I just got an email from Obama's General Counsel recruiting attorneys and others with legal experience to make sure the vote in November is fair and to fight voter suppression tactics.
It leads in with a good explanation for why this legal strike team is needed:
Real change only happens when new people enter the political process and make their voices heard.
That's why this campaign is launching an unprecedented Voter Protection Program that will fight to promote and defend the voting rights of every American.
Attorneys, law students, and those with legal expertise will be essential in making sure every eligible citizen who wants to vote can vote -- and that their vote is counted.
After going through the long and painful litany of how fraud and intimidation has succeeded in past years, the email has this encouraging statement:
That's why the Obama Voter Protection Program has already launched, earlier than ever before, and will be the most comprehensive voter protection program in our nation's history, with counsel in 50 states and a vote protection team on the ground now.
This email excites me for two reasons, after the jump.
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