I claim to be politically neutral, albeit a registered Republican. I'm in the middle on most things, as are most people, I would be presumptive and claim (not the party affiliation part). We are considered Moderates, Middle-of-the-road, "Joe Sixpack," and a host of others. Somehow, although we are reasonable people, we allow the extremists from both the Left and the Right to dictate to which extreme we wish to have. Obama on the Left, the far-Left; a host of characters who quote Ronald Regan, and try to step the furthest Right. What about the majority of us?
So far, on the Republican-side, Mitt Romney has been able to keep some of his Moderate plans for the country, things most of us want to see happen in government. Newt Gingrich gets weirder every day with stuff like settlements on the moon, and kids working at their schools. Ron Paul wins the "Candidate Who Most Resembles a Corpse" award, and works very hard at making himself irrelevant. Santorum? I don't know... he doesn't do much for me. I have trouble envisioning him as a leader, but that's just me.
I'm going to hang with my boy Mitt, pray that people can get over his religious affiliation, and move on. We cannot afford to give Mr. Obama a second term, and trust me, I mean "afford." Some how, our elected officials have to learn the basics of accounting, and who better to teach them than a buisinessman?
Monday, January 30, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Voter ID Issues
Several states are requiring a photo ID to be presented at the polls. What is the problem with that? Is it because 50 years ago that was used as a tactic to prohibit people from voting? Those days are long past, it's time to move on.
Positive, photo-identification should be required in every state. The argument is weak, that college students would not be able to vote. If they can't figure out how to arrange for absentee voting, maybe they aren't smart enough to be in college in the first place. As for the racial implications, we've gotten way beyond the Jim Crow-days. Everyone, according to most local, state, and federal laws, is supposed to be able to positively identify themselves to any authorities when requested. What, I ask again, is the problem with that?
It's always the Democrats, screaming about disenfranchising people, and suspiciously quiet when it's reported that voter fraud is on the rise. Did we learn anything from the ACORN debacle? Hello? There are, literally thousands of registered voters who do not exist. If this, and this is only my theory, has been "business as usual" for voter registration over the years, there could be millions. What stops people from using them? Positive photo-identification.
Even then, it's a crap-shoot. People enter this country on fake ID's all of the time, it's just that TSA, and Homeland don't make a big deal out of it. My dad, a former correctional officer, said that most convicted felons had multiple ID's, mostly drivers licences. In California, we give State ID cards to illegal aliens, so they can get on State assistance programs. So, again, what's the problem with showing ID's? You get them to show to people, why not the nice folks at the polling station?
Positive, photo-identification should be required in every state. The argument is weak, that college students would not be able to vote. If they can't figure out how to arrange for absentee voting, maybe they aren't smart enough to be in college in the first place. As for the racial implications, we've gotten way beyond the Jim Crow-days. Everyone, according to most local, state, and federal laws, is supposed to be able to positively identify themselves to any authorities when requested. What, I ask again, is the problem with that?
It's always the Democrats, screaming about disenfranchising people, and suspiciously quiet when it's reported that voter fraud is on the rise. Did we learn anything from the ACORN debacle? Hello? There are, literally thousands of registered voters who do not exist. If this, and this is only my theory, has been "business as usual" for voter registration over the years, there could be millions. What stops people from using them? Positive photo-identification.
Even then, it's a crap-shoot. People enter this country on fake ID's all of the time, it's just that TSA, and Homeland don't make a big deal out of it. My dad, a former correctional officer, said that most convicted felons had multiple ID's, mostly drivers licences. In California, we give State ID cards to illegal aliens, so they can get on State assistance programs. So, again, what's the problem with showing ID's? You get them to show to people, why not the nice folks at the polling station?
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