In today's Wall Street Journal ("A Rich History of Corruption" by John Fund,, p. A13) columnist John Fund takes Gov. Rendell to task for not reforming state election laws. He goes on:
But Mr. Rendell's history doesn't inspire confidence that he takes fraud of any kind seriously. In 1994, Philadelphia Democrat Bill Stinson was booted from office as a state senator by a federal judge who found his campaign had rounded up 250 tainted absentee ballots. Mr. Rendell, then Philadelphia's mayor, had this reaction to the Stinson scandal: "I dont think it's anything that immoral or grievous, but it clearly violates the election code." In 1997, Mr. Rendell admitted to the Journals editorial board that Philadelphia judges had a "rich history of corruption" that called into question how fairly city laws are enforced.
Fund goes on to point out specific examples of election fraud in the city and warns that if the state isn't careful "its fall elections could rival that of Florida in 2000." Oh, goody.
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There's an online version of the article for the folks that didn't get to pick up a paper copy today:
http://www.opinionjournal.com/cc/?id=110008225
If John Fund is Ed's enemy, then Rendell must be doing a lot of things right.
Tulin,
Thanks for the link (and welcome back!).
Phillydem, the woodcut picture is flattering, though!
If Fund were really concerned with voter fraud, he'd be screaming about the paperless Danaher machines that Philly uses. There hasn't been a verifiable election in that town since it went paperless. And now nearly the entire country is in the same boat.
Have you ever worked at poll?
Former Philadelphia election judge here who has worked with the new voting machines and with the old lever machines.
The new machines are a vast improvement over the levers and they work just fine. There's no fraud.
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