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Sen. Rand Paul: GOP's voter ID push "completely crazy"
CBS News ^ | May 10, 2014, 2:03 PM | Jake Miller

Posted on 05/12/2014 7:33:29 AM PDT by SoConPubbie

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., condemned his party's push for voter identification laws as "completely crazy" Friday, saying it's "wrong for Republicans to go too crazy on this issue because it's offending people."

The comments, delivered during an interview with The New York Times, make Paul the most prominent member of the GOP to speak out against a crusade that has energized the Republican base but alienated some of the young and minority voters the party hopes to court.

Notably, Paul disputed the political wisdom behind voter ID laws, but he did not question their substance or merit. He's previously said it is reasonable for states to require voters to present identification before casting a ballot.

The courts have put voter ID laws on hold in three states so far, with a federal court saying the rules in Texas imposed "unforgiving burdens" on... Thirty states have instituted voter ID requirements in recent years, though several laws have recently been struck down by federal and state courts.

Republicans, who have been the driving force behind the new laws, say they're protecting the integrity of elections by preventing voter fraud. Democrats, though, say there's no evidence of widespread voter impersonation or other forms of fraud. Many spy a more sinister motive, accusing Republicans of trying to depress turnout among students, African-Americans and other groups that lean Democratic and are more likely to lack a photo ID.

Paul, who has acknowledged that he is weighing a presidential bid in 2016, has urged his party to expand its appeal, and he has reached out in recent months to groups that don't traditionally align with the GOP.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruz; electionfraud; paulnuts; paultards; tedcruz; votefraud; voterfraud; wod
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To: ansel12; central_va
Why don’t you wait until that happens, rather than keep posting it as fact, over and over?

Because that wouldn't create the necessary doubt in people's minds where Ted Cruz is concerned.

Come on Ansel, get with the program! ;)
81 posted on 05/12/2014 9:42:46 AM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: SoConPubbie

I’d like to think Senator Paul for revealing his true colors well ahead of the presidential primaries.


82 posted on 05/12/2014 9:49:09 AM PDT by DesScorp
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To: SoConPubbie

Rand seems to push me further and further away each day. However, I must remember the source and am hopefule a FReeper will give us the truth of what was said.

That said, why is there such a push from the left against requiring an ID to vote, while an ID is required to complete a the new citizenship mandate of buying health care?


83 posted on 05/12/2014 9:55:15 AM PDT by CSM (Keeper of the Dave Ramsey Ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Randy’s daddy, Ron, has no problem with “open borders” and evidently neither does Randy!


84 posted on 05/12/2014 9:57:48 AM PDT by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: CSM
To answer your last question, they're only pretending to require proof of citizenship to fool the masses (low information voters) right now. Then, it will move in the direction of all other social giveaways (welfare, housing and food stamps - why else do you think they advertise for food stamps in Mexico and in Spanish everywhere?)

Hopefully, you will climb off the Rand Paul bandstand as he's no where near a conservative and if you find out all the true Libertarian goals, you won't want to climb on board!

I'm thinking that you like some libertarian-leaning issues that agree with the Constitution, (which we are no longer living under by the way) but read up on Ron Paul's proposals, you will find much that I'm thinking you don't agree with.

85 posted on 05/12/2014 10:12:51 AM PDT by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: zerosix

Hahaha! I agree with you about the Obamacare requirement for an ID. I meant to ask rhetorically.

In all honesty, I am not on the Rand bandwagon. I’d prefer him over the GOP-elite choices, but I’d rather see an actual constitutionilist on the ballot.


86 posted on 05/12/2014 10:24:21 AM PDT by CSM (Keeper of the Dave Ramsey Ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: CSM
Good for you!

Most of the most rabid gopers during primaries, were the Ron Paul followers, very young and all in favor of drug legalization!!

Ask them about other issues they agreed with Paul on and their eyes glazed over!

87 posted on 05/12/2014 10:28:42 AM PDT by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: zerosix

My response to most of the Paulites is aligned with Mark Levin’s response to them...

;-)


88 posted on 05/12/2014 10:30:13 AM PDT by CSM (Keeper of the Dave Ramsey Ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: Mich Patriot
So disappointing.

ditto

89 posted on 05/12/2014 10:35:40 AM PDT by Theophilus (.)
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To: SoConPubbie
"...Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., condemned his party's push for voter identification laws as "completely crazy" Friday, saying it's "wrong for Republicans to go too crazy on this issue because it's offending people..."

I knew that if this guy was even related to Ron Paul, there was something amiss with him.

Now, we cannot even address something as key as making sure votes are not cast fraudulently due to the fear we will "offend" someone.

90 posted on 05/12/2014 11:01:57 AM PDT by rlmorel ("A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral." A. Hamilton)
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To: servantboy777
"Puzzled by some of his comments."

He's trying to billclinton himself into the white house, ie triangulation

It could work too, just like it did for McCain.

91 posted on 05/12/2014 11:15:55 AM PDT by Pietro
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To: SoConPubbie

Senator Rand Paul can forget about running. After all the silly stuff he has come out with, he’s done.


92 posted on 05/12/2014 3:15:05 PM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent
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