vs your party crowd".

Sailor Steve · 12-22-11, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Morts

in b4 "DEM DEMOCRATS"

No Democs, just Rats.

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Originally Posted by Blood_splat

In before the "my party vs your party crowd".

My party was better than your party, but I hear that your party was a little rowdier than mine. But I fell asleep halfway through, so what do I know?

August · 12-22-11, 10:14 AM

As the article mentions:

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"The phrase they use is: 'making sure they vote the right way,'" said a source close to the case, which is unfolding in Troy, N.Y. "It is not a Democratic or Republican thing. ... It is criminal."

Platapus · 12-22-11, 06:03 PM

That is terrible and all that were involved need to be punished.

Talk about undermining our election system.

Sadly, I am sure there are cases we just don't know about.

CaptainHaplo · 12-22-11, 06:21 PM

This DOES happen on both sides - to say it doesn't is foolish and arrogant at the least.

It is however, things like this that make it frustrating when common sense ideas such as being required to show a photo ID before voting are bashed.

Although I do think that the absentee voting system needs to be reworked to insure its integrity.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	That is terrible and all that were involved need to be punished. Talk about undermining our election system. Sadly, I am sure there are cases we just don't know about. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	This DOES happen on both sides - to say it doesn't is foolish and arrogant at the least. It is however, things like this that make it frustrating when common sense ideas such as being required to show a photo ID before voting are bashed. Although I do think that the absentee voting system needs to be reworked to insure its integrity. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

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