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SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)
79. We'll agree to disagree
Sun May 22, 2016, 03:59 PM
May 2016

that having a valid out of state license and an invalid in state ID is "unneeded bull crap". Her validity as in-state voter should have been questioned.

Her in-state ID had been expired for at least two years - she had plenty of time to renew it.

This sucks. Agschmid May 2016 #1
it really does. Bernie woud never allow this and has a better chance at winning in November. Baobab May 2016 #22
Thanks for dragging in the GDP. Agschmid May 2016 #24
I'm with Agschmid, keep these comments in GDP where they belong. nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2016 #27
it really does. Hillary would never allow this and has a better chance at winning in November. trueblue2007 May 2016 #48
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #55
This message was self-deleted by its author emulatorloo May 2016 #87
The president really has no say in this matter Maeve May 2016 #64
Preemption SusanLarson May 2016 #135
"The laws of the United States" as they stand now Maeve May 2016 #137
that would be a violation of the 10th ammendment Travis_0004 May 2016 #151
This is all about the SCOTUS and not really about the President gollygee May 2016 #80
THIS is what voter suppression looks like. Not the bogus crap Sanders and his followers KittyWampus May 2016 #97
The president has no say over Virginia's voter id law. yardwork May 2016 #148
I am so sick of everything in this country SamKnause May 2016 #2
well in a few years there wont be anything like that, the machine will just recognize her face. Baobab May 2016 #34
Another practical and personal reason to ensure that we have a Democratic Senate and a Democratic BlueCaliDem May 2016 #3
Wait; didn't Ralph Nader say there's no difference between the Parties? Yeah, haven't forgotten. WinkyDink May 2016 #4
The voter id law in VA was passed by the Republicans and just went into effect now. FSogol May 2016 #5
Exactly... awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #6
So painfull true. If we lose the SCOTUS, it's over for equal and civil rights in this country. BlueCaliDem May 2016 #16
What is frustrating... awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #41
It *is* frustrating, and I've watched, with growing shock, how the Dem Party leadership hasn't done BlueCaliDem May 2016 #57
If I took my ball and went home... awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #72
Spot on, awoke. As an Ameican citizen, it's my duty to vote for people who will represent ALL of BlueCaliDem May 2016 #78
what hard work? Baobab May 2016 #50
Democrats don't need to ask that stupid question, "what hard work". If you don't know his ground- BlueCaliDem May 2016 #56
There is so much wrong with what you said that i don't know where to start. Baobab May 2016 #62
Well, there's so much wrong with how you think that maybe, just maybe, you need to accept that BlueCaliDem May 2016 #65
ACA has done very little to reduce uninsurance or underinsurance Baobab May 2016 #84
We had a Democratic a president and congress when Obama first went into office fasttense May 2016 #33
The president does NOT have the ability to control state voting laws frazzled May 2016 #144
People have to have a place to live to be able to vote, right? Baobab May 2016 #38
Yes. BlueCaliDem May 2016 #67
yup Baobab May 2016 #69
Nope. Outdated info doesn't help me. Sorry. eom BlueCaliDem May 2016 #77
Good point to bring up the job part scscholar May 2016 #76
Preview of what is to come in November. Dark money and voter suppression is the rethug strategy. kairos12 May 2016 #7
If you don't think Hillary will go negative to suppress Trump's voter turnout Calista241 May 2016 #120
I used my current VA drivers. ileus May 2016 #8
Needs all 5! Helen Borg May 2016 #9
Why did she let her Virginia DMV card expire? Kang Colby May 2016 #10
What shenanigans? malaise May 2016 #13
Mike Connell's handy work 2004 Cincinnati, OH Botany May 2016 #20
When I added my post malaise May 2016 #31
what exactly am I looking at here? Kerry votes going to this Cobb person? Takket May 2016 #112
I'm wondering the same thing n/t SickOfTheOnePct May 2016 #117
It is called a "man in the middle" scam Botany May 2016 #130
well said ericson00 May 2016 #15
Not needed for a lot of things.... mwooldri May 2016 #17
I think that's a well thought out and well written response. Kudos to you. Kang Colby May 2016 #18
That's a favorite Republican talking point you are pushing there. truebluegreen May 2016 #96
I'd rather be safe than sorry when it comes to voter fraud. Kang Colby May 2016 #98
"Hundreds of convictions" out of how many votes? truebluegreen May 2016 #104
Could you supply some links? Baobab May 2016 #106
+1 truebluegreen May 2016 #118
You are citing "election fraud" — not voter fraud. immoderate May 2016 #152
Ah. So you didn't actually read the article. WillowTree May 2016 #66
You got me. Yup. Tl;dr. Guilty as charged. Nt mwooldri May 2016 #95
They cost, for one thing LadyHawkAZ May 2016 #21
Name one instance where someone committed voter fraud. KeepItReal May 2016 #26
See link below. Kang Colby May 2016 #29
you mean this one? or right wing crap you are pushing redstate/republicanlawyers/discoverthenetworks Agony May 2016 #54
If there were that paltry number of cases, would that justify mass purges and new ID requirements? KeepItReal May 2016 #70
Bullshit that voter fraud is a big deal! Let's say 300 people committed it, but 1.3 million may be Akamai May 2016 #139
What's your point exactly? Kang Colby May 2016 #145
you clearly have an agenda, to deny people voting. Voter impersonation has never, ever been a major Akamai May 2016 #153
I take it you've never heard of Chicago. WillowTree May 2016 #157
Post removed Post removed May 2016 #179
Maybe she doesn't own a car and has no transportation to the DMV which is several towns away? Baobab May 2016 #32
But yet she can make it to her voting precinct. Kang Colby May 2016 #35
which is usually within walking distance. Baobab May 2016 #40
I was updating my response as you replied. Kang Colby May 2016 #43
No, just that we should bend over backwards to make sure that ALL AMERICANS can vote honestly Baobab May 2016 #49
We do allow voting by mail in plenty of locations. Kang Colby May 2016 #51
31 cases of voter fraud in 1 BILLION votes cast. truebluegreen May 2016 #119
There have been hundreds of convictions over the last few years. Your WaPo blog post is flawed. Kang Colby May 2016 #121
OK. Let's change the title to "Hundreds of convictions for voter fraud truebluegreen May 2016 #122
In some of those cases, thousands of instances of voter fraud was reported. Kang Colby May 2016 #124
Reported by whom? Tea Partiers? Nice company you keep truebluegreen May 2016 #125
You are trying to poison the well. Kang Colby May 2016 #127
You've done that already, link or no link. truebluegreen May 2016 #128
Thanks for the conversation. We simply have a difference of opinion..and there is nothing wrong with Kang Colby May 2016 #129
There are DMVs all over Northern Virginia SickOfTheOnePct May 2016 #52
If you read the article....... WillowTree May 2016 #71
You support voter ID laws? passiveporcupine May 2016 #39
Sure do. Kang Colby May 2016 #45
So long as states provide free photo ID SickOfTheOnePct May 2016 #42
I dont think its free- It should be Baobab May 2016 #102
Photo voter ID in Virginia is free n/t SickOfTheOnePct May 2016 #105
You'd be surprised how many Americans don't use regular banks, and never rent cars, gollygee May 2016 #81
That's just dumb. I'm sorry, but it is. The Straight Story May 2016 #99
Oh, the hardship of having a state issued photo ID. Kang Colby May 2016 #100
I see you are trying to deflect from things, I understand, easier than actual, intelligent, talking The Straight Story May 2016 #108
What's that have to do with anything? Kang Colby May 2016 #110
Oh? The Straight Story May 2016 #113
You and I have a philosophical disagreement... Kang Colby May 2016 #114
Indeed we do. I don't see all americans as potential criminals and fraudulent voters The Straight Story May 2016 #115
I don't either...we agree on that point. eom Kang Colby May 2016 #116
So tell me - how often does a poor black woman nearing 70 rent a hotel room, rent a car or fly? ET Awful May 2016 #134
How do you know she is poor? Thanks. n/t Kang Colby May 2016 #136
Simple - if she were wealthy, she'd likely have the ID and easy access to it. n/t ET Awful May 2016 #155
She had a valid NC drivers license AND an expired VA license yet she claimed to be a VA resident. Kang Colby May 2016 #156
May come as a shock to you, but sometimes people move. n/t ET Awful May 2016 #160
You didn't read the story...lol. Kang Colby May 2016 #162
So I guess it's beyond your understanding that somebody could move to NC ET Awful May 2016 #174
That version of events reminds me of a Disney story. Kang Colby May 2016 #175
All I see is someone who has bought into a mythological boogieman argument that has no basis in fact ET Awful May 2016 #176
Some people don't do any of those things. alarimer May 2016 #140
It's OK that I have a different opinion than you and others. Kang Colby May 2016 #146
No its not OK ibegurpard May 2016 #180
That is simply your opinion. Kang Colby May 2016 #182
Maybe she doesn't need a hotel room, rental car, Ilsa May 2016 #170
Republicans know if the people are allowed to vote they will be out of power Botany May 2016 #11
She did vote n/t SickOfTheOnePct May 2016 #44
Yes after lots of unneeeded bull crap Botany May 2016 #74
We'll agree to disagree SickOfTheOnePct May 2016 #79
Voter ID laws have one purpose and that is to surpress democratic voter turn out. Botany May 2016 #88
Well ... Aren't you fancy? Trajan May 2016 #154
I'd have looked askance at her ID. Igel May 2016 #12
Oh.......stop making sense. WillowTree May 2016 #73
That's The Good Ole USA for you UCmeNdc May 2016 #14
In Ohio, the bank statement probably would have worked Maeve May 2016 #19
All this to fix a "problem" that never existed, SusanCalvin May 2016 #23
that is BULLSHIT. even an EXPIRED license should fucking work. fucking supreme court pansypoo53219 May 2016 #25
We are totally and completely screwed. Our system is completely and profoundly broken. nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2016 #28
Funny story malaise May 2016 #37
The reason an expired license isn't accepted Maeve May 2016 #61
People snickered? redwitch May 2016 #30
She did vote didn't she? I also usually get a provisional ballot, but that is voting. braddy May 2016 #36
It's not voting. It's asking some asshole for permission - they can throw it away, not count it, jtuck004 May 2016 #143
Except that she did vote, and it counts, I always get a provisional ballot myself, like she did. braddy May 2016 #150
If it is a provisional ballot that decision is made outside of your presence. Your talk is air. n/t jtuck004 May 2016 #164
Wrong, a provisional ballot is a valid vote, and I almost always use a provisional ballot myself. braddy May 2016 #166
Do I need to say the word "provisional" slower for you? jtuck004 May 2016 #167
Like I said, for years all my votes have been provisional, it merely means that they will be checked braddy May 2016 #168
This country has gone completely to shit. And all we have to hope for is Clinton or tRump... ChisolmTrailDem May 2016 #46
Hope that reincarnation exists Baobab May 2016 #107
Ugh Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #47
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Yup. It's the same argument that Clintonites have used to disenfranchise Sanders voters. (nt) w4rma May 2016 #58
My thoughts exactly. A lot of people didn't care about voter suppression during the primaries. reformist2 May 2016 #59
Apparently she didn't know the rules initially. WillowTree May 2016 #75
This demands a new strategy. no_hypocrisy May 2016 #60
Sadly, we, may share the blame question everything May 2016 #63
3rd world countries with illiterate and semi-literate populations don't have a problem with voting. -none May 2016 #68
Getting a DL isn't complicated TeddyR May 2016 #82
Voting shouldn't be complicated either. -none May 2016 #85
They shouldn't have to get a driver's license if they don't drive. And they don't. WillowTree May 2016 #90
Can you point me to the part of my post that favored TeddyR May 2016 #92
During Primaries in closed primary states, many voters party preferences were flipped to Independent -none May 2016 #126
Re your picture vote idea TeddyR May 2016 #83
You can put pictures/graphics on voting machines. -none May 2016 #86
Terrible oversight in the Bill of Rights. Should be rectified ASAP. senz May 2016 #89
The right to vote is already in the Constitution n/t SickOfTheOnePct May 2016 #94
I wish it were, but it's not. n/t senz May 2016 #101
Hmmm SickOfTheOnePct May 2016 #103
Yes, odd, isn't it? And yet the right has not been constiutionally guaranteed. senz May 2016 #109
Yes, by all means SickOfTheOnePct May 2016 #111
Damnit!! Why is this crap still happening??? ailsagirl May 2016 #91
What sort of ID do you think is acceptable for voting? TeddyR May 2016 #93
If the state does the work of getting the IDs together and distributing them, fine. gollygee May 2016 #123
Your voter registration card should be sufficient. alarimer May 2016 #142
What's it going to be like for the general election? TexasMommaWithAHat May 2016 #131
Of course, they wouldn't let her vote. She's black. That's the law in third world U.S. nt valerief May 2016 #132
well if every Democratic lawyer could take one voting rigbts case to the courts. Mary Mac May 2016 #133
confirms what I have suspected heaven05 May 2016 #138
Outrageous and very hurtful. But then, are we sure our votes are being counted anyway? jalan48 May 2016 #141
VA election official here IWII May 2016 #147
Thanks for post and welcome to DU. n/t FSogol May 2016 #149
Thank you for taking the time to clear up some issues (or misconceptions) ailsagirl May 2016 #158
"I made him (another) temporary ID and he voted---R." WillowTree May 2016 #159
You would know in a primary gollygee May 2016 #161
Ah. An open primary state. WillowTree May 2016 #165
GollyGee is correct IWII May 2016 #163
Welcome and thanks for posting! Maeve May 2016 #169
I think the politicians are wrong, too IWII May 2016 #171
Thanks--we won't always agree Maeve May 2016 #173
Politicians all say they want everyone to vote Angry Dragon May 2016 #172
Anyone Know ? DustyJoe May 2016 #177
She wasn't denied the right to vote n/t SickOfTheOnePct May 2016 #178
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