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GOP Voter Fraud Accusations, or “The Wolf Who Cried Wolf.”

Over the past few months, Republican Party members have been tied to numerous reports alleging voter registration misconduct. Despite GOP claims that voter fraud is a widespread issue, the case for its effect on the 2012 election may have slowly become a story of “The Wolf Who Cried Wolf.”

The expansion of voting rights is essential to our democratic electoral process. Republican attempts to impose limitations on the franchise of Americans citizens have been repeatedly shot down by courts, so shady, even illegal suppression tactics are growing.

Republican officials, who have used hysteria about alleged voter fraud as an excuse to support measures that disproportionately block Democratic voters, are furiously trying to distance themselves from a growing number of GOP voter registration drives that either submitted false applications or threw away authentic ones. Dan Froomkin, Huffington Post

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Fears of Voter Intimidation in the Workplace As Election Day Nears

Employers have recently made numerous attempt to intimidate workers into choosing a presidential candidate that supports their company’s bottom-line. Mitt Romney, IL Rep. Joe Walsh, and Koch Industries have all endorsed the practice of goading employees to vote for Republican candidates this November.

No matter what their marketing campaigns may portray, corporate interests are not the same as those of a working community. Businesses do not live and work side by side with their employees and neighbors. Their political leanings are driven solely by what owners predict will further a company’s profit-margin. How do you think voter intimidation in the workplace will affect the outcome of the 2012 election?

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Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg Claims Corporations and Lobbyists Are the ‘Solution’

As lobbyists make record sums and taxpayer dollars continue to flood Wall Street accounts, voters must realize that the fundamental principles of American democracy—capitalism, free-enterprise—are being dismantled by elected officials who claim they support traditional conservative principles.

When officials like Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg, currently running for a Republican seat in the Senate, claim corporations and lobbyists are working for pro-American policies it is an absolute sham. Read about Rehberg’s remarks to the American League of Lobbyists and consider whether these men truly represent the American public interest.

"Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg has been pounding Democratic Sen. Jon Tester over lobbyist fundraising in their tight Senate race, but Rehberg declared last year in a meeting with the influence peddlers that he probably would have chosen their profession over his own if he had been 'smart.'" Michael McAuliff, Huffington Post

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The one federal agency designed to ensure our electoral process is currently leaderless.

Without careful oversight, faulty voting machines could put our entire electoral process at risk. But as November fast approaches, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission currently operates without any leadership whatsoever due to congressional attempts to defund the agency.

Republican lawmakers nationwide risk disenfranchising millions of voters with harsh Voter ID laws and voter roll purges, yet they continue to obstruct the one federal agency designed to ensure the honesty of our electoral process. Are they really concerned about voter fraud, or is there something more underway?

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NRA members polled by GOP strategist Frank Luntz support more sensible laws.

Banning the ownership of assault and semi-automatic weaponry DOES NOT infringe upon the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Majority of NRA members polled by GOP strategist Frank Luntz support more sensible laws.

The NRA’s lobbying efforts are designed to protect the interests of gun manufacturers, not the public. When will capital-R Reason surmount the influence of big business?

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Huma Abedin, the latest victim of radical McCarthy-esque allegations from the far right.

Michelle Bachmann’s McCarthy-esque witch-hunt against imaginary Congressional ‘infiltrators’ is inexcusable.

Huma Abedin, a dedicated public servant and patriotic American, is just the latest victim of outrageous allegations of Islamic and communist plots within the government by radical, irresponsible elected officials on the far right. Arizona Tea Party leader Wes Harris even threatened Senator John McCain for defending Ms. Abedin. Such fear-mongering must be denounced by all true patriots.

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Republican Senator Jon Kyl insists that rich ‘Michael Jordans’ will rebuild our domestic economy.

‘Job creators’ have the opportunity to make huge profits here in the U.S., but they are keeping literally TRILLIONS of dollars in tax havens overseas. Still, Republican Senator Jon Kyl insists that rich ‘Michael Jordans’ will rebuild our domestic economy.

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Weapons makers now suggesting that GOP reconsider tax hikes.

Our global military presence requires a mammoth defense industry, one that consumes nearly half of all military expenditures worldwide. In January, 2013, automatic defense cuts are scheduled to occur under the Budget Control Act. This sequestration has members of Congress and major defense contractors scrambling to dodge this bullet.

Desperate to protect their bottom line, weapons makers now suggest that the GOP consider raising revenues (taxes!). Just maybe those top tier Bush tax cuts should expire to facilitate a budget agreement before the New Year’s deadline. How will Republicans respond to this powerful lobby?

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Corporate emissaries in Washington out themselves by voting against DISCLOSE.

Government transparency at its finest… Read the article below to find out which Republican senators are moonlighting as corporate ambassadors to Washington.

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Geithner’s 2008 Libor recommendations display textbook regulatory capture.

It’s no wonder the Fed and big banking lobbies resist increased transparency. As head of the New York Federal Reserve, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner had the opportunity to act on Libor rate-rigging back in 2007-08. Instead, he took marching orders from the very U.S. banks that were wreaking havoc on our domestic economy.

Three decades of regulatory capture, manipulated interest rates, collusion, and disregard for the public interest culminate in a perfect storm of self-dealing, political corruption and global fraud. As loyal Americans, our first instinct is to defend free market capitalism, but we can no longer mistake that economic system with the international corporatism now in place.

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