Compare the two current controversies involving voting rights in America: that of the ACORN scandal vs. the potential for vote-suppression. Be sure to use a minimum of five reliable sources. Your answer should be an in-depth piece of comparative writing.
"The real threats to the fabric of democracy are the unreasonable barriers that stand in the way of eligible voters casting ballots."
Listening, to this part of the ACORN story in the New York times, I just realized the ACORN Organization was not truly accurate in their voting polls by letting many voting volunteers insert their voting requests as fraud in the box. So, right now the ACORN Organization has many problems collecting their voting drive from low-income and moderate-income individuals to cast opinionated votes. Also Senator John McCain, has reported ACORN for being a fraud voter organization by submitting invalid registration forms, and so I think that's a big hit for McCain's campaign of probably losing the election. Such in this quote will explain what I'm talking about.
"In recent weeks, the McCain campaign has accused the group of perpetrating voter fraud by intentionally submitting invalid registration forms, including some with fictional names like Mickey Mouse and others for voters who are already registered."
It seems that ACORN has those problems explaining that because thy need to make sure to be careful and revise votes better for an equal fair chance for both candidates. This piece of evidence explains what they thought and have argued to their findings and even though some canvassers that cheated only constitute to count a percent:
"The group concedes that some of its hired canvassers have turned in tainted forms, although they say the ones with phony names constitute no more than 1 percent of the total turned in. The group also says it reviews all of the registration forms that come in. Before delivering the forms to elections offices, its supervisors flag any that appear to have problems."
I personally wish this would never happen because this voting luck can strike both ways and get one be responsible of an important vote that one submits because it can change presidential life and citizen life forever.
These were my relevant resources that helped me, and great evidence to the ACORN scandal.
NYTimes editorial on ACORN
Howard Kurtz on ACORN
Another WaPo article on ACORN
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