[Marxism] Tonight (Sunday)'s third party debate

[Aaron Aarons]

At 23:33 -0400 2008/10/19, Joaquin Bustelo wrote:
>Georgia's secretary of state has just carried out a purge of thousands of
>voters she imagines may not be citizens cause they don't match some list she
>has, or something. The voting rights act says Georgia can't change its
>election or registration rules or procedures without pre-clearance from the
>Feds. Georgia didn't even ask. Even Bush's Justice Department says she
>really shoulda. The Secretary of State says she doesn't need to because
>she's only doing it to new registrants and they're not registered until she
>says they are, so the voting rights act doesn't apply. 
>
>The whole thing came up because some kid named Morales tried to register,
>they bounced him demanding proof of citizenship, he provided it, a passport
>issued after he was naturalized a year ago, and then they bounced him again,
>demanding he show up on October 15 or else he would not be allowed to vote.
>Morales showed up in federal court instead. The judge said Morales could
>vote, but refused to put a stop to the Secretary of State's purge.

If you're looking for something useful to do on Election Day, maybe organize a demonstration against the purging of voters AND of candidates, and encourage people who find themselves denied the right to vote to come and riot. (OOPS! I meant "demonstrate".)

 - Aaron