July 14, 2012 – 11:30 am
As Sweetness and Light points out, the AP seems a bit bemused by this The voter registration form arrived in the mail last month with some key information already filled in: Rosie Charlston’s name was complete, as was her Seattle address. Problem is, Rosie was a black lab who died in 1998. A group called […]
July 12, 2012 – 8:07 am
That’s the question ABC News is asking after Eric Holder went off the reservation and proclaimed that requiring voters to show ID was ushering in the era of Jim Crow. Even though ID was required to see Holder make his speech to the NAACP. And to see Mitt Romney. And for the upcoming Joe Biden […]
July 1, 2012 – 8:00 am
More hypocrisy from the most transparent administration ever, which is blocking release of documents that are looking into a “botched” gunrunning operation that resulted in at least 1,400 missing weapons, at least 300 deaths of Mexican citizens, and at least two federal agents being killed (Breitbart) The Department of Justice is asserting that the governor […]
June 12, 2012 – 7:29 am
The big questions is, can anything be done prior to the November election on this lawsuit? Will Florida get the information they need to purge the Florida voter rolls of those who are not legally entitled to vote? (The Hill) Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) said he will sue the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]
April 16, 2012 – 4:12 pm
So much for that narrative (Rasmussen) Eighty-two percent (82%) believe all voters should be required to prove their identity before being allowed to vote. Only 14% oppose such a requirement. Just 21% think laws requiring photo identification at the polls discriminate against some voters. Seventy-three percent (73%) disagree and feel that such laws do not […]
March 15, 2012 – 8:29 am
Yeah, too bad they have no legal jurisdiction over the United States, but, it makes for nice theater (Fox News) The controversy over requiring voters to provide photo IDs has reached the world stage. The United Nations Human Rights Council is investigating the issue of American election laws at its gathering on minority rights in […]
March 7, 2012 – 11:33 am
Since I’ve come out in favor of requiring ID in order to vote, it’s incumbent to mention this (Cleveland.com) A Portage County World War II veteran was turned away from a polling place this morning because his driver’s license had expired in January and his new Veterans Affairs ID did not include his home address. […]
December 24, 2011 – 12:03 pm
The same highly political DOJ that stopped a slam dunk prosecution for voter intimidation of voters by members of the New Black Panthers has put a stop to South Carolina requiring ID to vote, and plays the race card (Washington Post) The Obama administration entered the fierce national debate over voting rights, rejecting South Carolina’s […]
December 15, 2011 – 1:02 pm
And it is a tear jerker of a story (which I’m not going to bother with) (Journal Sentinal) The biggest opponent of the state’s new voter ID law just may be an 84-year-old woman who stands less than 5 feet tall, has lived in the same house nearly her entire life and has served on […]
December 13, 2011 – 8:45 am
Remember, this is the same guy who torpedoed prosecuting members of the New Black Panthers, a slam dunk case, for standing around at Philly polling sites with batons, intimidating voters. (Washington Post) The Obama administration on Tuesday will wade into the increasingly divisive national debate over new voting laws in several states that could depress […]
