Is The Justice Department Over Reaching On Fraud Enforcement in An Election Year?

It seems whenever there is a tough economy, there are more shysters who come out of the woodwork. This makes sense of course because if money is tight, and fewer people to get a job, it's more difficult for these culprits to get a real job to use their cunning and intellectual abilities for positive purposes such as making a profit in their own small businesses. Okay so, I'd like to talk about this for a moment if I might.

You see, I've also noticed another trend. Whenever there is a major election going on, candidates claim that when they get into office they will stop the crime, scams, and fraud. It's hard to say why they do this - perhaps they are redirecting attention away from themselves and their own political shenanigans. But I would suspect that's not the only reason. It's because negative events make better headlines, and if a politician can point at some negative event, and then claim they will fix it, all the suddenly more voters take interest.

In fact, I think a little bit of that is going on right now. There was an interesting piece recently on the FBI website which was of value to discuss, the title of the government press release was; "Attorney General Eric Holder Launches Consumer Protection Working Group to Combat Consumer Fraud Working Group Created Under President Obama's Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Brings Together Federal, State, and Local Partners," and it appeared on their site on February 13, 2011.

The reality is - we already have the government bureaucracy to take care of some of these problems, not to mention lots of law enforcement agencies. So why is it now that the Obama Administration wants to jump on this right away, during an election year. How come they didn't work on this problem in the last couple of years? It is not as if there was ever a shortage of dishonest people in the world, so why now?

Another comment that I would like to make, perhaps tongue-in-cheek, is that I guess my biggest question is; when will the FBI investigate the Obama Administration for abuse of law, violating the constitution, and other fraudulent activity (in my opinion)? Seriously, let's talk about that and not just because it's an election year, we can wait until after the election to seek justice and return things back to the rule of law.

If the Obama Administration is merely trying to secure their proposed budget by showing that they need more money to do the job, then the DOJ should have been doing it all along. As we look for things such as corporate malfeasance, how about government administrative and executive leadership malfeasance? Well, I dare to ask the question, yes even in an election year. Please consider all this and think on it.

Lance Winslow has launched a new provocative series of eBooks on Online Crimes. Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank; http://www.worldthinktank.net/

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Advance Polls Federal Election

In a Canadian federal election, Elections Canada provides three days of extra polls for voters who can't or don't wish to vote on election day. If necessary, you can also register at the advance poll.

For the 2011 Canadian federal election the advance polls are on Friday April 22, Saturday April 23 and Monday April 25. Advance polls are open from noon to 8 pm local time across Canada.

Your Voter Information Card will tell you the location of your advance poll. You can also find out where to vote in the advance poll by finding your riding using Election Canada's Voter Information Service or by calling Elections Canada at 1-800-463-6868.

If you are not on the voters list, you can register at the advance poll. To register at the advance poll, you must sign the Registration Certificate that the deputy returning officer completes for you and provide voter identification to prove your identity and residential address.

If it is still inconvenient for you to vote either on election day or at the advance polls, there are still two alternatives. You can vote by special ballot at your local Elections Canada office or you can vote by mail. For more information on these two alternatives, see 6 Ways to Vote in Canadian Federal Elections.

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Candidates Federal Election 2011

To be a candidate in a Canadian federal election you have to meet most of the same requirements as for voting. You have to be a Canadian citizen at least 18 years old by election day, and not be ineligible for other reasons, such as having broken election laws. You don't actually have to live in the riding or be on the voters list for the riding you run in, although it wouldn't help your chances if you weren't.

Most candidates have their nominations endorsed by a registered political party. Nomination procedures used by political parties to nominate their candidates are up to the rules of each party.

Here's how to find the candidates running in the 2011 federal election, by major party or by riding, or get the complete list.

Search for the Conservative Party candidate in your riding by province or by postal code.

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