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Battle Looms Over Florida’s Elections Bill

Parties gear up for fight over bill targeting voter fraud

By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: May 19, 2011 3:55 AM

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A highly controversial bill, passed by the Legislature earlier this month and expected to be signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott at any moment, could mean all the difference in the 2012 presidential election.

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Comments (2)

RepublicanConscience

8:44AM MAY 19TH 2011

It seems that the only way you can elect the unelectable like the Commie-in-Chief is through "Community Organizer" Voter Fraud. What is wrong with protecting the votes of those who legally qualify to vote? We are fed up with having our votes cancelled out by Commie Organizers.

Paul

7:52PM MAY 23RD 2011

It seems the only way you can elect the unelectable like Fraud Scott is to resort to fascist tactics meant to suppress voter turnout from opponents. But I digress from the cliché, ad hominem garbage. Instead, let's look at the facts. When has there been voter fraud in Florida? I can really only count one time: when Katherine Harris and Jeb Bush hijacked the 2000 election and threw the election to George W. Bush with a difference of 500 votes. Or how about in Wisconsin, with the 15,000 ballots that just magically appeared out of thin air in support of the Republican SC nominee?

To restrict the rights of the people to vote is patently un-American. And I find it very funny how Rick Scott is suddenly concerned about fraud since he didn't seem so moral and upstanding when he was CEO of Columbia/HCA.