Ah, the smell of hypocrisy
For the last six years, we’ve endured countless claims of stolen elections and of voter fraud. The vast majority of these claims have been levelled by Democrats who are upset after repeated defeats in elections. One would think that those who are so concerned about “voter fraud” and “stolen elections” would be all for measures designed to tighten up the electoral process.
Democrats have fought tooth and nail against any attempt at reforming the voting process – at least, the reforms that would make voter fraud more difficult. One such measure that has been assailed mercilessly is the requirement of having a valid identification. According to the Dems, requiring voters to have an ID is the equivalent of a “poll tax”, which has been made illegal many years ago.
The logic here – or lack thereof – is simply amazing. One needs an ID to get a job, to get Social Security or other welfare benefits, to drive, or even to purchase alcoholic beverages. None of these have the social importance of voting – yet voting has the least number of protections against abuse or fraud than any of the above situations.
Why should voting be different?
The answer is simple: it shouldn’t. Voting is one of the very foundations of our Republic (yes, liberals, America is a republic, not a democracy), and is the one fundamental right granted to citizens. Yet Democrats are advocating the prohibition of a policy which would ensure that voting is performed by U.S. citizens, as opposed to, say, Mexican citizens.
Someone please explain to me how having a requirement of something everyone should already have be considered an “insurmountable burden on the elderly, the poor, the under-educated, or the otherwise disadvantaged who were least able to bear the costs and the bureaucratic burden of obtaining the IDs” in terms of preventing voter fraud?
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