sorry...I did not read back that far, as my questions (twice) was posted several pages after that. A link to the post might make it easier next time you're asked about something you may have already answered in a thread... just sayin.
Your post:
Gargantuan said:
This actually does have some merit. They are trying to make it harder in some cases for younger members of the population to vote by requiring more identification/stopping voting in college districts.
"Recent Republican proposals have or would put in place onerous voter ID requirements, curtail early voting, and prevent students from casting ballots where they go to school. These proposals are costly and could disenfranchise hundreds of thousands if not millions of voters, but most of those affected are more likely to vote for Democrats. Republicans have invoked the specter of voter fraud to justify the restrictions, but the type of voter fraud these laws are designed to address are extremely rare — the Bush administration, despite pursuing the issue vigorously, never produced more than a handful of voter fraud prosecutions."
More: Hyperbole about Jim Crow shouldn’t obscure truth about GOP voting proposals - The Plum Line - The Washington Post
Man I seem to be finding myself defending this woman a lot
OK... lets address those one at a time...
1... I see nothing wrong with requiring ID to be able to vote at a polling station. I was taken aback in PA the first time I voted here after moving, when I simply told them who I was, signed a register the first time, and was given my ballot. No ID check, nothing. I could have been anyone, and they never would have known. As for stopping voting in colleges, I see nothing wrong with that either.
If the soldier in other countries have to cast absentee ballots, why can't college students who are away from home?
2... Pretty much covered in my first response. I have no idea what your personal definition of onerous is, but if it's showing a valid form of ID, then you're barking up the wrong tree.
3... Requiring voters to prove who they are by showing valid ID is not even remotely close to preventing them from voting. It would ensure their eligibility. You know, like proving your a natural born citizen so you can run for President?
4... You have GOT to be kidding! The alleged 'millions of college students' that would be affected... would be Democrats? No Republican college students would be hit by this? Really?
You don't happen to have any hard numbers to back that up, do you?
That's almost a bigger FAIL for you than the other thread. :rofl: