Lawsuit: Ohio School Pushing Democrats on Young Voters?
- Posted on October 19, 2010 at 1:56pm by
Meredith Jessup
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Cincinnati public schools are at the center of the latest electoral controversy bubbling up during this contentious midterm election season.
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, a lawsuit filed Monday by Thomas Brinkman Jr., a Republican candidate for Hamilton County auditor, claims that van loads of local high school students were shuttled to the nearby polling station to vote during school hours last week, given sample ballots ‘only for Democratic candidates’ and then treated with ice cream.
“They plan to bring four more high schools (to vote) this week,” Christopher Finney, an attorney with Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending & Taxes (COAST), said Monday after filing the suit with Brinkman.
According to the Enquirer, the suit seeks a temporary restraining order to prevent public school officials from using school hours and staff to engage students in partisan politics.
The school district’s attorney is denying the charges. “No CPS personnel engaged in the promotion of candidates or any political party,” CPS attorney Mark Stepaniak noted in a written release. In addition, a CPS spokesperson said the school has shuttled students to the polls in the past without incident.
Here are the details of the lawsuit:
The suit alleges three van loads of Hughes High students arrived at the Downtown Board of Elections offices at 1 p.m. Wednesday, supervised by a school employee. School lets out at 3:15 p.m.
When they got out of the vans, the students, the suit alleges, also were accompanied by adults who appeared to be campaign workers or supporters for U.S. Rep. Steve Driehaus, D-West Price Hill, the congressman being challenged this fall by Steve Chabot. When the students got out of the vans, the suit alleges they were given sample ballots containing only Democratic candidates.
“We want these kids to vote,” Finney said. “I’m not sure them being bussed during the school day is a good thing, but that’s not the thrust of the suit… If they had fair sample ballots or no sample ballots it would be different.”
“I certainly encourage everyone, including 18-year-olds, to participate in the voting process,” Brinkman said. “I just don’t want these kids to be coerced to vote one way and then given free ice cream as a reward.”
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snapcount
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 3:23pmAs an ex-citizen of the City of Cincinnati, nothing suprises me. The government from the mayor on down stinks to high heaven. Driehaus is toast in November, no matter how he tries to swindle the vote.
Report Post »love the kids
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 3:21pmHow are people even votion before Nov. 2nd? I live in NY and I can’t vote until Nov 2nd, why are these kids and Michelle O. Voting before this?
Report Post »Jimmers46
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 3:02pmThey will use them votes on Nov. 2 Count on it! Never trust a democrat, EVER!
Report Post »Ivan459
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 3:01pmThis is kind of scary thing. They are literally conditioning children to vote for liberals. Think about it: they bus them there, give them no other choice but the libs ballot, then give them ice cream as a reward. Now I don’t know if that will help them any in the future, but everything needs one step to get rolling, and this is that first stab.
Keep check on your kids in public schools people. You can’t let them do this, be it democrats OR republicans (in the small chance that would happen for repubs).
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 5:02pmvery true, Ivan. watch your kids at home tonight, they may start salivating when the political ads come on TV!
Report Post »Glenn is my hero
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:50pmThis is so wrong and so evil. This must be stopped. God only knows where else this is happening!
Report Post »truthwinz
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 6:05pmMy guess is it’s happening in all the inner city neighborhoods. If the dems are this habitually dishonest at the electorate level – it’s not hard to imagine how dishonest our government truly is.
The display of candidates at the NY Gov election was appalling. IS THIS the best we can do?
WAKE UP AMERICA. Your vote matters. It’s your obligation as a citizen. Get involved and put out the trash.
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:50pmThis isn‘t new it’s been going on for decades. They also take bus loads of seniors to vote for democrats either by promising them some reward or threatening them their SS will be taken away.
Report Post »Waiting4George
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:47pmAbsolutely transparent and brazen. No shame. Would love to see these kids and parents interviewed.
Report Post »NotaLemming
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:43pmThis is indoctrination.
Report Post »Look at these two examples of it being preached by the now infamous Joel Rogers.
Global Warming Indoctrination, ‘Tell your kids They are killing Santa Clause’!: http://t.co/0PKXwO7
Joel Rogers ‘the labor movement should be integrated into school curriculum’: http://t.co/4jQwpR9
The Toad
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:41pmBecause of the democrats this countrys elections are reminding me more like elections held in Pakistan or Iran. Pretty soon they’ll be threatning and beating citizens up at the voting stations. This place is becoming a third world country because of the radical agenda of Obama and his followers!!
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:40pmthey aren’t even trying to hide it anymore.
desperation.
Report Post »snowleopard3200
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:51pmUnderstood, they will pull every underhanded trick possible before this is even close to over.
I am greatly concerned that now even Pelosi is no longer trying to hide the truth of the Progressives agenda and means, that she and/or others may attempt a political coup – remember she is only two positions away from the presidency.
The only part that may keep Pelosi in check – as much as I wish it were otherwise – is that Hillary is right behind HER!!!
Report Post »sickofitall
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 4:02pmTrue SNOWLEOPARD3200,
Report Post »That is one of my greater fears. Hillary is 10X as dangerous as the current clowns. She is way more intelligent and been working with very close ties to the REAL puppet masters for much longer. She’s been able to keep her activities with Progressive/Socialist, NWO, CFR, UN, Bilderberg, and others almost completely hidden from the public eye. BEWARE! Obama I believe was just an expendable pawn to get ball rolling. Fooled most the nation ’cause few knew his real history and ideology. All this has been done before and they know what’s coming. Divide & Conquer. First Chaos and then people cry for Govt. help. Second, full blown Socialism.
Smilodon
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:40pmTypical. They must have run out of dead people, criminals and homeless.
Report Post »Marcobob69
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:40pmIt‘s another phase of the indoctrination of America’s youths into the democratic, or should I say socialist, agenda of the current administration. Pick up a copy of the history textbooks now being used in our public school systems; the history being taught is very different that the history I learned in the late‘s 60’s when I was in elementary school.
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:26pmI’m guessing the lawsuit will not move forward over the next couple of weeks. If you want to put pressure on the CPS, check out the link on Drudge, and go to the comments section… someone has posted the contact info for CPS. Let’s flood them with calls everyday until this issue is resolved.
Report Post »emertz8413
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:19pmMy district – doesn’t surprise me in the least. Driehaus is in trouble and he knows it!!!
Report Post »Sunnyr
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:19pmThis is a typical Barack Obama, Community Organizer/ACORN trick. They are even giving these kids coupons for free ICE CREAM if they go vote. How old are these “students?” This whole thing reeks of corruption and needs to be investigated! You can always count on DemocRATS to CHEAT, LIE, AND RAISE THE DEAD BEFORE EACH ELECTION! Despicable creeps!
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:55pmOld enough to vote I would think!! http://wp.me/pYLB7-gA
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:57pmAnd you think that the Republican don’t do the same things? How very naive of you! http://wp.me/pYLB7-gA
Report Post »A1955Rosie
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:18pmAnd ACLU…..CRICKETS.
Report Post »thomrumbach
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:14pmif anyone else did this OMG the DEMSonkrack are the only one at could get away with this
Report Post »rmsuperglide
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:30pmVery TRUE,so SAD!!
Report Post »Amerigo Vespucci
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:09pmAnd what’s the surprise? I’ll bet they rented the bus with foreign PAC money as well.
Report Post »wingedwolf
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:08pmThey shouldn’t have filed a civil suit. What the school did is against the law.
Report Post »wingedwolf
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:36pmmeaning that they should have filed charges with the district attorney.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 3:29pmCan’t they also file criminal charges independently? At least there should be a major investigation. If another group, oh, let’s say, the National Republican Party decided to file criminal charges, would that be invalidated by the civil suit?
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 3:30pmActually, after I posted, I realized that the plantiff may have filed against the school system, but that would also leave the Democratic candidate wide open for a suit.
Report Post »SnapTie
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:07pmMy daughter is 18 and here in Florida the teachers are pushing only Democrat candidates.. Putting fear in them as if Republicans get into office they will stop student loans.She told me this weeks ago.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:13pmLOL .. tell her that the Democrats have taken over the STUDENT LOANS and now she will be “bound” to them forever if she takes them. Working your way through may take longer but you end up not owing anyone!
Report Post »Melvin Spittle
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:52pmThe public schools that are funded with our tax dollars need to shut their &#()_#&#^ pie-holes.
Report Post »KissMYgritZ
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 3:24pmThere will be no universities where we’re headed. Only camps.
Report Post »VA-Ump
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:05pmIf this is true, the drive by media will ignore it out of hand. Sad
Report Post »Nukenik
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:04pmYou can buy 18 year old votes with ice cream? I’m sure lots of other dems are smacking their foreheads! DOH!
Report Post »kierstin1989
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:10pmIt’s cheaper than pot…
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:16pmFried chicken and watermelon also work, so I hear!
cheezwhiz
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:16pmIt wasn’t just any ice-cream, It was “ green” ice-cream , donchano ?
They were later taken to a local mosque to meet some real life jihadies…..THAT was the kicker !! But before them being led by their noses to vote for the local communist, they were all allowed a few puffs of the “ green ” stuff to keep them at their “ dude” state of mind !!
:D
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:54pm@SUSAN HARKINS “fried chicken and watermelon” – wow that is a tad bit racist don’t you think? Not a comment that such be made using your real name as the internet maintains everything forever!! Did you know that employers check the internet before hiring someone? Not a very smart move Susan – not very smart! http://wp.me/pYLB7-gA
Report Post »M31Sailor
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 3:10pm@ susan
Report Post »I love fried chicken and watermelon
Especially when someone else cooks or slices it
Old white guys rule
Sailor
untameable-kate
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 5:27pmIsn’t it also racist to assume that if someone says give them fried chicken and watermelon they are only giving it to blacks? I love fried chicken and watermelon too!
OLD WHITE CHICKS RULE!
Report Post »Country
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:04pmThis is completely unreal. If my child was on that bus, I would hit the roof. They would not hear the end of it.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:11pmGarbage like this is EXACTLY why I pulled my son out of public schools … IN THE 90′s .. and it is only getting more blatent! I hope the Parents do raise the roof … and the foundation!
Report Post »emertz8413
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:25pmI doubt any of the parents are going to object. The school is in a high democrat area.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 3:59pmI debrief my kid everytime he gets home from school to check on the indoctrination level he has been exposed to. It isn’t too bad here in Az (at least where I live ) but I also dose him with Beck and talk radio to clean any b.s. out of his system.
Report Post »catndahat
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 4:58pmAgree–and with CatB–i would home school or private school. I would not let this school get away with this sort of subterfuge–
It’s a great teaching lesson for these kids also. It’s good they see political quacks up close–they won’t be so easily led in the future.
Report Post »momsense
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:02pmSounds like something the Bummacrats would do.
Report Post »M31Sailor
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:02pmAh
The stench of rotting ACORN’s in the fall
Sailor
Report Post »ps RIP Tom Bosley
CatB
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:10pmMy first thought also … so ACORN is STILL organizing!
RIP … Mr. C.
Report Post »solaveritas
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:17pmObama is not one to be left behind. His next appearance on MTV will be with a little white hate and an ice cream truck, complete with repetitive tune (ironic, eh?).
Report Post »john seven eighteen
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:37pmHow about somebody actually ask the students if they were presented with Democrat only ballots??? We need to know for sure if this is what happened, because if it is true there should be criminal charges flying so fast these liberal idiots would find themselves in that same deep hole as Obama, trying to “dig their way out”!!!
Report Post »theninthplanet
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:39pmI’m surprised it was Ice Cream and not kool-aid.
Last time I voted I got a sticker… why can’t I have ice cream!?
D:
Maybe I need to vote for more government spending and higher taxes so I can be rewarded with ice cream for voting? You know, have all the rich pay for my obesity, and again to correct it.
Report Post »snowleopard3200
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 2:48pm@John seven eighteen
Agree with you that this matter indeed does need to be looked into – asking the teens themselves could at the bare basics find out if it happened. And if it has, or additional proof such as one or more of these democrat only ballots is produced and verified then appropriate actions need to be taken to prevent it from occuring with ALL political groups.
If criminal offenses have happened with anyone – then prosecute them in accordance to the laws on the books.
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Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 3:28pmare you people getting it now? how long have we been screaming about obama and his buddys? now we not only need vote these traitors out but we needs to put them in jail too. from soros to the lowest little worm they all need to be locked up.
Report Post »democratgirl
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 4:35pmYes, we need to know what ballots they were given and if ACORN is involved. I think every American in the state of Ohio, whether you are liberal or conservative, or haven’t decided, should be outraged. Pelosi wants fairness, yet this is totally unfair to any party. If the Republicans did this, they would be crucified, yet few blink an eye. I am beginning to think that there are no more true patriots left who will do anything to support the Republican who found out about this. We need to support this man with donations and whatever else we can peacefully. Of course, I think sooner or later, there will be a major violent crash between the liberals and conservatives, physically. Conservatives are just plain tired of being walked all over because we are actually peaceful resolutionists. I sure would like to use the law against them OVER AND OVER so it wears them down! Use their own tactics against them. BTW: isn’t this illegal? Public schools can’t use our tax money that way, can they? That money comes from taxpayers property taxes. Homeowners should be calling those schools and complaining BIG TIME! Now, there’s where you start! Bombard their phones with complaints. DID YOU HEAR THAT CINCINNATI? GET ON THAT PHONE NOW AND COMPLAIN!!!!!
Report Post »moonpeace
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 6:44pmMy thoughts exactly…they are back.
Report Post »uneedmorekoolaid
Posted on October 19, 2010 at 8:30pmOh I‘m bringing the koolaid for the liberal voters only I’ll be outside the polling centers doping those morons up with some of their hippie juice, they’ll be checking pretty colors til christmas or xmas according to them!!!
mmmm ice cream!
Report Post »DimmuBorgir
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:30amJohn
i’m from cincinnati, it was a democrat only ballot. and this is not a far stretch for a city at all. we constantly host the NAACP awards and alot of other liberal groups. while i don’t think ACORN was involved, they didn’t really need to be for this to happen in our city. the left has a hold on pretty much everything.
Report Post »wallawalla1
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:39amI live in Cincinnati and I go to the University of Cincinnati. Hughes High School is right next to my school, and it was recently completely renovated using the tax payers money. Cincinnati Publics Schools have never had a problem with spending our money on ridiculous and unnecessary projects. It doesn’t surprise me one bit that this happened at all. It is extremely inappropriate for this type of thing to happen. I went to a public high school in the Cincinnati area, and my school never received a FOURTH of the amount of tax payer money that the Cincinnati Public Schools received. It’s completely obvious that this is another ploy to indoctrinate my generation. I wouldn’t have such a problem with this if it had been a field trip to merely explain how to vote, and it was lead by both democrats and republicans. This is just another reason to vote Driehouse out of office in November to help my state get back on the right path!!
Report Post »DimmuBorgir
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:42amWalla
where in cincinnati are you? i live in the mt. washington area. ever since the over the rhein renovations the welfare mama‘s have moved up to mt washington and it’s going down hill fast.
Report Post »FIRED UP FREE MAN !
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 9:32pmMr. SOROS is an international criminal. Any government official taking money from this monster or those he supports should be brought up on treason charges. Anybody who takes money from this monster has sold his soul and our government to HELL ! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND THE LIGHT OF DAY! For only TRUTH and the light of day is what this country DESERVES. Democrats seemed to have been infected by this DEADLY parasite and his minions. This country will NOT rest until SOROS is in prison orange and handcuffs standing in front of a military tribunal in Guantomino Bay, Cuba
If you have any complaints about Mr. SOROS here are the names and addresses, maybe you can send them a line.
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Report Post »Rightwingredhead
Posted on October 20, 2010 at 10:54pmThe ACORN doesn’t fall far from the Democrat Tree.
Report Post »wallawalla1
Posted on October 21, 2010 at 12:11pm@DIMMUBORGIR
Report Post »I live in the western hills area of cincinnati. It’s pretty close to Price Hill if you know about that. It’s pretty bad in my neighborhood too. It’s sad because my neighborhood used to be nice and clean. now we have elderly couples being robbed at gun point in the middle of the day.