(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter yesterday joined eight senators on a letter to U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey in support of an FBI investigation into allegations of widespread voter fraud by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
“It’s certainly no secret that ACORN has been plagued with allegations of this sort for some time now.  Voter fraud is a very real threat to our electoral process, and systematic, widespread voter fraud can affect the outcome of elections from the city level all the way up to a presidential race.
“We are now two weeks away from the Nov. 4th election, and it is crucial that the FBI uses all possible resources to determine whether ACORN is engaging in organized voter fraud and, if so, to what extent and to what end.  It is equally important that the Attorney General provide the FBI with the resources to conduct this investigation.
“Our democracy is based on the principle that each and every individual is accorded his or her own vote.  Registering fake names or deceased voters, or falsifying information to register otherwise ineligible voters amounts to nothing less than the corruption of the very democratic principles upon which this country was founded,” said Vitter.