Department of Justice

Demand the Senate take a stand against voter suppression

Hans von Spakovsky has made a career out of suppressing the vote of minorities, most recently at the Department of Justice (DOJ). Under Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, von Spakovsky led the charge to turn the DOJ into an agency that undermines voting rights instead of protecting them.

Now Bush wants von Spakovsky to be confirmed for a seat on the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the agency in charge of enforcing election finance laws. It's an insult to Blacks, other minorities, and all who are struggling to maintain fair access to our democracy.

There is more to the North Carolina voter registration story than just Les Merritt trying to audit our voter rolls, which coincided neatly with a inquisitive memo from the "Department of Justice". The DOJ is now highly politicized and anxious to trim voter rolls rather than encourage voting. NC is not alone in "getting the memo".