Agreed. I've seen reprts of non-citizens voting, and people voting more than once On Nov 6, 2012 3:54 PM, "Bruce Sorge" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > OK, so here is my two cents on the ID issue. My wife is not from America > and cannot yet vote here. So, if Georgia does not check for ID's (I don't > know if they do or don't, just using the state I currently live in as an > example, I voted absentee for Colorado), then my wife and I can go to the > local polling place, and I make sure she is behind me. Then, as they check > off my name from the list, I quickly look up a woman's name who has not yet > voted, and tell my wife that name in her ear. She steps up and uses that > name, and voila, Abigail Smith has voted. Now, here is how this would play > out: > > 1. Abigail does not show up to vote, but her vote is counted anyway > because she "did" show up. > > 2. Abigail shows up, is told she already voted. Protest ensues and one of > these things happens: > > a. Abigail's vote is tossed out as is Abigail for voter fraud. > b. Abigail's vote is tossed out, and she gets to vote. > 3. Abigail is told she already voted so it's too bad and is asked to leave. > > > But, if my wife was required to show ID, and her ID is checked against > their list (as California did/does, have not voted in Ca. in a while so I > don't know), and she can't vote. > > So I really don't understand why people fuss about having to show an ID to > vote. We have to show ID for so many less important things but people don't > think twice about it. I mean, I have to show my government ID when I shop > at the commissary. Is buying groceries a matter of national security? No. > Are the groceries at the commissary less expensive than off post? Usually > not, but the money I save not driving a few miles away to a good > neighborhood to shop offsets the price difference. Point being, if you are > eligible to vote in the US, then have ID to vote. No ID, no vote. Simple. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 1:59 PM > > To: cf-community > > Subject: Re: Election Day General News: > > > > > > See, shit like that (Dean's accusations), to me, border on election > > tampering. He is practically scaring people to go vote for Pres. Obama. > > > > Along the same lines, if people are being asked for ID in PA...that shit > has > > to stop. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:357739 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
