Jenny Brown
--- JollyJack at aol.com wrote:
> Dear Friends,
> On Monday teams of paid Republican Party goon squads showed up at the Lemon
> City and North Miami Library Polling Centers to harass and intimidate
Haitian
> voters to prevent them from voting. Both of these precincts are
overwhelmingly
> Democratic and have had some of the highest early voter turnouts on the
state.
>
> Things were going smoothly until today when a number of Republican
operatives,
> including some attorneys, showed up at both precincts and began harassing
> Haitian voters and poll watchers assisting them. Voters were subjected to
verbal
> abuse and and physically intimidating conduct. Volunteers assisting Haitian
> voters were confronted by the Republicans with objections such as "if they
> can't read they should not be able to vote."
>
> These racist objections directly violate the spirit of the Voting Rights
Act
> which prohibits literacy tests for voting rights. We should contact Federal
> and State officials to demand that these attacks should be investigated and
> halted in order to insure that the elections proceed fairly. Unfortunately
as we
> learned in the 2000 elections we cannot rely on government officials to act
> fairly, it's like relying on the fox to guard the chicken coup!
>
> In order to insure that the vote proceeds fairly we need to out mobilize
the
> forces that are attempting to Bushwhack the elections. Poll watching is a
> civic duty that all of us can participate in! If you have the time you are
needed
> TODAY! The polls are open from 7AM to 7PM. The polling locations are:
>
> The Lemon City Library
> NE 61 St. & NE 4 Ct
> Miami
>
> The North Miami Library
> 835 NE 132 St.
> North Miami
>
> We need to out mobilize the Republican operatives that are trying to steal
> our elections. PLEASE HELP MAKE HISTORY. IF YOU HAVE THE TIME PLEASE COME
DOWN
> AND HELP.
>
> Best Regards,
> Jack