Texas’ Strict ID Law Disenfranchises More than Half a Million Voters,
Mostly Poor and Minorities


Thanks to the Supreme Court and the relentless efforts of the GOP to
suppress minority voters, early voting in Texas is taking place under
the strictest identification laws in the country.

In her dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote that these ID
requirements “may prevent more than 600,000 Texas voters (about 4.5
percent of all registered voters) from voting in person for lack of
compliant identification.�

Texas now requires voters to present a photo ID at the polls, but it
must come from a very specific list. Driver’s or gun licenses are
approved, but a state college ID is not. Even presenting the voter
registration card that you used in the last election won’t cut it now
because there is no photo on it.

The law had been struck down earlier this month by federal district
judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos, who said that the law was simply an attempt
by the GOP to “suppress the overwhelmingly Democratic votes of African
Americans and Latinos,� reported the Guardian.

Many of these voters, minority or not, are also very poor. And while
obtaining a photo ID might not seem like that big of a deal, as Ginsburg
noted, “more than 400,000 eligible voters face round-trip travel times
of three hours or more to the nearest� government office that issues IDs.

And while the state claims to offer birth certificates, which normally
cost about $22, for $2 to $3 for election purposes only, it has not
publicized that option adequately.

“Even at $2, the toll is at odds with this court’s precedent,� she
wrote, referencing the SCOTUS decision to eliminate Virginia’s poll tax.

The $22 birth certificate is still a struggle for some of Texas’ poorest
residents. The Guardian spoke to Eric Kennie, a 45-year old, native
Texan, who has never missed an election or even left the city of Austin.
He said his parents raised him to think that voting is important and
part of “doing the right thing.�

Kennie works as a “scrapper�, which means he forages for metal that he
can then sell to recycling centers or scrap yards. He makes about “$15
to $20� a day on average and has no bank account or credit cards in his
name, The Guardian said.

Because of Texas’ ridiculous laws, Kennie won’t be able to vote for the
first time since he turned 18. He has an expired photo ID, but that
won’t work. He has his voter registration card with his address on it,
along with utility bills , but that won’t work either. He doesn’t have a
passport or driver’s license because he has never had the need for
either one.

Kennie has tried multiple times to get the right ID to be able to vote,
some trips taking up to seven hours, only to be told no for various
reasons: expired ID, incorrect last name on his birth certificate, etc.

Despite the treatment by his government, Kennie said that, although he
may have lost this round, he hasn’t given up for good.

“I do need to vote; I really do,� he said. “It’s too late for me, but
this is for the next generation. They need us to get out the people who
harm us and bring in folk who make things a little better. So I’m gonna
keep on. I’m going to stay focused, roll with the punches and do What I
got to do.�

And if the Texas GOP has its way, Kennie can probably expect to fighting
for years and elections to come.

http://tinyurl.com/p4ed38n

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On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:04:50 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:


Texas’ Strict ID Law Disenfranchises More than Half a Million Voters,
Mostly Poor and Minorities


Thanks to the Supreme Court and the relentless efforts of the GOP to
suppress minority voters, early voting in Texas is taking place under
the strictest identification laws in the country.

In her dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote that these ID
requirements “may prevent more than 600,000 Texas voters (about 4.5
percent of all registered voters) from voting in person for lack of
compliant identification.”

Texas now requires voters to present a photo ID at the polls, but it
must come from a very specific list. Driver’s or gun licenses are
approved, but a state college ID is not. Even presenting the voter
registration card that you used in the last election won’t cut it now
because there is no photo on it.

The law had been struck down earlier this month by federal district
judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos, who said that the law was simply an attempt
by the GOP to “suppress the overwhelmingly Democratic votes of African
Americans and Latinos,” reported the Guardian.

Many of these voters, minority or not, are also very poor. And while
obtaining a photo ID might not seem like that big of a deal, as Ginsburg
noted, “more than 400,000 eligible voters face round-trip travel times
of three hours or more to the nearest” government office that issues IDs.

And while the state claims to offer birth certificates, which normally
cost about $22, for $2 to $3 for election purposes only, it has not
publicized that option adequately.

“Even at $2, the toll is at odds with this court’s precedent,” she
wrote, referencing the SCOTUS decision to eliminate Virginia’s poll tax.

The $22 birth certificate is still a struggle for some of Texas’ poorest
residents. The Guardian spoke to Eric Kennie, a 45-year old, native
Texan, who has never missed an election or even left the city of Austin.
He said his parents raised him to think that voting is important and
part of “doing the right thing.”

Kennie works as a “scrapper”, which means he forages for metal that he
can then sell to recycling centers or scrap yards. He makes about “$15
to $20” a day on average and has no bank account or credit cards in his
name, The Guardian said.

Because of Texas’ ridiculous laws, Kennie won’t be able to vote for the
first time since he turned 18. He has an expired photo ID, but that
won’t work. He has his voter registration card with his address on it,
along with utility bills , but that won’t work either. He doesn’t have a
passport or driver’s license because he has never had the need for
either one.

Kennie has tried multiple times to get the right ID to be able to vote,
some trips taking up to seven hours, only to be told no for various
reasons: expired ID, incorrect last name on his birth certificate, etc.

Despite the treatment by his government, Kennie said that, although he
may have lost this round, he hasn’t given up for good.

“I do need to vote; I really do,” he said. “It’s too late for me, but
this is for the next generation. They need us to get out the people who
harm us and bring in folk who make things a little better. So I’m gonna
keep on. I’m going to stay focused, roll with the punches and do What I
got to do.”

And if the Texas GOP has its way, Kennie can probably expect to fighting
for years and elections to come.

http://tinyurl.com/p4ed38n


That's so sad.

We should just let 'em lie, cheat, and vote as many times as they
want.

Amen.

On 10/28/14 4:21 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:04:50 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:


Texas’ Strict ID Law Disenfranchises More than Half a Million Voters,
Mostly Poor and Minorities


Thanks to the Supreme Court and the relentless efforts of the GOP to
suppress minority voters, early voting in Texas is taking place under
the strictest identification laws in the country.

In her dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote that these ID
requirements “may prevent more than 600,000 Texas voters (about 4.5
percent of all registered voters) from voting in person for lack of
compliant identification.”

Texas now requires voters to present a photo ID at the polls, but it
must come from a very specific list. Driver’s or gun licenses are
approved, but a state college ID is not. Even presenting the voter
registration card that you used in the last election won’t cut it now
because there is no photo on it.

The law had been struck down earlier this month by federal district
judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos, who said that the law was simply an attempt
by the GOP to “suppress the overwhelmingly Democratic votes of African
Americans and Latinos,” reported the Guardian.

Many of these voters, minority or not, are also very poor. And while
obtaining a photo ID might not seem like that big of a deal, as Ginsburg
noted, “more than 400,000 eligible voters face round-trip travel times
of three hours or more to the nearest” government office that issues IDs.

And while the state claims to offer birth certificates, which normally
cost about $22, for $2 to $3 for election purposes only, it has not
publicized that option adequately.

“Even at $2, the toll is at odds with this court’s precedent,” she
wrote, referencing the SCOTUS decision to eliminate Virginia’s poll tax.

The $22 birth certificate is still a struggle for some of Texas’ poorest
residents. The Guardian spoke to Eric Kennie, a 45-year old, native
Texan, who has never missed an election or even left the city of Austin.
He said his parents raised him to think that voting is important and
part of “doing the right thing.”

Kennie works as a “scrapper”, which means he forages for metal that he
can then sell to recycling centers or scrap yards. He makes about “$15
to $20” a day on average and has no bank account or credit cards in his
name, The Guardian said.

Because of Texas’ ridiculous laws, Kennie won’t be able to vote for the
first time since he turned 18. He has an expired photo ID, but that
won’t work. He has his voter registration card with his address on it,
along with utility bills , but that won’t work either. He doesn’t have a
passport or driver’s license because he has never had the need for
either one.

Kennie has tried multiple times to get the right ID to be able to vote,
some trips taking up to seven hours, only to be told no for various
reasons: expired ID, incorrect last name on his birth certificate, etc.

Despite the treatment by his government, Kennie said that, although he
may have lost this round, he hasn’t given up for good.

“I do need to vote; I really do,” he said. “It’s too late for me, but
this is for the next generation. They need us to get out the people who
harm us and bring in folk who make things a little better. So I’m gonna
keep on. I’m going to stay focused, roll with the punches and do What I
got to do.”

And if the Texas GOP has its way, Kennie can probably expect to fighting
for years and elections to come.

http://tinyurl.com/p4ed38n


That's so sad.

We should just let 'em lie, cheat, and vote as many times as they
want.

Amen.



There was no evidence of anything in the news story except the efforts
of your white brothers in texas doing whatever they can to suppress the
vote.

Have nice day, asshole.

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Social Security, Medicare, Minimum Wage, Fair Pay, Food Stamps, Clean
Air and Water, Modest Gun Regulations, Public Schools, Rebuilding
Infrastructure and Good Jobs, Women's Rights, Veterans’ Rights, LGBT
Rights, and, of course, Your Right to Vote.

On Tuesday, October 28, 2014 4:04:53 PM UTC-4, F*O*A*D cut-n-pasted:


The Guardian spoke to Eric Kennie, a 45-year old, native
Texan, who has never missed an election or even left the city of Austin.

Because of Texas' ridiculous laws, Kennie won't be able to vote for the
first time since he turned 18. He has an expired photo ID, but that
won't work. He has his voter registration card with his address on it,
along with utility bills , but that won't work either. He doesn't have a
passport or driver's license because he has never had the need for
either one.

Kennie has tried multiple times to get the right ID to be able to vote,
some trips taking up to seven hours...

Kennie lives in Austin, but it takes seven hours to get to a gov office to get a photo ID. I smell BS.

On 10/28/2014 5:31 PM, wrote:
On Tuesday, October 28, 2014 4:04:53 PM UTC-4, F*O*A*D cut-n-pasted:


The Guardian spoke to Eric Kennie, a 45-year old, native
Texan, who has never missed an election or even left the city of Austin.

Because of Texas' ridiculous laws, Kennie won't be able to vote for the
first time since he turned 18. He has an expired photo ID, but that
won't work. He has his voter registration card with his address on it,
along with utility bills , but that won't work either. He doesn't have a
passport or driver's license because he has never had the need for
either one.

Kennie has tried multiple times to get the right ID to be able to vote,
some trips taking up to seven hours...

Kennie lives in Austin, but it takes seven hours to get to a gov office to get a photo ID. I smell BS.


Yup, total bull****...

On 10/28/14 6:30 PM, KC wrote:
On 10/28/2014 5:31 PM, wrote:
On Tuesday, October 28, 2014 4:04:53 PM UTC-4, F*O*A*D cut-n-pasted:


The Guardian spoke to Eric Kennie, a 45-year old, native
Texan, who has never missed an election or even left the city of Austin.

Because of Texas' ridiculous laws, Kennie won't be able to vote for the
first time since he turned 18. He has an expired photo ID, but that
won't work. He has his voter registration card with his address on it,
along with utility bills , but that won't work either. He doesn't have a
passport or driver's license because he has never had the need for
either one.

Kennie has tried multiple times to get the right ID to be able to vote,
some trips taking up to seven hours...

Kennie lives in Austin, but it takes seven hours to get to a gov
office to get a photo ID. I smell BS.


Yup, total bull****...


As if either of you brain *sturgeons* would know.

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A vote for any Republican is a vote AGAINST:

Social Security, Medicare, Minimum Wage, Fair Pay, Food Stamps, Clean
Air and Water, Modest Gun Regulations, Public Schools, Rebuilding
Infrastructure and Good Jobs, Women's Rights, Veterans’ Rights, LGBT
Rights, and, of course, Your Right to Vote.

On 10/28/14 9:55 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:04:50 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

Texas’ Strict ID Law Disenfranchises More than Half a Million Voters,
Mostly Poor and Minorities


Is anyone seriously going to say there are 600,000 US citizens in
Texas who have never driven a car, never got a passport and never
needed an ID to get public assistance, cash a social security check or
a tax refund check, opened a bank account or filled a prescription,
saw a doctor, haven't been on a plane for the last 13 years and have
no way to get down to the DMV or the voter bureau to get an ID card?

I think the myth of the disenfranchised voter is far more unlikely
than voter fraud.
I know that if they beat the bushes long enough they occasionally do
find some 90 year old spinster who doesn't get social security, public
assistance, doesn't file taxes, doesn't drive and lives with her kids
but why don't THEY drive her down to DMV and get her an ID card. It is
free.


Well, of course, because there's no way you righties can hang on without
disenfranchisement.

--
A vote for any Republican is a vote AGAINST:

Social Security, Medicare, Minimum Wage, Fair Pay, Food Stamps, Clean
Air and Water, Modest Gun Regulations, Public Schools, Rebuilding
Infrastructure and Good Jobs, Women's Rights, Veterans’ Rights, LGBT
Rights, and, of course, Your Right to Vote.

F*O*A*D wrote:
On 10/28/14 6:30 PM, KC wrote:
On 10/28/2014 5:31 PM, wrote:
On Tuesday, October 28, 2014 4:04:53 PM UTC-4, F*O*A*D cut-n-pasted:


The Guardian spoke to Eric Kennie, a 45-year old, native
Texan, who has never missed an election or even left the city of Austin.

Because of Texas' ridiculous laws, Kennie won't be able to vote for the
first time since he turned 18. He has an expired photo ID, but that
won't work. He has his voter registration card with his address on it,
along with utility bills , but that won't work either. He doesn't have a
passport or driver's license because he has never had the need for
either one.

Kennie has tried multiple times to get the right ID to be able to vote,
some trips taking up to seven hours...

Kennie lives in Austin, but it takes seven hours to get to a gov
office to get a photo ID. I smell BS.


Yup, total bull****...


As if either of you brain *sturgeons* would know.


Maybe he is crawling.

On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 22:20:46 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

Well, of course, because there's no way you righties can hang on without
disenfranchisement.

===

Perhaps we should disenfranchise socialist assholes who don't pay
their taxes.

On 10/29/14 5:47 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 22:20:46 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

Well, of course, because there's no way you righties can hang on without
disenfranchisement.

===

Perhaps we should disenfranchise socialist assholes who don't pay
their taxes.



Ah, socialist banksters who get bailed out by the government and
offshore their profits...

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economically privileged than among the ranks of the disadvantaged.” -
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