this from law.com. It never ceases to amaze me the extent to which this crew will corrupt the political system in order to maintain the upper hand. Your right as an American to an honest vote be damned...
Broward Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes is facing sharp criticism for her decision to hire a law firm with close ties to the Republican Party to represent the nonpartisan supervisor's office in the upcoming elections.
Snipes, who was appointed by Gov. Jeb Bush, hired the four-lawyer firm Blosser & Sayfie in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., several months ago to represent her in any election-related litigation.
Name partner Justin Sayfie is a former spokesman for Gov. Bush and currently is co-chair of the Bush/Cheney re-election campaign in Broward County, Fla. The other name partner, James Blosser, was the local finance chair for Jeb Bush's 1998 gubernatorial campaign and is a top fund-raiser for President Bush's re-election campaign.
"She should know better in such a politically charged atmosphere," said Lida Rodriguez-Taseff, a partner at Duane Morris in Miami who heads the nonpartisan Miami-Dade Election Reform Coalition.
"This erodes the confidence of voters." Broward County Commissioner Lori Parrish, a Democrat who is running for county property assessor, also criticized Snipes' decision. "Why would she do that?" Parrish said. "Of all the law firms in Broward County, she had to pick one that was so involved in politics?"
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