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Because people are comming up with bad reasons to stop id's | 293 comments | Create New Account
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Because people are comming up with bad reasons to stop id's
Authored by: Kilz on Wednesday, June 26 2013 @ 10:01 PM EDT
And if such proof truly is necessary, why aren't all voters being required to present it and why aren't all IDs subject to the same level of scrutiny?
IMHO we have people in office who are fighting against this , not because of some idea that someone may not be able to vote. But because they are scamming the system and checking id's would put an end to it.
We also have well intentioned people campaigning against it because so called leaders have played the race card and said its about cheating people out of the right to vote. Perhaps it will be used that way in some places. But shooting down the good idea of checking an id because someone may abuse it is wrong. Better to go after the fools doing wrong, and make sure an id is available to everyone.

There is an old slogan in Cook County Il. "Vote early and vote often"

Is it going on? Well no one can say for sure because they dont check id's. A person can get a list of eligible voters in each prescient. Then go from polling place to polling place saying they are someone. Better yet get a buss load of people to do it with you.
Its been known to happen that dead people show up to vote and its found out days after the election. Why? Because no one checks id, they cant. And if a voter is challenged (rarely happens because of the race card) to show id by a poll watcher. All the person has to say is " I forgot it at home" and walk out.

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