Comments on: Yup

By: Stitch

Stitch — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:56:46 +0000

“Republicans seem to think that laws of this kind will help them win elections, but burdensome rules like these — and others cropping up around the country — pose a serious threat to democracy…”

It’s a feature, not a bug!

By: P-Diablo

P-Diablo — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:55:10 +0000

So you’re saying I could have voted all these years without anyone noticing? Can someone please let Ross Perot know that he’s missing one vote?

By: kenga

kenga — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:23:31 +0000

I’d like to see a federal Malicious Disenfranchisement statute, complete with heavy fines and punitive disenfranchisement(it just won’t be malicious).
Anyone?

Renato – TWO? Jesus dude, I thought I was an optimist.

By: r€nato

r€nato — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:20:52 +0000

…who will approve of more of these voting disenfranchisement schemes? A=>B=>C

By: r€nato

r€nato — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:20:17 +0000

um, because voting for McCain means voting for two more ultra-conservative SCOTUS justices?

By: merl

merl — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:44:06 +0000

what the hell did this post have to do with voting for mccain? take your fuckin meds, dude.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:29:28 +0000

See, here's what I don't get. Why doesn't a group like AARP or MoveOn start running TV ads immediately with a script like this, except better: "After eight years of domestic and international failure in every area, the Washington Republicans know you're not going to vote for them this fall—so they're trying to pass laws to keep people away from the polls. They say it's about immigration, but there's no evidence of immigration ballot fraud here or anywhere else—and they've looked pretty hard. So who does have a harder time voting under this law? Nuns. Senior citizens. Hard-working people who don't drive. The country wants change, and the GOP's only hope is to keep voters away from the ballot box. Call your representatives now and tell them that you'll be voting in November, and if they vote for this law, you won't be voting for them." Except better, with headline graphics of headlines about people who couldn't cast ballots, headlines about how 80% of Americans think the country is on the wrong track, and of course, McCain embracing Bush. And fitting in 30 seconds. You think GOP state reps who get 10,000 calls from AARP and Catholic groups and the unions are going to dare vote for that thing, in Missouri or anywhere else? I don't think so, not if they want to keep their jobs. Shine the light on 'em and watch 'em scurry like rats.

By: r€nato

r€nato — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:22:19 +0000

Anyone want to start taking bets on when we see the return of the poll tax?

I don’t believe for a minute or even one freakin’ second that all these PO’d Hillary supporters are going to go vote for McCain this fall; but if they do, a poll tax will be the least of the atrocities wrought by the justices he’ll get to appoint to SCOTUS, along with Alito/Roberts/Scalia/Thomas.

By: Doctor Memory

Doctor Memory — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:55:19 +0000

It pains me to say it, but this is probably a lost cause. Your average voter, when confronted with this question, will spend exactly 0.002 seconds thinking about it before saying “Show ID before voting? that sounds perfectly reasonable. I mean, if you have to show ID to rent a car, why not to vote?” And there’s no way in hell that the Roberts/Alito/Scalia supreme court will lift a finger to stop it.

Time to start researching voter-education and outreach outfits: we’re going to have to train an entire generation of voters to Have Their Papers In Order come election day.

Anyone want to start taking bets on when we see the return of the poll tax?

By: chimera

chimera — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:07:32 +0000

Well, we wouldn’t want any illegal alien nuns sneakin’ in and votin’, now, would we? Well, would we??