Bush Restricting Democracy As Election Nears

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Bush Restricting Democracy As Election Nears

 

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BUSH RESTRICTING DEMOCRACY AS ELECTION NEARS

 

President Bush has opined about the need for democracy to be

preserved, and for U.S. elections to be fair. In 2002, he said " Every

registered voter deserves to have confidence that the system is fair

and elections are honest. " [1] In 2003, he gave a speech to the

National Endowment for Democracy claiming he had a " commitment to

democracy. " [2] But, as a new report shows, Bush and the Republican

Party are doing everything they can to reduce democracy at home as the

election approaches.

 

As an article in In These Times notes, in August 2003 the CEO of one

of the biggest manufacturers of new voting machines wrote a

fundraising letter saying he is " committed to helping Ohio deliver its

electoral votes to the president next year. " [3] In June 2004, Florida

Gov. Jeb Bush ® tried to remove 48,000 traditionally Democratic

voters from the Florida voter rolls,[4] prompting the U.S. Commission

on Civil Rights to demand an investigation.[5] In July, a top GOP

official in Michigan indicated his party's effort to reduce minority

voter turnout, saying that the GOP will have " a tough time [in this

election] " if " we do not suppress the Detroit vote. " [6] In August, Jeb

Bush's political appointee tried to hire two top Bush fundraisers to

represent the election office in Broward County in the case of a

recount.[7]

 

See the full article at www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/1115.

 

Sources:

 

1. " President Signs Historic Election Reform Legislation into Law, " The

White House, 10/29/02,

http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2973095 & l=59267.

2. " President Bush Discusses Freedom in Iraq and Middle East, " The

White House, 11/06/03,

http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2973095 & l=59268.

3. " Voting Machine Controversy, " Common Dreams News Center, 8/23/03,

http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2973095 & l=59269.

4. " Rights leader scolds Bush on use of felon purge lists, " Miami

Herald, 6/22/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2973095 & l=59270.

5. " Voting worries just won't go away, " Sarasota Herald-Tribune,

7/18/04.

6. " Groups Say GOP Moves to Stifle Vote, " Washington Post, 8/26/04,

http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2973095 & l=59271.

7. " Elections Supervisor Rapped for Hiring Lawyers With Bush Ties, "

Law.com, 8/30/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2973095 & l=59272.

 

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