Voter ID law an ugly effort to subvert ballot (Barf Alert)

Atlanta Journal Constitution ^ | 1/13/08 | Cynthia Tucker

[Oshkalaboomboom]

Poor Cynthia, trying to use racist boogeymen to scare us about a law that actually makes sense. In Georgia they have already put aside money to make IDs for people who don't have a valid one and the stink raised by a legitimate voter being turned away from the ballot box will easily guarantee their vote will be cast. The only people who won't get to vote are people who actually have no business voting. Trying to turn it into a racial issue is demeaning, even for Cynthia. As for absentee ballots, I agree with her that they should be carefully scruitinized. I would go even further and cross-check voters in states like Florida that have a high percentage of people who use the state as a second home to prevent double voting in their other state.

[SatinDoll]

This was posted early last night.

[VR-21]

The opposition to Voter ID is nothing but a brazen attemt by the left to facitilitate voter fraud. Nothing else.

I don't know why proponents of Voter ID won't have the courage to point this out.

[gridlock]

This is a brazen effort to block the votes of thousands of people of color who might have the temerity to vote for Democrats. And it's un-American.

It is an effort to stop multiple votes or invalid votes of thousands of people, of all colors, regardless of how they vote. The fact that only the Democrats are upset by this demonstrates where the bulk of voter fraud lies.

[RockinRight]

They act as if it takes your life savings to get a damned State ID. At most it might cost $50 and you have quite a while to save up the cash to get it.

[PGalt]

So they'll need a new scam to win elections.

We've got one. Run Hillary Run!

[Thermalseeker]

I thought the 'Rats were worried about voter fraud coming from the 'Pubbies?

It is ABSURD to NOT have to show photo ID to vote, unless, of course, if your motivation and intent, Ms. Tucker, is to commit vote fraud.....

[jiggyboy]

If the U.S. Supreme Court upholds Indiana's harsh voter ID law, as it seems poised to do, hundreds of thousands of black Americans should march in protest.

And their destination should be the nearest Indiana state office, where they can get a state ID for free. That's part of the same law. Odd that law-abiding Cindy didn't mention that.

[bk1000]

Only White Republicans have ID. Everybody knows that.

[olezip]

But there is evidence aplenty of this: There are thousands of law-abiding registered voters across the land who have no government-sponsored ID — no passport, no driver's license — and who will be banned from the ballot box if the highest court upholds this highly partisan law.

What an idiotic statement! The Marxists are really upset that their corrupt machine might at last see the light of truth and day. Given the ready availability of digital cameras, the ready availability of countless volunteer groups, the many positive advantages of having valid identification, and the ease of getting an ID, methinks the Dems protest too much. Why would they protest so vehemently against something so basic and useful? I for, one, would like to assured that each voter gets one vote, not several votes, and no votes from the dead.

[meyer]

This is a brazen effort to block the votes of thousands of people of color who might have the temerity to vote for Democrats.

Baloney - this is a brazen effort to block people from voting more than once, as large-city democRATS are wont to do. Perhaps with a more accurate vote count, where each citizen votes only once, the outcome of the election will more closely reflect the true will of the people. All the people's vote will count, but it will count only once.

Turning this into some kind of racial attack is pure, unadulterated baloney.

[River_Wrangler]

I am amazed that the Dems can state that their constituents are to stupid to get a picture ID and then have that confirmed by the constituents themselves.The fact that minorities still vote to keep “Master” in office confirms the conundrum.

[KarlInOhio]

It didn't help their case when one of the plaintiffs registered to vote in both Indiana and Florida and also claimed both states as primary residence for tax exemptions. The reason why she had problems at the Indiana poll was because she had a Florida ID.

Whoops. Someone committing tax and vote fraud won't elicit a lot of sympathy from the sane members of the court.

[jiggyboy]

I like the “no prosecutions means there’s no fraud” logic. I’m going to stop locking my car when I go to the mall because as far as I know nobody has ever tried to take anything from it.

[dforest]

here in Indiana a State ID is free.

[KarlInOhio]

I thought the 'Rats were worried about voter fraud coming from the 'Pubbies?

That's not from lack of ID. that's from Karl Rove's Vote-switch-amatic that's built into the newest generation of GPS satellites. < /sarc>

[jiggyboy]

It didn't help their case when one of the plaintiffs registered to vote in both Indiana and Florida and also claimed both states as primary residence for tax exemptions. The reason why she had problems at the Indiana poll was because she had a Florida ID.

That was the best. If that's their best case, it's party time. I only wish it wasn't some number of months before they make a ruling.

[DancesWithBolsheviks]

“It is elitism, pure and simple, to suggest that requiring them to obtain a state-sponsored photo ID is a “minor inconvenience.””

It is elitism, pure and simple, to presume that certain demographic groups are less able to cope with simple administrative requirements than others.

[MrB]

Democrats know:

1) That they engage in voter fraud on massive scales.
2) That elections won’t even be close if this fraud is addressed.
3) That their main constituency is TOO LAZY to get photo ID if they don’t have it.

And yes, you are absolutely right - opposition to Voter ID is nothing but a brazen attempt by the left to make sure that illegitimate voters cancel out valid anti-Democrat votes.

Cynthia, conveniently, does not mention the ACORN convictions.

[MrB]

Hell, let’s have the taxpayers pay for it!

That’s an expense I’d gladly pay.