It's astonishing how little thought is going into these knee-jerk, reactionary initiatives... across the board.

It's like they are just RAW ID, flailing about in the legislative body.

was democrats. Then he didn't mind

your fellow citizens you are not going to vote for this bill WHICH is probably going to back fire. Granted I don't know many but the couple I've spoken to at doctor's office give the indication that they generally vote Republican.

disenfranchise some reliable right-wing white voters like the Amish from exercising their inalienable rights.

One of the most longterm rotting-flesh right-wingers in the congress (Joe Pitts) counts on these votes in Lancaster County PA year after year. (PA-16)

"regular-sounding" names will be exempt. That will include the Amish.

I can say that, I'm from PA and know what I'm talking about.

they'd make those Amish shave their beards.

that pacifists would vote Republican.

that is the normal daily (year-round) fare in PA, and has been since time immemorial. Every day we get some slick full-color mailing telling us that Obama is going to take away our Medicare, our guns, our religion, our children, whatev.

(Oh, and he's going to give it all to sluts and people who don't want to work.)

The Amish are in no way immune to this stuff, possibly more susceptible, because less media-hardened.

Although I don't recall seeing anything about Obama taking away any of that stuff, but that's probably because I throw that crap in the trash without even reading it.

But it still strikes me as hypocritical for the Amish to vote for Republicans. As I understand it, the Amish don't even believe in self defense. I know both parties support defense (and I agree we need defense) but the Republicans are the bigger warmongers.

because of that perceived "conservative" stand. And of course, they want small government---they really live that meme of keeping government out of their lives.

And then there is that "rural thinking".....almost every rural area is solid red.

health bill before they voted on it.

Boggles the mind.

which makes it all the more amusing to me.

And they are a huge part of the population of this state. They believe that a camera taking their image will open a door for Satan and they don't even want people photographing their homes, let alone them.

They did not expect this abuse of power to hurt THEM. But really, how far up their butt was their head---all of us in PA know that there are a large number of Amish communities here. And all of us know that they refuse to have their picture taken. So why don't these lawmakers know this?

"The Amish don't vote....I seen it personally so I know it's TRUE!"

Yes folks this is what they're going with.

Oh, it is really easy to get a photo ID to vote.... all you need is an original copy of your birth certificate .... which you have to pay for ...and have to know how to the process ... and which may take up to 10 weeks for the state to send out to you.

http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=379471

I had my original birth certificate in a security lock box that was stolen when my house was burglarized, so I had to jump through all the hoops to get another one. I knew that this would become a problem. I wish I wasn't right so often----they never surprise me.