[GPSCC-chat] Allegations of voter fraud by GOP involving GP

[spencerg]

p.s.  I agree with Tian.  I recently read Marie-Soleil Frere (2007) The 
Media and Conflicts in Central Africa (Lynne Reinner).  The poverty of 
central Africa from the Congo to the Central African Republic, including 
the genocide in Rwanda, is attributed in part to a system where 
journalist are routinely murdered or jailed for "libel", even when there 
is substantial justification for what they report.  In 1799, the foreman 
of a newspaper, the Argus, was found guilty of libeling Alexander 
Hamilton, for printing true statements;  under the laws of New York at 
that time, the truth was not relevant in a charge of libel, only that 
the report (even if accurately portraying behavior) tended defame the 
complainant.  (Rosenfeld, 1997, American Aurora, St. Martin's Press). 
And don't forget the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_and_Sedition_Acts).  We are 
extremely fortunate that our current government is not as blatant as 
this in their efforts to control the media.  (Instead, the politicians 
are puppets of the media, as I've commented on other occasions.)


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        To our Democrat friends who complain about Greens "stealing 
Democrat votes", the following reply comes to mind:


             1.  I refuse to vote for legalized bribery, which is the 
essence of our current system where money wins elections with shockingly 
rare exceptions.


             2.  If they believe in democracy, they should vigorously 
support ranked choice voting / instant runoff voting.


        Spencer Graves


9/7/2010 7:11 PM, Tian Harter wrote:
> The comedian in me is thinking "any candidates are better than no
> candidates."
>
> Wes Rolley wrote:
>>   And also in the NY Times.
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/us/politics/07candidates.html
>>
>> It is not new.  In Maldonado's first State Senate race, a local Rep
>> central committee co-chair, posed as a Green Party official and paid the
>> filing fees for a man named Brook Madsen to run as a Green.  Madsen
>> figured it out, went public and denounced the scheme, endorsed the
>> Democratic Candidate, but still polled 4.5%   Not enough to have made a
>> difference.  There were no penalties for the instigator and he continued
>> to be the co-chair of the Monterey County Democratic Party.
>>
>> http://montereycountydemocrats.org/node/435
>>
>> On 9/7/2010 9:54 AM, Gerry Gras wrote:
>>> FYI,
>>>
>>> Apparently a member of the Arizona GOP is recruiting
>>> people to run as GP candidates ...
>>>
>>> "Arizona Democratic Party alleges voter fraud"
>>>
>>> http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2010/08/31/20100831arizona-democratic-party-voter-fraud.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Gerry
>>>
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