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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas M. who wrote (10389)	5/22/2007 11:38:32 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 224750

not wrong.

To: Thomas M. who wrote (10389)	5/22/2007 11:41:23 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 224750

So you are against photo IDs to vote, hmmm you like voter fraud don't you.

To: Thomas M. who wrote (10389)	5/22/2007 11:43:05 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 224750

Georgia will issue free voter IDs Friday, June 30, 2006 The Associated Press ATLANTA — Georgia elections officials can begin issuing free photo identification cards to voters who need them, the State Election Board said Thursday. The board held that the new voter ID law will be in effect for the July 18 primary, now less than three weeks away. The board’s lone Democrat blasted the decision to move forward without an education outreach targeting the voters who stand to be affected the most — those who lack a photo ID issued by the Georgia Department of Drivers Services. “It’s awful. It’s a shame and it’s an embarrassment to this state,” David Worley said. But Republican Randy Evans said voters who go to the polls without the proper ID will be allowed to cast a provisional ballot, then given 48 hours to obtain a voter ID card. “It’s a shame and an embarrassment that you are playing games instead of dealing in reality,” he shot back at Worley. A pair of legal challenges to the law are still pending, one in federal court and the other in state court. Arguments in the state court challenge, filed by former Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes, are scheduled for Monday. Officials from the secretary of state’s office said they would e-mail the state’s 159 county registrars Friday informing them that the law is in effect. To educate voters about the changes in the law, the state plans to air public service announcements on more than 100 radio stations in the coming days and also will provide voters who arrive at the polls a letter explaining the new ID requirement after they cast their ballot. Worley called the education effort a “farce,” complaining that the state would be providing instructions on the law to people who had already voted, and so did not need them. He argued the state should mail information about the new law to the voters who lack an ID from the Department of Drivers Services. Secretary of State Cathy Cox places that the number at about 675,000, but Republicans hotly dispute the figure’s accuracy. Cox, a Democratic candidate for governor, personally opposes the voter ID measure, but as the state’s top elections official she is in charge of implementing it. Evans said it was far better to put a piece of paper in the hands of people who arrive at the polls rather than shipping out junk mail to outdated addresses. “Let’s put a piece of paper in their hands and give them a ballot,” he said. The Republican-backed voter ID law was first passed in 2005, but a federal judge blocked enforcement, saying it amounted to an unconstitutional poll tax. The state Legislature amended the law early this year to make photo IDs free to anyone who needs them in all 159 counties. The law mandates that voters present a government-issued photo ID in order to cast a ballot. Supporters of the law say it is needed to prevent fraud. Critics say it disenfranchises poor, elderly and minority voters who are less likely to have a driver’s license or other forms of photo ID. The state’s voter ID law has been cleared by the U.S. Department of Justice, which under the Voting Rights Act must approve changes to the state’s elections.

To: Thomas M. who wrote (10389)	5/22/2007 11:45:07 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224750

Gee look who's against free voter IDs. the same old ballot cheaters. TLANTA — Advocacy groups including the NAACP (search), AARP (search) and League of Women Voters (search) have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the new voter identification requirements. "Georgia passed an absolutely obnoxious law," said former President Jimmy Carter, who lives in the Peach State. "It was specifically designed to prevent old people, poor people and African-Americans from voting," he said. Carter co-chairs a private, bipartisan commission that last week recommended that every eligible voter in the United States receive a free, government photo ID card by 2010. He says Georgia's law is too restrictive. The new policy in Georgia eliminates utility bills and employee badges as valid identification at the polls. Voters must now present a government-issued ID card such as a driver's license or passport. Click in the video box to the right to watch a report by FOX News' Jonathan Serrie. "It's as simple as the photo ID that's presented when one tries to get on an airplane or when you're renting a video at the local video store," said Republican state Sen. Bill Stephens.