10-17-2008, 09:16 PM
Like Vor_lord said, ACORN is required by US law to deliver all forms they collected. I'm sure you can see why, MEAT. So, there is hardly any reason for screening, as long as forms don't get dumped somewhere. They are not even required to check the collected forms in any way, but they do. And in all these cases of registration 'fraud', it was the ACORN organisation who alerted officials, as far as I can see.
What is wrong here, is that organisations like ACORN are apparantly needed to get people registered for voting. The good thing here, is that non-Americans got some insight in your election procedures. Believe it or not, but before this episode I really assumed the US had a good working system for voter registration :huh:
It's election time, MEAT, don't fall for it even if you are Republican. Vote according to your political beliefs, and forget all the campaign stunts. In fact, if you didn't know what to vote 3 months ago, it's propably better not to vote at all.
Btw, I always find it hard to believe that obvious dirty tricks like this ACORN affaire can actually play a significant role in your elections (other then contempt ensuring defeat for the tricksters, ofcourse) :glare:
What is wrong here, is that organisations like ACORN are apparantly needed to get people registered for voting. The good thing here, is that non-Americans got some insight in your election procedures. Believe it or not, but before this episode I really assumed the US had a good working system for voter registration :huh:
It's election time, MEAT, don't fall for it even if you are Republican. Vote according to your political beliefs, and forget all the campaign stunts. In fact, if you didn't know what to vote 3 months ago, it's propably better not to vote at all.
Btw, I always find it hard to believe that obvious dirty tricks like this ACORN affaire can actually play a significant role in your elections (other then contempt ensuring defeat for the tricksters, ofcourse) :glare: