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FarleyWayne
reply to post by olaru12
Please don't make a big deal about nothing ... because
When you register to vote in Texas, you must show some ID. If they have a Driver's License ( even with their prior last name ) that's how they will be listed to vote.
i.e. ... the names will match.
tothetenthpower
reply to post by crazyewok
Yeah, I mean, it's just a theory, cause, nobody can study this without being partisan, but IMO, a lot of voter ID laws target minorities and the poor as a means to make it harder for them to show up and vote, because these people vote Democrat.
Making matters more difficult is Texas’ new voter ID law, expected to take effect in 2014, which opponents say is designed to disenfranchise minorities and other Democratic-leaning voters.
Under the new law, concealed-carry gun licenses are an acceptable form of ID at the polls; student ID cards are not.
Indigo5
Making matters more difficult is Texas’ new voter ID law, expected to take effect in 2014, which opponents say is designed to disenfranchise minorities and other Democratic-leaning voters.
Under the new law, concealed-carry gun licenses are an acceptable form of ID at the polls; student ID cards are not.
So..>College students, women and minorities...
The end problem is that they remember these slights and demographics and time eventually defeat these tactics.
Backlash is a bitch come election day.
searching411
Geez people, give women more credit for being intelligent and responsible. Responsible women have proper ID because is is required for so many things and it proves to be part of who she is. Not having a correct ID is right up there with "oh, I forgot my birth control."
olaru12
thenewcivilrightsmovement.com...
Think Progress reports that as of November 5, Texans must show a photo ID with their up-to-date legal name. It sounds like such a small thing, but according to the Brennan Center for Justice, only 66% of voting age women have ready access to a photo document that will attest to proof of citizenship. This is largely because young women have not updated their documents with their married names, a circumstance that doesn’t affect male voters in any significant way. Suddenly 34% of women voters are scrambling for an acceptable ID, while 99% of men are home free.
I could be wrong but I don't think the courts will let this type of BS stand.
www.glamour.com...edit on 10-12-2013 by olaru12 because: (no reason given)
Aleister
And there are still women in America who consider themselves Republicans? A woman saying she's a Republican in Texas is like a cut flower admiring the bouquet.edit on 10-12-2013 by Aleister because: (no reason given)
LDragonFire
Can you show us voter fraud convictions in Texas?edit on 10-12-2013 by LDragonFire because: (no reason given)
stutteringp0et
reply to post by LDragonFire
LDragonFire
Can you show us voter fraud convictions in Texas?edit on 10-12-2013 by LDragonFire because: (no reason given)
I can. 2002-2012, 18 instances (convictions, no-contest pleas or guilty pleas) of voter fraud have been confirmed in Texas.
AG elec Referrals
AG elec Charges Pending
AG elec Prosecutions
So, not very much.
In Texas, evidence of voter fraud abounds. In recent years, my office has secured more than 50 voter fraud convictions. Those include a woman who voted in place of her dead mother, a political operative who cast ballots for two people, and a city councilmember who registered foreign nationals to vote in an election decided by 19 votes. Voter fraud is hard to detect, so cases like these are just the tip of the iceberg.
In 2011, Texas enacted a photo-identification requirement modeled after Indiana's. Our Legislature agreed with the Supreme Court that this requirement is a simple, effective way to prevent fraud. History also shows that voter turnout has increased after voter ID laws were enacted, and because Texas provides voter ID cards free of charge, no Texan's voting rights will be affected.
The Obama administration's Department of Justice has now reversed its previous approval of voter ID laws and attempted to block Texas' law. Attorney General Eric Holder used tortured logic and manipulated statistics to reach the already-rejected conclusion that photo ID requirements are racially discriminatory
More than 4,000 people's names are listed both on Harris County’s voter rolls and also in a federal database of death records, a Texas Watchdog analysis has found. Dozens have apparently cast ballots from beyond the grave, records since 2004 show. One expert says the number of deceased names used to cast ballots may be higher than what Texas Watchdog’s analysis found. Instances of dead voters’ names being used to cast ballots were most frequent in three elections, the November 2004 general election, the November 2006 general election and the March 2008 Democratic primary, the analysis found
stutteringp0et
reply to post by LDragonFire
LDragonFire
Can you show us voter fraud convictions in Texas?edit on 10-12-2013 by LDragonFire because: (no reason given)
I can. 2002-2012, 18 instances (convictions, no-contest pleas or guilty pleas) of voter fraud have been confirmed in Texas.
AG elec Referrals
AG elec Charges Pending
AG elec Prosecutions
So, not very much.
LDragonFire
There are not enough voter fraud convictions to justify limiting the right to vote. Voter fraud is not a widespread issue, and you can't prove it is.
Show me the problems in Texas that justifies this law.
Or was the law enacted because Texas is going blue very soon and they needed a way to stifle the vote for as long as they can?
crazyewok
Nephalim
reply to post by crazyewok
Yea, these people are
If they are not in the USA legaly then what right do they have to vote?
If im on a trip to the USA I wouldnt vote as its wrong, not my country. But the fact I can is just mad.edit on 11-12-2013 by crazyewok because: (no reason given)
MOMof3
This whole thing cracks me up. This is just fear. They can't win elections in the future, so they have to find a boogey man to blame. Just like they have to find a boogey man to blame for their failed policies. Notice how their boogey men are always women, single women with children, the sick and disabled, the poor, the unemployed, people of color, liberals, did I leave anyone out? I would not want any of those groups to vote either if I were a republican.
olaru12
thenewcivilrightsmovement.com...
Think Progress reports that as of November 5, Texans must show a photo ID with their up-to-date legal name. It sounds like such a small thing, but according to the Brennan Center for Justice, only 66% of voting age women have ready access to a photo document that will attest to proof of citizenship. This is largely because young women have not updated their documents with their married names, a circumstance that doesn’t affect male voters in any significant way. Suddenly 34% of women voters are scrambling for an acceptable ID, while 99% of men are home free.
www.glamour.com...edit on 10-12-2013 by olaru12 because: (no reason given)