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In reply to the discussion: 69 year old black woman in Virginia brought 4 forms of ID to polls & still couldn't vote [View all]yardwork
(61,585 posts)148. The president has no say over Virginia's voter id law.
The most impact a president can have is through appointment of Supreme Court justices. All the justices appointed by Democrats - including Bill Clinton - opposed these laws. All the justices appointed by Republicans voted to allow these laws.
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69 year old black woman in Virginia brought 4 forms of ID to polls & still couldn't vote [View all]
kpete
May 2016
OP
it really does. Bernie woud never allow this and has a better chance at winning in November.
Baobab
May 2016
#22
it really does. Hillary would never allow this and has a better chance at winning in November.
trueblue2007
May 2016
#48
THIS is what voter suppression looks like. Not the bogus crap Sanders and his followers
KittyWampus
May 2016
#97
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
So painfull true. If we lose the SCOTUS, it's over for equal and civil rights in this country.
BlueCaliDem
May 2016
#16
It *is* frustrating, and I've watched, with growing shock, how the Dem Party leadership hasn't done
BlueCaliDem
May 2016
#57
Spot on, awoke. As an Ameican citizen, it's my duty to vote for people who will represent ALL of
BlueCaliDem
May 2016
#78
Democrats don't need to ask that stupid question, "what hard work". If you don't know his ground-
BlueCaliDem
May 2016
#56
Well, there's so much wrong with how you think that maybe, just maybe, you need to accept that
BlueCaliDem
May 2016
#65
We had a Democratic a president and congress when Obama first went into office
fasttense
May 2016
#33
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
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
you clearly have an agenda, to deny people voting. Voter impersonation has never, ever been a major
Akamai
May 2016
#153
Maybe she doesn't own a car and has no transportation to the DMV which is several towns away?
Baobab
May 2016
#32
No, just that we should bend over backwards to make sure that ALL AMERICANS can vote honestly
Baobab
May 2016
#49
There have been hundreds of convictions over the last few years. Your WaPo blog post is flawed.
Kang Colby
May 2016
#121
In some of those cases, thousands of instances of voter fraud was reported.
Kang Colby
May 2016
#124
Thanks for the conversation. We simply have a difference of opinion..and there is nothing wrong with
Kang Colby
May 2016
#129
You'd be surprised how many Americans don't use regular banks, and never rent cars,
gollygee
May 2016
#81
I see you are trying to deflect from things, I understand, easier than actual, intelligent, talking
The Straight Story
May 2016
#108
Indeed we do. I don't see all americans as potential criminals and fraudulent voters
The Straight Story
May 2016
#115
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
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
All I see is someone who has bought into a mythological boogieman argument that has no basis in fact
ET Awful
May 2016
#176
Voter ID laws have one purpose and that is to surpress democratic voter turn out.
Botany
May 2016
#88
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
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
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
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
3rd world countries with illiterate and semi-literate populations don't have a problem with voting.
-none
May 2016
#68
They shouldn't have to get a driver's license if they don't drive. And they don't.
WillowTree
May 2016
#90
During Primaries in closed primary states, many voters party preferences were flipped to Independent
-none
May 2016
#126
If the state does the work of getting the IDs together and distributing them, fine.
gollygee
May 2016
#123
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
Outrageous and very hurtful. But then, are we sure our votes are being counted anyway?
jalan48
May 2016
#141