tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post9032649809621866246..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: The Ghosts of FloridaGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-42541209275846324242012-08-21T12:19:52.805-04:002012-08-21T12:19:52.805-04:00Sigh. Does anyone check this stuff out before rant...Sigh. Does anyone check this stuff out before ranting about the disenfranchisement of the military ?. Lets change the channel away from constant Fox News kool aid. Just once in a while. Military voting is not the target here. The Obama administration is trying to get the same voting rules that the military enjoy - applied to everyone.Polarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08429777132124417118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-54140342677516021322012-08-05T17:47:15.539-04:002012-08-05T17:47:15.539-04:00Federal tolerance of military absentee ballot dise...Federal tolerance of military absentee ballot disenfranchisement under the current administration was speculated 2 years ago:<br /><br />http://aquilinefocus.blogspot.com/2010/07/is-obama-administration-plannibg-to.html<br /><br />How did we know? Because The authority responsible for protecting military voters, the Voting Section, decided not to pursue [those] states even though federal law (i.e., the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act) gives the Voting section wide latitude to protect military voters. <br /><br />AG Holder may term the recurrence of overseas military disenfranchisement simply another instance of prosecutorial discretion. Merlin could not have stifled Justice more than our AG.Vigilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051789616490005367noreply@blogger.com