The California Party hired a man who allegedly committed voter fraud and whose firm allegedly tricked people into registering as Republicans in order to get more money from the CRP. These people would still be allowed to vote, but this is another instance of how organizations who pay people to register other people might end up hiring some people who will commit voter registration fraud in order to make more money.
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http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/20/...

Republicans are running scared.

snazzy make up your mind...is the war the reason or is it the war doesn't help. These are two very different positions you have taken. Neither positions is relative in the current financial crisis that BEGAN in the mortgage industry.

Wow---"That war alone is the reason we are on our butts right now in the financial world." Someone please tell me what the war has/had to do with the financing of mortgage(s) or mortgage backed securities; you know the ones at the root of the problem now in the financial world.

One of the things no one is completely talking about is the fact that voter registration fraud, voter fraud, voter-buying fraud is a FELONY! People who engage in these activities can enjoy many years in a prison once convicted and sentenced. Yet, there are very few people who seem to think it's all that important. Voter registration fraud consists of all the things that are going on right now, thanks to ACORN...signing up people multiple times, copying names out of the phone book, registering the dead, and hiring felons (including sex offenders and theft identity felons) to conduct voter registration activities.

Further, voter registration fraud robs us of our fundamental democratic RIGHT of one person, one vote. In the voting booth, all people are equal. That IS the basis of our democracy. I cannot say that strongly enough! If we cannot be guaranteed of a fair election, then there is no democracy. And that's a fact. It is of the utmost importance that we all understand the seriousness of these types of activities, and what this kind of fraud really means to all of who call ourselves Americans.

For the few that keep stating there is a difference in voter registration fraud and vote fraud. Your view is transparent; no problem no one voted yet stance. What you fail to realize is with a “fraudulent registration” in place a request can be made for an absentee ballet. Then this does turn into vote fraud. One cannot vote with out being registered. Your stance that nothing has happened has allowed one foot in the door already.

janesvillian said, "The Republican party does not want you to vote, unless you're Republican..."

NO... The truth is we would love to have 100% eligible voter turn-out.

Also, turning in fraudulent registrations is a problem, verification of those forms does cost the taxpayer. You think think the county clerk's office employees are going to volunteer their time?

and to be clear, when I referred to 'we' as Republicans, I am not on their payroll in any way, shape or form.

You could call me a sexist all you want if Hilary was a nominee because I wouldn't vote for her if you paid me.

This should be a non-issue. It's not voter fraud. There are isolated workers who have filled out extra registration forms to meet their quotas. Voter fraud occurs when somebody shows up at a polling place and votes under another identity than their own. Folks, Mickey Mouse is not going to show up at the local polling place and vote.
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The ACORN workers responsible for submitting false registration cards need to be dealt with individually. This is not a conspiracy and not voter fraud.

Snazzy.--It sounds like you're actually and quite frankly-literally, being the racist. I have no issue with the fact that Obama is part black. None at all. I think he is a well spoken and intelligent American as well. With that said, he is absolutley the wrong candidate for Presidency.
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When I said I can't believe the "push" that is ocurring with the general public's mind, I was referring to how people want change so badly that they will jump into anything, blindly.
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McCain isn't Bush, McCain will steady the course and put us at ease. Obama appears to be good at times, but whem the power is transferred, he will forget the whole nations's views and needs. He will simply become one sided agenda driven. I don't believe he will choose good unbiased people for his cabinet, and he will focus on the past and not the future. Not just the past of "Bush", but the alleged inequalities. Basically--redistribution of wealth, non-incentive but rather entitled statuses. We should be past this. Revisiting old quams is a waste of time. McCain only wants to think about our future. It is obvious when you listen to him talk.

Good grief, besides the other mind altering chemicals, is there also steroids in that obama kool-aid you're guzzling by the gallon? Every other pro-obama poster spewing abusive, personal attacks against posters with opposing views. I guess when you got your marching orders from headquarters to "get up in their faces" you've really taken that command to the extreme. Do yourself a favor, just say NO to kool-aid!

Excuse me!!!! Republicans have the same concerns as the Democrat's. We have bills to be paid, mortgages to pay and food to buy! We have to worry just as much as you do about where we'll spend our money. The only real difference is that the Republican's believe you should work for and be able to determine what one does with his/her earnings. On the other hand, Democrat's seem to believe that what's your's is mine and what's mine is mine.
Fair share sounds nice but it is one sided. The Democrat's need to get over the fact that only they have the solution.

There's no conspiracy for voter fraud here, it's just laziness or desperation on the part of the workers hired by ACORN. If they are paid by the signature or must meet a quota, they make up names. This is work fraud, not voter fraud.

truecitizen says..."I have never seen such a push in this country, ocurring over people being caught up in the sway of things, versus actual considerations of each candidate."
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Do you recall any prior elections? How about 2000 - "return integrity," "who do you want to have beer with?," "The other guy is boring." 2004 - "the Terrorists want the Democrats to win," "Don't you remember 9/11?," "Freedom Fries." 2008, "I'm a pit bull, I'm Joe Six Pack, I'm a real hero." Yeah, I guess prior elections were decided based on actual considerations, and clearly the other side this time is above the fray.

Said it before, say it again. When you're all done fighting over the democratic/republican crap, maybe we'll see some changes. This country needs to get together, become one and work on the issues. I laugh when all of you think Obama is going to solve everything. I'm not saying McCain can either, but I'm pretty tired of hearing how Obama is going to change the World. There is still a Senate that votes on everything and they constantly fight amongst themselves which solves nothing and does nothing for us. Our Government is a joke people.

Republicans keep grasping at one straw after another. When will they learn that Americans are concerned with paying their mortgages and buying their groceries, not with radicals that were active when Obama was eight years old or phony voter registration allegations.

Why can't democrat's admit there is voting fraud in their party? Are they afraid the truth hurts? This is the party the claims voter fraud,files lawsuits and then complains when someone contests them. Well, ACORN is a partisan and registers democrat voters and not republican. If republicans had an organization such as ACORN registering republican votes, they would be up in arms that the Republican party was suppressing voters and not registering the poor,the old, the handicaped, the homeless, etc., and they should be investigated for trying to steal the election again. Apparently, Democrat's can not get over the fact that their are people out there who didn't want their candidate.
Again, the Dems's claim voter fraud but never want to do anything to eliminate it. Why?
A person who registers illegaly is committing fraud, creates extra work for the registras office personnel, and casts doubt on votes cast. So, in my personal opinion, it is the Democratic Party who is insuring that a fair, honest vote will not happen. If there was a fair and honest election, they might have to face the fact that their candidiate lost and how could that be right?

sorry again...
www.alternet.org/democracy/102685

www.alternet.org/democarcy/102685/

Republicans are filing lawsuits all over the country to purge voter rolls.
Google it.
www.madison.com/wsj/topstories/304321

http://inkslwc.wordpress/2008/10/10/fede...

we can VOTE EARLY to avoid being purged. we can't let them steal the election again.

There is a world of difference between voter REGISTRATION fraud and VOTE fraud. For the latter you need actual, living fraudulent voters. For the first you just need to scribble a signature on a piece of paper.
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ACORN is unable to weed out the false registrations that a tiny number of its workers turn in, because it is illegal. If they could weed, then any registration operation could weed selectively -- by party.
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And I thought that ex-convicts getting jobs was supposed to be a good thing. It's not clear how many ACORN workers have actually been in prison or even just jail, but surely we want these people working instead of committing more crime?
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This is just more of the same from the McSame crowd. The Republicans know year after year that their chances improve if fewer people vote (this is documented fact; higher turnout correlates with Democratic wins). Thus they rely on various vote suppression strategies. This has included illegally wiping felons -- or people with the same names as felons -- from voter rolls, challenging registrations, and even getting federal law passed that requires states to use various techniques to weed people off the rolls, all in the name of "election integrity", when nobody thought this was a major problem before they thought of it.
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The Republican party does not want you to vote, unless you're Republican, and they will desperately turn to any red herring to interfere with your ability to vote. It's never been more clear.

To put it in the simplist terms possible. This is like me saying I have $1000 dollars in the bank when I really have $500 in real money and $500 in monopoly money.

Those fake registered voters...arent going to vote, just like that monopoly money wont buy me anything.

So in short, there is no voter fraud going on, since Jimmy Johns and Tony Romo probably wont show up and vote anyhow.

Yes, it appers ACORN pays some people quotas to get registrations, so some people just make stuff up. I'm not defending ACORN, but registration and voting are different. How exactly would ACORN convince people to show up on voting day and actually commit a felony?

A better focus would be to monitor voter supression and ballot security.

ACORN people have been quoted as saying they have been paid to sign hundreds of registration cards. some can not count how many they have signed...this is a travesty, by either party involved. In this day and age how is it possible we can not prove who is who on voting day!!! ACORN is a nut right. And this is nuts.

Yea couple of spelling errors, I know. I'm just too upset to be perfect right now!

Some people who have less in there piggy bank are good working hard-earning Americans, but so many others are right where they deserve to be. Incentive-based policies are the only way out for these types. Obama will enable more riff-raff and good people will pay the price! McCain is not George Bush. He will give you that opportunity. If you want hand-outs at the expense of good people (who I promise are the middle class), then I guess you want Obama. I hope this jumping on the bandwagon ends before the election. PS.----Thank you to Representative Paul Ryan for demanding some answers.

It's about time. If Obama gets elected, it may or may not be a result of things like this, but people are jumping onto Obama on tripe and empty statements. I have never seen such a push in this country, ocurring over people being caught up in the sway of things, versus actual considerations of each candidate.
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I received a whole bunch more pro-Obama stuff from my union today and one more from the Wisconsin Forward crowd. I called them over at Wisconsin Forward and explained to them about the solicitation I received at my front door from an ex-convict who was asking me loaded questions. I explained how this con had selected a question on her PDA (or whatever little machine she had with her), which was not the answer I gave her. They hung up on me, but not until after they told me directly that this woman was not on their list of people. So what happened? I have not received any pro-McCain stuff. They are a non-profit group, but they disguise themselves as being neutral. They may or may not receive tax free exemption status-I don't know.
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However, I believe people will take for word, whatever is thrown in front of them. Spread the REAL word. We are about to be seriously (had) in this nation. If McCain can't equal out the onslaught from the Obama camp, regardless of it's question marks, we will have the wrong leader in power.
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Obama will go after big business right? Well who do you think employs many of the other people in this nation? Why should we punish the ones who made it good in a democratic-capitalist system? Employees deserve truth, YES, but not hand-outs which will be pointed towards those who haven't earned them in the first place. That is anti-'little man' in my eyes. In addition, I truly believe the costs (taxes) will include more than the (only) 5% Obama promises. These very liberal types want the 'trickle-up' thing to happen. But the affect will be a passing down of the expense cutting by major employers, onto there employees anyway. Give McCain a chance, he is not a radical like his opponent.

pot meet kettle