A bad day for democracy

Here is a detailed look at the ACORN voter registration scandal written by a two members of Project Vote. I've already written about the GOP's claim being a bunch of hooey, though there are a few ideas to add. Claiming voter fraud is a way of undermining the results of the election and to provide a reason for purging voters from rolls (most of which will be Democrats). The GOP has been using this scare tactic every 2 years starting in 2000 (or maybe before) without ever offering any evidence. Reluctance to prosecute ACORN without evidence is a big issue behind the firing of US Attorneys in 2006. Cries of voter fraud have always been shown to be a smokescreen for GOP voter suppression and it is a bad day for democracy when a party's campaign strategy includes keeping people from voting. In spite of the noise from the McCain campaign, many GOP state officials are talking and have found nothing out of the ordinary in ACORN's work. Though the GOP has tried this tactic for several election cycles now, this time news sources aren't buying. Before, the lack of evidence came out after the election. This time it is coming out before. Michigan's law to require proof of ID at the polls is a result of prior year's false claims of vote fraud.