Voting isn't dangerous? > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 2:29 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: McCain spent 150,000 on Palin's clothes > > The ride is not the issue; the issue is voting once they get > there. I mentioned driving because of the license. The ID is > tough because they tend to want you to have an address, which > is a concept that also really does not always apply out > there. The simplest thing would be to left the chapter houses > issue tribal ids but apparently the feds killed that one for > this election at least. > > As for the smokes... ID *should* be required, yes. It is a > poisonous product and children should not have access to it. > > > On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 12:19 PM, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Um, bum a ride to dmv and get a state id? > > > > It's not that hard. I didn't have a license for years, > always needed > > some kind of ID even just to buy smokes or beer. You want to let > > people vote on less than you need to buy a pack of smokes? > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 2:14 PM > >> To: cf-community > >> Subject: Re: McCain spent 150,000 on Palin's clothes > >> > >> oh it gets better :) check out the following link, especially the > >> last paragraph (!) > >> > >> http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/17532.html > >> > >> By the way, I heard an interesting discussion on KUNM the > other day. > >> Apparently they are having problems on the Navaho reservation with > >> the ID requirements in Arizona, especially for the more > traditional > >> tribal members, who typically don't have electricity and > often don't > >> drive a car or have a bank account. It seems that the > tribe tried to > >> issue tribal ids to avoid the issue -- it does not at the moment > >> issue them > >> -- but the feds would not approve this. > >> > >> A story about the Arizona requirements: > >> > >> http://www.navajo.org/images/pdf%20releases/KFrancisPR/sept06/ > >> Identification%20required%20to%20vote%20in%20Arizona%20Primary > >> %20today.pdf > >> > >> http://www.navajo.org/News%20Releases/Joshua%20Lavar%20Butler/ > >> July08/Navajo_Woman_awarded_for_contesting_Prop_200_Law.pdf > >> > >> Things are somewhat better in New Mexico (the Navaho reservation > >> straddles the state line) where there is also a court > case alleging > >> that Native American voters were systematically purged or > simply not > >> registered, and faced problems voting even after they > overcame those > >> hurdles. > >> > >> http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/sec_203/documents/cibola_amend > >> edcomp07.pdf > >> > >> Just saying -- those people who are saying that the only > obstacle to > >> voting is ignorance are themselves rather ignorant. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Larry Lyons > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> >>oh and as to this, it remains to be seen. In the last > >> election there > >> >>was quite and effective voter suppression effort around > here and it > >> >>looks as though the GOP is at it again. They apparently are > >> >>"investigating" new voters. I don't mean trying to verify > >> citizenship, > >> >>which might be defensible, I guess -- I'm talking about > cop-looking > >> >>guys showing up at the door of elderly women and asking > >> them why they > >> >>registered to vote. > >> >> > >> >>This might not seem important until you realize that the > margin of > >> >>victory is alway paper-thin in new mexico. Though that > >> attitude would > >> >>also n my opinion not give enough weight to the right > those elderly > >> >>women do have to cast a ballot. > >> > Nice it of voter intimidation that. What's next, searches > >> at polling places? Loyalty oaths? > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > >
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