Fuck Yes Voting

What you will vote on (Part 1):

Democratic candidates for PA Attorney General, Kathleen Kane vs. Patrick Murphy.

Kane, former Lackawanna County Prosecutor, is endorsed by political friend Bill Clinton, while Murphy, former Bucks County Congressman, has been endorsed by Obama’s top campaign advisor David Axelrod.

Here’s the run-down:

• Kane: Having prosecuted many sex abuse cases while Lackawanna’s ADA, she supports amending state statute of limitation on sex abuse cases. She’s against the new Voter ID Law, as violating the rights of Pennsylvania’s elderly and minority voters (Murphy agrees). They also agree on the possible Ultrasound bill, Kane saying “Neither one of us will enforce it.” Kane went on Hardball with Chris Matthews, as well as several other MSNBC shows as an expert sex abuse prosecutor regarding the Jerry Sandusky case back in November. She is touting her intentions to defend the rights of senior citizens, child abuse and the environment. She has been endorsed by EMILY’s List as a “strong pro-choice” candidate. (Note: EMILY’s List only endorses women candidates.)
• Murphy: He agrees with Kane on Voter ID and Ultrasound bill issues. He has been endorsed by the PA Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and became known in Congress for opposing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Murphy was an Army attorney, was admitted to the PA Bar in 2004, but has never tried a case in Pennsylvania.

My take?

Both candidates seem so similar. I agree with Kane on statutes of limitations on child sexual abuse cases. I also appreciate Murphy’s support for gay rights in the US Congress. However, we’re talking about AG, not congresspeople, and the fact that Murphy has never tried a case in Pennsylvania is a major weakness.

With the Primaries only a few days away (April 24) in my home state of Pennsylvania, I’m going to talk about some PA election issues.

Things to know about the new Voter ID law:

• You are NOT required to have ID to vote in the Primary. “It’ll have a small impact on the upcoming primary election,” said Clearfield County Elections Director Dawn Graham. “We’ll be asking for ID, but voters won’t be required to show it.” Okay…wtf?
• You WILL have to show ID in the November elections. However, if you do not have proper ID with you when you go to the polls, you may cast a “provisional” ballot, in which case you have 6 days to bring ID to your county elections office.
• Absentee ballots in November will require ID, but in the form of the last four digits of your Social Security number.
• You can get a government-issued photo ID at your PennDOT/DMVfree of charge.

Questions?

Happy Voting!

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BY ESTHER J. CEPEDA

CHICAGO — Will Latinos actually have an impact on the 2012 elections? And will the Republican Party’s hard line on illegal immigration drive Latino voters into the waiting arms of the incumbent deporter in chief?  

I’m beyond tired of seeing these questions all over the news. They’re the wrong questions.

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I just want to say that I love this blog.

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The death of Trayvon Martin has spurred young adults and student activists in Florida to march against current immigration and gun laws. (Photo/AP images).

Gabriel Pendas, a recent physics graduate from Florida State University, was among a group of 40 students and alumni who walked for three days from Daytona to hold a “Defend the Dream” rally in Sanford, Florida. Pendas says there is a connection between the  death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, immigration laws in Arizona and Alabama, and the fact many of his fellow Latinos who are undocumented cannot attend college they way he did. 

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Democrats competing to succeed the retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman agreed that that the U.S. should tighten sanctions against Iran and avoid war to force it to give up its ambitions for nuclear weapons.

U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, state Rep. William Tong and Matthew Oakes debated Monday at the University of Connecticut. They broadly agreed that the federal government can do more to make higher education affordable to students and their parents and use fiscal policy to strengthen the economic recovery.

A fifth candidate, Lee Whitnum, repeatedly criticized Israel, accusing it for steering U.S. foreign policy.

Bysiewicz criticized Murphy for voting against legislation tuition tax credits and closing tax loopholes for financial services companies. Murphy said after the debate he voted against the bill for other reasons.

Read more: Democrats vying for Senate agree on Iran, economy - Norwich, CT - The Bulletinhttp://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/x493663621/Democrats-vying-for-Senate-agree-on-Iran-economy#ixzz1reB2QG2b

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Protesters hold placards and shout slogans against Republican party presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney during a protest in front of a hotel in Century City, Los Angeles, on March 27 2012, in California. (Photo /FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

BY ALICIA MENENDEZ

If the first step in addressing a problem is admitting that you have one, then Republicans have a long road to recovery.  

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus wants you to know that there is no more a “war on women” than there is a “war on caterpillars.” A concerted effort to disempower women, according to Priebus, is “fiction.” 

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Do you think this will effect state legislature elections? Do you know how your local politicians have voted on these issues (if they have)?