Go to show ID to attend DNC

[JohnR! 5,495]

Were you asked any questions to prove your identity, or were you simply handed a ballot with no questions asked?

They asked for my ID and I simply - yet very politely - declined to show it. I never showed ID to vote in my entire life and I am not about to change that anytime soon.

[Teddy B 17,252]

They asked for my ID and I simply - yet very politely - declined to show it. I never showed ID to vote in my entire life and I am not about to change that anytime soon.

Right, but did they ask you further questions to prove your identity? According to Hawaii law, they are supposed to ask your adress and birth date to compare it with their records before giving you a ballot.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Right, but did they ask you further questions to prove your identity? According to Hawaii law, they are supposed to ask your adress and birth date to compare it with their records before giving you a ballot.

I normally take my voting card along with me and that has all the information they need. Some people just take the information from the card.

I think that most people who work at the polling stations are there to enable voters to do so, rather than hinder the process and they have no legal standing upon which to enforce these laws.

If you went through the trouble to show up to vote, nobody should have the right to stop you.

But back to topic, are there any more feigned outrage being expressed by the matter posted by the OP or was it just a proto-copy published by the marginal media?

Edited September 4, 2012 by Gegel

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I normally take my voting card along with me and that has all the information they need. Some people just take the information from the card.

I can very easily vote w/o ID. Just need to request an absentee ballot which as a registered voter I will get in the mail. Anyone that wants to cast a fraudulent ballot can do that w/o ever going to the polls leaving all these voter ID laws entirely useless. Odd, isn't it? They should have addressed that, right? I mean this being about the integrity of the vote and all. Only, it isn't about that and never has been. It's about suppressing votes that are not favorable to the Republicans. That's why early voting is being cut back - early votes tend to favor Democrats. That is why needless hoops are implemented that in person voters have to jump through - hoops that voters that tend to vote more heavily Democrat have a harder time clearing. Absentees can cast fraudulent votes all they want, of course, because absentee ballots happen to favor Republicans. It's really quite obvious.

[JohnR! 5,495]

I can very easily vote w/o ID. Just need to request an absentee ballot which as a registered voter I will get in the mail. Anyone that wants to cast a fraudulent ballot can do that w/o ever going to the polls leaving all these voter ID laws entirely useless. Odd, isn't it? They should have addressed that, right? I mean this being about the integrity of the vote and all. Only, it isn't about that and never has been. It's about suppressing votes that are not favorable to the Republicans. That's why early voting is being cut back - early votes tend to favor Democrats. That is why needless hoops are implemented that in person voters have to jump through - hoops that voters that tend to vote more heavily Democrat have a harder time clearing. Absentees can cast fraudulent votes all they want, of course, because absentee ballots happen to favor Republicans. It's really quite obvious.

If you look at all the Gerrymandering that the GOP has been doing, in addition to supporting these voting laws, it is all about stacking the deck in their favor. In addition, it is in their best interest that the poor and disenfranchised do not vote, for these hardly ever vote for the GOP anyway.

However, so long as they do it wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross, they will rally the support of the less aware and more radicalized fringes of their party.

That is why I refuse to show my ID. It is a matter of principle.

Edited September 4, 2012 by Gegel

[kytwell 179]

If you look at all the Gerrymandering that the GOP has been doing, it is all about stacking the deck in their favor.

How did you conclude that it is the GOP doing all of the gerrymandering? Both parties do and have done it for over a century. Elections have consequences and this is one of them.

Just a quick google search reveals:

MARYLAND VOTERS WIN LEGAL VICTORY AGAINST DEMOCRAT GERRYMANDERING

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/27/Legal-Victory-in-Battle-Against-Gerrymandering

Democrats' revenge in 2012: a radical Illinois gerrymander

Illinois' redistricting plan is poised to turn half a dozen Republican seats Democratic and could help Democrats retake the House in 2012.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2011/0608/Democrats-revenge-in-2012-a-radical-Illinois-gerrymander

Redistricting fixes Tennessee Democrats' gerrymandering

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/jan/17/redistricting-fixes-democrats-gerrymandering/

Democratic Gerrymander of Connecticut

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/18/1056154/-Democratic-Gerrymander-of-Connecticut

Gerrymandering gives Democrats advantage in North Carolina congressional races

http://www.news-record.com/blog/54431/entry/103257

Democrats gerrymandering Montana

http://www.billingsnews.com/index.php/commentary/3324-democrats-gerrymandering-montana

[JohnR! 5,495]

How did you conclude that it is the GOP doing all of the gerrymandering? Both parties do and have done it for over a century. Elections have consequences and this is one of them.

Just a quick google search reveals:

MARYLAND VOTERS WIN LEGAL VICTORY AGAINST DEMOCRAT GERRYMANDERING

http://www.breitbart...-Gerrymandering

Democrats' revenge in 2012: a radical Illinois gerrymander

Illinois' redistricting plan is poised to turn half a dozen Republican seats Democratic and could help Democrats retake the House in 2012.

http://www.csmonitor...ois-gerrymander

Redistricting fixes Tennessee Democrats' gerrymandering

http://www.timesfree...gerrymandering/

Democratic Gerrymander of Connecticut

http://www.dailykos....-of-Connecticut

Gerrymandering gives Democrats advantage in North Carolina congressional races

http://www.news-reco...31/entry/103257

Democrats gerrymandering Montana

http://www.billingsn...ndering-montana

Your Google search contradicts what you are saying for it only shows gerrymandering done by Democrats.

[mawilson 2,133]

It's about suppressing votes that are not favorable to the Republicans.

All is fair in love and war. If they can find ways to legally suppress some votes, fair play to them. Remember, two parties can play that game.

[JohnR! 5,495]

All is fair in love and war.

Politics is neither.

[kytwell 179]

If you look at all the Gerrymandering that the GOP has been doing,

Your Google search contradicts what you are saying for it only shows gerrymandering done by Democrats.

My google search shows to you that not just the GOP does it, which is what you said was going on. Refer to above quote of yours for reference.

[JohnR! 5,495]

My google search shows to you that not just the GOP does it, which is what you said was going on. Refer to above quote of yours for reference.

Alrightie then.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

All is fair in love and war. If they can find ways to legally suppress some votes, fair play to them. Remember, two parties can play that game.

That's one way to look at it. I look at it differently and I will simply not support a party who cannot win on their platform or record but must resort to taking away my neighbor's right to vote in order to gain or retain power. I've seen what happens when you lend your support to such parties. Not pretty.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

That's one way to look at it. I look at it differently and I will simply not support a party who cannot win on their platform or record but must resort to taking away my neighbor's right to vote in order to gain or retain power. I've seen what happens when you lend your support to such parties. Not pretty.

You are on a roll with good posts today.

[Darnell 8,479]

I think it's perfectly acceptable to show an idcard of the holder sitting in a naughty chair.

[mawilson 2,133]

That's one way to look at it. I look at it differently and I will simply not support a party who cannot win on their platform or record but must resort to taking away my neighbor's right to vote in order to gain or retain power. I've seen what happens when you lend your support to such parties. Not pretty.

So dramatic. If your neighbor wants to vote, he or she can get an ID card. No-one's taking away their rights.