This time, from Howard Simon, executive director of the ACLU:
Dear , [yes, that’s what it said; they couldn’t be bothered to fill in the name field]
It probably comes as no surprise that Florida is ground zero in the nationwide fight over voter suppression. And the ACLU has been right in the middle of it.
When they passed a law making voter registration next to impossible here in Florida, we (along with the Brennan Center) went to court on behalf of the League of Women Voters and other groups and won.
Now they’re trying to purge hundreds, possibly thousands of rightfully-registered voters off the rolls — and we (along with the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law) filed a lawsuit to prevent it.
Governor Rick Scott just won’t quit. He’s bound and determined to block the vote in Florida — especially for minority voters.
Tell Governor Scott the ACLU is on alert and won’t let him derail or deny anyone’s voting rights.
The ACLU is fighting tooth and nail all across the country to protect people’s right to vote. And we won’t stop fighting — not here in Florida, not anywhere.
Florida is a key battleground in our effort to make sure people aren’t denied this most fundamental freedom. Let’s make it clear we won’t let any attack against that fundamental right go unanswered.
Act now. Tell Governor Scott that we won’t stand for any voter suppression ploys.
We know when we stand together we can make a difference. But they are going to throw everything they’ve got at us in the six months leading up to Election Day. With your help, I’m confident that whenever and wherever people’s right to vote is put in jeopardy, the ACLU will be there — protecting the right to vote and the Voting Rights Act that people fought so hard for almost 50 years ago.
Let’s keep fighting,
Howard Simon
Executive Director, ACLU of Florida
My response:
Dear Mr Simon,
This is a joke, right? Are you honestly suggesting that Florida doesn’t have the right to police its voter rolls so that only those who have the right to vote are allowed to vote?
Why aren’t you concerned about the civil liberties of actual Americans — given your organization’s name, it seems appropriate, no? — whose franchise is being negated by the votes of those who aren’t permitted to vote, whether they are “rightfully registered” or not?
Why are you in league with the tyranny of a politicized Justice Department that is on multiple fronts attempting to bully states into allowing voter fraud — at least through the 2012 elections?
Who is providing your legal analysis?
No, what “comes as no surprise,” to borrow your phrase, is that the left, as is its wont, has appropriated yet another organization that uses a misleading name to lay claim to protecting the individual while in reality it is no more than a tentacle of the progressive movement, a movement whose goal is to grow the reach and power of centralized government and diminish and demonize the idea of individual sovereignty — to turn individuals into subjects, and liberties into those things permitted by the State, with special consideration given to those who agree to the terms set by the State in a kind of perverse quid pro quo.
In short, it represents a complete repudiation of the founding principles of this nation — and your organization, by doing its bidding, is committed to that same deconstruction.
Here’s a tip: just because someone managed to register doesn’t s/he has the right to vote. And this case has nothing to do with race or minority voting rights — save for the persistent race-baiting the left trots out to justify its every attempt to keep fraud alive and shame those who protest such fraud into silence.
No more.
You, Mr Executive Director Simon, can blow me.
Sincerely,
protein wisdom
Of course, I mean that rhetorically. I don’t want this lying leftist’s mouth anywhere near anything of mine I hold dear.
*When they passed a law making voter registration next to impossible here in Florida*
I love this. Here’s how it works in Florida- you get an application to register, you provide proof of identify when you submit it, voila, you’re registered. If a person is too lazy or stupid to obtain a license or ID card to register, its highly unlikely they care enough to vote anyway (though of course, that never stops democrats from busing them to the polls). And the thing is, who doesn’t have ID cards anyway ? Dead people, illegals, maybe the homeless? Other than that, even targeted democratic leaning voters, like those on wellfare and food stamps, must have some kind of ID to obtain their benefits, drive vehicles, access some county buildings, etc.
Scott has done a pretty good job in Florida, primarily using the Chris Christie model of “I don’t care that my detractors constantly slander me. I’m going to do what I think is right”.
Mr. von Spakovsky today: Rep. John Lewis Displays His Ignorance. Pointing (and laughing I presume).
Mr. J Christian Adams points to [one of?] the legal analysts. And in another post, asks the question: Why Does DOJ Tolerate Foreigners on Florida Voter Rolls?
Apparently “next to impossible” means “…if you happen to be a non-citizen, or living-impaired.” In which case the fact it’s only next to impossible says the legislature still has work to do.
It’s funny how Progressive/Socialist/Communist governments always call themselves “Republics”. This must be where the ACLU got their inspiration.
I was under the apparently mistaken impression that you had to be able to provide a means of identification to, say the PO-lice if they stopped you and asked your business. I’ve had a picture ID since I was about 15 and my boys have had theirs since they were 10 or 12 since you can’t ride a commercial airline without one. In fact, Junior just got his Learner’s Permit ($25.50). I’ll ask when I renew my registration on my vehicles if there are discounts for deadbeats and oldsters.
“The ACLU is fighting tooth and nail all across the country to protect PEOPLE’s right to vote. ”
Interesting that nowhere in their letter did the ACLU use the term “citizen.” Maybe they should change their name to PCLU – People’s Civil Liberties Union. They certainly have forgotten the “American” part.
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I’d change “Civil” to “Collective”. “Liberties” can change to “Liberation”.
Are they also verifying that voters registered in FL are not registered to vote in another states? I haven’t seen this mentioned in the articles I’ve read, but I have family in FL who have told me about friends w/second homes in FL who vote in FL (absentee ballot) and also the state of their primary residence. They all thought it was hilarious to vote against Bush twice in 2004.
Voter registration is “next to impossible”? The trauma must have caused some kind of amnesia.
Seriously: there are some legitimate points to be made about registration for nondrivers, etc but this just throws a blanket of ridiculosity over any of hat
What is your point about non-drivers? Don’t you still need a picture ID to get a library card and a bus pass? Well, I don’t know about a bus pass, but you do need an ID to write a check or ride an airplane.
Non drivers can’t get on a plane by that logic, nor (ironically!) can they get into an event to see Michelle Obama!
can non drivers gain admission to the doj in dc? video of the attempt would be fun.
I think they’d still have to have a picture ID, nr. You (hypothetically) could get one at the DMV or get a passport photo ID. Either way you’re still going to have to show documentation that you is who you say you is; birth certificate and SSN card. No photocopies, either. Original documents only.
Just FYI for anyone who lets their driver’s license expire: Hubs did this a few years ago (just forgot all about it) and when he went to renew it, they wanted his birth certificate and SSN card. He is retired military and they wouldn’t take a military ID, either, anymore.
oh that would be the fun part: having front line doj officials explaining on video what necessary id you need to access the leviathan called doj. where’s o’keefe?
I haven’t been in any Federal buildings since before 9/11, so I’m just spit-balling.