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Despite repeated statements by Republican political leaders that American elections are rife with illegal voting, credible reports of fraud have been hard to find and convictions rarer still.
That may help explain the unusually heavy penalty imposed on Rosa Maria Ortega, 37, a permanent resident and a mother of four who lives outside Dallas. On Thursday, a Fort Worth judge sentenced her to eight years in prison — and almost certainly, deportation later — after she voted illegally in elections in 2012 and 2014.
You all appear to be missing the most interesting part. Not only was she legal but she was a registered Republican who voted for Romney and Paxton the Texan.
You all appear to be missing the most interesting part. Not only was she legal but she was a registered Republican who voted for Romney and Paxton the Texan.
Ortega is a legal alien but; she DOES need to be punished for voter fraud. Period.
I goofed up with my OP, maybe a moderator can lock it.
Ortega is a legal alien but; she DOES need to be punished for voter fraud. Period.
I goofed up with my OP, maybe a moderator can lock it.
Whatsthematta? Don't like the fact the illegal voter was a Republican?
Sentence was an absurd overkill. Should have been a misdemeanor with probation. Apparently that was the desired outcome by some but the local DA decided to hang her.
Note she got caught because she believed she could legally vote...and pursued it.
The point is that since she isn't a citizen of our country she had no right to vote in our elections and it doesn't matter which party or candidates she supports.
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