BUSH TRIED TO INSTALL CRONY AT FLORIDA ELECTION BOARD
The Daily Mislead
George
W. Bush has said “Every registered voter deserves to have confidence
that the system is fair and elections are honest.”[1] But according to
a new report, the [pseudo-]pResident is doing all he can to once again
rig the election in Florida.
According
to the Miami Daily Business Review, a Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R)
appointee at the Broward County Board of Elections hired a law firm
headed by two close cronies of [pseudo-]pResident Bush to fight any
charges against it during the 2004 election. Specifically, the Broward
Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes hired the law firm Blosser &
Sayfie.[2] Justin Sayfie “is a former spokesman for Gov. Bush and
currently is co-chair of the Bush/Cheney re-election campaign in
Broward County.” He is also a Bush Ranger (aka someone who has raised
more than $100,000 for Bush's [re-selection] campaign).[3] James
Blosser is also “a top fund-raiser for Bush's re-[s]election
campaign.”[4] Many observers expect the election will be extremely
close in Florida and predict it will touch off litigation. County
election supervisors and their legal teams could play a key role in
deciding the election.
While
Snipes has since been forced to fire the law firm,[5] it shows just how
far the Bushes are willing to go to throw the Florida election again.
Earlier this summer, Jeb Bush attempted to purge thousands of voters
from the Florida voting rolls, but was stopped after public pressure
overwhelmed the effort.[6] Additionally, Florida GOP operatives are
going to naturalization offices to give new immigrants voter
registration forms which are already pre-marked to register the voter
as a Republican.[7]
Sources:
1. “President Signs Historic Election Reform Legislation into Law,” WhiteHouse.gov, 10/29/02,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1195992&l=53257.
2. “Elections Supervisor Rapped for Hiring Lawyers With Bush Ties,” Law.com, 8/30/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1195992&l=53258.
3. “Top Fundraisers Earn Right to Party,” Los Angeles Times, 8/31/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1195992&l=53259.
4. “Elections Supervisor Rapped for Hiring Lawyers With Bush Ties,” Law.com, 8/30/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1195992&l=53258.
5. “Broward elections supervisor fires lawyer over firm's connection to President Bush,” Sun-Sentinel, 8/28/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1195992&l=53260.
6. “State ceases felon voting purge,” Miami Herald, 8/14/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1195992&l=53261.
7. National Public Radio, 7/25/04.
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