Scott is determined to go forward with his plan to purge legitimate voters from the Florida rolls-he claims it's about voter fraud yet there is no proof of any fraud.
"Wednesday, Florida Governor Rick Scott announced he would defy the Department of Justice and push forward with his purge of thousands of registered voters. The process has targeted hundreds of fully eligible U.S. voters."
"Scott and other prominent Republicans in Florida argue that the Justice Department’s actions were motivated by partisanship. Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL), for example, directly accused Attorney General Eric Holder of “working to enable voter fraud” to get Obama elected."
"But Scott’s battle with the Department of Justice may end up being more symbolic than substantive. Why? All of Florida’s county election supervisors, who are ultimately responsible for maintaining the voter rolls, refuse the execute the purge. Florida’s 67 local election supervisors include 30 Republicans."
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/06/08/496677/30-elected-florida-republicans-stop-rick-scotts-voter-purge/
Could the Governor be any more blatant as to his intent? You have to love this that Attorney General Holder is the one trying to get someone elected. Meanwhile Rick Scott is trying to do a Gore-Bush. Just call him Katherine Harris 2.0.
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