Gerrymandering has bipartisan agreement as an acceptable tool for the parties to seek advantage over one another, at least amongst the party leaderships. It is uncivil, dishonorable and unethical, but legal. It places party above the constitution and the electorate.^Requiring a photo i.d. seems fair, but charging for i.d. in order to vote would be a type of poll tax. It also seems unfair that the picture i.d. provided by colleges and some employers would not be accepted under some of these new state laws. It also seems suspicious to those who favor greater access to the ballot box.^Voter suppression seems more suspect when same day registration, early voting, and other conditions limiting or reducing the amount of time and tools that voters can use to vote are removed from the public. Providing more voting stations in ‘friendly’ districts while providing fewer in ‘unfriendly’ districts is just one other tool being used to make voting more arduous. ^Just as the arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty, we should err on the side of access for those who wish to vote. There should even be incentives to encourage voting… most businesses close for president’s day, why don’t we have a national holiday for the day we elect presidents and other officials? Some nations penalize their citizens if they fail to vote. This might also be a tool our nation could use. Those who make voting harder make our entire nation look petty and once again, puts party over the Constitution and the people for whom it was written.Respectfully,C.
Funny how it’s considered ‘suppression’ to require a valid photo I.D. card. I can’t figure out how that is ‘suppression’. One is required for us to be able to drive our cars, and one is required for us to leave our country. Why not require one to vote?
Some old people were born at home and can’t get birth certificates. Some people don’t still have their original Social Security cards. Some people just got divorced or moved. All of those people have difficulty voting. Not to mention the $25 to $54 cost plus $6.50 more if you are homeless.
I agree with the cartoon, especially the gerrymandering. It is causing the concentration of Republican and Democratic voters in their respective areas, which leads to the selection of more extreme representatives of each party, which leads to more conflict and stalemates.
Women who felt threatened by Republican policies. Young people upset with the Republican stance on the war, gays, women, etc. Old people who felt their pensions or medical insurance was threatened. Latinos wanting immigration reform. Sick people wanting to protect healthcare. But more than anything else, Obama won because the Republicans failed to nominate a moderate Conservative that Americans could actually trust. They went with the devil they had instead of one they didn’t know.but that’s just my opinion, Tigger.And votes weren’t suppressed everywhere, and the efforts to suppress really reached the level they have since the elections and the many state houses that went to Republicans in overwhelming numbers.you probably already knew all of that tho.Respectfully,C.
I had a college student who was very well-informed but was turned away at the polls. I told her to go back and demand that they let her vote and straighten out the address game later. She did, they let her and it had a happy ending but, if she hadn’t told me about her experience, she would have just been sol. I have no idea which party she voted for and it doesn’t matter.
When we monitor elections in other countries we insist that voters show ID so that they can only vote once. When you have more voters registered in Chicago and East Saint Louis, IL than people who live there, it’s time to look closely at the Cook County and St. Clair County Democrat party’s mantra “vote early and vote often”.
ConserveGov over 10 years ago
Ha!Two idiots in compete agreement.
chazandru over 10 years ago
Gerrymandering has bipartisan agreement as an acceptable tool for the parties to seek advantage over one another, at least amongst the party leaderships. It is uncivil, dishonorable and unethical, but legal. It places party above the constitution and the electorate.^Requiring a photo i.d. seems fair, but charging for i.d. in order to vote would be a type of poll tax. It also seems unfair that the picture i.d. provided by colleges and some employers would not be accepted under some of these new state laws. It also seems suspicious to those who favor greater access to the ballot box.^Voter suppression seems more suspect when same day registration, early voting, and other conditions limiting or reducing the amount of time and tools that voters can use to vote are removed from the public. Providing more voting stations in ‘friendly’ districts while providing fewer in ‘unfriendly’ districts is just one other tool being used to make voting more arduous. ^Just as the arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty, we should err on the side of access for those who wish to vote. There should even be incentives to encourage voting… most businesses close for president’s day, why don’t we have a national holiday for the day we elect presidents and other officials? Some nations penalize their citizens if they fail to vote. This might also be a tool our nation could use. Those who make voting harder make our entire nation look petty and once again, puts party over the Constitution and the people for whom it was written.Respectfully,C.
tryoung71 over 10 years ago
Funny how it’s considered ‘suppression’ to require a valid photo I.D. card. I can’t figure out how that is ‘suppression’. One is required for us to be able to drive our cars, and one is required for us to leave our country. Why not require one to vote?
rockngolfer over 10 years ago
Some old people were born at home and can’t get birth certificates. Some people don’t still have their original Social Security cards. Some people just got divorced or moved. All of those people have difficulty voting. Not to mention the $25 to $54 cost plus $6.50 more if you are homeless.
chromosome Premium Member over 10 years ago
I agree with the cartoon, especially the gerrymandering. It is causing the concentration of Republican and Democratic voters in their respective areas, which leads to the selection of more extreme representatives of each party, which leads to more conflict and stalemates.
oneoldhat over 10 years ago
we must act against this suppression of dead peoples right to vote
parkerfields over 10 years ago
Nick Anderson is obviously a Democrat that resents being stopped from promoting fraud, and pouts when laws are passed that prevent his fraud.
chazandru over 10 years ago
Women who felt threatened by Republican policies. Young people upset with the Republican stance on the war, gays, women, etc. Old people who felt their pensions or medical insurance was threatened. Latinos wanting immigration reform. Sick people wanting to protect healthcare. But more than anything else, Obama won because the Republicans failed to nominate a moderate Conservative that Americans could actually trust. They went with the devil they had instead of one they didn’t know.but that’s just my opinion, Tigger.And votes weren’t suppressed everywhere, and the efforts to suppress really reached the level they have since the elections and the many state houses that went to Republicans in overwhelming numbers.you probably already knew all of that tho.Respectfully,C.
DJGravityX over 10 years ago
Not that this has anything to do with "voter"suppression in Egypt. At least not the military or MBH killings. Funny, but inaccurate.
lindz.coop Premium Member over 10 years ago
I had a college student who was very well-informed but was turned away at the polls. I told her to go back and demand that they let her vote and straighten out the address game later. She did, they let her and it had a happy ending but, if she hadn’t told me about her experience, she would have just been sol. I have no idea which party she voted for and it doesn’t matter.
Hawthorne over 10 years ago
" Most elibal voters do not vote and do not care!"
Sorry to expose my ignorance, but what is an ‘elibal voter’ …?
Hawthorne over 10 years ago
“But the picture of the beating reminds me of government beating tax money out of everyone in the name of Obamacare.”
Well, everybody but the well off, whose medical coverage is paid for … by the taxpayers … anyway.
If it’s good enough for us, it should be good enough for them.
James Lindley Premium Member over 10 years ago
When we monitor elections in other countries we insist that voters show ID so that they can only vote once. When you have more voters registered in Chicago and East Saint Louis, IL than people who live there, it’s time to look closely at the Cook County and St. Clair County Democrat party’s mantra “vote early and vote often”.