Florida GOP leaders say voter suppression was reason they pushed new election law

[Fred Zed]

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/n...s/early-voting-curbs-called-power-play/nTFDy/
Palm Beach Post Capital Bureau
A new Florida law that contributed to long voter lines and caused some to abandon voting altogether was intentionally designed by Florida GOP staff and consultants to inhibit Democratic voters, former GOP officials and current GOP consultants have told The Palm Beach Post.
Republican leaders said in proposing the law that it was meant to save money and fight voter fraud. But a former GOP chairman and former Gov. Charlie Crist, both of whom have been ousted from the party, now say that fraud concerns were advanced only as subterfuge for the law’s main purpose: GOP victory.
Former Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer says he attended various meetings, beginning in 2009, at which party staffers and consultants pushed for reductions in early voting days and hours.
“The Republican Party, the strategists, the consultants, they firmly believe that early voting is bad for Republican Party candidates,” Greer told The Post. “It’s done for one reason and one reason only. … ‘We’ve got to cut down on early voting because early voting is not good for us,’ ” Greer said he was told by those staffers and consultants.

 

[Aardvark154]

So two people who lost their positions, and one of whom left the party to run as an Independent after he lost the Republican Primary are now hugely reliable sources as to the mind of Party leaders?

 

[Fred Zed]

So two people who lost their positions, and one of whom left the party to run as an Independent after he lost the Republican Primary are now hugely reliable sources as to the mind of Party leaders?

The former Republicans are merely confirming what many believe were the motivations behind the Florida election laws.

 

[Baller Time]

Yes its completely unfathomable that republicans would do this. Of course everyone that tries to the tell the truth is a liar like State rep Mike Turzai from Penn


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOT1bRYdK8

 

[Aardvark154]

The "logic" here is Bernie Sanders says as a member of the Democratic Senate Caucus and a Socialist I voted for X because I thought it would further Socialism, and on the basis of this saying that since Bill Nelson is also a member of the Democratic Senate Caucus and also voted for X, he clearly wants to further Socialism even though he in fact voted for it based upon entirely different reasoning.

 

[Mervyn]

Are they willing to testify in a court of law and name names, provide any sort of info regarding this so charges can be potentially laid ? if not they are not helping anyone.

 

[WoodPeckr]

So two people who lost their positions, and one of whom left the party to run as an Independent after he lost the Republican Primary are now hugely reliable sources as to the mind of Party leaders?

Just proves there are some ex-GOPers with real ethics, that want NO PART of those execrable GOPer slimeballs you have no problems apologizing for consigliere'...

 

[rld]

So two people who lost their positions, and one of whom left the party to run as an Independent after he lost the Republican Primary are now hugely reliable sources as to the mind of Party leaders?

Any thinking person already knew what these gents are saying.

There is certainly reams more evidence for GOP voter suppression, than there is for alleged voter fraud.

 

[WoodPeckr]

Florida remains the Laughing Stock of the World when it comes to Voting.

It's amazing how these GOPers bleat about how they want folks around the world to have the right to Vote while doing all they can to suppress their fellow Americans from having that right!.....