Via alert reader Mike...
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Students at 33 Milwaukee schools called voters and went door to door in minority neighborhoods and areas with historically low voter turnout, urging people to cast ballots in Tuesday's election. The young people, ranging in age from 11 to 18, often conducted the efforts during school hours.
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Supporters said the youngsters were getting a valuable lesson in democracy and denied any partisanship, insisting the students did not wear political buttons or clothing and did not encourage people to vote one way or another.
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But Chris Lato, communications director for the Wisconsin Republican Party, said the program amounted to ``exploiting schoolchildren on the taxpayers' dime to conduct what is clearly a Democratic, partisan get-out-the-vote effort.''
"A Democratic, partisan get-out-the-vote effort." That's what he said. Despite the fact that these kids weren't suggesting people vote one way or another, just that they vote.
Republicans continue to astound with their stance against freedom and democracy. If these kids had been canvassing in wealthy white neighborhoods that tended to vote Republican, would they be complaining? No. Any get-out-the-vote campaign threatens them because the more people that vote, particularly low-income people and minorities, the better chance Kerry has of being elected president. They know this and they're actively trying to keep turnout to a minimum, especially in areas where those people live.
They know nothing about democracy or freedom. They know only power. Stop them. Please.
