(iverson's) currentbuzz: Vote Caging. This is one of the best news websites around. And it is for a TV show.

Vote caging is a theme I return to as it makes it into the news. This PBS/Now website is one of the only news sites that seem to use the Internet in new ways. They can provide context for particular viewers that wouldn't make for good video. They put the video on the site and also include extra video.

The story here, about vote caging, is chilling. If someone was young and heard that voting was crooked, why would they bother to investigate political engagement as part of their life? This is a terrible crime in a democracy. And a former U.S. attorney suggests it goes all the way to the Bush himself.

David Iglesias, one of the fired U.S. Attorneys, thinks so: "It's reprehensible. It's unethical, it's unlawful. It may very well be criminal." Iglesias told NOW he was repeatedly urged by his superiors at the Justice Department to investigate allegations of false voter registrations. After his investigations came up short, Iglesias said Republican officials got angry and complained to White House aide Karl Rove. Soon after Iglesias lost his job. As a result of allegations by Iglesias and others, Congress is investigating whether the White House acted unlawfully.

Source: pbs.org