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May 2, 1:55 pm, babeejm <jmtsm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 2, 1:51 pm, last_p...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Requiring a photo ID is an extraordinarily small
> > price to pay for maintaining some electoral
> > integrity. Even Jimmy Carter realizes that.
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> > The Supremes Uphold Election Integrity
> > Government Michael M. Bates
> > May 2, 2008
>
> > Heaven knows Jimmy Carter is wrong much of the time. Yet even the
> > former president has his better days. One of them occurred during his
> > service as co-chair of the 2005 Commission on Federal Election Reform.
> > Carter joined in the commission’s recommendation for a voter photo
> > identification requirement.
>
> > On Monday, the Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s law mandating voters to
> > produce a photo ID. Reaction to this commonsensical ruling was
> > predictable.
>
> > Barack Obama called the decision wrong and charged it would hurt
> > minorities, the elderly, the poor, and blustering retired ministers
> > moving into multimillion-dollar mansions in Tinley Park gated
> > communities. OK, so I made that last part up.
>
> > Hillary Clinton said she had questions about the decision, although
> > she didn’t specify what those questions are. Additionally, she
> > expressed hope the ruling wouldn’t suppress or deter voter turnout.
>
> > Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) moaned,
> > “The Indiana law and others like it are roadblocks to democracy -
> > these laws place an unnecessary burden on elderly and low-income
> > voters, not to mention other voters of disparate racial and ethnic
> > backgrounds, among others.”
>
> > I’d think voter fraud is a serious roadblock to democracy.
>
> > Of course, I’m not nearly as smart as Reid, who recently stated that
> > Federal income taxes are voluntary. You can bet I’ll save that little
> > factoid for next April when I send in my I’m-not-volunteering-this-
> > year note to the IRS instead of the customary check.
>
> > For their part, Republicans seemed satisfied with the court’s
> > decision. They can afford to be content; unlike their opponents they
> > don’t boast an institutional reliance on the graveyard vote in
> > squeaker elections.
>
> > Americans routinely need photo IDs to get on an airplane, to enter
> > many public buildings, to get a library card, to cash a check, to get
> > admitted to a hospital. So how is it a singular burden for the
> > elderly, minorities and the poor to possess a photo ID for purposes of
> > voting? Do they never get on an airplane, enter public buildings,
> > etc.?
>
> > The Indiana law was challenged by the state Democratic Party and other
> > liberal outfits that have shown themselves oh-so-dedicated to
> > untainted elections over the years. Filing an amicus brief challenging
> > the voter identification requirement was the League of Women Voters of
> > Indiana and Indianapolis. The brief included eight examples of people
> > who pur****tedly had been harmed by the photo ID law.
>
> > The first case cited was of an Indiana senior who tried to vote and
> > was told at the polls her Florida driver’s license wasn’t a valid
> > identification. She was offered the right to vote provisionally, but
> > refused.
>
> > After an estimated four hours of going to two Bureau of Motor Vehicles
> > facilities as well as a Social Security office, she was issued a state
> > ID: “Our persistent and persevering citizen was welcomed back to the
> > precinct with a standing ovation” and allowed to vote.
>
> > That’s quite a story, and one that dramatically illustrates a
> > potential problem with the voter ID law.
>
> > But it wasn’t the whole story. That the woman came to the polls with a
> > Florida driver’s license was a clue. As re****ted by the Auburn,
> > Indiana Evening Star, our persistent and persevering citizen was
> > registered to vote in two states, Indiana and Florida, which is
> > illegal. A possible reason she may have registered both places was to
> > qualify for a homestead exemption on her property in both states.
>
> > Indiana issues photo IDs for free to individuals who don’t have a
> > driver’s license and can’t afford the $13 fee ($10 for the disabled or
> > people 65 or older). The state also permits provisional voting in
> > which voters cast a ballot and then have ten days to appear at their
> > local courthouse and prove their identity.
>
> > There’s now apprehension in certain circles that the Supreme Court’s
> > Indiana decision will encourage other states to enact similar voter ID
> > laws. Interestingly, in these same circles arguments are often
> > advanced with the assertion that many other countries in the world do
> > such and such so we should too. We should emulate other nations, they
> > contend.
>
> > The final re****t of the Commission on Federal Election Reform observed
> > that,
>
> > “In its deliberations, our Commission considered the best practices of
> > election systems around the world...Voters in nearly 100 democracies
> > use a photo identification card without fear of infringement on their
> > rights.”
>
> > Requiring a photo ID is an extraordinarily small price to pay for
> > maintaining some electoral integrity. Even Jimmy Carter realizes that.
> > ~~~~~~~~
>
> > Michael M. Bates has written a weekly column of opinion - or nonsense,
> > depending on your viewpoint - since 1985 for the (southwest suburban
> > Chicago) Re****ter Newspapers. Additionally, his articles have appeared
> > in the Congressional Record, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-
> > Times and the Mensa Journal. He has been a guest on Milt Rosenberg's
> > program on WGN Radio Chicago, the Bruce Elliott show on Baltimore's
> > WBAL, the Jim Sumpter show on the USA Radio Network and the New Media
> > Journal's NMJ Radio Show. As a lad, Mike distributed Goldwater
> > campaign literature and since then has steadily moved further to the
> > Right. He is the author of "Right Angles and Other Obstinate Truths."
> > In 2007, he won an Illinois Press Association award for Original
> > Column.
> >What are people trying to hide by not being able to prove who they are?
> >Virginia
>
> has had this rule since 2000..and it serves a very good purpose..The
> poor and
> elderly think they can just go to any precinct they want and vote..it
> doesn't
> work that way!!
> t
You have no clue-- Take your stupidity meds.
Eliminate the vote of the illegals, and the democrat party is history.
Jim E
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