People For The American Way
James O'Keefe is a
right-wing hit man. His deceptively edited undercover videos have been
used by Fox News and Andrew Breitbart to attack NPR and Planned
Parenthood and destroy ACORN. This week in New Hampshire, he and his
accomplices violated the law.
According to news reports, O'Keefe sent his undercover operatives to commit fraud in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. They went to polling stations, falsely presented themselves, and requested ballots under the names of recently deceased voters — a violation of state and federal law. O'Keefe even posted a video of their exploits on YouTube.
O'Keefe badly wants to convince Americans that voter fraud — an extremely rare phenomenon — is a pressing threat to our democracy. So badly, in fact, that he reportedly sent his own agents out to commit fraud. The reason is simple — he wants fewer Americans to vote.
Click here to tell the Attorney General and U.S. Attorney in New Hampshire to investigate O'Keefe's fraud.
In state after state, right-wing lawmakers are passing unnecessarily onerous rules on how and when people can vote. They are disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of mostly poor, minority and young Americans in the process.
O'Keefe, who is already on probation for tampering with a Democratic Senator's phone system, has shown that he is willing to go to any length to advance his right-wing agenda. He must be held to account for his actions.
Fortunately we already have effective state and federal laws that prevent and punish voter fraud while allowing eligible Americans to cast their ballots. O'Keefe should learn that the hard way.
Call on Attorney General Michael Delaney and U.S. Attorney John Kacavas to investigate right-wing fraud James O'Keefe.
-- Michael Keegan, President, People For The American Way
State Represetative Bob Perry collected together some information and resources related this event a few days ago. Take a look at his post here.
According to news reports, O'Keefe sent his undercover operatives to commit fraud in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. They went to polling stations, falsely presented themselves, and requested ballots under the names of recently deceased voters — a violation of state and federal law. O'Keefe even posted a video of their exploits on YouTube.
O'Keefe badly wants to convince Americans that voter fraud — an extremely rare phenomenon — is a pressing threat to our democracy. So badly, in fact, that he reportedly sent his own agents out to commit fraud. The reason is simple — he wants fewer Americans to vote.
Click here to tell the Attorney General and U.S. Attorney in New Hampshire to investigate O'Keefe's fraud.
In state after state, right-wing lawmakers are passing unnecessarily onerous rules on how and when people can vote. They are disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of mostly poor, minority and young Americans in the process.
O'Keefe, who is already on probation for tampering with a Democratic Senator's phone system, has shown that he is willing to go to any length to advance his right-wing agenda. He must be held to account for his actions.
Fortunately we already have effective state and federal laws that prevent and punish voter fraud while allowing eligible Americans to cast their ballots. O'Keefe should learn that the hard way.
Call on Attorney General Michael Delaney and U.S. Attorney John Kacavas to investigate right-wing fraud James O'Keefe.
-- Michael Keegan, President, People For The American Way
State Represetative Bob Perry collected together some information and resources related this event a few days ago. Take a look at his post here.
