Comments on: Stop Voter ID Laws – Stop Discriminating Against Dogs

By: Liz Harrison (twitter: @GoldwaterGal)

Liz Harrison (twitter: @GoldwaterGal) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:18:41 +0000

No, John. In point of fact, I sincerely doubt that you have a single clue what the legislators in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania had in mind. I would further wager that you did not spend a single minute at an election site in November of 2008. Further, I will suspect that you had no idea about the high numbers of individuals that attempted to vote in that election at the wrong polling locations, without proper registration, and a myriad of other “issues.” You probably didn’t end up having to call authorities to protect by-standers when disgruntled Obama supporters couldn’t cast ballots because they didn’t follow the rules. And how did the election officials know that these people’s legitimacy was questionable to begin with? They requested ID to verify their identities – something they have been permitted to do for years. And the reason why there are so few documented cases of voter fraud? That is because people can cast ballots without verifying their identity, and legal right to cast ballots in the first place. I’ve worked polls for most of my life, and invariably, the Dems have caused more issues of this kind than anyone else. GOP folks are guilty of one-issue polling, as in there is always a pro-life contingent at the polls. But, if there’s a fight, bullying, or other nonsense at a polling place? I can only count two times in over 20 years, and over 40 elections that it involved right-wing folks. EVERY other time, it was a disgruntled “Dem” that may or may not have been legally registered to vote at a given poll. And, in many of those situations, I sincerely wondered if those people had voted at more than one polling location, casting provisional ballots all around town. By the way, I do know for a fact that judges of elections here tend to just circular file duplicate provisional ballots, writing them off to “voter error” as opposed to actively attempting to cast multiple ballots. If those were counted as “attempted fraud” instead, I suspect your numbers would be blown out of the water.

By: JohnHerald

JohnHerald — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 05:58:14 +0000

Judy, that would be too easy, which is exactly the opposite of what Pennsylvania’s Republican legislators and administration had in mind.

By: JohnHerald

JohnHerald — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 05:54:44 +0000

Conservatives love to bolster their arguments with bogeymen. It’s not enough to have everyday fraudulent voters stealing elections, but get this, many of these cheats are illegal aliens. They go to courthouses where officials are more than happy to sign them up, then they go to the polling place where other officials are equally happy to allow them to cancel out our votes. That satisfies common sense. Elections are more important to illegal aliens than the chance they might be deported if they’re found out. But Liz, if you’re so smart, go to Pennsylvania’s PA Voter and PennDOT websites and try to find out how to obtain an absentee ballot if you don’t have one of the sanctioned IDs. The information is there, but lots of luck piecing it together.

By: Delmon

Delmon — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 08:09:22 +0000

Because some crime isn’t worth fighting? How many cases of irregular elections would it take for Democrats to cry foul?

Exactly ONE – remember Florida in 2000?

John, you are defensive and a terrible purveyor of fact.

Obama is not all that, defending him on a multitude of posts here is entertaining, but kinda sad in a way.

By: John

John — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:24:04 +0000

There have been 370 verified cases of voter fraud in the United States in the last ten years. Stop hyperventilating. Conservatives are literally creating a problem to solve.

By: JUDY

JUDY — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:44:24 +0000

maybe it is about time people stand up and be counted. It is nice to be nice . It is smarter to protect your ballots. We know what it is all about. Millions of undocumented illegals flooding the country with the help of Obama. these people do not belong here nor do they belong voting. Stop and realize what he is doing. Of course every illegal voting would vote for the man that supplies the freebies and the handouts . They in turn take away from money to secure /fix/educate /feed “your” children and legal residents. Do you think Obama cares . He does not . His answer is always the one for that particular occasion. You do not invite 50,000 people for dinner . Knowing you only have 100 meals.

By: JUDY

JUDY — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:30:03 +0000

what waste : we already are required to register . . . and we all rec. cards already . Just put the picture on them

By: JUDY

JUDY — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:27:38 +0000

Voter ID will stop all the fraud . If people can get a BC or SS card or License or a medicaid card they certainly can get an ID . It is a way they try to make the poor or unfortunate “look stupid.” They are not. . . but that is what they all try to do. Taking advantage of them. We all know how to dial a phone or ask for help if needed. Seeming to make all poor look lost they certainly make themselves look stupid. We the people are not helpless or are we dumb.