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| Voter ID isn't racial |
| 2013-09-14 |
| Scot Ross, apparent voter ID expert and executive director of One Wisconsin Now, so eloquently wrote in his Sept. 7 letter, "But just as these vestiges of racism were exposed and brought down by a dedicated group of community organizations and activists, so, too, will these fraudulent attempts to disenfranchise legal voters on the basis of their skin" ("Voter ID laws and racism," Opinion). So here we are again. A voter ID law is in place for all legal voters, yet somehow it disenfranchises only the minorities among us? Is Ross suggesting that minority voters are less capable of obtaining proper ID? Or, perhaps, there are more stringent identification laws specific only to minority citizens? Yikes ! Voter fraud has become a norm with the current election cycle in America. We've seen smokes for votes, slashed tires and over 100% voter turnout -- all of which seem to disenfranchise my vote. Yet asking the voting populace to show some form of identification is akin to forced seating in the back of the bus or separate drinking fountains? Hardly. Here's an idea. Any citizen who truly wants to vote, take action. Take responsibility for yourself and obtain a photo ID. We'll even help; the state Government Accountability Board publishes a simple one-page document titled "Obtaining a Wisconsin State ID Card for FREE." Even with "help".... there is some effort required. In fact, if people were "disenfranchised" at the last presidential election, we'll give them four years to figure this out. And if they can't, let's assume it's just not that important for them to take responsibility for themselves and vote. It's time to stop feeling sorry for these citizens if they can't figure this out. This is not an unreasonable expectation on any level. All "expectations" are unreasonable, if linked to responsibility. Let's start to actually judge people not by the color of their skin but the content of their character. And let's call voter ID what it is: a reasonable way to ensure each vote is only cast and counted once. Martin Organ Muskego |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #4 I thought it was racist? Humans vs Undead/Orcs. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick - Oil Rig Insanity Division 2013-09-14 19:21 |
| #3 Rarely mentioned is the notion that democrats are worried about this because a bunch of welfare recipients will not want to register to vote for fear of being caught participating in multiple GIvernment programs in different cities and different states. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2013-09-14 16:38 |
| #2 Voter ID is only "racist" if by that you mean "bad for Democrats", which as it turns out is exactly what they do mean. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2013-09-14 10:26 |
| #1 the state Government Accountability Board publishes a simple one-page document titled "Obtaining a Wisconsin State ID Card for FREE." Well, see that's the catch. How do you expect 'minorities' to be able to read? That's been the goal of the Donks and, their agents, the Teachers Union to make sure this 'oppressed' group would never have to read. They seemed to achieved the results. Illiterates qualify as 'low information' voters. They have to rely upon the visual communication of the Donk based MSM. (Is the proceeding any less convoluted than the Left's rationale for voter suppression?/rhet question) |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-09-14 09:14 |