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Why yes, it is perfectly OK to require photo ID to get into an Obama election rally, it is perfectly OK to require photo ID to get on an airplane, it is perfectly OK to require photo ID at the emergency room, it is perfectly OK to require photo ID to open a bank account or buy a car, it is perfectly OK to require photo ID in order to collect food stamps, it is perfectly OK to require photo ID in virtually any circumstance of modern life....
but to require photo ID in order to vote? Now THAT'S obviously a nefarious Republican plot.
Great logic.
Logic? Where do you hallucinate there was any logic in that post?
Ummm, WHY is photo ID required in all those other circumstances again?
Don't know. Don't care.
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Does it serve any purpose at all?
Almost certainly different purposes in each different venue. But in none of them would it deny an eligible voter the right to exercise the franchise.
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And if so, would it not also be wise to have that same purpose served at the voting booth?
Almost certainly not. Like I said, different venues different purposes. Why would any thinking person assume that the same purpose would make sense in different venues?
Seriously?
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Why are you all so touchy about this? If there is no fraud, you've got nothing to worry about, right?
Because we know that Voter ID has nothing actually to do with voter fraud.
Because we know that Voter ID has nothing actually to do with voter fraud.
And of course, so do you.
You know, it really does not matter how often you repeat this lie. It will not ever become the truth. We all, each and every one of us, have an interest in taking tiny steps to be sure that those who vote alongside of us have the right to do so. Courts have affirmed this notion. It is not racist, it is not partisan, it is a simple matter of preserving the integrity of the system--one that has been abused at times in the past, and will be abused at times in the future. We all have an interest in the integrity of the system--unless we are among that small minority that is bent on abusing the system.
You are only entitled when you fulfill certain obligations.
Look to the Mexican solution and yes .. voter ID laws would have stopped this and will ultimately put an end to the dead and mickey mouse voting fraud!
No more sending ballets from your bedrooms.
No more sending ballots from Kenya (or other parts while on vacation).
Military only absentee voting (when overseas).
Either you register and show up with a valid ID at the poll or .. sad to be you!
Voting, like driving is a privilege .. not a Right!
Voting is a right and a privilege and an obligation.
And voting fraud involves actually casting a vote. Did Mickey Mouse ever cast a vote in a real election???? No.
And I don't even know what you mean, "no more sending ballets from your bedrooms." WTF???
And your absentee voting restriction is ridiculous!!!!! People actually have LIVES. They have to travel, they have business, medical issues, and so on. Absentee voting works to ensure that people who legally have the RIGHT to vote have the opportunity to vote.
And we need the people who organize elections in this country to actually be ORGANIZED. This four-hour waiting in line to vote that's happened during the past couple of elections is because of poor planning and organization.
Since you have no way of proving who they voted for, meaningless.
True, but who do you think the felons voted for? The Republican? LOL!
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