no argument here... should be mandatory
Posted on 08/15/2011 9:40:26 AM PDT by jazusamo
The NAACP recently brought its 102nd annual convention to Los Angeles. The gathering touched on a variety of topics, but clearly one issue dominated the three-day affair: voter identification laws.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters gave a speech telling the delegates that voter ID laws are "21st century poll taxes and literacy tests." Apparently unafraid of the race card charge, Waters unapologetically defended race-conscious policies and told the audience, "We cannot be worried that some people will say, 'Oh, they're playing the race card' ..."
Benjamin Jealous, the NAACP's president, opened the convention by saying, "Our voting rights are under attack ..." and that voter ID laws are "the last existing legal pillars of Jim Crow."
This must have some folks wondering, "So, when did showing identification, something just about every American does several times in the course of a day, become bigoted and controversial?"
Even a respected former president, Bill Clinton, has echoed Maxine Waters' claims. Speaking to a group of liberal youth activists recently, Clinton called voter ID laws a determined effort by Republicans to keep blacks from voting.
As might be predicted, the Reverend Jesse Jackson has also made voter ID laws a priority. At the 40th annual Rainbow Push Coalition conference, he argued that black people and "other (unnamed) minorities" who tend to vote Democratic are less likely to carry ID with them.
If that's true, instead of conjuring-up "new Jim Crow laws," wouldn't it be more helpful if Jackson was leading a positive campaign to educate poor black people about the benefits of acquiring and carrying ID – like casting a vote?
However, the claims of racist voter ID laws stand on legal sands that have already eroded. In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can require voters to produce photo ID,...
(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...
It makes up for the times they weren't allowed to when they were alive.
It makes up for the times they weren't allowed to when they were alive.
Funny how very few of the people who ask me to show my ID (I'm Caucasian, by the way) are of my own race these days, especially at Hotels/Motels, airports, gas stations, etc.
I’ve never understood why this is has become a major liberal issue.
Liberals, among others, have done voter registration drives, to get people registered to vote, so that they can comply with the legal requirement to exercise your right to vote. Voter ID is just another legal requirement, which the liberals could help their people comply with, if they chose to do so.
Why can’t liberals do an outreach campaign to make sure people get an ID so they can vote? There are allegedly millions of older people, if you can believe them, who never had a driver’s license, and have no ID. Take these non-drivers to the office to get their ID so they can vote. Why is this an insurmountable problem, per the liberals?
I heard that some state, don’t remember which, was even waiving fees for low income, so that takes care of those who allegedly can’t afford the fee for an ID.
Respected by whom? Prostitutes, the Chinese Strategic Artillery Corps division, and the Lippo Group?
I hope your question(s) are rhetorical.
It’s a major issue for the libs because it would severely dampen voter fraud. Dems usually win close elections via voter fraud. Rule of thumb is (on average, it’s much worse in some cities) Dems get a 2% boost from fraud.
Hmmm, they don’t seem to have a problem carrying their EBT card around.
Excerpt from below linked article:
Georgia discovered it had to go to court to obtain approval of a law that ensures only citizens are registered to vote. The Justice Department was objecting to the law.
Holder's DOJ backed off on fighting that when Georgia threatened to sue.
LOL!
That’s both funny and true.
I guess you missed the sarcasm. I should have added a /s.
no argument here... should be mandatory
When I moved to NC from GA. I had to mail a copy of my NC drivers license to the GA board of elections to get my name removed from the GA voter rolls. I was concerned that someone would vote in my name. I’m not 100% sure about registering but I think you do have to prove who you are.
Carrying Identification is being responsible.
Being responsible is racist. /s
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