Remember back in the day when Democrats screamed about voting fraud? Of course, that tends to be when they lose elections. But, of course, they are typically against one of the best methods to reduce voter fraud, namely, requiring people to show state issued IDs. Something that most adults in society need, for things like driving, writing a check, applying for a loan, applying for a job, purchasing alcohol, and so much more. And then there is WRAL, which has provided a completely one sided article: Opponents speak out against voter ID bill
A group of Democratic lawmakers and local college students spoke out Wednesday against a bill in the General Assembly that would require photo identification at the polls.
House Bill 430 was introduced in 2009 but is among the priorities in this legislative session of Republican lawmakers who argue that the requirement would help reduce the chance of fraud.
Obviously, this would somehow harm low income people, and students ……. don’t students need an ID to go to school and purchase alcohol? Anyhow, here comes the main money quote
“Instead of trying to fix something that is not broken, instead of trying to do something that is not a priority right now, we should be working on putting our citizens back to work and making situations and conditions for them to get the jobs of tomorrow,†Rep. Larry Hall (Dumba** Durham) said.
Got that? It’s a distraction. You know that we’re into stage 6 material when they pull the distraction meme out, and they know they are on the wrong side of the issue.
Secondary quote
Courtney Scott, a student at Shaw University and a resident of Georgia, said the law could lead to apathy among out-of-state students who have to go through hurdles to prove their identity to get a state-issued photo ID.
“North Carolina shouldn’t hassle its citizens when they are trying to exercise their God-given right to vote,†she said.
Um, Courtney? You aren’t a North Carolina resident. That’s what “out of state” means, which further means you aren’t entitled to vote in North Carolina elections! Go vote in Georgia! If it is a federal election, send in an absentee ballot. But, suddenly it is a God given right (alas, no, it is a Constitutional provided right to vote in your own state), and suddenly a Democrat likes God.
