† Criminal InJustice is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm. Criminalizing the Vote by Kay Whitlock The Great White…
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From ThinkProgress: The Republican National Committee hastily cut ties with Strategic Allied Consulting in late September, when Florida opened a criminal investigation into the GOP-funded voter registration firm for turning in hundreds of fraudulent registration forms in Florida counties. Once Palm Beach County raised the alarm, other states discovered fraudulent…
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The Polling Industrial Complex and The Media “Horse-race” Narrative by nancy a heitzeg I am writing this in the immediate aftermath of the Joe Biden Beat-down of Lyin Paul Ryan, aka the VP Debates. The Sunshine Patriots and Fair Weather White Guys got what they claimed they wanted all right…
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From Institute for Southern Studies: In recent weeks, Texas-based True the Vote has been subjected to growing scrutiny for its efforts to mobilize poll watchdogs across the nation this November. While the group says it wants to combat voter fraud, critics argue the effort’s real aim is to intimidate Democratic…
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From ThinkProgress: A three-judge panel rejected South Carolina’s request that it reinstate a state voter identification law for the 2012 elections. The law had been denied pre-clearance by the U.S. Department of Justice for violating the Voting Rights Act. Much like the recent Pennsylvania decision, the panel ruled that the…
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200+ Pages of McCain 2008 Campaign Research on Romney: Bain, Bain, Bain, Flips -Flops, “Shifting Values”, “Turnarounds” and more. Do with it what you will. Just don’t get dizzy. 2008 McCain Opposition Research File [PDF] (12)
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The Bad Apple certainly falls close to the tree here. Josh Romney proudly proclaims two attributes he shares with his his dear old Dad: Liar and Racist. Oh course this is racist rehash of what Dad said at the debates.(The Bold is mine.) “me and my brothers were responsible for…
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“Resistance is Futile” BS: The Republican Romney/Ryan Feint By Kay Whitlock Feint: A feigned attack designed to draw defensive action away from an intended target. 2. A deceptive action calculated to divert attention from one’s real purpose. See Synonyms at wile. v. feint•ed, feint•ing, feints v.intr. To make a feint.…
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