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Ghost of Huey Long

(322 posts) Mon Jun 25, 2012, 06:11 PM Jun 2012

Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’

At the Republican State Committee meeting, Turzai took the stage and let slip the truth about why Republicans are so insistent on voter identification efforts — it will win Romney the election, he said:

“We are focused on making sure that we meet our obligations that we’ve talked about for years,” said Turzai in a speech to committee members Saturday. He mentioned the law among a laundry list of accomplishments made by the GOP-run legislature.

“Pro-Second Amendment? The Castle Doctrine, it’s done. First pro-life legislation – abortion facility regulations – in 22 years, done. Voter ID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done.”

Voter identification efforts disproportionately affect low-income voters of color, a typically Democratic demographic. Despite insistence by Republicans that the efforts are needed to prevent misconduct on election day, voter fraud is less likely than being hit by lighting.

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/06/25/505953/pennsylvania-republican-voter-id-laws-are-gonna-allow-governor-romney-to-win/

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Pennsylvania Republican: Voter ID Laws Are ‘Gonna Allow Governor Romney To Win’ (Original Post) Ghost of Huey Long Jun 2012 OP

Wait, you mean it's not to protect against rampant voter fraud?!!?! I'm floored! Floored I tell you! FLAprogressive Jun 2012 #1

at the end of the day TeamPooka Jun 2012 #2

I don't know of any poll which suggests Rmoney can win PA. Motown_Johnny Jun 2012 #3

Why not be pro-active? Ednahilda Jun 2012 #4

FLAprogressive

(6,771 posts)

1. Wait, you mean it's not to protect against rampant voter fraud?!!?! I'm floored! Floored I tell you!

Reply to Ghost of Huey Long (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2012, 06:15 PM

Jun 2012

TeamPooka

(24,229 posts)

2. at the end of the day

Reply to Ghost of Huey Long (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2012, 06:16 PM

Jun 2012

America is going to get what is deserves.
The question is what will we deserve?
A great nation of people that stand up to this crap or a nation of sheep that follow when told?

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

3. I don't know of any poll which suggests Rmoney can win PA.

Reply to Ghost of Huey Long (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2012, 06:26 PM

Jun 2012

It is nice that he is so out of touch that he doesn't know to keep his mouth about institutionalized voter fraud but still, he is kinda nuts.

Ednahilda

(195 posts)

4. Why not be pro-active?

Reply to Ghost of Huey Long (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2012, 07:55 PM

Jun 2012

Contact your local election board NOW and find out if poll workers are needed, then volunteer. Yes, it's a very long day (and yes, you do get paid), but there's no better way to be sure that this stupid law is no more onerous than necessary. And if you see anything fishy going on, the ACLU usually has a hotline available on election day for reports of voting irregularities. I've been working the polls twice a year for almost a decade; it's not hard, but it is very important to have conscientious people manning the polling places.

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