Nick Anderson for June 24, 2016

Roast elephant in November 2016.

Might as well add roast donkey too after the DNParty did all that pro-Hillary rigging.it was a disgrace to the idea of democracy.This was the party,Both parties managed to to tear down the very structure of what they were found on.

Abuse of the second amendment has to led to loss of “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”

The first three panels are Absolutely true. The idea of giving up a Constitutional Right for the Illusion of security is not only insane, it’s an insult to the very principles this country was founded on.

Party of the hypocrites!

asking for id at a polling station is not taking the right to vote from anybody. that’s a reasonable law. the left would be screaming bloody murder if the GOP bussed millions of paid off supporters and dropped them off at a polling station to vote with no ID on them (then bussed then to other stations to do it again and again) one person one vote

Why is it the right only cares about the second amendment and throws the rest of the Constitution in the garbage?Due process would include putting all the laws back on the books that would stop the sale of military weaponry to citizens. If the GOP was as concerned about human life as they were about an inanimate object they would be working for the people of this country. Instead they are worshiping the almighty dollar and sacrificing children to the gun lobby.

There is a fundamental issue here, which is there is no legally defined “right to vote.” It is absolutely the right of a citizen to do so, and there have been many related issues, but stating it formally, as something that must not be infringed, would be an important step forward.And a number of Democrats have proposed such a law, or even a Constitutional Amendment.

because its sooooo demanding, onerous and difficult to get a background check. What a dishonest bunch of crap! You people who espouse this line of BS that you don’t even believe yourselves should be ashamed to wake up in the morning. Sounds like you could say the same about regulating assault weapons that are slaughtering our countrymen.

yes non citizens , dead and people who want to multi vote should be allowed

dear old coal an utility bill used to work in my state

This whole business about voter ID ought to be a non-issue. Up here in socialist Canada (that’s a joke, people), you have to identify yourself in order to vote. I think that’s totally reasonable. But there are about fifty different kinds of ID that count. And there is no controversy about phony voters. If the people in the US who are demanding voter ID were reasonable in what counts as ID, then the whole problem would disappear.

Here’s the relevant information from Elections Canada:

Eligible voters in a Canadian federal election must prove their identity and their residential address before they can vote.Voters are required to do one of the following:•show one piece of government identification which shows their photo, name and residential address (e.g. a driver’s licence), or•show two pieces of identification from Election Canada’s authorized list. Both pieces of identification must contain the voter’s name, and one must have the voter’s residential address, or•be vouched for by another voter whose name appears on the voters list in the same polling division and who has acceptable pieces of identification. Both will have to make a sworn statement. A voter can only vouch for one person and a voter who has been vouched for can’t vouch for someone else.Voter Identification for the HomelessThe homeless need to get an Attestation of Residence from a homeless shelter or soup kitchen they frequent and also show another piece of identification to prove their identity, a health card for example.

2) Show two pieces of IDAt least one must have your current address•health card•Canadian passport•birth certificate•certificate of Canadian citizenship•citizenship card•social insurance number card•Indian status card•band membership card•Métis card•card issued by an Inuit local authority•Canadian Forces identity card•Veterans Affairs health card•old age security card•hospital card•medical clinic card•label on a prescription container•identity bracelet issued by a hospital or long-term care facility•blood donor card•CNIB card•credit card•debit card•employee card•student identity card•public transportation card•library card•liquor identity card•parolee card•firearms licence•licence or card issued for fishing, trapping or hunting•utility bill (e.g. electricity; water; telecommunications services including telephone, cable or satellite)•bank statement•credit union statement•credit card statement•personal cheque•government statement of benefits•government cheque or cheque stub•pension plan statement•residential lease or sub-lease•mortgage contract or statement•income tax assessment•property tax assessment or evaluation•vehicle ownership•insurance certificate, policy or statement•correspondence issued by a school, college or university•letter from a public curator, public guardian or public trustee•targeted revision form from Elections Canada to residents of long-term care facilities•letter of confirmation of residence from a First Nations band or reserve or an Inuit local authority•letter of confirmation of residence, letter of stay, admission form or statement of benefits from one of the following designated establishments: ostudent residenceoseniors’ residenceolong-term care facilityoshelterosoup kitchenWe accept e-statements and e-invoices. Print them or show them on a mobile device.

“Even if you are a suspected terrorist, we can never take away your right to buy a gun without due process…”

“We should never take away a Constitutional right just to satisfy the concerns of a political constituency…”

Fine, then when are we going to bring all those detainees over from Guantanamo Bay and give them their Constitutionally mandated fair and speedy trials so that they can be found “not guilty” and go out and buy all the guns that they desire?

It’s mostly the poor who can’t afford to “buy” a driver’s license or other ID required by the state’s worried about voter fraud, like the whole 35 documented cases that have occurred, nation-wide. Of course what about New Yorkers and some other cities where even the wealthy have never had a driver’s license, hmm, Ralph Nader comes to mind, but then he’s not exactly a “righty” either.

But what I really find interesting is that the Republicans who created the no fly, and terrorist watch lists under the very unpatriotic “Patriot Act”, are the ones making the secret lists, who still want those untrustworthy folks to be able to buy guns, lots of guns, and lots of firepower, they only need for hunting humans. Yes, interesting that those who keep setting fire to it, want to “protect” the Constitution.

dear dtroutma the proposed law here would waive cost [$25] for poor