Obama administration may be denying our military the right to vote.

By Oscar Y. Harward

One of our most critical freedoms under our Constitution is our right to vote on those who represent us. Additionally, it is imperative that members of our military who are fighting a war against terrorism overseas for our Constitutional freedoms have a right to vote and have their votes counted in the final tally.

There are allegations that some states are failing to get out absentee ballots on Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (MOVE) as passed on Capitol Hill and signed by President Reagan in August 1986 as required by law. The law covers members of the military serving and civilians who are working oversees for write-in ballots in general elections for candidates for federal elections. The deadline for mailing these ballots was September 18, 2010.

There are reports now that about one third of the 110 election authorities in Illinois missed the September 18 deadline. St. Clair County, Illinois which is seeking a waiver alone, allegedly, held up the mailing of 1,274 ballots until October 4. Other states in violation of the MOVE Act to receive waivers include Delaware, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Washington. There are more states in violation of the MOVE Act and now denied waivers: Wisconsin, Hawaii, Alaska and Colorado, along with the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands. Approved waivers may deny voters, as defined, their right to have their votes cast and/or counted if returned late.

Based on Jerome Corsi’s book, “Obama Nation, Sen. Barack Obama and his Secretary of State, Sen. Hillary Clinton, never voted for anything that benefited our military/veterans.

It is now Obama’s support and funding of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan as the main issue keeping Obama’s political approval polls at 47% and a disapproval rating of 52%. Without Obama’s support in defeating terrorism, Obama’s political polls could plummet his approval ratings to somewhere around 35% to 40%.

Republicans across America are screaming at President Obama and his Attorney General Eric Holder for allowing some states to “pass” on the law. Are President Obama and his administration going to deny members of our US Military who are fighting a war against Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and others associated with terror, to protect our freedoms?

President Obama and other members of the Democrat Party are silenced on this issue. Many Democrats on Capitol Hill have objected to funding any and all wars against terrorism. Defeating terrorism around the world is a must to prevent terror from spreading into our own streets.

Every American must be assured that members of our US Military and other civilians working overseas votes must have their right to vote and have their votes counted in this election. We must practice Constitutional rights for qualified Americans. To deny any qualified voter to have their otherwise votes voided is in violation of our Constitution and US Code. Each individual responsible for these election violations must be held legally liable. The Democrat Party should be penalized for their silence on this issue. Each member of the Democrat Party should be shouting from the rooftop(s) in the support and defense of our military.