GOP rationale: Supported by the NRA, Alt-Right,
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GOP phony vs. real agenda vis-à-vis voter ID laws
Whew boy, here we go again.
This update and the USSC case in a nutshell comes from here (Mother Jones) – who does great writing on this subject. This short introduction and background on the latest USSC voter ID law ruling (6-2 and BTW: Justice Kavanaugh did not vote):
This update and the USSC case in a nutshell comes from here (Mother Jones) – who does great writing on this subject. This short introduction and background on the latest USSC voter ID law ruling (6-2 and BTW: Justice Kavanaugh did not vote):
The case in a nutshell: North Dakota’s
2017 voter law ID was challenged by Native residents who alleged that the law
disproportionately blocked Native Americans from voting.
This past April, a
federal district court, Judge Daniel Hovland, blocked large portions of the law
as discriminatory against Native voters, writing
in part: “The State has acknowledged
that Native American communities often lack residential street addresses. Nevertheless,
under current State law an individual who does not have a current residential
street address will never be qualified to vote.”
Judge Hovland’s ruling was in place during the primaries this spring, but now will impact the General Election next month since in September, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals allowed the law to go into effect, and now the USSC upholds that ruling.
My 2 cents: Simple
in one word “Sad.” Or in more than one word, crappy deal and one as usual
favors the GOP in mostly RED states and yes, by slick, clever design.
The GOP
philosophy is simple and the evidence supports my contention: If we can’t win
with good candidates, tons of money, nasty Ads, and such, then rewrite the laws
and control who votes … better known as “voter disenfranchisement.”
The GOP on
this harsh policy in ND and elsewhere for other weak, limb reasons should be
ashamed. But, they are not.
Thanks
for stopping by.
More good stuff below that
includes a state-by-state interactive map – you can do your own research and then
bookmark the site for future reference [just click your state on map and data
and more info] seen here
– FYI.
FYI: Voter ID laws are in
mostly RED states, and as I said, it’s a weak cover for voter suppression. Some
more examples and stats below in that regard.
For example, people are 3,615
times more likely to report a UFO sighting than they are to commit in-person
voter impersonation, according to national data.
A few facts re: GOP argument
these new laws prevent fraud:
Wisconsin: The non-partisan Brennan
Center for Justice at NYU found only seven cases of voter fraud out
of 3 million votes cast in Wisconsin during 2004, which amount to a fraud rate
of 0.0002 percent. Republicans in WI at the time and many since continue to say
there was much more. Plus, this: all seven of those cases involved persons with
felony convictions who were not eligible to vote after being released from
prison and they thought their right to vote still existed.
During the Bush years: After
an extensive probe from 2002-07, the DOJ found out of 300 million votes cast
only 86 were fraudulent, and most of them again, were felons, or even a few
immigrants ignorant of voting law and thought they were eligible to vote as a
permanent U.S. resident (Green card holder).
Some argue: “We must show an
ID to fly, to drive, or to buy beer, so why not to vote.” I say as simple as
possible: That is a red herring. Having or getting that kind of license is not a
constitutional guaranteed right – voting is a constitutional right all things
being equal, age, address, residency, etc.” In short: This is a GOP solution
seeking a problem – where one does not exist.
The striking statistic has
surfaced at the same time as the
news that a new voter ID law in PA could render nearly 10 percent of the
state's residents ineligible to vote in the presidential election this fall.
Mother
Jones assembled the numbers in order to fact-check claims by many
Republican lawmakers that their states are facing rampant voter fraud. Since
2011, 24 voting restrictions have passed in 17 states. This fall, new laws
could affect more than 5 million voters in states representing 179 of the 270
electoral votes needed to win the presidency. More data follows:
Studies indicate low-income
and minority voters are most often disenfranchised by laws requiring voters to
have government-issued photo IDs. For example, 25 percent of voting-age
African-Americans don't have valid IDs. Put 13 confirmed cases of voter
impersonation into perspective this way:
1. Each year, 15 Americans
are crushed to death by their furniture or televisions.
2. Fourteen are injured by
exploding toilets, and 100 are accidentally set on fire by their doctors during
surgery.
3. Americans are 3 million
times more likely to have a favorable view of North Korea than to commit voter
fraud.
4. In PA: The fake and phony
voter ID / voter fraud issue continues, apparently unchecked.
5. GOP voter suppression claims
are alive and well in PA, but since 1999 only 12 cases of fraud of any kind out
of over 31 million votes – and that equates to 0.00004%.
Great example is the case of 93-year
old Ms. Viviette Applewhite from PA, who has voted for over 50 years cannot now
since she can't meet the new state voter ID requirement.
She like millions of
Americans of her generation, and many others, do not have a birth certificate,
which is the main new requirement to get a new voter ID and be able to
vote. Imagine she were your mother,
grandmother, or great grandmother. Guess what? I suspect she is a DEM, too.
My earlier links related to
this subject (Please NOTE: Some links may not be valid or up to date, or even
have been deleted - if so, I am sorry in advance):
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