State Voter ID Laws Draw National Scrutiny

New, stricter voter ID laws to solve……..what problem? There haven’t been any instances of voter fraud at the ballot box. Where someone shows up to vote and has been proven to be using a fake name or ID. Republicans are willing to stop 10,000 LEGAL American voters from voting, to POSSIBLY stop ONE illegal vote. Come on. We ALL know WHY these REPUBLICAN-led states are doing this. It’s not rocket science. They want to prevent certain demographics from voting, Demographics that traditionally vote Democratic. They want to suppress Democratic votes. And they’ll likely get away with it……………..

nikki Haley and South Carolina are so far to the right it’s ridiculous. Voter ID laws stop poor blacks from voting. With the amount of blacks in South Carolina, it’s absolutely amazing that all the politicians in that state are stingy, right-wing Republicans

This Voter ID is too burdensome is just pure bunk! You have to have an ID to cash a check, open a bank account, and many other things in life. This is a starw man argument by the DOJ that it is too burdensome… What they are really saying, is that it would make it too burdensome to illegally cast ballots. The poor can’t afford ID cards…Get Real, the GOP have sponsored legislation for publically funded ID cards that would squelch that bogus argument. They would even provide the logistics to make it happen. The real problem is that these illegal residents and felons will no longer be able to vote or people may not be able to vote more than once.

Searambler, open your eyes. In the last 2 elections in Minnesota when the counts were scrutinized, there were more votes than voters in some districts (coincidentally Democratic heavy districts). People were voting more than once. And the numbers were large enough to swing the election (the number of excessive votes was greater than the gap between the winner and the loser). Now if you don’t look for it, you wont see it of course. So of course there is opposition to voter ID. With it, I know of at least 2 elections the Democrats would have probably lost lost. There is no other reason anyone would oppose this except if they want to be able to commit voter fraud. You are required to have an ID in this country, why don’t you need to show it to vote? Don’t we want to make sure that the voting is fair???

The number of voter fraud that were prosecuted were 86 people…the percent of voter fraud is less than 1% and it is totally unnecessary to do what the republicans are doing to make sure dems do not vote. Every person has the right to vote and what they are doing is preventing the elderly and the students from voting unless they have the i.d. they want. In Wisconsin and other states they are closing down voter registration stations in democratic areas or limiting the hours they are open while at the same time extending the hours in the rep. areas and adding more voting stations. If they are not afraid of Obama why is this necessary? Many elderly do not have a driver’s license anymore and have to have the i.d. they want so before they can vote..they must get some kind of i.d. which is permissable to them. Students who have always used their school i.d. card can no longer use it. It is stupid to think they can pass this to another because when you go to vote you must sign a registration book so if another tries to use it there is already a signature and this person will not be allowed to vote. They are doing everything and anything to prevent Obama from winning and this is so apparent. I cannot understand the statement that some were voting twice when you must sign your name before voting so how is this possible.?This is just nonesense. All this is is voter surpression for the elderly, the blacks, and the students and guess who they mostly vote for? What angers me the most is they are making the decisions as to who these people will vote for when in truth one never knows but they are taking no chances. This is unAmerican and dishonest and wrong..wrong..wrong.

Here’s an idea: If the state wants to require that you have a photo ID to vote, then have the various election offices give you a photo ID when you register to vote. Problem solved.

SeaRambler….”Republicans are willing to stop 10,000 LEGAL American voters from voting, to POSSIBLY stop ONE illegal vote.”……What was the vote differnece between Franken and Colemen in Minnesota – less than 1000? If that is the base, MAYBE Colemen would have won? We have to produce a picure ID for so many other activities. What is more important than voting? How hard is it REALLY to get a picture ID?

Searambler 9:27 —- Of course the party that has a history of voter fraud bemoans a photo ID requirement! — What part of state issued FREE ID’s don’t you understand?? — You have to show a photo ID to fly in an airplane, buy alcohol, buy cigarettes (in some states), get a passport!! —- Your argument doesn’t hold water!!

Let’s just make sure they don’t start matching your ID with your vote like they do in some other “democratic” countries. Then the next administration withholds privileges, heath care, etc to citizens that did NOT vote for them.

I live in Louisiana and we have to furnish a state issued ID to vote. It costs to get a state ID so I would imagine that is a burden on some people. I am sure that South Carolina has a motive for doing as they are and I’m sure it has mostly to do with supressing the minority vote. It IS South Carolina after all. And I seriously doubt that a huge amount of people are going to be out there casting illegal votes – for real people? I just think it is a shame that some people will go to such great lengths to try to sway elections.

Mexico has strict voter ID laws. It’s a simple requirement to instill faith in the electoral process. And to all the naysayers, yes, voter fraud has been a problem in the past. Remember ACORN???

Two hundred years ago, you had to be white, male, and wealthy in order to vote…. now we just ask for a photo ID…. big whoop!!

“Here’s an idea: If the state wants to require that you have a photo ID to vote, then have the various election offices give you a photo ID when you register to vote. Problem solved.” Problem NOT solved. What’s to stop someone from registering more than once in the same or even multiple districts with non-secure IDs? As to students, elderly, and poor not having IDs, everyone has or can get an ID of some sort whether it’s a college-issued student ID, a state-issued ID card, or some form of identification for collecting assistance. All this would do is replace, standardize, and make secure the different IDs already in existence. The left is always more than willing to push off the expenses of the poor onto the rich, so if people can’t afford the $10 or $20 to get one have the state waive the fee. At the very least this a standard secure ID card will simplify voter verification and help to cut down on fraud in other areas.

There is no valid argument for not having an ID card. These are all straw man arguments that have no validity. The only purpose not to produce an ID at the polls is either fraud or pure apathy. You have to have an ID to cash a check, most legislation provides free photo ID for thos e that can’t afford it. As far as the college students, I was issued a student ID card with picture that can go with my Driver’s license or othe photo ID to show my residence. These are all fake arguments, the real goal on the left is to allow people to vote regardless of their legal status to cast a ballot. Get an ID and stop belly aching! The after election reports often show that more people vote than are actually registered, especially in democratic districts. Remember ACORN voter registration last cycle.

You need A photo I.D to cash a check or to use a credit card,and the left whine that the “poor ” cant afford I.Ds yet they have money for $ 100.dollar sneakers ,cell phones,big screen TVs ,cable and hair and nail salons appointments.ETC…..

Taxpaying citizens are not the ones who commit voter fraud. It is always the minorities and the illegal aliens, supported by their various “rights” groups who instruct them on how to commit voter fraud.

There are never news reports of thousands of fraudulent votes for a republican candidate. But at every election there is news when it is discovered that thousands of fraudulent votes were placed for a democrat.

These voter ID laws do not go far enough. They should actually make it illegal to vote for a democrat. The republican party is far from perfect, but there is greater corruption among democrats than among republicans. And democrats want to take away personal freedoms from the citizens of America, much more than republicans do. Since Obama gained office, look at what has happened withing the TSA. They operate like the Gestapo. Under Obama, we see small farms being raided by military-like teams; we see Gibson Guitar factories have their wood stolen by military-like teams; and much more. Gibson uses the same wood that Martin uses. No raids on Martin. Why? Because Gibson is a republican-run business in a right-to-work state. Martin is a union shop, and contributes heavily to democrats.

Voting for democrats has the serious potential for causing harm to America. History proves it. Therefore, voting for democrats should be illegal. It should be considered an act of treason.

“I looked up Minnesota’s voter fraud history and found…..not much. A few cases of felons voting when they weren’t eligible.”

113 people have so far been CONVICTED (as in found guilty) for voter fraud stemming from Minnesota’s 2008 general election and the charges are still ringing up. Not much? A few? No. A lot! You aren’t looking hard enough.

These new laws are so transparent it makes me sick. All of a sudden we have massive voter fraud going on. Don’t you think the republicans would be touting the actual fraud statistics if they had any. They don’t because voter fraud is very rare. In fact the biggest voter fraud occurrence in the recent past have something to do with the Diebold voting machines and that has nothing to do with photo ID.
Republicans own most of the MSM and they are using them to trump up another fake problem. Why would any state government waster their time on a non-issue. Obviously to control the vote in every way possible.
People please understand that our voting rights are being taken away from us. Democrats need to stand together and vote out these legislators working on these terrible laws. With more and more voter suppresion happening our government has less and less reason to worry about the majority of the public and can then exclusively focus on their corporate master’s bidding.