Is this constitutional? If so, please explain how by referencing the U.S. Constitution only.
Twana
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United Nations-affiliated election monitors from Europe and central Asia will be at polling places around the U.S. looking for voter suppression activities by conservative groups, a concern raised by civil rights groups during a meeting this week. The intervention has drawn criticism from a prominent conservative-leaning group combating election fraud.
Liberal-leaning civil rights groups met with representatives from the OSCE this week to raise their fears about what they say are systematic efforts to suppress minority voters likely to vote for President Obama.
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the NAACP and the ACLU, among other groups, warned this month in a letter to Daan Everts, a senior official with OSCE, of “a coordinated political effort to disenfranchise millions of Americans — particularly traditionally disenfranchised groups like minorities.”
The request for foreign monitoring of election sites drew a strong rebuke from Catherine Engelbrecht, founder and president of True the Vote, a conservative-leaning group seeking to crack down on election fraud.
“These activist groups sought assistance not from American sources, but from the United Nations,” she said in a statement to The Hill. “The United Nations has no jurisdiction over American elections.”
The observers, from countries such as Germany, France, Serbia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, will observe voting at polling places and other political activity.
“They [will] observe the overall election process, not just the ballot casting,” said Giovanna Maiola, spokeswoman for OSCE. “They are focusing on a number of areas on the state level, including the legal system, election administration, the campaign, the campaign financing [and] new voting technologies used in the different states.”
In a follow-up e-mail, Maiola noted that it is a limited election-observation mission. She said “the OSCE has regularly been invited to observe elections in the United States, in line with OSCE commitments.”
Access of international observers during voting is explicitly allowed in some states such as Missouri, South Dakota, North Dakota and New Mexico.
“State law does not generally provide for international observers,” Maiola said. “However, through our contacts at state and county level in certain states, we managed to secure invitations at local level and we have taken up the offer to observe. Where this is not possible, we will respect the state regulation on this matter and will not observe in precincts on Election Day.”
International observers will follow up on the concerns raised by civil rights groups.
“We attended their meeting, we took note of the issued they raised and we asked our observers in the field to follow up on them,” said Maiola.
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How and why I vote is my business and my choice in our constitutional republic and there is NO legitimate cause for ANY intertnational monitors in ANY polling place in this Country! I had better not see any in my polling place and These thugs are not welcome in my country as it is; at least, not by American Citizens and veterans. We should remove ourselves from the UN and throw them out of thisd country altogether. They do NOT rule here and they NEVER will!
Brian,
I could not agree with you more.
They have no damn right being there.
I'm totally without words, Worse Than Failure..!!
TWANA the report from THE HILL that will open your eyes. THANKS
United Nations-affiliated election monitors from Europe and central Asia will be at polling places around the U.S. looking for voter suppression activities by conservative groups !!!!!
What about voter supression by progressive right wing and other groups ???
ONLY - Citizens should be observing the polling places. This current administration has proven repeatedly that they have no respect or regard for The Constitution.
section 10 3rd paragraph. no state shall enter into any agreement or compact with another state or with a foreign power!
And what about voter suppresion and registration fraud by the new black panthers and acorn??????
Are they going to make sure the same person doesnt vote more then once under a different name????
SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS? ARE WE GOING TO SIT BACK AND LET THEM?
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