Law Forum : Federal lawsuits filed in 5 states after African-American voters purged from registration rolls, tar

[Liberty]

Federal lawsuits filed in 5 states after African-American voters purged from registration rolls, targeted for intimidation by the Trump campaign

In violation of the Voting Rights Act, the NAACP and Democrats allege Republicans have targeted black voters



New federal lawsuits were filed in five different states Monday, alleging that thousands of black voters are illegally being purged from voter registration lists by Republican officials and threatened with intimidation by the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Democratic officials in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada argue that the Trump campaign, led by notorious longtime advisor Roger Stone, is “conspiring to threaten, intimidate, and thereby prevent minority voters in urban neighborhoods from voting.”

Read more
http://www.salon.com/2016/10/31/fed...geted-for-intimidation-by-the-trump-campaign/

 

[jamesfrmphilly]

i'm confused. if our votes don't matter why they keep trying to take it away from us ?

 

[Liberty]

i'm confused. if our votes don't matter why they keep trying to take it away from us ?

*confroozed, too*

 

[chuck]

Federal lawsuits filed in 5 states after African-American voters purged from registration rolls, targeted for intimidation by the Trump campaign

In violation of the Voting Rights Act, the NAACP and Democrats allege Republicans have targeted black voters

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New federal lawsuits were filed in five different states Monday, alleging that thousands of black voters are illegally being purged from voter registration lists by Republican officials and threatened with intimidation by the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Democratic officials in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada argue that the Trump campaign, led by notorious longtime advisor Roger Stone, is “conspiring to threaten, intimidate, and thereby prevent minority voters in urban neighborhoods from voting.”

Read more
http://www.salon.com/2016/10/31/fed...geted-for-intimidation-by-the-trump-campaign/

It's just business as usual for the white haters to me!!

 

[chuck]

i'm confused. if our votes don't matter why they keep trying to take it away from us ?

As this nation's population no longer can be a reflection of white voters in general-or white haters in particular:


Our options (via voting for truly progressive candidates in local and state elections etc) makes black voters a true challenge to the white status quo...