{"id":5988,"date":"2008-05-14T16:45:21","date_gmt":"2008-05-14T23:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=5988"},"modified":"2008-05-17T13:21:50","modified_gmt":"2008-05-17T20:21:50","slug":"take-action-thor-hearne-and-mo-gop-attempt-to-rewrite-constitution-to-allow-voter-disenfranchisement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5988","title":{"rendered":"TAKE ACTION NOW: Thor Hearne and MO GOP Attempt to Rewrite Constitution to Allow Voter Disenfranchisement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jason Leopold over at The Public Record has more goods today on GOP Vote-Suppressor Extraordinaire Thor Hearne<\/a>, including confirmation that he is working behind the scenes with the Missouri state Congressman (Rep. Stanley Cox) who drafted the Constitutional Amendment currently barreling through the state Senate to require proof of citizenship and<\/i> Photo ID proof of residency before voting.<\/p>\n

For the record, MO already has a Voter ID requirement, so this new restriction is meant to do nothing more than keep Democratic-leaning voters from being able to vote. Period.<\/p>\n

The Senate session goes on hiatus as of this Friday, so the question is whether the Dem majority can hold off the effort to disenfranchise some 240,000 state voters<\/a>, according to the MO SoS, who could be affected by this cynical attempt at stealing November. Failure to fight off the effort could result in the Show-Me state, a crucial swing state, in going to the Republicans this November simply by virtue of voters turned away for lack of specific types of Photo ID in the City of St. Louis alone.<\/p>\n

An urgent call has been put out for MO residents to call their Senators immediately and urge them to vote against<\/i> HJR 48, Thor’s latest move, the Constitutional amendment to require incredibly draconian proof of citizenship and<\/u> state residency<\/i> with Photo ID before you’re allowed to cast your legal ballot!<\/p>\n

So for those in Missouri, please<\/i> take action NOW to fight for your democracy and Constitutional rights! Call your Senators, and defeat this amendment! Here are some helpful tools for you, courtesy of PDA<\/a>…<\/p>\n

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