By Hook or By Crook: Skullduggery and Disenfranchisement in Arizona

Dear Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett:

It is my understanding that you intend to allow 1200 people to disenfranchise all the other voters in the state of Arizona by refusing to place President Barack Obama's name on the ballot. As a registered voter in Arizona, I am outraged and appalled at the complete effrontery of:

A. Disrespecting the office of the President of the United States of America by refusing to allow a sitting president to run on Arizona's ballot.

B. Disrespecting the voters of the state of Arizona by refusing them the opportunity to vote for the candidate of their choice.

C. Patronizing the voters of the state of Arizona by implying, through your refusal to allow a sitting president to run for office, that they do not have enough sense to know who they should trust with the most important office in the United States.

I feel sorry for someone so craven that they cannot go toe to toe with their foes in a legitimate and fair election, but instead must stoop to every dirty trick they can envision in order to advance their own personal agenda. Shame on you!

My vote counts just as much as any other person's vote in this state, and I want Barack Obama's name on the ballot. If he is not allowed to run, whoever wins the election will always know that his victory is hollow, based on lies and half-truths. Such a presidency is doomed to failure. Whoever runs for President of the United States in Arizona needs to win in a true, fair and honest election, not through trickery and skullduggery, and definitely not through placing a higher value on the opinions of 1200 voters than on all others.

Sincerely,

Jane M. Smith,
registered voter in the state of Arizona.