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Its already illegal, and again this is NOT about stopping voter fraud, this is about stopping college kids from voting on campus because of not liking the way they vote.
You keep saying that,but it doesn't stop them voting at all,they simply can absentee vote.
No, actually the argument is college students should be allowed to vote where they go to school and live most of the year. They shouldn't be forced to vote absentee because others do not like the way college students vote.
But they are not residents of that state right?
That isn't their home state.
No-one has yet answered WHY it is so difficult for college students to absentee vote....but I have my suspicions it may indeed be laziness.
Two problems:
1- Would it be your first choice, over voting in person?
2- Would you prefer to vote in an election that affects you directly, or somewhere you don't even live but only visit occasionally?
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Originally Posted by oz in SC
But they are not residents of that state right?
That isn't their home state.
That is where they live, eat, party and study. It is where they contribute the most to the economy. It is where the policies affect them.
So this evil move by the GOP could easily be twarted were it not for the laziness and apathy of students?
Not that I am a registered Republican, but thank you for absolving them of these idiotic accusations.
These college students need only get of thier lazy butts and go through the proper procedures to vote, no? I mean, Smash255, a great many blacks before 1965 went through hell to excercise the right to vote. Not to mention women before the early 20th century.
And you, Smash255, come on here and yowl about students not being catered to and pampered.
You really should be ashamed of yourself.
Well its more than just that. Again they should be allowed to vote where they actually attend school and live for most of the year. They shouldn't be forced to vote absentee because some people do not like the way college students vote.
"Home of Record" is used to determine travel entitlements when one separates from the military. It has nothing to do with voting or paying taxes, registering vehicles, nor any of the other priviledges of state residency.
"Legal Residency," or "domicile", on the other hand refers to the place where a military member intends to return to and live after discharge or retirement, and which they consider their "permanent home." Legal residency determines what local (state) tax laws a military member is subject to, and in which local (city, county, state) elections they may vote in.
If a military personnel from Florida is stationed in Texas.. they vote in Florida..
Under the law, "legal residence" is the place that the military member intends to live after they separate or retire from the military. It's the place that they consider their "permament home."
Again, why do you think college students should be treated any different than those in the military? Is college these childrens "permanent home"?
Interesting,it DOES seem some people do want special privileges for college students...
Stopping college kids from voting on campus because of not liking their views, ideology or how they vote. Stopping those from be able to vote on campus because you don't like how they vote is absolutely ridiculous. THAT is what this is about.
Thats complete bull crap..
I may not like the fact that you voted for Obama, but a vote for Obama in the state of PA, vs one in OH is a vote for Obama.. the fact that you dont want students to vote in the state they legally reside like the rest of america amounts to what some might call a baby tantrum.
Be damned with the process
Be damned with the laws
You want it your way and you dont care about the fact that these policies if put in place are the very same policies that those in the military follow.. waaa.. you want people to follow rules and laws, ooh except those special people.. you know.. Democratic voters..
Again, why do you think students should be afforded special exemptions to the rules everyone else needs to follow?
The striking down was related to cost of ID cards, not on ID itself. As in "poll tax". Or, do you also support the idea that people should pay for ID cards to be eligible to vote?
I was simply posting the law is Constitutional according to the Supreme Court of GA.
You keep saying that,but it doesn't stop them voting at all,they simply can absentee vote.
Voting absentee reduces the chances a college student will vote, but that is part of another argument.
Fact of the matter is college students should be allowed to vote in the area they are attending school and live most of the year. They should not have that ability to vote where they attend school taken away from them because of those who do not like their ideology or how they vote.
More can be done to stop voter fraud without infringing on the rights of college students being able to vote. You can do more to stop voter fraud without forcing college kids to vote absentee and not allowing them to vote where they attend school. Again this is NOT about voter fraud. This is about stopping college kids from voting on campus because you don't like how they vote.
THIS IS WHAT THIS ABOUT
Stopping college kids from voting on campus because of not liking their views, ideology or how they vote. Stopping those from be able to vote on campus because you don't like how they vote is absolutely ridiculous. THAT is what this is about.
The college students can still vote,they simply have to vote in their own state.
I was simply posting the law is Constitutional according to the Supreme Court of GA.
ID would of course be constitutional. I thought, I was clear about the law being struck down on unconstitutional grounds of "poll tax".
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