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From: David Plouffe, BarackObama.com [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 11:14 AM
To: Rander, Andrea (NIH/CC/SWD) [E]
Subject: John Tanner must go



 Obama for America<http://www.barackobama.com/images/email/obama08_header2.=
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Dear andrea,

John Tanner must be removed from his position as the nation's top voting ri=
ghts official.

His recent comments that elderly minority voters are not disenfranchised by=
 photo ID requirements because "they die first" reveals an obvious disregar=
d for their voting rights.

Tanner's record as voting rights chief demonstrates that same disregard. Jo=
in Barack in sending a letter to the Attorney General's office demanding th=
at he be replaced.

Action.BarackObama.com/TannerMustGo<http://my.barackobama.com/page/m/fd49b4=
8fdca6e013/QUG1FM/>

Send a letter now<http://my.barackobama.com/page/m/fd49b48fdca6e013/oTLqCW/=
>

This is pretty unbelievable.

John Tanner, the top ranking voting rights official at the Justice Departme=
nt, was caught on video claiming that photo ID requirements do not dispropo=
rtionately disenfranchise minority voters because: "Our society is such tha=
t minorities don't become elderly the way white people do; they die first."

He went on to argue, irrationally, that these requirements actually benefit=
 minorities because: "Anything that disproportionately impacts the elderly =
has the opposite impact on minorities."

Barack sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Peter D. Keisler last week =
demanding that John Tanner be removed from his position -- but the Justice =
Department needs to hear from you as well. The more they hear from people l=
ike you, the more pressure they will feel to do the right thing.

Send a message to the Attorney General's office and tell him to replace Tan=
ner immediately:

http://Action.BarackObama.com/TannerMustGo<http://my.barackobama.com/page/m=
/fd49b48fdca6e013/Vnc360/>

As absurd and wrong-headed as Tanner's remarks were, they are less surprisi=
ng in the context of his record as voting rights chief.

Tanner has been an outspoken advocate for photo ID requirements for voters,=
 going so far as to overrule the recommendations of Justice Department lawy=
ers in order to support a controversial photo ID requirement in Georgia.

The Georgia law has been repeatedly compared to a poll tax. In 2005, Barack=
 Obama spoke out against this law, noting that, "in our democracy, the goal=
 should be to encourage eligible voters to vote, not to create new barriers=
 to make it more difficult for them to exercise their most basic right." Ba=
rack also introduced a resolution in response to Tanner's decision to appro=
ve the Georgia law, expressing his belief that any law requiring a photo ID=
 to vote would put an undue burden on voters.

Numerous studies show that photo ID requirements have a discriminatory impa=
ct on African American and other minority voters. Yet, in public statements=
 like his October 5th remarks, Tanner continues to justify them with faulty=
 logic. And it adds insult to injury to use tragic discrepancies in life ex=
pectancies for African Americans as justification for policies that would f=
urther disenfranchise them.

The situation is clear. John Tanner has an obvious disregard for the voting=
 rights of minorities and should not be in charge of protecting them.

John Tanner must go. Join Barack in demanding that he be removed from his p=
osition immediately:

http://Action.BarackObama.com/TannerMustGo<http://my.barackobama.com/page/m=
/fd49b48fdca6e013/Vnc360/>

From the beginning, our campaign has been about increasing the number of Am=
ericans who are engaged in the political process. We took our lead from Bar=
ack's days as a community organizer and built a network of hundreds of thou=
sands of supporters nationwide, many of whom are getting involved in politi=
cs for the first time.

John Tanner and others like him have been appointed to positions of power i=
n the Bush administration with the specific intent of limiting participatio=
n in ways that benefit the Republican Party. It's time to turn the page on =
that kind of politics.

All we demand -- and all that any reasonable person of either party should =
demand -- is that voting rules be fair and enforced equally, regardless of =
race.

John Tanner has demonstrated time and again that he has other things in min=
d. His recent comments are the last straw -- he must go:

http://Action.BarackObama.com/TannerMustGo<http://my.barackobama.com/page/m=
/fd49b48fdca6e013/Vnc360/>

Thank you,

David

David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for America


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<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Rander, Andrea (NIH/CC/S=
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<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> John Tanner must go=
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ace=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight=
:bold">John Tanner must be removed from his position as the nation's top vo=
ting rights official.</span></font></b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:     10.0pt;font-family:Arial"><br>
<br>
His recent comments that elderly minority voters are not disenfranchised by=
 photo ID requirements because &quot;they die first&quot; reveals an obviou=
s disregard for their voting rights.<br>
<br>
Tanner's record as voting rights chief demonstrates that same disregard. Jo=
in Barack in sending a letter to the Attorney General's office demanding th=
at he be replaced.<br>
<br>
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<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">This is pretty unbelievable.
</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">John Tanner, the top ranking voting rights official at the Justi=
ce Department, was caught on video claiming that photo ID requirements do n=
ot disproportionately disenfranchise minority
 voters because: <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">&quot;Our society is s=
uch that minorities don't become elderly the way white people do; they die =
first.&quot;</span></b></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">He went on to argue, irrationally, that these requirements actua=
lly benefit minorities because:
<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">&quot;Anything that disproportionately =
impacts the elderly has the opposite impact on minorities.&quot;</span></b>=
</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">Barack sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Peter D. Keisler=
 last week demanding that John Tanner be removed from his position -- but t=
he Justice Department needs to hear from
 you as well. The more they hear from people like you, the more pressure th=
ey will feel to do the right thing.</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">Send a message to the Attorney General's office and tell him to =
replace Tanner immediately:</span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-=
family:Arial;   font-weight:bold"><a href=3D"http://my.barackobama.com/page=
/m/fd49b48fdca6e013/Vnc360/" mce_href=3D"http://my.barackobama.com/page/m/f=
d49b48fdca6e013/Vnc360/">http://Action.BarackObama.com/TannerMustGo</a></sp=
an></font></b></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">As absurd and wrong-headed as Tanner's remarks were, they are le=
ss surprising in the context of his record as voting rights chief.</span></=
font></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">Tanner has been an outspoken advocate for photo ID requirements =
for voters, going so far as to overrule the recommendations of Justice Depa=
rtment lawyers in order to support a controversial
 photo ID requirement in Georgia.</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">The Georgia law has been repeatedly compared to a poll tax. In 2=
005, Barack Obama spoke out against this law, noting that, &quot;in our dem=
ocracy, the goal should be to encourage eligible
 voters to vote, not to create new barriers to make it more difficult for t=
hem to exercise their most basic right.&quot; Barack also introduced a reso=
lution in response to Tanner's decision to approve the Georgia law, express=
ing his belief that any law requiring
 a photo ID to vote would put an undue burden on voters.</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">Numerous studies show that photo ID requirements have a discrimi=
natory impact on African American and other minority voters. Yet, in public=
 statements like his October 5th remarks,
 Tanner continues to justify them with faulty logic. And it adds insult to =
injury to use tragic discrepancies in life expectancies for African America=
ns as justification for policies that would further disenfranchise them.</s=
pan></font></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">The situation is clear.
<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">John Tanner has an obvious disregard fo=
r the voting rights of minorities and should not be in charge of protecting=
 them.</span></b></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">John Tanner must go. Join Barack in demanding that he be removed=
 from his position immediately:</span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-=
family:Arial;   font-weight:bold"><a href=3D"http://my.barackobama.com/page=
/m/fd49b48fdca6e013/Vnc360/" mce_href=3D"http://my.barackobama.com/page/m/f=
d49b48fdca6e013/Vnc360/">http://Action.BarackObama.com/TannerMustGo</a></sp=
an></font></b></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">From the beginning, our campaign has been about increasing the n=
umber of Americans who are engaged in the political process. We took our le=
ad from Barack's days as a community organizer
 and built a network of hundreds of thousands of supporters nationwide, man=
y of whom are getting involved in politics for the first time.</span></font=
></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">John Tanner and others like him have been appointed to positions=
 of power in the Bush administration with the specific intent of limiting p=
articipation in ways that benefit the
 Republican Party. It's time to turn the page on that kind of politics.</sp=
an></font></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">All we demand -- and all that any reasonable person of either pa=
rty should demand -- is that voting rules be fair and enforced equally, reg=
ardless of race.</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">John Tanner has demonstrated time and again that he has other th=
ings in mind. His recent comments are the last straw -- he must go:</span><=
/font></p>
<p><b><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-=
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<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial">Thank you,</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
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</span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-fam=
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Campaign Manager<br>
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