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Louve00 -> RE: To safeguard against voter fraud and ensure that only the "right people" get elected (7/23/2011 7:22:10 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Sanity
Rather, to make that sure dead people dont vote. That leftist extremists dont vote four or five times...
In other words, to make sure elections arent rigged
But what can you expect from losers who get their news and information from assorted comedians and clowns
The type of people who cant stand the thought of fair and honest elections
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ORIGINAL: kalikshama
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/392598/july-20-2011/voter-id-laws
To safeguard against voter fraud and ensure that only the "right people" get elected, Republicans pass laws requiring voters to show government-issued photo IDs.
(Note - in Texas, students IDs would not count but gun licenses would.)
You mean to make sure the "right extremists" don't vote more than once, right?? (just had to turn the tables on your assumption, there [;)] )
I don't know where other people vote, but in my district you have to show your drivers license or voters registration card, and you're crossed off a docket that means you've casted your vote. To assume the whole nation is going around searching for dead people's ID only to vote more than once is an extreme thought in and of itself. While it may be happening, I doubt its happening in any greater abundance than other situations where people vote in harmony (meaning people voting for people who they normally wouldn't vote for, but their household, dom, master, whatever are voting for). That too skews the figures and is a disrespect to the whole system of having the right to vote.
My belief is voting in political elections is not a right, nor is it a privilege. I think it is a grave responsibility. They should make 'informed' decisions which are best for them in the long-term.
All this crap about changing how a person of age to vote is allowed to vote, is voter suppression.
Voter suppression is voter suppression and I am dead set against it. It's NOT good enough for this country, IMO.
**edited to add, if people honestly want a gov't issued ID to vote, then I am in complete agreement with Imperatrix on this. It should be free to be eligible to vote. I've got nothing to hide, but do not agree with limiting an American process to only certain individuals.
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