Attention Republicans: Suppress Votes, Go to Jail!

By: Josh
Published On: 5/18/2006 1:48:58 PM

Another day, another Republican convicted of subverting Democracy.

New Hampshire (Reuters) - A senior official in U.S. President George W. Bush's re-election campaign was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in suppressing votes in a key U.S. Senate race, a scandal that Democrats charge may involve the White House.

James Tobin, 45, one of three Republican campaign operatives convicted in a phone-jamming scheme designed to keep New Hampshire Democrats from voting in a 2002 election, was convicted in December of two telephone harassment charges.

Prosecutors had asked for a two-year sentence.

U.S. District Judge Steven McAuliffe described the crime as "extremely serious" and a threat to the U.S. political tradition of free and fair elections.


Comments



Should we fight fire with fire? (phriendlyjaime - 5/21/2006 12:00:12 PM)
On June 13, 2006, should we have some people with signs, and flyers, and menacing faces reminding people who "may be voting for a Dem for the sole purpose of beating a Dem" how it may not be illegal, but it could cause implications?  I mean, I personally would get a huge kick out of having those people on my GOTV call lists the next year and the many years after that.  I don't think 3 messages a day would be enough for me.  ;)

Anyway...is there a way to look tough on this issue, and maybe sway some Reps over to the fear side of things?