Acorn Allegations Indicate Republican Fraud

Florida elections officials rejected Mickey's application this summer. It is unclear whether Mickey tried to register as a Democrat or a Republican. But the application included a stamped logo of ACORN, the community organizing group that is facing accusations of voter registration fraud. - Fox News

 

 Well, this gives a strong rebuttal to the allegations against ACORN, with whom John McCain joyfully cohorted during the last election, by the way. If the allegations against ACORN were true, why would they be so stupid as to use a well-known fictional character's name, or the Dallas Cowboys lineup as well, rather than passing a fraudulent card that would pass initial scrutiny? And why would they put their own stamp on such a card, knowing that the stamp would disqualify the card? If one is going to deliberately attempt to influence an election, then one is going to be careful and discreet about it; unless, of course, one is trying to make it look as if another is trying to manufacture the influence. There are several problems with the allegations that have surfaced.

The disputed cards are usually dated outside the time of ACORN's activities- most of the cards leading to the celebrated raid in Las Vegas came from before ACORN set up shop for this election. Of the 80,000 registrations through ACORN, which provides cover letters for suspect cards, only 46 were found to be bogus. Then too, when any organization promoting registration receives filled out cards, the cards, regardless of condition, must be turned in to the Registrar's office. Cards are not allowed to be marked to identify their source, so, an ACORN stamp is indicative of an attempted smear. Alleged ACORN-related bogus cards number in the hundreds while Republican Party officials at Colorado State and Virginia Tech attempted, in not isolated cases, to deliberately disenfranchise thousands in just two counties. Also, most of the voter roll purges going on right now are in traditionally Republican states with Republican leadership. These purges, coming within 90 days of a federal election are illegal.

This is a very contentious issue and one that needs to be examined by anyone considering its influence on their voting. If ACORN is guilty of a deliberate attempt to influence the elections, then ACORN officials should face the law. But the evidence points, when carefully reviewed and analyzed, in another direction.

Perhaps a better allegation is that these cards, beyond the obvious pranks, are coming from the same source as the known and proven attempts at disenfranchisement at Colorado State and Virginia Tech. Having reviewed most, if not all, of the available articles, data, and information, I believe the ACORN allegations are another attempt by the Republicans to disenfranchise vast swaths of the legitimately registered voting population that might tend to vote for the Democrats.