Thursday, November 8, 2012

Every Day is Christmas with Obama Claus



“We’re not going to be able to explain this away in one day…Small things beat big things yesterday. Conservatism, in my humble opinion, did not lose last night. It’s just very difficult to beat Santa Claus. It is practically impossible to beat Santa Claus. People are not going to vote against Santa Claus, especially if the alternative is being your own Santa Claus. Now, everyone is jumping on Romney’s chain today, getting in his chili. Look, he might not have been the optimal candidate, but he’s a fine man. He would have been great for this country…I went to bed last night thinking we’d lost the country. I don’t know how else you look at this.” 
 ~ Rush Limbaugh

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Voter Identification Laws Are Suppressive...Says The Liberals

Oh, now THIS is interesting. Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz got into an altercation with a police officer and city mayor when she was respectfully asked not to block traffic at a FL polling location.  Townhall’s Katie Pavlich quotes: “Can we say she was suppressing voters by keeping them away from the parking lot?”   This quote is made as a sort of mockery of the chairwoman’s ideals.  Wasserman claims Republican governors and legislatures are tenaciously pressing for the enactment of voter-identification laws to suppress Democratic voter turnout in the 2012 election.  Many Democrats believe that asking for a photo ID is just too much of a burden to put on voters, especially minorities (Ritz, 2012).

Hmmm, guess if a vast number of Obama voters weren't illegals, this wouldn't be an issue, now, would it?
“State legislatures are attempting to impose voting restrictions that are the modern-day equivalent of poll taxes and literacy tests,” the Florida congresswoman said on the House floor. “We cannot allow state legislatures to drag our nation backward in what is nothing more than a political quest to protect their governing majority’s interests (Kasperowicz, 2011).”

I find it amusing that Democrats take issue with a photo-ID requirement to vote. A photo ID (Driver’s License) is required to drive a vehicle, purchase cigarettes and alcohol, apply for unemployment, board a commercial aircraft, open a bank account, write or cash a check, use a credit and/or debit card, fill out an application for employment….. Yet, asking for a photo ID is "suppression" when it applies to voting?

Furthermore, obtaining an identification card is not costly or difficult – that is, if you are legal.  According to Hans A. von Spakovsky, American attorney and a former member of the Federal Election Commission, every state that has implemented a voter-ID law has also made free IDs available to voters who don’t have them.  In regards to voter-ID laws negatively affecting minorities, Spakovsky states that the actual turnout of Democratic and minority voters went up, not down, in Georgia and Indiana after their voter-ID laws went into effect, and those increases were larger than in many states without voter-ID laws.  Additionally, the Supreme Court has upheld and supported voter ID laws in several states including Indiana and Tennessee, stating that they ARE constitutional (von Spakovsky, 2012).

Requiring voters to prove who they are is an entirely reasonable proposition. One of my largest concerns is illegals who go to the polls to vote.  Also of concern is voter fraud – specifically those who vote more than once or who vote in the place of deceased people.  What I don’t understand is why showing an ID is such an issue. As mentioned above, having an ID is a nearly essential part of day-to-day life and activities. If a person is so adamant about their right to vote, they would take any measure possible to ensure they have an identification card. It’s that simple. There are four years between elections – that is plenty of time to acquire an ID if you do not have one.

I’m left scratching my head on this one……

Kasperowicz, P. (2011, November 11). Wasserman schultz accuses gop of rigging elections with ‘suppression laws’. Retrieved from http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/194183-wasserman-schultz-accuses-gop-of-rigging-elections-with-voter-suppression-laws

Ritz, E. (2012, October 31). Debbie wasserman schultz reportedly gets into argument with fl policeman, mayor outside polling place. Retrieved from http://www.theblaze.com/stories/debbie-wasserman-schultz-reportedly-gets-into-argument-with-fl-policeman-mayor-outside-polling-place/

von Spakovsky, H. A. (2012, August 3). Getting it wrong on voter id . Retrieved from http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/313053/getting-it-wrong-voter-id-hans-von-spakovsky