[deport]

The proposal also makes illegal voting a second-degree felony punishable by two to 20 years in prison, and up to $10,000 in fines, rather than the current third-degree felony.

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Now if this provision will be enforced once it goes into effect then we maybe getting much closer to halting illegal voting.

[TribalPrincess2U]

When is he expected to sign it?

[ken21]

illegal voting and the democrats are synonymous. when i lived in austin in 2004 illegal voting was rampant.

[Two Kids' Dad]

Simple solution: Make the so-called ‘poor’ people show a receipt for any expenses related to getting a valid identification and a tax return showing them to be at or below 125% of the poverty level and they’ll qualify to get the costs reimbursed.

[FrankR]

"... Democrats countering that it could make it harder for the state's poor and minority voters to go to the polls. "

They don't seem to have any trouble going to the mall and spending their welfare checks, or playing the lottery, or buying cigarettes (which requires a picture ID), or going to the doctor (health card and picture ID).

What it actually makes harder to do is, vote twice or more, vote for the dead, vote in multiple districts/states, ACORN to get a foothold in throwing the elections.

Democrats do NOT tell the truth about anything...nothing. If their mouth moves, you can assume it's a lie right away.

Hooray for Texas, other states should follow ASAP, or we're going to have a mess on our hands in 2012.

[ixtl]

What I would like to know is how is this going to affect absentee voting? This is where the majority of voter fraud occurs. (Yes, I live in Texas).

[indianaconservative]

Funny thing, when they fought our (Indiana) voter ID law in court, they could nobody that was actually disenfranchised. The one example they tried to used ended up that she wasn’t supposed to vote in Indiana since she was registered in Florida.

[freekitty]

This is great; but what about the taxes they are trying pass behind our backs?

[ridesthemiles]

What ‘religious objections” to having your photo taken?

This is America.....

You get your photo taken for the Little League...
For a class picture from Kindergarten thru high school.
For communion.
For your birthday or Christmas.
For Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah
For a driver’s license
For a college ID to register, buy books, etc.

There is very little one can do in this country in 2011 without some kind of photo ID.

You cannot cash a check.
You cannot board an airplane.
You cannot open a bank account.
You cannot enroll in school or college.

The argument about the ‘poor’ & others not being able to get ID is just plain smoke & mirrors.

Hopefully more states will follow the lead of Texas.

The only way Acorn & voter fraud desired by the Democrats can be put out of business is by some sort of ID.