You probably haven't heard of Timothy Griffin unless you are a Republican operative, but it is time to find out who this guy is. After the massive wave of firings of U.S. Attorneys Bush is set to pick a host of new ones to take their place. As the scandal heats up on why the 'Pearl Harbor Day Massacre' occurred, the story of Timothy must be shown the light of day.
From Greg Palast:
Griffin, according to BBC Television, was the hidden hand behind a scheme to wipe out the voting rights of 70,000 citizens prior to the 2004 election.Key voters on Griffin’s hit list: Black soldiers and homeless men and women. Nice guy, eh? Naughty or nice, however, is not the issue. Targeting voters where race is a factor is a felony crime under the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
In October 2004, our investigations team at BBC Newsnight received a series of astonishing emails from Mr. Griffin, then Research Director for the Republican National Committee. He didn’t mean to send them to us. They were highly confidential memos meant only for RNC honchos.
However, Griffin made a wee mistake. Instead of sending the emails — potential evidence of a crime — to email addresses ending with the domain name “@GeorgeWBush.com” he sent them to “@GeorgeWBush.ORG.” A website run by prankster John Wooden who owns “GeorgeWBush.org.” When Wooden got the treasure trove of Rove-ian ravings, he sent them to us.
What was in those emails was truly astonishing. His plan was to target minority voters in the tens of thousands and have them stricken from the voting rolls with his nefarious set of tricks. The lists included homeless shelters, African-American schools and military bases, which would secretly disenfranchise these prospective voters.
Now Bush is trying to scurry him past Congressional oversight using the Patriot Act. Breaking laws set by the Voting Act of 1965 will now be subverted with the incredibly unconstitutional Patriot Act. This madness must be stopped......Congressman Conyers, what say you?
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