Subverting the democratic process: Election Fraud
--"in-and-out" scandal
--robocall scandal
Rex Murphy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8pgb6gl5HY&sns=em
Secrets amd lies:http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kPW93r22bSc
--"in-and-out" scandal
--robocall scandal
Rex Murphy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8pgb6gl5HY&sns=em
Rick Mercer:
Secrets amd lies:
More:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc-C8aZXz4Y&sns=em
The conservatives can teach tyrants how to gain power through corruption.
ReplyDeleteNo need to stuff ballotboxes...the same can be achieved electronically!
Election fraud.....Russian version:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htxy2d0lZ28&sns=em
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/9121905/Russia-election-Twitter-flooded-with-Vladimir-Putin-fraud-claims.html
see "tory catalog of dirty tricks"
ReplyDeletehttp://rainbowwarrior2005.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/canadatrouble-in-toryland-their-dirty-tricks-catalogue/
“Information is power. The less control the government has over the flow of information, the less control it can exert over its citizens"--Stephen Harper
ReplyDeletehttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/lawrence-martin/a-blood-feud-beyond-ballots/article2359436/
...on information flows, the Harper government is widely viewed as one of Canada’s most restrictive. Just last week, the journal Nature accused the government of muzzling the science community.
The battles against gag laws by Mr. Harper, who recently lifted the law on the broadcasting of election results, cost the Citizens Coalition more than $1-million in legal fees. In respect to the “in and out” scheme, the RCMP raided Conservative offices in 2008, and the party sued Elections Canada. Ultimately, the party pleaded guilty to overspending during the 2006 campaign.
In his 2001 letter, Mr. Harper accused Elections Canada of being “out of control.” The question today, as the robo-call scandal continues, is whether it’s his own party members who are out of control.
the aquisition of power:
ReplyDeleteElection campaigns are all about manipulating the voter to vote in one's favor in order to obtain a desired election result (i.e. Power).
Question is ,"what are the limits of "acceptable" or ethical manipulation methods?"
Perhaps there are no ethical constraints in the game of politics!
wben people steal others' rigbt to vote throuvh trickery...
ReplyDeleteit undermines confidence in the integrity of the elec toral
process and invalidates the outcome of the election.
When such electoral fraud is exposed, the election result should be declared invalid and the election should be redone.
One of the core tenets of democracy is an honest electoral system where people's vote cannot be unduely influenced by wealth.
DeleteAll these "dirty tricks" corrupt and undermine the integrity of the electoral process--thereby
making a travesty of democracy!
conservative party election fraud:
Deleteautomated "robocalls" misdirected voters to wrong polling stations thereby nullifying their vote.
more electoral fraud here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/news/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com/2012/07/10/supreme-court-interrupts-summer-break-to-hear-tory-mps-appeal-of-overturned-toronto-election-win
This is a routine part of the game of politics.
ReplyDeleteIt is the role of political strategists to manipulate voters in order to gain and maintain power.
Machiavellian strategems are usually kept secret ,but every so often they are "leaked" and exposed to public view.
For example, BC Liberal tactic to win the ethnic vote:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/02/27/bc-liberal-ethnic-strategy.html
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/leaked-bc-liberal-documents-reveal-ethnic-vote-plan-1.1175177
But at least they got caught before they could enact their deception!
Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro -- the former parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Stephen Harper -- forced to resign from the Conservative caucus.
ReplyDeletehttp://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/elections-canada-lays-four-charges-against-conservative-mp-193830608.html?.tsrc=yahoo
Elections are rigged by Big Money!
ReplyDeleteConservatives "won" because they spent more money to influence voters!
see "pay to play"
You're right! They didn't have to steal the election;
Deletethey simply bought their way into power!!
If you can buy what you want, you don't have to lie,cheat,steal, or resort to deceit to get it....
DeleteBut that kind of buying power is usually not acquired honestly!
ReplyDeleteElectoral fraud conviction:
dirty tricks" conduct violated elections act
Conservative party staffer (Michael Sona) convicted of misdirecting voters in the robocalls case.
Judge casts finger of suspicion on others:
(others were involved).
"the evidence indicates Michael Sona did not act alone;. --judge
(others were involved).
Conservative MP Dean delMastro found guilty on all counts of election fraud in 2008 federal election.
ReplyDeleteExceeded his expense limit and knowingly submitted falsified documents
conservative "attack dog" MP Dean Del Mastro (Harper's personal spokesman) convicted of cheating and lieing
Deletethis lawmaker thought he was above the law!
Delete...now he's a convicted criminal for what he did while he was a lawmaker!
sentenced
ReplyDeleteDel Mastro sentenced for fraud:
Del Mastro, 44, was once Prime Minister Stephen Harper's point man defending the Tories against allegations of electoral fraud. He maintained his innocence and called the verdict the judge's opinion.
http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/politics/dean-del-mastro-sentenced-to-one-month-in-jail-for-election-overspending-1.3126992
from parliament to prison
DeleteHarper's parliamentary secretary led away in handcuffs and legirons to spend his days in prison!
committed fraud to win public office while he was a conservative MP
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/live-former-mp-dean-del-mastro-to-be-sentenced-today-has-filed-appeal
Is Bill C-23 (the so-called "Fair Elections Act")an attempt to tilt the playing field in favour of the Conservatives?
ReplyDeleteConservatives again seek to influence the outcome of the election by passing election changes wch will most likely supress the vote of seniors, students, aboriginals, and the homeless:
http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/politics/fair-elections-act-7-things-you-may-not-know-1.2605535
More like: "Voter Suppression Act"!
ReplyDeleteThe conservatives seek to make it more difficult for the marginal members of society to cast a ballot...
because they know that the disenfranchized will not vote conservative.
the voiceless have been robbed of everyhing else...
ReplyDeletewhy not rob them of the right to vote.
"Pork barrel politics":
ReplyDeleteThe federal tories are up to the same strategies again. This is the party convicted of influencing elections by overspending...so they get around this problem by dropping the writ early and extending the lenght of the campaign at taxpayers expense.
They have more money than the other parties so a longer campaign is to their advantage because they can outspend the rest.
To top it off they send out millions to key constituencies in an effort. to buy votes. These pre-election funding announcements have the clear purpose of buying votes
Politicians are like dirty diapers:--once in a while they need to be changed...or they begin to stink!!
DeleteWow! That's a killer ad!
ReplyDeleteIt sums it all up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmmSV1jtK3s&feature=youtube_gdata_player