Democrats are protesting quite a bit about the Federal Election Integrity Act that will require voters to show valid picture identification to vote in federal elections. The claim it's some sort of "poll tax", but it's hard to see why it would be difficult for any citizen to get some form of valid ID.
The Federal Election Integrity Act was approved on a nearly party-line 228-196 vote. Republicans backed the bill 224-3, with three nonvoters; Democrats opposed it 192-4, with five nonvoters. They were joined in opposition by the House's one independent member. ...The so-called "Voter ID" bill, aimed at stamping out voter fraud, would require voters in federal elections to provide picture identification by 2008 and provide proof of U.S. citizenship by 2010. It was among the recommendations made last year by the bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform, headed by former President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat, and former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, a Republican.
"Effective voter registration and voter identification are bedrocks of a modern election system," they wrote in their final report.
But Democrats, siding with groups that work on behalf of minorities and illegal aliens, called the bill a "modern-day poll tax" and said it would place an insurmountable burden on voters and infringe upon their voting rights.
Insurmountable? How stupid do Democrats think minorities are? Isn't that insulting to any of the constituents they claim to represent? It's not exactly hard to get an ID... if you're a citizen (or even if you're not...).
That they are protesting so much can indicate only one thing: Democrats know that they benefit most from voter fraud. The Democrats have been losing elections for a long time now, and they know they've got no hope of winning if they can't get votes from illegal immigrants and dead people.
Actually.. that's not true. Democrats have quite a good chance at winning elections both this November and in 2008 regardless of this Act.
I know I won't be voting for any national Republican this November and I'd love it if there were some way to vote against Bush again. They've messed things up way too much to receive my vote.
The poll tax argument could be taken away by opening up the purse strings and offering to pay for the cheapest valid ID available to the individual (say $10 for a birth certificate) via a tax credit if you qualify for the EITC, let's say.
Actually.. that's not true. Democrats have quite a good chance at winning elections both this November and in 2008 regardless of this Act.
If this were true, why would Democrats be opposed to ensuring that only people eligible to vote are able to vote?
u: Your supposition (that Democrats are opposed to restricting voting fraud), assuming it's true, is irrelevant. There are plenty of eligible voters to give Democrats a very good chance of winning many elections this November and in 2008.