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Omaha Steve

(99,659 posts) Wed Feb 4, 2015, 09:34 PM Feb 2015

Voter ID, winner-take-all election bills advance from committee

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Martha Stoddard

LINCOLN — Two bills guaranteed to generate controversy advanced from committee to the full Nebraska Legislature Wednesday.

Legislative Bill 111 would require most voters to show government-issued photo identification before casting a ballot.

LB 10 would return Nebraska to the winner-takes-all system of awarding electoral college votes in presidential elections.

Both advanced on a 7-1 vote from the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, which is dominated by conservative Republicans.

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Voter ID, winner-take-all election bills advance from committee (Original Post) Omaha Steve Feb 2015 OP

Funny how Electoral College winner-take-all is a 'great idea' in red states Newsjock Feb 2015 #1

Because all blue states are proportional?... bobclark86 Feb 2015 #2

How long til they try to make it illegal for DEMS or Independents to run for office??? blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #3

How long will it be before people stand up and demand their rights as a citizen? olegramps Feb 2015 #4

Newsjock

(11,733 posts)

1. Funny how Electoral College winner-take-all is a 'great idea' in red states

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Feb 4, 2015, 09:45 PM

Feb 2015

But in the blue states, we have to have proportional allocation of EVs because it's the only fair way to treat Republicans.

No, on second thought, not funny at all.

bobclark86

(1,415 posts)

2. Because all blue states are proportional?...

Reply to Newsjock (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 4, 2015, 09:54 PM

Feb 2015

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_%28United_States%29#Implementation

It puts them in line with everybody else except Maine (and it's only 23 years old, btw).

That said, I'd be OK with voter ID if we gave everyone an ID card, or a tattoo of a barcode on the forehead.

blkmusclmachine

(16,149 posts)

3. How long til they try to make it illegal for DEMS or Independents to run for office???

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2015, 04:19 AM

Feb 2015

olegramps

(8,200 posts)

4. How long will it be before people stand up and demand their rights as a citizen?

Reply to blkmusclmachine (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 5, 2015, 11:02 AM

Feb 2015

As long as citizens are going to meekly accept defeat by these fascist bastards, they will continue to see their rights undermined. Our forefathers would have never prevailed in todays wishy-washy society spineless society. They would have just rolled over and obeyed King George.

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