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The Clog just got word from the Committee of Seventy that several local voters have gotten their absentee ballots mailed back to them, instead of sent to the Board of Elections. The League of Women Voters have been told the same thing.
The problem is, the deadline for absentee ballots has already passed: It was 5 p.m. on Friday, and so the Committee is worried that these people's votes won't be counted because of what is believed to be an innocent postal service error. (The Committee also says that people voting with alternative ballots, including the elderly and handicapped, may have their voting rights obstructed because of this problem. Their deadline is 8 p.m. on Nov. 2.)
They are therefore asking the city commissioners and law department to seek a court order on Monday that would extend the deadline so that everyone and anyone with returned ballots may vote.
"No one should be disenfranchised because of a problem with the postal service, especially when the problem was discovered before the election, when there is an opportunity for corrective action," says Ellen Kaplan, Committee of Seventy's vice president and policy director.
The Clog reached out to the city commissioners and the law department, but has not yet heard back. We'll update as we learn more.
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Former Prez Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama will visit Temple University this week for get-out-the-vote rallies. Sadly, though, they won't do so at the same time: Clinton will be there tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Temple Beach the Bell Tower. And Obama will be at the Student Pavilion on Saturday at 10 a.m. (click here to RSVP).
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| Michael T. Regan |
Remember Pia Varma, the young Tea Partier who (sorta) attempted to challenge Congressman Bob Brady this spring, but then didn't get enough signatures, and didn't show up to a court date in which the Democratic City Committee challenged her ballot petition?
Maybe she flaked out because she was busy writing her memoirs (the perfect time to write them is at the discerning age of 27, after all), titled Brotherly Love: A Cautionary Tale of Naivete, Deceit and Corruption, which just came out online. According to the press release:
This is the memoir of a twenty-seven year old woman named Pia Varma, who ran for Congress in the First District of Pennsylvania against one of the most powerful men in the state, Robert Brady. Full of intrigue, this story exposes the relationship between the two political parties that run the Philadelphia political machine.
We haven't read it, so we have no idea if it's complete schlock or a serious look into the sliminess of Michael Meehan, Brady or the Philadelphia Parking Authority. For what it's worth, HuffPo dug it (either that, or they just respected Varma's Facebook game):
Varma, who was heavily recruited to run for Congress by the PA State GOP boss Robert Gleason, ended up a patsy. She found out the hard way that Canuso and Meehan like to do things their own way and color outsides (sic) the lines of their own party. She summed it up in her book during a curt chat with then GOP City Chairman Vito Canuso at the May 11 City GOP Banquette at Philadelphia's Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein, a private German-American club:
"Vito, why don't you care about Congress? If not me, at least find someone else. We can't just let (Representative Bob) Brady go uncontested."
Canuso said, "Pia, talk to me after the Primary."
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How can you comment on a book you haven't even read/ Bias?
When you say she "didn't show up to a court date" you fail to mention that she didn't know she was served. As you will read in the book, the server posed as a producer at a news station, met her at her car (which is creepy) and had her sign what she thought was a standard release. And it wasn't the Democratic committee that challenged her, it was her own party. Republicans who don't won't Brady to be opposed. Why? You'll have to read the book.
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| Michael T. Regan |
The Roots are playing at President Obama's Move America Forward Rally this Sunday, at the park next to Robert Fulton Elementary School (60 E. Haines St.) at 3 p.m. The point of the event is to get people stoked on the always-forgotten midterm elections. The Clog reached ?uestlove over the phone, and we learned that he still believes in O and is not making any Phillies predictions this year, among other things.
City Paper: You're big into doing walk-on music for people on the Jimmy Fallon show. Are you doing walk-on music for Obama this Sunday?
?uestlove: (laughs) We weren't asked to. What's hard is we're known for doing mammoth three-hour shows, but somehow we have to figure out how to turn our mammoth three-hour show into a very effective 30-minute show on Sunday. Someone's gonna have to get a solo cut.
CP: If you could do walk-on music for the President, though, what would it be?
?uestlove: There could be Eric B. & Rakim's "Follow the Leader." If he were to ever come on the show, there's an old song by Chicago called "Take Me Back to Chicago." It would be too easy to do "Hail to the Chief."
CP: You were really excited about Obama during the '08 election. Are you still?
?uestlove: Absolutely, simply because I actually understand the political process. I understand that being the president of the United States doesn't mean that it's a kingdom. It's not totalitarianism; it's not like how it is over in Korea where one person has their say and that's the law. In order for the presidency to effectively work, you need the right Senators and representatives. And unfortunately, you have a lot of revisionist people who are trying to rewrite what the facts are, and kind of mislead the unfortunately uneducated and unknowing public.
It's not a shame that it's come to this. I think that, as President, he definitely should be a man of the people, so it's OK if that means that both he and The Roots have to take time out of our schedules to remind people of the importance of making sure the right figures are in Washington. Especially after seeing Waiting for Superman, I believe in a better education system. I believe our health care system must be restructured, especially coming from Philadelphia. The fact that many representatives have sort of let it be known that they will vote "no" on anything he brings on the table, even if it is helping the country, just out of spite — those are people that you don't want running your country.
CP: Republicans have historically turned out more people than Democrats in midterm elections. How do you get liberals jazzed about them?
?uestlove: Yeah, that happened with Clinton's second term. We need to be just as — if not more — concerned with the results of this midterm election as we were in 2008. Young people, people who are not too informed, who they just see a newspaper headline here and there, and they're just quick to believe anything that's told to them — those are the people we need to reach so that the smoke can clear. Obama's constantly gonna have his hands tied behind his back, trying to clean a frat house that keeps getting destroyed and disrespected by people that want to come and spill their beer. I always use that metaphorical idea of one man cleaning up a weekend frat house party before Mom and Dad gets home, with 16 hours left.
It's important that people know that the event we're doing on Sunday is free and the President is speaking. And you know, you gotta get it from the horse's mouth because it's paramount that we speak on November 2. It is absolutely, positively imperative that that happens.
CP: Let's end on a light note. Got any Phillies predictions?
?uestlove: Every time I get into this position, I always jinx it. I jinxed it last year — I went very public with a bet with Jay-Z over who's going to take it, but I'm not going to get too excited about a perfect game as Game 1. I'm gonna take it one game at a time. I'm glad everyone's healthy. I'm very much in support. I have a Philadelphia Phillies base drum set tonight, so I'll be using that on the Fallon show for the next month to support my Phillies.
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As you Cloggers are well aware, I've been obsessing a bit this week over the major parties' bullying tactics toward their minor party competitors — and more than a bit perturbed by the fact that Pa. law makes those bullying tactics not only possible, but almost assuredly successful. Sure, if I was part of the Sestak campaign, and worried about a spoiler in a close election, maybe I would have done the same thing. But that doesn't make it morally right, particularly for someone who purports to represent the Democratic Party. Competition, it seems is for pussies. (I come from a state, after all, where ballot access is something of a free-for-all. During the 2008 presidential election, for instance, there were 13 minor party candidates on the ballot; it didn't hurt anything.)
This morning I chatted with Mel Packer, the former Green Party candidate for Senate. First impression, based on a 20-minute conversation: He's a hell of a nice guy, completely sincere and not one of those third-party candidates who runs vanity campaigns.
âIf you're going to run at all, youre aware youre going to be challenged,â he says. âIf you don't walk in with a whole lot more [petitions] than what you need, you're not going to be able to stop them from challenging you — and they might challenge you anyway.â
State law required about 19,000. His campaign filed about 20,500, he says: âIf you don't get 30,000, you're going to be in trouble. At least 10 to 20 percent [are bad].â It's not so much a problem of fraud, but of human error, he says: People say they're registered when they're not, people move and don't update their registration info, and so on. Moreover, he says, the Sestak campaign had a process server send him a binder that included the findings of a handwriting expert (!) they paid to analyze some 700 petitions. The Sestak folks also challenged petitions where people signed in the space assigned for printed signatures (and vice versa), and people who write in their neighborhood instead of a zip code or city of residence.
âAs you know, they have challenged every single candidate. Will not have any third parties in any of the statewide races.â If he lost, after all, he'd have to pay Sestak's expenses — including the handwriting expert — probably $80,000. âWho can afford that? I can't afford that.â
He continues: âIf you run, one of the things you hope to do is gain ballot status. If you can gain 2 percent, I think, they put [your party] on [the ballot] automatically the next time. You at least get ballot status. The other reason you do it is, you know third parties don't win, but you hope they gain status.â There's also the principle of the thing, he adds: âThis is what I've done my whole life because I believe in human justice and peace. Someone has to speak out on these issues.â
And no, Packer, 65, doesn't like the notion that he's a spoiler: âSpoilers — look at the policies of the two parties. We are in a lot of trouble. There's no recovery coming except for the rich. ⦠We're in a load of shit here, man. ⦠It's an arrogant assumption of their part. Half the electorate stays home. It was reinforced out there collecting signatures. You hear that over and over again, âThey're all the same.â They can see what's coming down, man. It's a plain out corrupt system.â
A lifelong activist, Packer says he'll continue doing what he's done the last four decades — working on issues of âhuman justice and peace,â including drilling in the Marcellus Shale. âMy thing has always been about getting up every morning and saying, I've got to do the right thing, trying to make the world a better place. ⦠I do what any peace and justice activist does. I'll go to my grave doing that — what a life.â
Not that it matters now, but you can check out his platform here.
Folks, let me clarify a couple of things in this most recent article by Jeffrey Billman, and (by the way) I've really been enjoying his articles and his righteous indignation over this corrupt system that enslaves us all. First, I think we should avoid terms like "it's for pussies" as it is insulting to women and implies that women are weaker, etc and the use of that term should be ended and put to rest forever. Second, Jeffrey did a great job of catching some of our terrific conversation and included snippets, but just in case some of them seem weird out of context, let me add a brief explanation. Regarding the notion of 3rd party candidates being spoilers and "arrogant assumption". That refers to the assumption on the part of Sestak and his supporters that progressives will, when denied their first choice, automatically go for the lesser of two evils, meaning evil Sestak over evil Toomey in this case. WRONG!!! Many will just abstain and I don't blame them. That's what I do. I'm not going to compromise myself that way. I respect myself too much and hope you do as well. I'm not wasting MY vote on something I don't want. Third, regarding legal costs of $80,000 if I defended the Sestak challenge. That number is based on the judgement awarded AGAINST Green Party candidates Romanelli and Nader in the past and still hanging over their heads. I have no way of knowing what my costs would be until I got hit with them after fighting Sestak, but I can't afford to even try. Fourth, "We're in a load of shit here, man." Correct quote. Read the papers every day, listen to the news, the "recovery" is bringing record home repossessions, highest new unemployment claims since 11/09 at 500,000 last month, about 25 million out of work, 40 some million of us on food stamps and growing, yet continuing wars without end and now into Yemen and Pakistan. If that isn't a "load of shit", then I'm the tooth fairy. Finally, regarding the rest of my life fighting for peace and justice and "I'll go to my grave doing that-what a life". I hope you all understood the unspoken words at the end of that are "It's great", and I mean it, I love doing what I do and have tremendous admiration for those who do it even more. We all owe them a great debt. Thanks to all for your support, thanks to Jeffrey for the great articles and being willing to speak truth to power. We should all do that every day of our lives. We CAN make the world a better place of all of us, and you should never doubt it. Solidarity Mel Packer
I, another reader, was just about to comment on the problems of the "pussies" reference but of course I didn't have to, Mel.
I respect a person willing to stand up for his rights. I also respect a person who recognizes reality. One cannot put their own fortunes on the line in a hopeless cause. Still, the system stinks. If Packer was still on the ballot, I would vote for him, even though my libertarian philosophy would probably be diametrically opposed to his. My proposal: Independant candidates must be allowed access to the ballot. Next election, let all independents gather signatures for each other in one massive campaign. In that way we will all be represented on the ballot.
1- Those who block alternative candidates from the ballot reveal their inadequacy...that they know they can't beat the alternative candidates with ideas. 2- If the ballot blockers believe a significant number of voters prefer the alternative candidates' platforms, they could take up those platform proposals themselves. 3- Ballot blockers are not just denying rights to one candidate, they are denying rights to innumerable voters. 4- It's the "Democrat" party...which is no more democratic than the United Arab Emirates. 5- The push for Proportionate Representation, where minority interests have representation, seems to have faded. But, isn't the wealthy and powerful Corporate Sector the minority? They have disproportionate majority representation. Backwards land. All who approve of this.....? 6- "Third-party" (i.e. second party to the Bizness-Uber-Alles Party) candidates at this point need to go for some unprecedented push for Write-In Votes. Give out little pencils engraved with "Write In....." (whatever name), and the address of a web site. The Pencil can become an icon for this movement...t-shirt designs, jewelry, tattoos (if one is of that mind), and even ...uh...impromptu murals. Green parties can do green pencils.
I agree with John's #6. We can write him in! I'll bring my own pencil to my polling location -- even though it's one of those fancy no-receipt weird computer ballot boxes that look like they came from the late 1980s -- as a symbol that I'm from now on going to let my yes be a yes. I'm done with choices based on fear, or settling for second-best. That's not a life.
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| Evan Lopez |
We're a little late on this piece of news, but for those of you following the How Evil is Tom Corbett? Barometer at home, we figured we had to add it to the tally. As you all know, GOP gubernatorial nom Corbett made quite the gaffe earlier this month, channeling The Big Lebowski: "People don't want to come back to work while they still have unemployment. ... The jobs are there, but if we keep extending unemployment, people are going to sit there and ... I've literally had construction companies tell me, 'I can't get people to come back to work, until' ... they say, 'I'll come back to work when unemployment runs out.'"
It turns out that Corbett's story is not quite true. According to Capitolwire:
Kevin Silva, a senior vice president with the Warrell Corporation of Camp Hill, Cumberland County, said the company had been told by one applicant for a machine operator's position that, after factoring in travel costs, that he could make more money while receiving unemployment benefits.
Silva told Capitolwire that he did not know where the applicant lived. The position pays between $11 and $15 an hour, plus benefits.
Silva said the company did hire 50 foreign college students for seasonal work, not full-time positions, as Corbett told the online news service last week.
Kevin Silva, a senior vice president with the Warrell Corporation of Camp Hill, Cumberland County, said the company had been told by one applicant for a machine operator's position that, after factoring in travel costs, that he could make more money while receiving unemployment benefits.
Silva told Capitolwire that he did not know where the applicant lived. The position pays between $11 and $15 an hour, plus benefits.
Silva said the company did hire 50 foreign college students for seasonal work, not full-time positions, as Corbett told the online news service last week.
Therefore, Mr. Corbett, we adjust last week's HEITCB? score of 20 (on a scale of 0 to 23), which you received for your jobless gaffe, to 22, for fudging the truth. A score of 22, on a scale 0 to 23! Shit. Even we expected more of you.
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Click here to download the common-sense report that Committee of Seventy sent to city commissioners about how to better local elections. They get into the specifics, but the takeaway is basically this:
Bring the Elections Website into the 21st Century
Clamp Down on Electioneering
Take Charge of Finding Polling Place Officials
Mandate Training of Polling Place Officials
Invite Public Feedback And Take it Seriously
Interestingly, according to vice prez and policy director Ellen Mattleman Kaplan, the Committee sent it off last Friday and hasn't heard a thing from the commissioners yet.
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Just got word from the Loyal Opposition, a group of Republican insurgents trying to take down the Republican City Committee's de facto leader Michael Meehan and Co., that they'll be protesting tonight at the United Republican Club (3156 Frankford Ave.) at 6 p.m. They argue that the Meehan is not recognizing several ward leaders who won fair and square, simply because they are part of the Republican insurgency. Sez the LO:
The Meehan machine is attempting to overturn the results of Ward Leader elections that occurred legally, and in conjunction with current by-laws, simply because they do not like the outcome of those valid elections. This Kangaroo Court is a fraud and disgrace to our city.
They have demonstrated a pattern of deceit, corruption, forgery, and even raising people from the dead during this entire party rebuilding effort. They are attempting every backhanded trick to keep the Philly GOP small, quiet, and complacent to the wishes of their Democrat bosses. The smaller the Philly GOP is, the easier it is to control. This cannot be allowed to stand!! ?
The Clog'll keep you posted as we learn more.
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If these so call leaders wanted to dump Michael Meehan then why did Al Schmidt recomend Meehan for his current post. Now they have another one of these so called leaders going on fox 29 kevin kelly saying that the RCC is racist because a ward leader was told to leave because he did not have the proper paper work and just happen to be from north philly and non white i cant believe he sank that low to try and use the race card when if you look at all the ward leaders sure most are white but there are atleast 10 or so black ward leaders one asian ward leader and a couple spanish ward leaders and kevin did you know every one of the except two voted for meehan and everyone of them except one voted for the bylaw changes so nice try useing the race card you shown your groups true colors.
Real Republican - I don't know where you were last Wednesday but dollars to doughnuts you're on the PPA payroll.
UPDATE: An attentive Clog reader pointed out that the article I link to wasn't from the Inquirer, but the Daily News. My b. All fixed now.
For anyone following the Michael Meehan/Philly GOP insurgents/Philadelphia Parking Authority/election story and if you aren't, you really should be the Clog just got word of a recent development.
As the Daily News reported today, the Republican City Committee recently changed its bylaws to ensure that those who are in power (read: Meehan and co.) stay in power. A group of GOP insurgents trying to take down Meehan, which include the Loyal Opposition, the Philadelphia Tea Party and other assorted Republicans, persuaded dozens of folks around the city to run for committee persons. Committee persons elect ward leaders next Monday, who in turn will elect citywide leadership next Wednesday therefore, if you elect enough insurgent committee persons, you could potentially unseat Meehan and his allies.
Shortly before the election, though, the Republican City Committee voted to change its bylaws, so that 10 votes were required for a write-in committee person to win, instead of only one. Al Schmidt, an adviser on the Republican State Committee, told the Daily News that only 7 of the 120 write-ins had 10 or more votes making it highly unlikely that the current GOP, accused of all sorts of nefarious things, will be voted out next Wednesday. (The new rule also may be illegal; GOP opponents point to the Pennsylvania Election Code, which states "candidates "who receive a plurality of the votes of the party electors at a primary, shall be the party officers of their respective parties.") Additionally, the city commissioners announced that they would now give certificates of election to the Republican City Committee, instead of the winners themselves an interesting decision, given that delivering these certificates is part of the commissioners' very job.
Which brings us to our news: According to the city commissioners' office, the decision to give election certificates to the Republican City Committee has been reversed. They will now, as they've always been, go to the winning candidates. City Paper is waiting for a call back from the commissioners' office about why the the decision has been made, but it may have something to do with the fact that Matthew Wolfe, of the Loyal Opposition, was threatening to sue over it.
As for the new rule stipulating the need for 10 votes, it's still on the books.
"In my mind, [that rule] is a legal nullity and illegal," says Wolfe.
No word yet on if Wolfe or someone else plans to sue over the new bylaws.
It was the Daily News' Bob Warner that wrote the article cited! Actually, the DN's been much more on top of the story than the Inquirer.
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Would it have been really that difficult for the author of this story to link to the Philadelphia Tea Party or the Loyal Opposition?
This is disgusting. The Philadelphia Republican party will remain a laughinstock until Meehan is out.
When the meehan's of this city get out then many people will switch from Dem and Ind to the GOP. I am one of them!
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