In All states republicans want to re-write the election laws in order to steal and suppress minority votes , senior citizens votes and others who have criminal records all over the country. GOP has decided to do this because this is the only way they can beat the democrats in the up coming elections and prevent the minorities from voting. It’s time for the democrats and the rest of the America to wake up .
If Obama wants to defeat the republicans in 2012 he must keep on visiting each and every state wherever he is supposed to go and sell his Job Bill. He can’t relax anymore until the election is over. It would be the same for his supporters. This election is not going to be easy like the last time.
Looking to capitalize on their historic gains last year, Republican lawmakers in several states are rewriting their election laws in ways that could make it more difficult for Democrats to win.
They have curbed early voting, rolled back voting rights for ex-felons and passed stricter voter ID laws. Taken together, the measures could have a significant and negative effect on President Obama’s reelection efforts if they keep young people and minorities away from the polls.
“It all hits at the groups that had higher turnout and higher registration in 2008,” said Judith Browne-Dianis, a civil rights lawyer who co-directs the Advancement Project, which has been tracking the new regulations.
Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering the latest, and perhaps most potent, legislation, a measure that would divvy up electoral votes by congressional district rather than use the winner-takes-all approach. The change would almost ensure a net gain of 20 to 24 GOP electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election
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Pa. electoral reshuffling plan not a done deal
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Even though technically it's not yet a bill, a plan to change how Pennsylvania awards its electoral votes in presidential elections has ignited a fiery debate over its fairness, its legality and its effect on the state's substantial clout in national politics.
The fact that the proposal is sponsored by the state Senate Republican leader and endorsed by GOP Gov. Tom Corbett in a year that the Republican-controlled Legislature is poised to redraw the state's congressional districts provides a decidedly partisan backdrop to the discussion.
Adding intrigue to the mix, both the state Republican Party chairman and the national GOP political committee that has the mission of electing Republicans to Congress oppose the proposal by Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi.
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