tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194375569044391746.post8436912781302489861..comments2024-03-29T02:00:55.623-04:00Comments on Corporate Justice Blog: More Cowbell . . . .Steven Ramirezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741346526253732489noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194375569044391746.post-58107667250026385902013-07-26T17:24:20.402-04:002013-07-26T17:24:20.402-04:00The most recent McClatchy/Marist Poll shows that 8...The most recent McClatchy/Marist Poll shows that 83 percent of Americans agree that it would be a good thing to "Require voters show identification in order to vote". That finding includes the support of 83 percent of non-whites and 78 percent of those under 45.<br /><br />Wow, who knew that non-whites and young people were such "racists"?<br /><br />http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/07/25/197687/marist-poll-for-mcclatchy-on-voting.html<br />Che is deadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988202144185675100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194375569044391746.post-1520407638156378902013-07-22T16:19:15.799-04:002013-07-22T16:19:15.799-04:00"Across the South, Republicans are working to...<i>"Across the South, Republicans are working to take advantage of a new political landscape after a divided U.S. Supreme Court freed all or part of 15 states, many of them in the old Confederacy ... blah, blah,blah"</i><br /><br />Wait, isn't that the same part of the country that progressive Democrats used to call the "Solid South" when they were creating obstacles at the polls for blacks in order to deliver elections to the likes of Woodrow Wilson, FDR, Truman and JFK? The same "Solid South" where progressive Democrats enforced segregation and Jim Crow?<br /><br />Trying to insinuate that a requirement to show a valid I.D. - something that we all do in order to board a plane, cash a check, enter a federal building, etc. in every part of the country - to cast a ballot is in any way similar to what racist Democrats did for generations to deny blacks the vote is simply shrill and laughable.<br /><br />Those who vote illegally cancel out the legitimate vote of another - black or white.<br /><br />In fact, the I.D. requirement is so common in other countries that foreign observers of U.S. elections are shocked to find that in most of our country I.D. is not required to vote:<br /><br /><i>"It's an incredible system," said Nuri K. Elabbar, who traveled to the United States along with election officials from more than 60 countries to observe today's presidential elections as part of a program run by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). Your humble Cable guy visited polling places with some of the international officials this morning. Most of them agreed that in their countries, such an open voting system simply would not work.</i><br /><br /><i>The most often noted difference between American elections among the visitors was that in most U.S. states, voters need no identification. Voters can also vote by mail, sometimes online, and there's often no way to know if one person has voted several times under different names, unlike in some Arab countries, where voters ink their fingers when casting their ballots."</i><br /> <br />http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/11/06/un_poll_watchers_baffled_us_doesnt_require_id_to_vote<br /><br /><br />If voter ID requirements are so discriminatory, why is the Obama administration funding the implementation of such requirements in other countries?:<br /><br /><i>"In Kenya, the $53 million Yes Youth Can program empowers nearly one million Kenyan youth to use their voices for advocacy in national and local policy-making, while also creating economic opportunities. In advance of Kenya’s March 2013 general elections, Yes Youth Can’s “My ID My Life” campaign helped 500,000 youth obtain National identification cards, a prerequisite to voter registration …"</i><br /> <br />http://m.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/27/fact-sheet-us-support-strengthening-democratic-institutions-rule-law-and<br />Che is deadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988202144185675100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194375569044391746.post-84338075209004073812013-07-22T15:30:13.351-04:002013-07-22T15:30:13.351-04:00It's official, Jon Corzine will not be cuffed ...It's official, Jon Corzine will not be cuffed over MF Global. <br /><br />John Corzine, former Democrat Senator and Governor of New Jersey CEO of MF Global will not be charged for his mishandling of customer accounts leading to the collapse of the storied firm.<br /><br />It seems that everyone at the firm was guilty of financial malfeasance except the politically connected Democrat - who Joe Biden often referred to as the Obama administrations "go to guy" for advice on the economy - despite senior executives saying that Corzine was fully aware of the misuse of customer funds.<br /><br />Go figure.<br /><br />http://nation.foxnews.com/mf-global/2012/09/11/exclusive-senior-mf-global-executive-said-corzine-knew-about-misuse-funds<br /><br />http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/corzine_off_the_crook_t3VpDFmfEsx9Qd7VdtCLvM?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Business<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xm3VMrKqJSA<br />Che is deadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988202144185675100noreply@blogger.com