Do you think that blacks who claimed to be denied the right to vote in the '00 Florida election were lying?

Question

'Black voters in Florida and around the country turned out in record numbers on November 7. Since then, many have complained that Florida election officials removed large numbers of minorities from state voting rolls, wrongly classifying them as convicted felons -- and accused Florida officials of using police to intimidate voters in some areas. Jackson cited the reports of students from historically black colleges in Florida, who have said they went to the polls carrying voter identification cards and were told they were not on the voter rolls.'

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/12/13/african.americans/index.html

train... Where's the 'whining'? It's a 'YES' or 'NO' question.

suthrn....'Bias'? Because they wrote what the black folks said? An example of the reporter's bias please.

Answer 1

I know for a fact there were not lying. I lived in Duval County (Jacksonville) Florida were it all went down.

There's a movie coming out about it soon. Featuring Kevin Spacey.

Answer 2

"Jackson cited the reports of students from historically black colleges in Florida, who have said they went to the polls carrying voter identification cards and were told they were not on the voter rolls." - This could mean two students for all we know.

"many have complained that Florida election officials removed large numbers of minorities from state voting rolls" - My voter registration information does not include race. How would anyone systematically remove large (note unspecified) numbers of minorities since there is no way of looking at the voting rolls and identifying minorities.

Answer 3

The allegations that a million African Americans were disenfranchised, harassed, and intimidated from voting, and thus had their votes stolen, are utterly false. The allegation that George W. Bush lost the popular vote in Florida is also completely false.

The six-month investigation of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights found absolutely no evidence of systematic disenfranchisement of black voters. The investigation by the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice also found no credible evidence that any Floridians were intentionally denied the right to vote in the 2000 election.

Many Florida voters, irrespective of race, spoiled their ballots by mistake. But voter error is not the same thing as "disenfranchisement" and it certainly isn't evidence of a nefarious plot to steal black votes.

In fact, Florida 2000 was not a startling anomaly. Ballot-spoilage rates across the country range between 2-3 percent of total ballots cast. Florida's rate in 2000 was 3 percent. In 1996 it was 2.5 percent.

Edit:
How convenient to link to an obviously biased article and then turn around and ask for 'simple yes or no responses'.

Answer 4

No, I do think they all were telling the truth because this was being reported just as it was happening. And I remember thinking, "Isn't anyone going to do something about this?" "The governor is the first to be told".

Afterwards there appeared to be a bit of investigation, but with all that happened later_such as the attack on 9/11 most people just forgot to ask. But I've wondered about it from time to time.

Answer 5

The talk of election fraud in 2000 was greatly overemphasized and both sides did it. The results of the election would not have changed even if the voting challenges would of been allowed to continue based on major studies after the Supreme Court ruled.

Answer 6

Yes.

Stop blaming the republicans.

In Florida, they will add you to the registry on the day you vote if need be. To deny you the right to vote is unconstitutional.

Have a nice day.

Answer 7

I think they are full of ****. It was shown that no one was denied who was eligible to vote. During the testimony following the fiasco in Florida (a Democratic district, run by a Democrat Election Board, with a ballot approved by the Democrat in charge of the Election Board), it turned into a lot of "My friend told me she was told by a friend that her sister was denied...". All the accusations came up to squat. What was true was the Democrats trying to chuck out every absentee ballot that wasn't letter perfect while at the same time examining chads with magnifying glasses in an effort to "determine the voter's intent".

Make every vote count, my ***.

Answer 8

If they had valid voter I D cards that and proof that they were denied the election could not stand.

Answer 9

Are you so prejudice against African-American that you would believe that this population does not have minds of their own? There are tons of moral, rational, thinking African-Americans who vote conservative. Just because the liberals didn't get the votes they were expecting doesn't mean that the African-Americans didn't vote.

When any citizen wants to be considered as a person of integrity, they vote as a Conservative, who gives every person--no matter what color they are, a chance to dream and be successful. The Liberal politicians want the African-Americans to be "needy" of their programs for them. The liberals like it when any citizen is poor, uneducated, and is at risk for sing-parent households and at risk for drug use & a criminal record. These low standards will help a liberal government to "keep them in their place". Liberals gain power to control when there is a perpetual underclass.

African-Americans no longer are going to stand for this liberal attitude. Many are taking a stand for Truth, for Righteousness & for Integrity. Many want the chance to succeed in business, have a chance to raise a family with values and forge their own distiny!

Answer 10

Next year I advise anyone denied the right to vote walk into the voting center with a video camera and get it on tape. Let the lawsuits begin.