Posted by omarenoryt on 12/23/00 11:27

Considering the rampant voting fraud that plagues this country, anyone
who disputes the need for picture ID's before voting is a complete
fucking idiot. Luckily, you happen to be one anyway.

JAS wrote:
> I have spent more than 40 years in public service fighting for voting rights
> and a better democracy. Today, I am sad to say, there are proposals being
> readied that would set us back in that struggle. A privately funded,
> unaccountable Commission organized by former Bush-Cheney campaign lawyer
> James Baker, III, and former President Jimmy Carter issued a report today
> that includes policy proposals that will disenfranchise over ten percent of
> eligible voters -- a national ID requirement to vote. This national voter ID
> proposal is essentially a poll tax that will disenfranchise Americans of all
> backgrounds, but the poor, the disabled, the elderly, students, and people
> of color would bear the greatest burden. The Katrina victims - those without
> the means to escape the storm - typify the population that the Commission's
> ID proposal will most likely leave out of our democracy.
>
> Join With Me in Fighting Against This New Poll Tax Proposal
> http://johnconyers.com

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