Send Rep. Lofgren a "Free Tova Wang" T-Shirt

Following up on this post, Rep. Lofgren, Chair of the House Administration's Subcommittee on Elections, has issued this statement:

I'm troubled by a recent letter from Tova Wang, an independent researcher hired by the EAC, which claims the EAC issued a gag order barring her from speaking about her research. This appears to be yet another step in a calculated and deliberate effort to block, edit, hide, and otherwise bury reports whose findings challenge certain political assertions.

Partisan politics have absolutely no place in the administration of America's elections. By interjecting their political agenda into the EAC, the administration is subverting the very cornerstone of American democracy, that every vote is fairly counted. Once again we are faced with a group of Republican political appointees running amuck in the federal government. It is quite clear that Bush appointees continue to place partisan politics above the work of the American people.

Surprisingly, despite the call by EAC Commissioner Rodriguez to respond to Wang's request, only silence so far from the EAC.

Posted by Rick Hasen at May 2, 2007 08:01 AM