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thenewgreen  ·  4220 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Nun pleads guilty to voter fraud; escapes prison

Those are three words that 10 years ago I wouldn't think would be in the same breath.

I would say the same of the white supremacist, it's wrong and it should be punished. But it's not the problem, the problem is larger scale voter fraud and manipulation. I'm sure this sort of thing happens in a consorted, planned out effort every election cycle.

As I mentioned though, it's all wrong. But it knows no party bounds.





cliffelam  ·  4220 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think it knows some party bounds. If both parties are equally guilty, then why is one group of people (broadly) pushing to tough voter ID and the other pushing back twice as hard?

I think not punishing the heck out of the 'rank and file' voter fraud people is kind of like saying: hey, he's only dealing crack in his own area, it's not that big a deal.....

-XC