In the last day or so, the listserrv the L.A. County Bar's small firm section got an email asking for volunteers for the Election Protection coalition, asking lawyers to volunteer. Having already volunteered through the Republican lawyers, I ignored it. There was the usual ensuing complaints about sending extraneous material to a listserv. Then the Exec. Dir. sent out a note indicating that the email was inappropriate. A short while later came a second email from the Exec. Dir., which caused me to raise my head from my work. In it, he announced that the Election Protection Coalition was nonpartisan and apologized for his earlier "misguided assumption." Take a look at the website and tell me if you believe it is nonpartisan.
Posted by Justene Adamec at October 19, 2004 01:01 PM | TrackBackWell, technically they are..though the sponsors definitely have their opinions on things. Its unfortunate that in this country you have elected officials on both sides of the aisle purposely trying to suppress the vote in precincts that don't traditionally vote your way.
Posted by: Manish at October 19, 2004 01:40 PM (Permalink)#1: http://www.electionprotectionvolunteer.org/electionprotection/index.cfm?itemid=17426#who
- notice they are sponsored by http://www.workingassets.com/
The WA web site has a strong liberal bias.
#2: This article: http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2000/nf20001115_299.htm
"all Democrat Andrew Cooper and his five liberal-leaning co-workers at long-distance company Working Assets could talk about was the controversy surrounding the recount in Florida."
"Working Assets is a socially conscious company with a long history of supporting liberal movements and progressive nonprofits."
#3. This article: http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/03/25/working_assets/
"Working Assets, a socially progressive telecommunications company that has contributed more than $200,000 to antiwar efforts"
#4. This site: http://www.cjnetworks.com/~cubsfan/othersites.html
"Working Assets Long Distance
Every time you pick up the phone you can support progressive causes and help defeat the right....all while saving money too!"
#5. ElectionProtectionVolunteer.org is a subsidiary of http://www.workingassets.com/ formed to join a strongly liberal coalition of lawyers: the very lawyers that are poised to make "pre-emptive strikes" alleging voter fraud. The fact is, this is not a nonpartisan group. It is an arm of the Democrat legal army that is being deployed nationwide to cause chaos if Bush wins by less than a large margin.
Posted by: Kaltes at October 19, 2004 03:04 PM (Permalink)Sorry, Justene - but what evidence on their home page screams "partisan" to you? Spell it out here, because I'm just not seeing it.
Posted by: mack at October 19, 2004 04:10 PM (Permalink)Mack, did you read the comments? Working Assets is a hard-left organization, as is People for the American Way. The NAACP isn't exactly known for its apolitical outlook, either.
Then there are two separate questions in the FAQ, in which they feel the need to point out that they are not formally affiliated with the Democratic Party, and that you can volunteer even if you're a Republican. Funny, they didn't see any need to ask whether or not Democrats can volunteer, or whether they are afflilated with the Republican Party.
Posted by: Xrlq at October 19, 2004 05:18 PM (Permalink)Electionprotection admonishes ...
They fought. Now it's your turn.
Wow, all it takes to be a second Susan B. Anthony, a second Marty King Jr., is to vote Democrat? I never knew being a suffragette/civil rights hero was so easy!
That it is sponsored by the "People for the [Leftist] American Way" is all one needs to know.
Posted by: clark smith at October 19, 2004 08:21 PM (Permalink)I used to have a small amount of money in an IRA, with Working Assets.
My *extremely* left-wing (religiously left-wing) parents bought it for me after college, to encourage "responsible and ecologically-friendly, non-violent, non-tobacco socially responsible investing."
They dissappeared a while back, or were taken over by Citizens Fund.
I believe some of the partners kept the name and split the business into one of those Credit-Card /Long Distance companies that your annoying neighbors always try to get you to join.
On the current WA website, if you sign up for long distance, you get a free pint of Ben&Jerry's.
Also it says:
"DONATIONS Since 1985, Working Assets has generated $40 million for progressive nonprofits, including Greenpeace, Oxfam America, Rainforest Action Network, Human Rights Watch, Planned Parenthood, Stand for Children and Doctors Without Borders, among many others.
In 2003 alone, Working Assets raised over $3 million in donations for 50 groups such as ACLU, Human Rights Watch, Earth Island Institute, People for the American Way and Center for Economic Justice."
They are highly partisan.
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