Republicans Still Trying to Steal Votes, Appeal Case After Sharp Rebuke From Judge
Posted in H.L. News, Main Blog (All Posts) on June 7th, 2007 6:29 am by HL
Justice Dept. Still Quietly Pushing False Voter Fraud Claims
Think Progress
Excerpt
Allegations of voter fraud have been a central component of the U.S. attorneys scandal, as the Bush administration has consistently ;pursued an aggressive legal effort to restrict voter turnout in key battleground states in ways that favor Republican political candidates.
In 2005, Bradley Schlozman, then U.S. attorney in Missouri, brought a suit against Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (D) ;charging that her state had failed to eliminate ineligible voters from registration rolls, an alleged violation of the National Voter Registration Act.
In April, after an 18-month lawsuit, Judge Nanette Laughrey of U.S. District Court in Missouri ruled in favor of Carnahan and sharply criticized the Justice Departments weak case:
But the DOJ refuses to relent, quietly continuing to push the debunked voter fraud allegations through the federal courts. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports today that the Department has announced that it will file for an appeal of Laughreys decision. In response, the exonerated Carnahan slammed the DOJs stubborness in repeatedly chasing after her:
Im very disappointed that the U.S. Department of Justice seems determined to continue this unnecessary and costly lawsuit by appealing the recent federal ruling, Carnahan said.
