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Will a Shocking New GOP Court Victory and Rove's Attack on Ohio in 2006 Doom the Democrats

by Democracy Now (reposted)
On Sunday in Ohio, a judge put on hold a decision that suspended the state's new voter identification law. We speak with political science professor Bob Fitrakis and independent journalist Harvey Wasserman who say this law imposes a series of draconian requirements for voter ID that are more difficult to fulfill by the poor, homeless and elderly - all constituents who tend to vote Democratic.
On Sunday in Ohio, a judge put on hold a decision that suspended the state's new voter identification law. Our next two guests write that this law imposes a series of draconian requirements for voter ID, including the demand for certain documents. These documents are more difficult to obtain by the poor, homeless and elderly - all constituents who tend to vote Democratic.

Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman are with us now from Columbus, Ohio -- Bob Fitrakis is a Political Science Professor at Columbus State Community College and an independent candidate for Governor.

Harvey Wasserman is an independent journalist based in Columbus. He is a senior editor for Freepress.org. Bob and Harvey co-authored the book "What Happened in Ohio: A Documentary Record of Theft and Fraud in the 2004 Election."

You can find their latest article on the Free Press website -- it is titled "Will a shocking new GOP court victory and Karl Rove's attack on Ohio in 2006 doom the Democrats nationwide?"

* Bob Fitrakis, political science professor at Columbus State Community College. He is the co-author of "What Happened in Ohio: A Documentary Record of Theft and Fraud in the 2004 Election." He is also an independent candidate for Governor endorsed by the Green Party.
* Harvey Wasserman, an independent journalist based in Colombus, Ohio. He is a senior editor for Freepress.org. Along with Bob Fitrakis and Steve Rosenfeld, Harvey is co-author of the book, "What Happened in Ohio: A Documentary Record of Theft and Fraud in the 2004 Election."

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/31/150223
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