In Michigan I heard a lot of Dems complaing that if people had to show id’s that this was just the republicans trying to supress the voters who are pro Democrat. Are the Democrats saying that their voters don’t know how to get a photo id? In the last Michigan election over 60 dead people voted, I would think this would be a good enough reason for everyone to want to stop voter fraud.
It’s not voter suppression.
Do people have so many outstanding arrest warrants that they don’t dare swing by DMV to get a state ID? I don’t think so.
The Constitutional right to vote is not blocked by mere verification of eligibility, any more than the Constitutional right of a citizen to return to the United States is blocked by the requirement to present a passport upon return.
The only argument I have seen that holds ANY water is the fee issue. If ID is mandatory, an acceptable form of ID should be provided free of charge — otherwise it’s a poll tax and adversely affects the poor.
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November 14th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
It’s not voter suppression.
Do people have so many outstanding arrest warrants that they don’t dare swing by DMV to get a state ID? I don’t think so.
The Constitutional right to vote is not blocked by mere verification of eligibility, any more than the Constitutional right of a citizen to return to the United States is blocked by the requirement to present a passport upon return.
The only argument I have seen that holds ANY water is the fee issue. If ID is mandatory, an acceptable form of ID should be provided free of charge — otherwise it’s a poll tax and adversely affects the poor.
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November 14th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
I agree that Photo ID should be required to vote. If you don’t have one, you don’t vote.
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November 14th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Probably because many people don’t currently have photo IDs, despite being completely able to vote.
There is also the consideration that American citizens, unless convicted of a felony, are guaranteed the right to cast a vote after they reach the age of majority. The amendment doesn’t say that they need a photo ID.
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November 14th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Having voters produce valid IDs is sensible and reasonable. The Democrats fight this because they get the illegal votes.
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November 14th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
It isn’t. Every state offers some sort of photo ID including but not limited to a driver’s license.
The Dems know full well that there are a lot of people who can’t qualify for a photo ID because they can’t legaly vote. They want those votes! Pure and simple.
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November 14th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
The Democrats rely on those dead people to get up and cast their votes, along with the illegal immigrants. A photo ID seriously hurts their electability.
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November 14th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Many photo IDs that are used are drivers licenses. Many lower income families or inner city families do not drive, so they don’t have licenses. This can cause a bias against these types of people. Since there is no State or Federal mandated photo ID at this point, these people may not have any way of getting one otherwise. Delaware requires ID, but not photo ID — and if you don’t have one, you can fill out an affadavit of identity.
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legismgt/elect/taskfc/voteridreq.htm
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November 14th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
That is Alot of crap…. its not voter suppression is called voter identification…not too long ago people were voting under the names of dead people and in different districts under false names and it still goes on so in order to preserve the integrity of the voting system i think you should show ID since its the law to carry ID anyway!
Edit 20 mins later: Rooster is out of his mind! if what he says is valid to anyone then you should all think of the consequences of that idea…if i were to leave in my will that somone should vote republican, democrat, whig, independent…and that the government would accept these votes!?! insanity!!! partys change , representitives change, ideas change, ideals change, government cannot be ruled by the dead but rather by those who condone the living government
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November 14th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
No, it sounds to me they are trying to commit voter fraud and if the voters have to provide photo ID to prove they are who they say than it makes it harder to commit that fraud. It isn’t suppression but trying to keep the vote fair and honest as possible. Leave it to the Dems to get all pissy about a little thing like ID’s.. Makes me not want to vote for them.
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November 14th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
It’s not suppression.
I think it is an insulting way for the Dems to say that minorities and poor people are stupid or too ignorant to get an ID.
We even had a Congressman complain about having to get some type of ID – it was too much trouble and he didn’t have a DL since he never drove himself anywhere. This guy was just too lazy!
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November 14th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
We’ll if your american and you follow the rules then yes you should have an ID. Who cares about the pro whatever, this is America and we want our own voting not a wanna be………..
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November 14th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
It is not suppression but it might prevent a lot of voter fraud! Now why do you suppose the Dems are afraid of that??
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November 14th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Rob is right – he deserves best answer -and by the way there is nothing about dead people not having the right to vote in the constitution -as a matter of fact in my last will and testament it states who I would vote for in the upcoming election if I were to die beforehand and an absentee ballot will be sent in my name
(sounds like a new case for the supreme court )
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November 15th, 2009 at 12:18 am
voter fraud suppression
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November 15th, 2009 at 1:04 am
The democrats are desperate for the illegal alien vote. They cannot win without it.
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November 15th, 2009 at 1:22 am
All or most states offer photo ids, not just drivers licenses. There is no reason that I can see why non-drivers can’t get one. unless of course they are here illegally or are living under assumed names. In the town I vote in we’ve had to show photo id for a long time, and rarely have had any complaints
It costs $15 in my state to get a non-driver photo id.
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