ELECTORAL MIGRATION and FRAUD in
NEW YORK
LOS
MIGRANTES AMERICANOS EXCLUIDOS POR HILLARY
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by Kshama Sawant . April 21, 2016
INTRODUCTION b
y Hugo Adan
ELECTORAL MIGRATION and FRAUD in NEW YORK
WHO ARE THE MIGRANTS
Voters fed up with political corruption & Fraud of the
bipartisan Sys
Democrats who distaste Hillary’s buying election &
manipulating SD
Progressive voters supporting socialism & United Front
vs. the 1%
In Brooklyn voter who move because of Work &
ex-abstention voters
HOW THEY WERE EXCLUDED
They were purged if didn’t vote Dem in previous elections
They were purged because of minor conviction in Courts
They cut hours of attention in areas pro-Sanders-vote
In short: by violating American right to elect freely the
next Pres.
WHO BENEFIT BESIDES CLINTON
The by-partisan system as instrument to avoid 3rd
choice & real D
Set of State Institutions & business elites who uphold
Econ power
The big billionaires who are now financing Hillary Elect
campaign
Cronyism and oligarchical system that buy & sell this
charade of D
HOW TO RESCUE DEMOCRACY
& SOLVE THE PROBLEM
The nation face serious risk of viol-polit-uprising &
polit instability
The econ & pol system don’t fit the rapid tech-communic
revolut
The high concentrat of Ec power & its
interference in Elec-politics
created a miss-match with people expectation
for a better future.
Democracy does not work if people don’t have faith & die
for it.
If People don’t accept that rich 1% will
give future to them, they
should quit. Never greed, frauds & tax
evasions solve any prob.
The solution is to include the Labor in top State decision
making.
Restore the Glass Steagall Act and tax all financial
transact in WS.
...
The kee solution is to allow the 3RD electoral
option: THE PEOPLE’s FRONT
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Es tarea de todos construir el PARTIDO y el FRENTE POPULAR para
hacer realidad el SOCIALISMO DEMOCRATICO en AMERICA
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EL PUEBLO UNIDO JAMAS SERA VENCIDO
Hugo Adan. Abril 21, 2016
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In many respects Hillary Clinton emerges from the New York
primary more damaged, her party more divided, than she entered it. What came to
be called The Battle of New York has served only to further expose what
millions of people in the U.S. are becoming painfully aware of – the Democratic
Party primary is rigged in favor of the establishment.
A discussion which started with the top-down superdelegate
system and enormous influence of corporate money in politics, has gone on to
raise awareness about the generally undemocratic nature of the Democratic primary
and party itself – with its myriad of anti-democratic voting rules,
frontloading of conservative states, heavy tilting of the playing field by the
media establishment, and antagonistic role of Democratic Party leaders towards
grassroots challengers like Sanders.
Before yesterday’s primary even began, more than 27% of New
Yorkers (3 million people) were excluded by restrictive voting laws as well as
the removal of previously registered voters identified as “inactive.” In one
Brooklyn precinct, officials said 10% of those who showed up to vote found
their names had been purged. In the county in which Brooklyn resides, more than
125,000 voters had been cut from the Democratic rolls, leading to a massive 14%
drop of eligible voters in 5 months time.
Meanwhile, in upstate New York polling station hours were
substantially cut back in areas more favorable to Sanders. On top of all this,
in a rule hardly anyone was aware of, only voters who registered as Democrats
by last October 9th were eligible to vote. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
felt compelled to comment, “The perception that numerous voters may have been
disenfranchised undermines the integrity of the entire electoral process, and
must be fixed.” The city’s comptroller vowed to “undertake an audit of the
operations and management of the Board of Elections.”
While Clinton’s 15-point margin of victory is almost
certainly greater than the sum of irregularities, it is equally clear that if
independents and others wrongly excluded could vote, the outcome would have
been far closer and Sanders might even have won.
Closed primaries like New York’s are broadly unfavorable to
grassroots challenges, purging from the process the millions of people
registered as independent who have already drawn conclusions about the corrupt
character of both parties.
The power of the New York media establishment was on full
display during the primary as it declared open war on Sanders. Even
“progressive” papers like the New York Daily News went all out, repeatedly
running sensationalized, libelous front-page attacks on him.
Perhaps the most important result of the New York primary
was not the vote, but the political impact of Sanders’ campaign on the tens of
thousands actively involved or closely watching over the past days and weeks.
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NOT JUST NEW YORK
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Voting irregularities have also popped up in state after
state. While some were undoubtedly exaggerated, others had real effects. In
Arizona, where there were five-hour lines at the polls, many people also saw
their voter registrations switched without their knowledge.
The primary as a whole is heavily skewed toward older,
wealthier party loyalists. Nationally less than 15% of eligible voters will
participate in the Democratic primaries and caucuses.
Working people have seen the pro-corporate character of the
Democratic Party leadership itself on full display. It is no accident that when
Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley came out to endorse Bernie Sanders last week,
he was the very first Senator to do so. By comparison, 40 Senators have come
out for Hillary, along with 166 House Representatives. To this establishment,
Sander’s call for a political revolution against billionaires and wealthy
campaign donors is utterly unacceptable. This Democratic leadership bases
itself on the exchange of favors and on a revolving door of influence between elected
positions and lucrative corporate and lobbyist careers. Meanwhile they use
their weight and influence to whip labor, and church leaders into line.
Add to this the combined power of Wall Street Super PACs and
you have a primary and political party which is hostile terrain for a candidate
of the 99%.
One simple fact reveals the rigged character of the system:
National polls consistently show Bernie Sanders enjoys, by far, the highest
favorability rating of all presidential candidates, and beats out all
Republicans in head-to-head match-ups. Yet he will very likely be eliminated
before the general election if he plays by the rules of the two-party system.
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An Historic Opportunity
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A NEW PARTY
“I believe that we need to think very seriously,
particularly as folks of color and progressives, about building either a new
party or a new movement…”
Those were the words of Michelle Alexander, esteemed author
of “The New Jim Crow,” speaking with Chris Hayes on MSNBC on April 1st. Three
days later, writing in New York Daily News, the nation’s fourth largest
circulation paper, Shaun King’s column began with the above quote, adding:
“I not only agree with Alexander, but I want to take it a
step further — I think it’s already happening right before our very eyes.
Political progressives across this country, in supporting the candidacy of
Bernie Sanders, are completely rejecting the Democratic Party… We should form
our own political party in which we are firmly and boldly against the death
penalty, where we are for a living wage all across this country, where we are
for a complete overhaul of the criminal justice system, where we are for
radical reforms to protect the environment and curb global warming, where we
are for the eradication of big money in politics, where we are willing to truly
consider healthcare and education for all as a right and not a privilege.”
Approaching the same question from the opposite political
standpoint, Paul Krugman’s April 8th New York Times column echoed Shaun
King’s insight that a new party is emerging “right before our very eyes.”
Krugman warns Bernie to tone down his attacks on Clinton or risk a deeper
rupture from the Democratic Party, arrogantly asking: “Is Mr. Sanders
positioning himself to join the ‘Bernie or bust’ crowd…? If not, what does he
think he’s doing?”
Both Krugman and King are right. The stronger Bernie’s
“political revolution against the billionaire class” has become, the more it
has threatened to break out of the straightjacket imposed by the Democratic
Party which, in the end, is completely dominated by big business.
That’s why my organization, Socialist Alternative, and
#Movement4Bernie are petitioning
Bernie to continue running through November as an independent or on the Green
Party ticket with Jill Stein, if he is blocked in the rigged primary process,
and to call a conference to discuss launching a new party of the 99%.
If there are concerns about helping elect a Republican,
there is no reason Bernie could not at least run in the 40+ states where it’s
absolutely clear the Democratic or Republican candidate will win, while not
putting his name on the 5-10 closely contested “swing states.” This could still
allow for a historic campaign if linked to building a new party for the 99% and
laying the foundation for an ongoing mass political movement to run hundreds of
left candidates for all levels of government, independent of corporate cash.
On the other hand, if despite all their dirty tricks against
him, Sanders remains loyal to the Democratic Party and backs Clinton in the general
election, it would mean the demoralization and disorganization of much of our
movement. Yes, we need a strategy to push back right-wing Republicans, but
collapsing the anti-establishment movement behind Bernie into the Clinton
campaign – a false unity with the candidate of Wall Street and the political
establishment – would leave the field wide open for right-populists like Trump
or Cruz to expand their base.
If Sanders chooses that path, continuing the political
revolution will mean Sandernistas boldly moving beyond Bernie.
AN INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGN
It’s time to break the rules. An aggressive independent
campaign for president by Bernie Sanders, linked to building a new mass party
for the 99%, could dramatically transform American politics. Bernie would not
need to win the election to force a decisive leftward shift in U.S. society.
Even registering a vote of 10 or 15 million for a new party (and the potential
exists to win a far larger vote) could strike a crippling blow to the political
monopoly of the two parties of American capitalism.
Around the world, where workers have won far-reaching
reforms, like single-payer healthcare or free education or paid parental leave,
it’s been through forming mass workers parties. In Canada, for example, trade
unions launched the New Democratic Party with socialized medicine as their
central demand. They won less than 15% of the national vote, and were blamed
for tipping the vote to the conservatives, but to cut across the growth of the
New Democratic Party, that conservative government granted Canadian workers
their central demand – and Canada’s system of socialized medicine was born.
On the other hand, if Sanders drops out and endorses Clinton
after the primaries, the Democratic Party will be free to tack right in the
general election, relying on fear of the Republicans to keep their progressive
base in line.
The stakes are simply too high to let this moment slip
through our fingers. Capitalism is plunging humanity into a social and
ecological catastrophe. Bernie’s campaign shows a viable fightback is possible.
What’s missing is a strategy to sustain and grow our movement. Now is the time
for bold action to build a fighting, working class political alternative – a
party for the millions, not the millionaires.
Sign #Movement4Bernie’s petition calling on Bernie to run all the
way and launch a new party of the 99%.
Khama Sawant is Seattle City Council Woman and member
of Socialist Alternative.
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