Electioneering, Sign of the Times… Martha Coakley’s Statist Fans Law-Breaking Again, but Who Cares? (video)
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on January 19, 2010
If Scott Brown’s name were on any of the following political signs that are violating election laws, guaranteed that radical left-wing nutbars Keith Olbermann and Ed Schultz would be spitting venom on MSNBC and there would be screaming headlines in the New York Times and all the other national left-wing newspapers.
Heck, if Scott Brown had a volunteer, like Coakley does, who was engaging in voter fraud by passing out absentee ballots four days after the deadline, and those ballots were written in Spanish, and that shady volunteer was showing all non-English speaking voters how to “vote for Brown,” there would be absolute hell to pay. And Brown would be rightfully held responsible.
I’m hoping that after the photographer(s) took the photo, he/she/they removed and destroyed those Coakley signs that are illegally placed near voting locations. Hmmm… upon examination, I notice none say “Marcia” Coakley. Oversight?
Just in case you’re not clear on why this is a problem, there are specific laws on what someone can and cannot do when near an election polling location on Election Day. Electioneering is something that the Attorney General of Massachusetts should know about… but obviously, her campaign minions don’t think these easy-to-understand election laws apply to Martha (they don’t even think she should have to lower herself to pretend to campaign in Massachusetts, for goodness sake… it’s the “Ted Kennedy” seat, after all).
Here’s the law regarding political signs (and no where does it say that it doesn’t apply to “Martha” Coakley or to “Marcia” Coakley, either).
Election Law: Political Signs
Signs intended to influence the action of voters are subject to both statutory and regulatory directives. It is well settled that no person may hold a sign that attempts to influence the voter, or leave such a sign unattended, within 150 feet of a polling location. G. L. c. 54, § 65 (2002 ed.). However, other issues often arise on Election Day relative to the holding and posting of unattended signs. There are no state statutes addressing unattended signs on public property. However, if the sign is on state land, for example on a rotary or highway, the state police will remove it where they believe it to be a traffic or safety hazard. On the municipal level, it is quite common for a by-law to exist, either regulating or forbidding the posting of signs on public property.
Frequently municipalities also have by-laws regulating the posting of signs on private property. By-laws regulating the posting of political signs have included regulation of: the size of the sign, the number of signs on a piece of property, and the time period during which the sign may be exhibited. If the municipality has such a by-law, it is the law in that municipality, and must be complied with. Please check with city or town hall for copies of such rules.
H/t to Dittos Rush for this video…
“Coakley Signs Comin’ Down, Baby!”
H/t to Keyboard Militia and ElectionJournal.org for the Coakley sign violation photos.
There are many more Coakley electioneering photos on both sites.
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Jim Hoft, Big Government: Barack Obama Slams Scott Brown and His Truck… It’s a GM Truck
The American Pundit: Coakley Dirty Tricks in Massachusetts
Mcnorman’s Weblog: Ed Shultz On Voter Fraud and White House Nugget On Massachusetts Election? Update: POTUS is NOT Martha in drag!
Publius, Big Government: Tuesday Open Thread: America Rising Edition
Nice Deb: Well, Well, Scott Brown Wasn’t Stiffed By The Republican Party, After All and Video: MA Voter Registration fraud? and Tonight’s Coakley Rally In Framinham, MA: 3/4 Empty and BDS Meets PDS: John Kerry Combines Bush Derangement With Pick-Up Truck Derangement and Oooh…Ow: Dem Apparatchik Makes Unfortunate Analogy and Ed Schultz On MA Senate Race: “I’d Cheat To Keep These Bastards Out” and Scenes From Obama’s Massachusetts Stump Speech
Big Hollywood: Open — Go Brown! Go! Go! Go! — Thread and VIDEO: Jon Stewart Anguishes Over Coakley-Brown Race
On My Watch — The writings of SamHenry: Obama Packs Up His Lies and Heads to Massachusetts
The Powers That Be: Fittingly Enough, the Debate Over Who Will Replace Ted Kennedy Now Focuses on Driving and If ‘Marcia’ Coakley Loses? Bush’s Fault
Michelle Malkin: Democrat depression: Obama “not pleased;” Hoyer blames GOP; Barney Frank sputters and The uniter: Scott Brown’s center-right-indie coalition and “I’d cheat to keep these bastards out. I would.”
Frugal Café Blog Zone: Left-Wing Demons Viciously Attack HillBuzz Blog for Its Scott Brown Support… HillBuzz Is Fighting the Good Fight for America, So Needs Your Help and MA Election Day: Palin Tweets Support Message to Scott Brown, Curt Schilling & Doug Flutie Stump for Brown (video) and Slick Willy & Martha Coakley… Both in Sexual Controversies and Vile Coakley Mailer: Lies about Brown Denying Medical Treatment for Rape Victims, Criminal Charges Filed (video) and Expect a Miracle in Massachusetts: Government’s Pundits & Puppets Wrong Again… Massachusetts Miracle, & More Brown Videos and Distressed Starship USS Coakley: Even MA Union Members Are Voting for Scott Brown, Obama is MIA… Is Coakley Going Down in Flames? and Martha, Martha, Martha… You Need to Keep your Left-wing Thugs at Bay until AFTER the Election
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Dancing Czars: How an Election is Stolen and Is Martha Coakley Capable of being Senator of Any State? Where is the Out Rage? Coakley on Schilling: A Yankee Fan?
Sharp Elbows: Chris Matthews Wants To Use “Street Money” Buy Votes For Martha Coakley
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VotingFemale Speaks!: Camp Obama projects Coakley loss in Mass Special Election; UPDATE: CNN SCRUBBED their report! and Coakley to Mass Voters: “Curt Schilling (Scott Brown supporter) is a Yankees Fan”; That’s equiv to telling voters Obama is a Republican; On What PLANET do you live???!!! and Obama? Come stump for Coakley and you will See… a Boston Tea Party just for Thee; UPDATE: Obama’s Boston Tea Party On, lets ROLL and SEIU flips Obama the Purple Finger of Fate; campaigns for Scott Brown (no, I’m not kidding)
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About the author
Rock and Roll Vicki !
Rules, what rules.
When Scott wins it’s gonna be CCR Green River, and ZZ Top Sharp Dressed Man, and a cold BEER !!!!
Ooh, that sounds divine, AF! I want my beer to be Fat Tire or Killian’s Red.
But it’s not over ’til it’s over… still enough time for Chicago/ACORN cheating to occur.
Now see there, you’re messing with my optimism, realism, oh whatever.
If the purple people beaters or acorn mess with this election, the American Tiger will know.
I fear political delays on Scott’s certification as a US Senator.
There’s nothing subtle about their cheating. It’s unbelievable how “in your face” they are.
Here’s praying that Brown pulls this out!
Hey Roxy, even if he doesn’t, and the libs get away with another Chicago scam election, WE THE PEOPLE are aware of what is going on in Washington.
Thanks to the efforts you and Vicki and many others across the internet to instill the conservative principles that have made America great, there is now a younger generation reading the conservative blogs, and beginning to think for themselves instead of listening to the rhetoric of a socialistic administration.
CUL
Today Barack Obama may get a rude awakening. As Jay Cost notes:
Coakley will rightly get most of the blame should Brown actually pull off what once seemed to be an impossible victory. Yet much of the responsibility will have to rest with Barack Obama, who has guided his party so poorly that it is having trouble making an appeal to voters in Massachusetts.
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/rubin/218901
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