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arely staircase

(12,482 posts) Wed Oct 30, 2013, 07:31 AM Oct 2013

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Wendy Davis forced to sign afidavit to cast early vote.

Her driver's license includes her maiden name and therefore didn' t exactly match her voter registration. Fucking. Bullshit!

http://keranews.org/post/new-voter-id-law-forces-governor-candidate-wendy-davis-sign-affidavit-vote

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Wendy Davis forced to sign afidavit to cast early vote. (Original Post) arely staircase Oct 2013 OP

There's going to be a lot of that. hobbit709 Oct 2013 #1

oh yeah arely staircase Oct 2013 #3

That's ALWAYS the point of any restrictive voter law. hobbit709 Oct 2013 #4

They'll probably start running ads that she was guilty of voter fraud davidpdx Oct 2013 #2

But of course. LisaL Oct 2013 #5

I fervently hope that 1) this is going to be tested in federal court and 2) that there are CTyankee Oct 2013 #6

yes and arely staircase Oct 2013 #7

well, until the law is overturned watch the sky Oct 2013 #8

Goodness! However did we run our nation's democracy all these years without these laws! CTyankee Oct 2013 #9

actually did arely staircase Oct 2013 #10

sorry, shudda done the sarcasm thingy... CTyankee Oct 2013 #11

no kidding arely staircase Oct 2013 #12

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

1. There's going to be a lot of that.

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 07:32 AM

Oct 2013

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

3. oh yeah

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 07:38 AM

Oct 2013

That's the whole point of the law, making it harder for likely Democratic voters to cast ballots.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

4. That's ALWAYS the point of any restrictive voter law.

Reply to arely staircase (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 07:40 AM

Oct 2013

They can put all the lipstick and fancy clothes on it they want but it's still a pig.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

2. They'll probably start running ads that she was guilty of voter fraud

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 07:36 AM

Oct 2013

It just wouldn't surprise me.

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

5. But of course.

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 08:40 AM

Oct 2013

That's going to be happening to a lot of people.

CTyankee

(63,901 posts)

6. I fervently hope that 1) this is going to be tested in federal court and 2) that there are

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 08:45 AM

Oct 2013

organizations that help individual voters get to the polls and navigate the system. I would do it if I lived in TX or any other state with such voter suppression laws. But here in CT we have no such suppression for which I am grateful and happy...

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

7. yes and

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 05:44 PM

Oct 2013

Yes.

watch the sky

(129 posts)

8. well, until the law is overturned

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 06:20 PM

Oct 2013

it applies to even a known politican like Wendy. I kind of think this is stupid, an affadavit that is when a maiden name doesn't match the one on the rolls.

CTyankee

(63,901 posts)

9. Goodness! However did we run our nation's democracy all these years without these laws!

Reply to watch the sky (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 07:03 PM

Oct 2013

Mercy me!

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

10. actually did

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 07:54 PM

Oct 2013

Poll taxes, literacy tests, etc. But we werent a true democracy. And that is what they want. In fact they need it to have any power.

CTyankee

(63,901 posts)

11. sorry, shudda done the sarcasm thingy...

Reply to arely staircase (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 08:51 PM

Oct 2013

this was the usual back in the day. I never thought I'd see those days again in my long life. It is sad...

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

12. no kidding

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #11)

Wed Oct 30, 2013, 09:15 PM

Oct 2013

Those things were before my time - at leastvad adulthood. But they are back. But take heart. It is only because they are losing their power. And we are hitting back as smart and hard as we can in Texas at least. My job is doing it in my precinct.

As MLK said the moral arc is long but it bends toward justice.

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