Unless voter integrity efforts take root this year, the notion
of free and fair elections could become a relic of American
history, Catherine Engelbrecht warned listeners during the "True the Vote National Summit in
Houston, Texas yesterday. Engelbrecht, who is the president and
founder of the organization, cited specific instances throughout
the country where the number of voters listed on registration rolls
exceeded the actual number of eligible voters. She also said it was
far too easy for non-citizens to obtain voter registration
forms.
"The next few months are critical to the telling of our story," she said. "Our goal is the make the 2012 elections the freest and fairest the country has ever seen." Engelbrecht acknowledged this is a tall order. The various pressure groups opposed to photo identification requirements are very well funded and well organized. But they are not on the side of public opinion.
The latest survey from Rasmussen finds that 64 percent of likely U.S. voters see voter fraud as a serious problem. The same survey also reports that 73 percent of Americans do not view photo ID laws as being discriminatory.
Other speakers included Anita MonCrief, a former ACORN/Project Vote employee, turned conservative activist.
"I was very sheltered until I met the Tea Party people," she said. "We were all black Catholics, we liked Jesus and JFK."
MonCrief recalled a meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas, where ACORN activists outlined a "socialist wish list" that included universal health care and environmental justice. It was at this point that MonCrief began to have misgivings about the ACORN network that were further cemented when she became privy to the close connection between the 2008 Obama campaign and the Project Vote affiliate, she explained.
Read more: http://spectator.org/blog/2012/04/28/true-the-vote-summit-acorn-whi
"The next few months are critical to the telling of our story," she said. "Our goal is the make the 2012 elections the freest and fairest the country has ever seen." Engelbrecht acknowledged this is a tall order. The various pressure groups opposed to photo identification requirements are very well funded and well organized. But they are not on the side of public opinion.
The latest survey from Rasmussen finds that 64 percent of likely U.S. voters see voter fraud as a serious problem. The same survey also reports that 73 percent of Americans do not view photo ID laws as being discriminatory.
Other speakers included Anita MonCrief, a former ACORN/Project Vote employee, turned conservative activist.
"I was very sheltered until I met the Tea Party people," she said. "We were all black Catholics, we liked Jesus and JFK."
MonCrief recalled a meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas, where ACORN activists outlined a "socialist wish list" that included universal health care and environmental justice. It was at this point that MonCrief began to have misgivings about the ACORN network that were further cemented when she became privy to the close connection between the 2008 Obama campaign and the Project Vote affiliate, she explained.
Read more: http://spectator.org/blog/2012/04/28/true-the-vote-summit-acorn-whi
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