" . . . Now, folks can sit on the sidelines and just say this is just an internal fight between capitalist parties or you can recognize that, in however fucked up and partial a way, the Democrats have been and continue to be the vehicle for the self-empowerment and enfranchisement of a whole range of interests and groups in our society, . . . "
[mbs] Not much of a vehicle. We will look in vain for any basic critique of the Supremes when this is over. It will be laid over to how important it is to elect Dems, notwithstanding the fact that Dems have and will fail to act to defend the right to vote.
Going to Court and/or making a fuss when you have been jobbed out of an election, or when it is close, is not my definition of defending suffrage.
I would be curious to know if anyone can cite a statement about the current imbroglio from any Democratic bigwig as incisive as this:
"Nader, who ran unsuccessfully for the presidency as the Green Party candidate, also called for the courts to investigate the Florida presidential election even after Republican George W. Bush or Democrat Al Gore is declared the winner.
Nader said the Florida Attorney General's Office and the U.S. Justice Department must investigate allegations that registration lists were purged in a way that discriminated against minority voters and that minorities were excluded from voting in certain Florida precincts in greater numbers than other voters.
"It's increasingly clear that the situation in Florida reflects a voting rights discrimination," Nader said before his speech. "The situation cannot be corrected before the next president is chosen. But it certainly needs to be challenged in courts of law."
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