[lotuseclat79]

Article here.

VA suggests voter registration not held because it's partisan

What a disgrace!

-- Tom

[poochee]

Originally Posted by lotuseclat79

Article here.

VA suggests voter registration not held because it's partisan

What a disgrace!

-- Tom

[Sarge]

Originally Posted by lotuseclat79

Article here.

VA suggests voter registration not held because it's partisan

What a disgrace!

-- Tom

"The Department of Veterans Affairs should provide voter materials to veterans," Feinstein wrote, according to Rosenfeld's report. "I believe the cost of providing these voter materials is minimal. It's a small price to pay for the sacrifice these men and women have made in fighting for our nation's freedom. I am disappointed."

So am I.
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Vetera...rans_0410.html

[bassetman]

Originally Posted by Sarge

So am I.
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Vetera...rans_0410.html

Glad to hear it!

[win2kpro]

I am asking this question because I don't know.

Even though the Department of Veterans Affairs itself will not provide help with vet voter registration would the departments position preclude letting other veterans groups such as the VFW, American Legion, etc. provide help by providing voter registration help to the vets at VA facilities?

For instance, when I was a patient of the Miami VA Medical Facility they had valet parking available to patients. The parking attendents were not VA employees, and if I recall correctly they were paid by the VFW, and the Department of Veterans Affairs did not have any direct relation to this service.

If volunteers from veterans organizations provided voter registration help at VA facilities it would remove the Department of Veterans Affairs from having a direct nexus to the registration process even if the process was carried out at a VA facility. It would just be another service provided to vets by non partisan organizations.

[bassetman]

From Sarge's link above:

...
Veterans' advocates are incensed about the VA's decision not to allow registration at military hospitals.

"During a time of war, our Nation has a special and sacred duty to assist our fellow citizens who have defended our Constitution with their lives - our military veterans -- with registering to vote and with voting," Paul Sullivan, Veterans for Common Sense executive director, told Rosenfeld. "We encourage VA to allow non-partisan voter registration drives at VA facilities so that as many veterans as possible can actively participate in our democracy -- we owe our veterans no less for standing between a bullet and our Constitution."

[steppenwolf]

the morons dont know the definition of word partisan

[Rep]

Originally Posted by win2kpro

I am asking this question because I don't know.

Even though the Department of Veterans Affairs itself will not provide help with vet voter registration would the departments position preclude letting other veterans groups such as the VFW, American Legion, etc. provide help by providing voter registration help to the vets at VA facilities?

For instance, when I was a patient of the Miami VA Medical Facility they had valet parking available to patients. The parking attendents were not VA employees, and if I recall correctly they were paid by the VFW, and the Department of Veterans Affairs did not have any direct relation to this service.

If volunteers from veterans organizations provided voter registration help at VA facilities it would remove the Department of Veterans Affairs from having a direct nexus to the registration process even if the process was carried out at a VA facility. It would just be another service provided to vets by non partisan organizations.

I think this would be a good idea. Although, I do not believe the veterans group do voter registration.

Voter registration should not be restricted to veterans groups only. There are many groups that provide this service and all should be allowed to do so.

[bassetman]

If I remember correctly, the last 2 elections Bush wanted to make sure all military votes were counted. I wonder why his Admin is now afraid of hospitalized soldiers voting?

[poochee]

Apr 27, 9:09 PM EDT
Few states allow overseas troops to vote by e-mail
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan can speak to their families by Web camera and fight insurgents using sophisticated electronic warfare. Yet when it comes to voting, most troops are stuck in the past.

Communities in 13 states will send overseas troops presidential election ballots by e-mail this year, and districts in at least seven states will also let them return completed ballots over the Internet, according to data compiled by The Associated Press and the Overseas Vote Foundation.

That still leaves tens of thousands of service members in far-flung military bases struggling to meet voting deadlines and relying largely on regular mail to get ballots and cast votes - often at the last minute because of delays in ballot preparations in some states.

Excerpt from: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...MPLATE=DEFAULT

[bill.aam]

May I ask a question? Why did you post that here? "VA refuses to provide voter registration for wounded vets"

This has NOTHING at all to do with the VA, the military, the Pentagon or the Bush administration. It's a STATE thing...

Is this just another one of your back handed insults to the military and or the VA or the Bush administration......


<snip>

Pentagon officials have been urging more states to move into the electronic age before November, a move that could help reverse recent trends in which thousands of military members asked for ballots but either didn't vote or had their ballots rejected for flaws.

Originally Posted by poochee

Apr 27, 9:09 PM EDT
Few states allow overseas troops to vote by e-mail
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan can speak to their families by Web camera and fight insurgents using sophisticated electronic warfare. Yet when it comes to voting, most troops are stuck in the past.

Communities in 13 states will send overseas troops presidential election ballots by e-mail this year, and districts in at least seven states will also let them return completed ballots over the Internet, according to data compiled by The Associated Press and the Overseas Vote Foundation.

That still leaves tens of thousands of service members in far-flung military bases struggling to meet voting deadlines and relying largely on regular mail to get ballots and cast votes - often at the last minute because of delays in ballot preparations in some states.

Excerpt from: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...MPLATE=DEFAULT

[bassetman]

Originally Posted by bill.aam

May I ask a question? Why did you post that here? "VA refuses to provide voter registration for wounded vets"

This has NOTHING at all to do with the VA, the military, the Pentagon or the Bush administration. It's a STATE thing...

Is this just another one of your back handed insults to the military and or the VA or the Bush administration......


<snip>

Gee I didn't think of Bush when I read it. Why did you?

[poochee]

Originally Posted by bill.aam

May I ask a question? Why did you post that here? "VA refuses to provide voter registration for wounded vets"

This has NOTHING at all to do with the VA, the military, the Pentagon or the Bush administration. It's a STATE thing...

Is this just another one of your back handed insults to the military and or the VA or the Bush administration......


<snip>

I shouldn't even answer you, but I will this time. Are you paranoid? Because it is about voting.

[poochee]

Originally Posted by bassetman

Gee I didn't think of Bush when I read it. Why did you?

Neither did I. Some are so eager to critisize they exercise poor judgement.

[bill.aam]

VA refuses to provide voter registration for wounded vets

"Few states allow overseas troops to vote by e-mail"

Why is it in a thread that bashes the VA, if it wasn't your intent to bash the VA, the military or the Bush administration...

You post has NOTHING to to with the VA or voter registration for wonded vets...