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Confirming Hans von Spakovsky

Tue Sep 25, 2007 at 09:56:04 PM EST

originally posted Tue Jun 12, 2007 at 09:56:13 AM EST - cho, promoted by avahome

Since he and the researchers did the work on the first series, Adam Lambert has followed up last Friday with more news about Hans:
Hans von Spakovsky and the Secret Deal

Wednesday, Hans von Spakovsky will be facing his confirmation hearings.

Von Spakovsky, only recognizable to a small percentage of Americans, has over the past two decades had a tremendous impact on our right to vote. Currently, von Spakovsky is serving on the Federal Elections Commission as a Bush recess appointment in late 2005 over the objections of Congressional officials and voting rights groups alike.

In a three-part series, Adam Lambert looks at why would a man whose career is dedicated to the area of voting rights be challenged so vigorously for a position on this country's highest Election Board.

Part I: Hans Von Spakovsky: The Biggest Threat to Voting Rights in America ...Looks into his early career and connections to the Georgia Republican Party and local voter suppression initiatives.

Part II: Hans in the Sock Puppet...Analyzes von Spakovsky's tenure at the Department of Justice's Voting Rights Section as well as his involvement with high profile cases such as the mid-censor Texas redistricting, legally tenuous Voter ID laws as well as numerous lawsuits that served to disenfranchise and suppress minority voters.

Part III: Permanent Recess Appointment... Tracks his short but controversial term as FEC Commissioner.

Read them, then come back here to discuss!

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Confirming Hans von Spakovsky | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 hidden)

worth a repeat, imho (5.00 / 5) (#1)

well done, rec'd and tipped

from Digby and C&L

Crooks and Liars has a very informative video up of Paul Weyrich laying out the case for vote suppression back in the 1980's. He pretty much admits that the Republicans only gain a majority by keeping Democrats from voting:

Weyrich: "Now many of our Christians have what I call the goo-goo syndrome -- good government. They want everybody to vote. I don't want everybody to vote. Elections are not won by a majority of people, they never have been from the beginning of our country and they are not now. As a matter of fact, our leverage in the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down.

by whitewidow

My humble but informed response to whitewidow:

So perfect a capture of the real intent which underlies the hypocrasy of the thugs.
I'm working on some research/writing that I realized over the weekend constitutes the MO of this Criministration {new word!? - an Executive Office run by organized crime}. Enron set the stage for this CONjob.
Enron gamed the power markets, the Bush Syndicate games the entire American rule of law.

by luaptifer on Mon Jun 11, 2007 at 09:51:29 PM EST

Too Late? (5.00 / 1) (#2)

When we first published this back in June -- it just seemed to fall into a black hole... But now, some say when it is too late, all the great work that Adam Lambert, Roxy, Standingup, Publius Revolts, Standingup, cho, AvaHome, GreyHawk, wanderindiana, jenn718 contributed to this story is getting picked up ...

kxmc news

by Cho on Wed Sep 26, 2007 at 08:52:14 AM EST

Someone tell me how the (5.00 / 1) (#3)

case picked up by the Supreme Court will play into this appoinment if at all.
Supreme Court to Consider Use of Voter ID

by avahome on Wed Sep 26, 2007 at 02:14:52 PM EST

Senate Rules panel moves controversial FEC pick (5.00 / 1) (#4)

Go Dianne....shake it up baby!

the hill
excerpt:

September 26, 2007
The Senate Rules Committee on Wednesday voted to report out all four Federal Election Commission nominations without recommendation, an unprecedented maneuver aimed at accommodating Chairman Dianne Feinstein's (D-Calif.) objections to Hans von Spakovsky's nomination.

by avahome on Wed Sep 26, 2007 at 05:03:16 PM EST

Confirming Hans von Spakovsky | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 hidden)

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