On 10/24/13, 11:51 AM, Gogarty wrote:
In article ,
says...
When a conservative paper ditches its well-worn path, it's a
bellweather for a shift in position. If the Rs continue to walk the
path they're on, the Ds are going to rule for quite some time.
Especially as long as they can buy votes and prohibit voter identification.
Which happened where or when?
It's just more right-wing bull****. The only significant voter fraud is
what is being perpetrated by Republicans on groups of voters who tend
not to vote for GOP candidates.
The latest example is in Texas...
Texas voter ID law may disenfranchise a third of female voters
Texas’ new voter ID law, set to go into effect on Nov. 5, requires
individuals to provide a photo ID featuring their legally recognized
name in order to vote. It’s well-documented that such laws
disproportionately disenfranchise low-income voters, people of color,
students and the elderly, but married women and transgender people (some
of whom are married women) are also among those likely to be impacted by
the new law.
According to recent data, 34 percent of voting-age women do not have a
document that currently reflects their current legal name. Among
transgender women and men, the number is 41 percent. That is a lot of
people who no longer meet the current requirements, and who may be
hard-pressed to get a valid ID in time for the November election.
Natalie Smith at Policy Mic notes:
If any voter is using name different than what appears on their
birth certificate, the voter is required to show proof of name change by
providing an original or certified copy of their marriage license,
divorce decree, or court ordered name change. Photocopies aren’t accepted.
Now ask a woman who’s been married for years where her original
marriage certificate is. Ask a woman who’s been divorced — maybe more
than once — where all the divorce decrees are. Ask elderly women where
their original birth certificate is.
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Republicans are having an increasingly difficult time winning elections
so where they control the legislature or governor's mansion, they change
the rules to make it harder for those who support their opponents to
vote. The conservative-controlled US Supreme Court of course is aiding
and abetting them.
No cases of significant numbers of actual voter fraud are being reported
anywhere.