Posted on 09/25/2007 4:12:57 PM PDT by LdSentinal
The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will rule on whether or not photo identification can be required to vote. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey conducted during Election 2006 found that 77% of likely voters across the country believe that displaying a photo ID should be required to cast a vote. A Georgia survey conducted last week found that 84% of the state’s voters agree.
The Supreme Court will rule on an Indiana case and consider a state law that was upheld by the Appeals Court. The 2005 law has been challenged by lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Indiana Democratic Party. Some claim that requiring a photo ID to vote places an unfair burden on the elderly, poor, disabled and homeless.
Requirements for showing a photo ID to vote are among the most politically popular of reforms considered since the Florida debacle during Election 2000.
Democrats and liberals are a bit supportive of the requirement than others.
Voters have long held doubts about the fairness of elections. The Election 2006 survey found that 48% believe elections are fair to voters while 37% disagree and say they are not. Seventy percent (70%) of Republicans say elections are fair, a view shared by only 31% of Democrats and 43% of unaffiliated voters.
Over the years that Rasmussen Reports has polled on this question, the percentage of voters who say elections are fair has usually been in the high 40s. During Election 2004, it moved up to 54%. Democrats were more likely to say elections were fair when Bill Clinton was President. Republicans are more likely to say they are fair with a Republican in the White House.
The Election 2006 survey also found that 68% believe say that the text of election ballots should be English-only. Twenty-nine percent (29%) say ballots should be posted in both English and Spanish. About three quarters or more of Republicans, unaffiliated voters, conservatives and moderates agree with an English-only requirement; only 54% of Democrats and 55% of liberals also agree.
There’s an issue that may save the GOP.
Please let it be so.
They're way beyond saving
Aside from a few high points like Jeff Sessions, Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter, the rest are a bunch of leering skunks willing to do a deal with anyone who throws 'em a dime
What can you say about a party that was ready to vote to suicide itself until the public burned down the phone lines to the Senate in the beginning of the summer?
It appears as though 23% of those polled were non-Americans.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is going to end up writing a minority dissent to the effect that it doesn’t matter whether or not the real voter shows up as long as the result is the correct one.
I can hear the cry of the Libs as they march down the street to denounce this attempt to legally verify exactly who is voting:
FRAUD AT ANY COST!
IF YOU TO SAY THE DEAD CAN’T VOTE YOU ARE PLAYING GOD!
THE DEAD ARE PEOPLE TOO!
And, of course, the AP, NY Slimes and networks will begin their stories like this:
A mandatory voter ID and a crosscheck of “absentee voters” would really sink the ‘RAT party.
Article 1 - Section 4 - Elections, Meetings
The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Place of Chusing Senators.
“THE DEAD ARE PEOPLE TOO!”
Except in the case of abortion. /sarcasm
I guess the argument against photo IDs would be that poor, monority voters are incapable of getting such identifications, even though such identification would be required for all the benefits the democrats would shower upon them.
There is something just not logical here.
Well, the demRats won't be surprised. They know how badly they need all the double/dead/illegal votes.
Between this and the move to split the delegates in CA - the demRats must be burning a lot midnight oil - I can hear the gnashing of teeth...and Hitlery promising: "Just get me in and I'll make sure the little people will never have any power again - starting with shutting down Rush, Hannity, FR - ==
“THE DEAD ARE PEOPLE TOO!”
That’s “life challenged” people. How insensitive of you!/sarc
Is this line supposed to be saying that the Dems and libs are a bit MORE supportive than others of the requirement for Voter ID's?
I think not.
Amazing that they oppose ID requirements to vote, but want to make it nearly impossible to obtain a gun (a right specifically mentioned in the Bill of Rights). Hypocrites all of them.
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