Posted on 05/27/2011 4:57:36 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
(Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry on Friday ceremonially signed a bill making Texas the twelfth state to require photo identification from voters.
"Today we take a major step forward in ensuring the integrity of our electoral process in Texas, a major step protecting the most cherished right that we enjoy as a people," Perry, joined by lawmakers who supported the legislation, told reporters.
The measure was one of the Republican governor's "emergency" legislative priorities for the session, and he's not alone. Republicans across the country are pushing such legislation. This year, more than 30 states have considered adding or strengthening voter identification requirements, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Photo ID requirements were signed into law in Wisconsin this week and in South Carolina earlier this month. Kansas also passed a photo ID measure this year that goes into effect January 1.
The requirement is already in place in Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan and South Dakota. Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Thursday vetoed a photo identification bill.
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So let’s just photograph them when they vote for future reference. Should be a simple process to check the photos of exemptees for doubles, etc. after the poles close for double tappers. None of these people, Wiccans, Amish, et al mind getting on the camera to talk to the TV guy so the claim is phony anyway. But here’s where it gets fun: Our local McDonalds restaurants are modernizing their drive thrus to take a picture of the person placing the order, print the photo on the invoice, then match the photo to the person at pickup , to help correctly match customers to orders.——Will the Wiccans avoid McDonald’s??? Maybe we could just vote at the McDonalds drive thru and solve both problems??
California was invaded by northeastern liberals in the 70's after a bad winter. Suddenly you'd see NY license plates all over the place. That and the steady influx of weirdness (homos in SF and such) from the 60's on turned the state from one that elected Reagan governor to the cesspool it is now.
The mexican problem is only part of it.
A lot of people have gotten on his case about the Trans Texas Corridor, but there are a couple of different ways to look at that issue.
From a capitalist standpoint, it was a good idea. As a former professional driver, and Owner Operator, I can tell you even as recently as 2001-2002 it was a pain in the rumpus to get to Laredo. We import, and export a lot of stuff out of Mexico. As far as the Mexican trucks coming into this country, I’ll accept that if they meet the same standards as the Canadian trucks coming in. They have to pass inspection, and abide by the same rules as the rest of the drivers, including the speaking and reading of English.
From that perspective the project is worthwhile. Of course nothing ever works the way it’s supposed to, but I can’t fault Rick Perry for supporting this project, because the overall economic impact for the US, and Texas would be good if it’s not used for ulterior motives. In other words close the borders, inspect the trucks, etc.
I know the Amish have something against having their photo taken, I don’t recall anything about the Mennonites.
I know of a small Mennonite community in my area, and I believe most do drive, hence they have photo ID. With the Amish, I know they have various degrees to which they will use modern technology, so some may have a form of ID while others do not.
I think most of the people that hated Trans Texas Corridor hated it because of the broad use of eminent domain to seize vast amounts of farmland. I’d understand the complaint more if they were seizing the land to build some CVS stores or something not actually for the public use, i.e., the Kelo case. Eminent domain is necessary, but there are Constitutional protections in the 5th Amendment.
I understand more the complaint that it would have been a massive overlay of money spent by the government. This is something that I wouldn’t even have a problem with though if it was paid for and the taxpayers weren’t out any additional dollars. It’s a lot better than having to pay for some billionaire’s baseball stadium. From what I’ve read the project would have paid for itself with the massive economic opportunity that would have presented itself.
So in the end people didn’t like it because some farmers had their land taken away, or they just abhore any government spending, even if paid for. I just can’t see the outrage. Much of the infrastructure of this country was built by use of eminent domain. Now if you want to argue that “just compensation” isn’t actually just in most cases then I’d see an argument. Call me crazy, but building roads is actually something the government should be doing. It is not something that a private investor can do.
I agree, and not living in TX, and being out of the transportation industry for about 7 years now I kind of lost track of the debate. I had read another poster on FR state that it was going to be used to shuttle illegals to the northern states, and I thought if that’s the argument, it’s pretty lame. They get up there fine now without the road.
Your reasoning makes more sense. I’m like you I think that is a good use for eminent domain, and it is what the “gubmint” should be doing. The economic gains would have offset the costs in a few years.
May God continue to bless the great state of Texas.If only the rest of America could be as strong,no-nonsense and pro-liberty.
If only I was a native,red-blooded conservative Texan...
I think
taxpayer
law-biding(no felonies)
IQ test
would work good enough. Property ownership is always a good thing,but many good people rent apartments or their own place.
You don’t have to. Freedom of religion doesn’t mean freedom to ignore the law.
This is silly. If someone decides that he or she does not want to carry a photo ID then that person should be disallowed from voting. Plain and simple.
If one religious group gets an exemption then why can't all of us get them?
yeah, they totally believe you without anything. I tried to show an identification, but they flat refused...the only thing they did was joke on the idea of being a republican. Wasn’t registered at the time, but I felt that wasn’t something they could do.
If only they would pass that here in calif.
I voted for the first time in Cali last November. The went into total panic when I started to get my ID out.
I think he is part of the RINO country club elite - conservative only during election season - sell us all out in the end!
Or drive? Or buy beer / liquor? Or cigarettes?
He IS a RINO but he does the right thing now and then. Not that it was hard in this case - what was he goign to do, veto it? It’s easy to override the Gov in Texas-one reason they say the governor is weak here.
No Perry is not a RINO. Grey Eagle
There is no such prohibition.
He is a slime ball.
But I say that about anyone who is a politician.
The TTC and “public-private partnership” issues are what make me stand opposed to Perry.
The border issue just compounds that.
“He’s better than Bill White” is the siren call I kept hearing during our last gubernatorial election. It was true. But like any political battle, people on all sides had plenty to say about the candidates other people preferred. It was rarely pretty.
I don’t know if he’s a RINO, but I know I don’t agree with some of his policies. That’s enough for me.
By everyone do you mean the Palin supporters? [sarcasm]...
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