{"id":4595,"date":"2007-05-24T14:53:13","date_gmt":"2007-05-24T21:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=4595"},"modified":"2007-05-25T11:16:46","modified_gmt":"2007-05-25T18:16:46","slug":"immigration-bill-includes-photo-id-polling-place-restriction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=4595","title":{"rendered":"REPUBLICAN IMMIGRATION BILL AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE DISENFRANCHISING PHOTO ID RESTRICTIONS AT POLLING PLACE!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Un-believable. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has introduced an amendment to the proposed new Immigration Law that would require disenfranchising Photo ID restrictions on voters at the polling place, according to a press release<\/a> just out from National League of Women Voters.<\/p>\n

The provision tagged onto the immigration bill would amend the horrible Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 that McConnell co-sponsored and pushed through to passage along with his Republican counterpart and lead author in the House, the now-jailed Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) and Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD).<\/p>\n

The key provision in the amendment is as follows:<\/p>\n

SEC. 304. IDENTIFICATION OF VOTERS AT THE POLLS.<\/p>\n

(a) In General.–Notwithstanding the requirements of section 303(b), each State shall require individuals casting ballots in an election for Federal office in person to present a current valid photo identification issued by a governmental entity before voting.<\/p>\n

(b) Effective Date.–Each State shall be required to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) on and after January 1, 2008.<\/p><\/div>\n

Apparently, it’s not enough for the Republican White House operatives to create phony “grass roots” groups<\/a> to create propaganda solely for the purpose of forwarding the fraudulent notion of a massive “Democratic Voter Fraud” epidemic (which doesn’t exist<\/a>).<\/p>\n

It’s not enough to toss legitimate voters from the voter rolls through purges<\/a> and “caging” lists<\/a> to remove legal, minority voters (many serving overseas in Iraq, nonetheless) so they are not allowed to exercise their legal franchise.<\/p>\n

It’s not enough to remake our entire Department of Justice into nothing more than a branch of the Republican party for the specific purpose of bringing trumped up “voter fraud” indictments<\/a> in hopes of shaving votes in close elections and otherwise gutting the beloved 40 year old Voting Rights Act<\/a> for purely partisan gain.<\/p>\n

No. Come hell or highwater, these democracy hating Republican thugs are going to find a way to keep you<\/em> from voting — even if they have to amend every piece of legislation that comes before them to try and do it — because, otherwise, they can’t win elections.<\/p>\n

If McConnell’s provision is not defeated, fillibustered, or whatever it takes by every goddamned Democrat in that body<\/i>, well….good luck voting them<\/i> out of office either. But they’ll sure as hell deserve it. Every. Single. One of them. (As if those who pushed through the Iraq funding bill capitulation don’t already deserve to be removed from office.)<\/p>\n

These Republicans are absolutely beyond contempt and, clearly, despise the most basic American values at the very core of our once-great Republic. They hate everything<\/i> about it. They are loathesome. And the Dems damned well better stop them dead in their tracks.<\/p>\n

Rick Hasen has the complete amendment and additional details<\/a> on the latest insipid GOP\/McConnell scam<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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