BIG OOOps! Florida’s Fraudulent Voting Witch Hunt Produces a “Shocking” Number of Cases — All Republican The issue of voter fraud and new restrictive voter ID laws has taken this country by storm the last couple of years. Republican legislatures all across the country have taken “a stand against voter fraud” and passed highly restrictive new laws which they claim will reduce the possibility of fraudulent voting. It just so happens that Florida, with their Republican Governor Rick Scott, is one of these states claiming strict voter ID laws are needed to prevent the possibility of rampant voter fraud. Well, an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has concluded, and their findings are absolutely stunning....Continue Reading BIG OOOps! Florida’s Fraudulent Voting Witch Hunt Produces a “Shocking” Number of Cases — All Republican The issue of voter fraud and new restrictive voter ID laws has taken this country by storm the last couple of years. Republican legislatures all across the country have taken “a stand against voter fraud” and passed highly restrictive new laws which they claim will reduce the possibility of fraudulent voting. It just so happens that Florida, with their Republican Governor Rick Scott, is one of these states claiming strict voter ID laws are needed to prevent the possibility of rampant voter fraud. Well, an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has concluded, and their findings are absolutely stunning. Upon concluding their investigation, they reported a staggering—two cases of voter registration fraud. Yes, after several months of investigation following the 2012 elections, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement found a whopping two cases of actual voter registration fraud. Oh, and the kicker? The two cases consisted of two voter registration forms fraudulently filled out by a man who worked for the Republican party. He admitted to stealing the identity of his former girlfriend’s ex-husband and filling out the two forms. Well, the number of cases might increase considering two more cases do remain open, though it’s clear Governor Scott has moved on from this investigation. I guess that’s what happens when you try to invent a problem that has never existed. And this pattern of not finding “rampant” evidence of voter fraud isn’t just in Florida — Republicans all across the country are having trouble finding evidence that fraudulent voting is a threat to our election process. But Republicans haven’t let these kinds of facts stand in their way of passing highly restrictive new voting laws in numerous Republican-controlled states which they claim will reduce the number of cases where people have tried to vote or register to vote illegally. Though, let’s be honest. Anyone with even a shred of common sense is well aware that these laws have nothing to do with “voter fraud” and everything to do with keeping people who often don’t vote for Republicans from being able to vote at all. Because even if there are a handful of cases each election cycle where some sort of voting fraud is found, it pales in comparison to the tens of thousands (if not millions) of Americans who will be disenfranchised due to these highly restrictive voter ID laws. So while Republicans claim they’re trying to solve one problem, which we all know is a blatant lie, they’re actually creating a problem in their efforts to keep those they wished wouldn’t vote from actually voting. Because conservatives know that their best chance at “winning” isn’t having better policies than Democrats — it’s simply doing all they can to keep Democrats from being able to vote. forwardprogressives/floridas-fraudulent-voting-witch-hunt-produces-a-shocking-number-of-cases-all-republican/
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