Major Court Victory for Military Voters
Congratulations to the Military Voter Protection Project — they have broken new legal ground in protecting military voters.
A Maryland federal court ruled today that it is a violation of a soldier’s constitutional rights to not receive his complete ballot on time. The court ruled that the John Doe officer stationed in Iraq had standing to sue based on deprivations of their constitutional rights.
This is an enormously important decision which will affect the 2012 elections.
This means that military members need not wait on the bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., at the Justice Department to sue. It may end the monopoly on DOJ’s oversight of military voting, which is a good thing for everyone in uniform. It means that in 2012, during the presidential election, we won’t have to wait for the DOJ to act. It means that the Eric Holder military voting disaster of 2010 might not happen again.
Individual soldiers and sailors may have recourse to the courts, able to act immediately as they are trained to do in combat zones.
This ruling also shows that private citizens are more effective than their government. DOJ filed no lawsuit in Maryland, but MVP did, and MVP won a victory for military voters from every state.
Christian, Ed Morrissey at Hot Air is reporting that the Civil Rights Commission issued a 131 page ruling, have you seen it yet?
There is still a judge who believes in the Constituion? Integrity? I want to weep.
Obviously this deserves a party!!! and major kudos from Americans in general! If anyone stands in the way of this…their name needs to be heard by all the military and questioned by same military as to why.
I felt the same way when I read it!!!
Wow, and in Maryland too!
I was surprised at first too because we are ruled by dems here but then got to thinking about how prevalent the military, both active and retired, is around here.
Actually the majority of Citizens DO believe in The Constitution.
The problem is that our Judges are being suborned by the Left. The evidence is the amount of Law’s being made, against the will of The People, by Activist Leftist Judges.
Exposed! George Soros’ scheme for ‘elite’ judiciary
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I’d say put all military ballots on UPS planes, but then again, in light of today’s headlines, maybe not. Seriously, no elections should be certified until ALL ballots are counted but then again, the secretaries of state in question are probably all Democrat.
Corrupt government by Soros from top to bottom. Sunlight. Disinfectant. Some assembly required.
FedEx would do fine!
Actually, yes – the USPS subcontracts to Fed Ex for its package delivery (ever wonder why there are Fed Ex boxes outside of most post offices?)
Rather than rely on a civilain contrator…How about the Military Votes are transported to the US by Military aircraft (C-17 Globemaster would do fine!) WITH a Military escort. Our Troops deserve nothing but the best.
There are half a dozen states virulently fighting the MOVE Act ( the MOVE Act requires states to transmit validly-requested absentee ballots to UOCAVA voters no later than 45 days before a federal election, when the request has been received by that date)…all of the states are Democrat strongholds, and Holder’s DOJ has given them ALL waivers, claiming “undue hardship.”
what it really means is that the military has been recognized as citizens. good job Military Voter Protection Project. as a non military citizen i thank you for them.
Here is the 131 page report. Yaki walked out so as not to give the Commission a quorum on the vote to approve the report, then held an immediate press conference with the water carrier media, including the Washington Post…which rushed the “this is a conservative/right wing ploy” meme to press.
The report gives a time line of events and questions why the DOJ would take a case in which the defendants defaulted…in other words, a laydown…and unilaterally undermine the entire process. It’s a question to which the answers are not only vague and ambiguous, but are wholly illogical.
The suggestion that the case wasn’t “strong enough” from an evidentiary standpoint is rather ridiculous when the defendants aren’t contesting.
Yaki, the Pelosi palace guard…has been at the forefront of damage control for the Democrats in general and the administration and their operatives in the DOJ in specific.
The Commission will vote next week, with or without Yaki, I imagine.
http://www.scribd.com/full/40288572?access_key=key-2hgg7kl7nfe3dzx9bjiq
Does this ruling have any material implications for this election? Or is it just too late for a soldier’s Constitutional rights?
Probably too late for 2010. Especially because nobody other than MVP sued. You can’t make a difference if you don’t act. The real difference will be in 2012. Everyone already shafted in 2010 will remain so. The only way to compensate is to vote – that everone go vote, and make up for the disenfranchised. Planning on voting anyhow? Then work to find someone who wasn’t going to.
This whole thing drives me nuts. I mean, I’m glad for this success–but I’m so angry about what’s happening right now, in THIS election, that I can hardly see straight. Remember all the military voters who were disenfranchised in the LAST election? That was supposed to never happen again, right? Well, this year it’s even WORSE than two years ago. I’m spluttering, I’m so mad.
Great news. The Left seems more concerned with restoring voting rights to felons than the voting rights of those who are putting their lives on the line for their country.
Since military folks tend to vote Republican, you don’t suppose that these are the “enemies” Obama’s been talking about lately, do you?
Obama has sunk about as low as any leader/human can.
The unmitigated gall of trying to turn Americans against americans for a vote is disgusting. He should be questioned about this, and why he would make such a statement
I dislike him more and more every time he breathes..
I think voting should be halted ’til all military votes are in..they are our 1st line of defense in this world…of course I realize this is a pipe dream..
Unfortunetly this will have no impact no THIS election, but hopefully we can prevent this from occuring the future. FINALLY. As this has been occuring for far too long.
Congratulations MVP!
Obama’s squandered the little he had to get him where he is today; And he’s demonstrating he has NOTHING left with futile attempts to look ‘real’ to American voters.
He’s dragging the Democrat Party into the junkyard where they belong.
This all has been done on purpose to keep the Men and women in our military
from voting, we saw it in 2008 and now again we see it today…The liberal
Dems slid this one under the door and i hope if it every happens again that
our men and women will take actions to get a president and part of his admin.
impeached from office…
Congrats to all our Military…..
It’s truly sad that these brave young men and women are being treated they way they are. They volunteer of their own free will, knowing there is a chance that they may have to give their life and yet they still volunteer. And this is what they get for it?
I wish that anyone, and I mean anyone, who supports the members of our military who may have been sitting on the fence, go out and vote, if not for you, for them. Go out and get your friends, neighbors, relatives, or even a stranger and ask them to make up for this travesty for those brave young souls, who don’t ask for much, but deserve so much more than they get. It’s the very least we could do for them.
They fight to protect our constitution and have their own constitutional rights ripped from them. It a crying shame.
Sure, they can sue, but the election was still stolen. Doesn’t address that.
The democrats can steal elections; they’ve done it before, and Holder won’t do a thing to stop or correct it. But there are HUNDREDS of elections coming up. How MANY can they steal? Enough?
To Cybergeezer at #10:
What was it Obama complained recently? ……”They talk about me like a dog!…..”
A junkyard dog, no doubt!
God save our Republic!
obama complains that “they talk about me like a dog”, not true, i like and respect my dog, “ranger”. he’s a good and loyal friend. i neither like nor trust obama.
He should’nt have named their dog ‘Bo’! He’s just confused, as usual.
Now comes the harder part. As I understand it, the federal government is sovereign. You cannot sue it or its employees. They can sue the States, however. Can they sue individuals who engage in malfeasance? It is the only way to keep them from cheating. Do these guys care if the State has to pay a fine? No. But if you can pin it on an individual, now you can punish the true malefactors. Make them hurt specifically, and they may not want to be the one left holding the bag.
I’m thinking specifically of the guy who withheld the ballots in the vain hope that a 3rd party candidate would get added to siphon votes from the Pubs, as an example. Make the individual pay! That’s how you end this nonsense.
This is just the first (very big) step. How about other States? Will they use this as precedent? Still, it is a big victory.
You are correct – however, the Fed Judge in Maryland can file a suit againt Eric Holder and President Obama – Holder as the Head of the DOJ and Obama as the Head of the DNC. They may hold public office, within the U.S. Government, but they are NOT above the law regardless of what Clintonistas may believe.
Here’s my blog site with the complete O-Bozo ineligibility document:
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Victory and sad all at the same time, doesn’t help now, but can help in the future. Funny how they are trying to pass measures that non citizens that are long time residents can vote and are not concerned about the voting rights of the men and women who protect and serve our nation. Fingers crossed that the suits will fly since these are not frivolous suits and hopefully this will never ever happen again!
Eric Holder and the entire DOJ should be held accountable, charged and tried for voter fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, civil rights violations, voter intimidation, purjury, larceny and abuse of office or power.
Barry Obama should be charged with all the above, plus duplicity.
Yes Bobdog, the enemy is probably the military and most Definately us Teaparty people! We hope and pray that our hard work in restoring our countries honor and the Constitution will be ours on November 2nd!
If a Registrar has deprived/violated a citizen’s Civil Rights, can’t they be held personally liable civilly?
Every soldier/sailor/Marine/airman/guardsman who has been deprived of his/her right to vote this year should sue in civil court for damages.
Their (the Registrars) actions won’t change until they’re faced with personal ruin over the money damages they should have to pay.
If I were a commander overseas, and one of my troops did not get his ballot on time, I would sign emergency leave papers an put him on a chartered plane so he could go home vote and get back quickly and order the JAG office to assist the troop in filing the papers to bill the negligent election official including liens on his house, cars, salary, and bank accounts.
I find it absolutely inexcusable that after 2 years the military men & women STILL have an issue with getting their ballots on time so they can be counted. Of all people, they should be the FIRST ones to get their ballots. Why can’t it be done anyway? We can send info all over the world OVERNIGHT & get it back in a very short period of time. Thank you MVP for doing whatever you can to correct this idiocy!!
In this day and age, and with an election looming just days away, why do we have to wait for FedEx delivery? Why not set up a military voting website for each state and allow the soldiers to log on and vote? We can have both Democrat and Republican “poll watchers” to be sure the votes are tabulated correcly and a print out of all eligible military voters in each state so the names can be checked off to guarantee they are actually eligible to vote. Come on, it’s too simple now-a-days with the internet! Don’t disenfranchise our military from voting, even in this election. My son is a web designer and can set up a web site in under an hour! Surely the military can do it for their soldiers, and just let someone try to shut them down or not count their votes! Get an emergency order from a state judge, set up a website, print out a list, and let the soldiers start voting. It can be done in hours, and extra time, even days, can be given them to get to a computer to cast their votes and get those votes counted.
Whole Lot of Scheeit ,, Will BE CHANGED ,, If you do Not like our Constitutional AMERICA ,, Get the Helt OUT ,, as this Change ,, You can Count On .
what scares me is how many people ignore this or just pass it off as accidents.
if any attempt is made to suggest its a concerted deliberate attempt we are ridiculed and written off as falling for gop hype. as a former soldier this really bugs me that civilian population (as a whole) just does not seem to give a damn.
This has happened since and probably before the Bush-Gore election in 2000.
It upset me then and makes me want to break a wall today.
The votes of our military should be of the highest priority, period. Any action taken that causes a military vote to not be counted should be an indictable criminal offense. Holder should face charges and the state officials who didn’t get them out should also.
The 2010 election is crucial. This election cannot afford to not have all of the military votes counted. There should be legislation enacted retroactively that would require that the absentee military ballots be counted,in any election that is close enough for the votes to make the difference, even if it takes 4 or 6 weeks to get it done, . Not going to happen this election I know, but how about the next one.
At least let’s throw Holder and a bunch of the responsible state apparatchiks in jail for a year along with a $100,000 to $1,000,000 deduction from their accounts to help pay against the national and state deficits.
The soldiers should be able to skype their votes. If a captain on a ship can marry by proxy he should be able to witness a skyped vote that is signed by a family member. It states right on the envelope that if they are unable to sign themselves, someone else can sign for them. This is a no-brainer.
This should be Nationwide, not just one state. Apparently the requirements for Attorney General of the U.S. must not amount to much. Warm body that can take orders. What a joke our government has become!
How many military votes were not counted in Nevada, Colorado, Alaska, Delaware, or anywhere?
Throw those votes in with generic voter fraud and you have something to work with; if you’re a democrat.
In 2008, BO’s coronation year, there were a bunch of senate elections that went the dems way by very small margins eg. Minnesota. And Acorn was running around gumming up as much as they could to get as many fraud votes in the bank as possible.
How many senate votes did it take to end the Obama health care filibuster of the repubs? All 60. If Al Franken didn’t get frauded into office in Minnesota, we wouldn’t have to repeal that law next year. Oh. BO can just veto the repeal? Shucks.
One of the first laws the new repubs have to pass is one that will make a voter fraud master pay big for his fun. Years of his life and $100,000+ of his assets.
Often these jerks come around and do it in the open. Multiple voting, vote for pay, illegal alien voting, etc.
Harry Reid was trailing in Neveda by up to 3 points in the Rasmussen poll going into the vote yesterday. And he won by 5%. And the right was fired up and the left was dragging. How did Reid do it? 8% swing!!! Didn’t happen, sorry.
If our military votes are not counted in 2010 and voter fraud is not made to be too expensive for the left, we can kiss our freedoms goodbye. We won’t be able to throw out the bums in the future. Without fair elections there is no freedom. God help us then.
God help us NOW.