Donna Brazile: Voter Photo ID Not the Answer

Henry Louis Gates' "The Root" ^ | 4 May | Gordy

[flowerplough]

In the month since political analyst Donna Brazile took the helm as interim chair of the Democratic National Committee, she's been focused on matters relating to the 2012 election, including a push by Republican-controlled state legislatures to require photo identification at the polls. Republicans say that the laws are necessary to prevent voter fraud, but Brazile claims that they're a partisan tactic designed to weed out voters who are more likely to be Democrats and help the GOP on Election Day.

"The photo-identification laws that Republicans are pushing across the country are most likely to disenfranchise young Americans, poor Americans and minorities -- individuals who are least likely to have government identification or to be able to afford to get it," said Brazile in a recent DNC statement.

Eight states have photo-ID laws, and legislation is pending in more than 30 others. Among the more noteworthy measures:

* An Ohio bill would require one of four forms of photo identification at the polls: an Ohio driver's license, a personal state ID card, a military ID or a passport.

* Under a Kansas bill, not only must voters show a photo ID at the polls; in order to register to vote, they will also have to produce their birth certificate or other proof of citizenship.

* A pending Texas bill rejects voters with IDs from state universities but would accept, among a few other forms of identification, a handgun license.

[Finny]

"The public has so little input into its government as it is."

Only because the voices of the actual voters are drowned out by the fraudulent votes.

Amen.

[I am Richard Brandon]

"Extending the hand of comity and keeping partisanship out of government is much more important."

Agreed! And so, it seems, is losing!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

...she said the pillars of the Democratic Party were African Americans, organized labor, women and homosexuals.\

And felons!

She forgot to mention felons!

[Let_It_Be_So]

"...Seriously, how many citizens cannot produce any proof of it? If this is really a problem, we need to be looking at THAT. I think virtually everyone has a photo ID..."

 

Agree. As I understand it, many, if not all, of these state efforts have provisions to issue personal photo ID cards free of charge to anyone who doesn't already have one and who cannot afford the small fee ($5 or so). 

 

There is NO valid reason for a person to not be able to produce photo identification in order to vote.

[LibLieSlayer]

Well you are going to have to show your ID to vote one day b!tch!

LLS

[VRW Conspirator]

In the game of voter fraud, Democrats’ opposition to the voter photo id requirement is what’s known as a poker tell.

Well put! If Donna Brazile is against it, I am sooooo for it. Once these laws are in place, a Dem controlled legislature has to perform phenomenal pretzel logic to justify repealing such laws.

[Malone LaVeigh]

When my elderly parents stopped driving and their DL’s expired, I took them to the MVB and got them photo ID’s. It took about 15 minutes and was free. I’ve waited in line to vote longer than that!

[NWFLConservative]

And are spring loaded to playing the race card whenever they encounter a situation that is not to their liking. It is the sign of a very weak intellect and very poor character.

[VRW Conspirator]

That picture is worthy of a place in a museum!

[UrbanPanhandler]

How can they steal elections if you require accountability for each vote?

[Maverick68]

Now how do these people get welfare and buy 40oz without ID’s?

[BenLurkin]

bttt

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Democrats...the party of “[practical idea here] is not the answer.”

[csvset]

Was she ever a wrestler? I could of sworn I saw her take Koko B. Ware down once.

[Prokopton]

And where, may I ask, are the Republicans lined up to say “This is designed to prevent illegal voting which is the mainstay of the Democrat Party. Tough sh*t.”

I know one who's probably crying about it.

[ballplayer]

If she says its not the answer then it is

[FlingWingFlyer]

...but Brazile claims that they're a partisan tactic designed to weed out voters who are more likely to be Democrats...

I wonder why the commie pig would say that?

Maybe she knows that it is the 'RATS who engage in voter fraud and voter I.D.s would put the screws to their commie 'RAT "voter" bull****!

What a pig!

[Jeff Vader]

it sounds like she was being honest in that statement

[a fool in paradise]

"The photo-identification laws that Republicans are pushing across the country are most likely to disenfranchise young Americans, poor Americans and minorities -- individuals who are least likely to have government identification or to be able to afford to get it," said Brazile in a recent DNC statement.

So I guess the young Americans, poor Americans, and minorities are unable to:

Enter a bar

Buy alcohol at the store

Cash a check

Use a credit card

Board an airplane

Rent a hotel room

Rent a car

Drive a car

See an R-Rated movie

Should I go on?

[Georgia Girl 2]

Its hard for an illegal to vote early and often with ID required.