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thunder wrote:


On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 02:56:27 +0000, Jon Smithe wrote:


Can you point me to one story or link where this has been reported to a
problem? Or is this a problem being hidden by a rightwing conspiracy?

I'm won't say voter intimidation is widespread, but to say it doesn't
happen is BS. It's important to note, that many minorities are nervous
around law enforcement due to Jim Crow history.

And lots of people, minority or not, are nervous around law enforcement
because they are (or were) breaking the law but have not been caught.

This is not a racial issue.

There is no issue at all with having law enforcement present near or even at
polling places for the purpose of keeping the peace. Since the Democrats
have looted, shot at and broken into Republican campaign offices this
season, it appears that such a presence may be necessary to prevent such
antics from being used on election day in the precincts themselves.

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