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To: SilentZ who wrote (426722)	10/15/2008 3:16:00 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1572437

"But, no matter what, you're doing to have to go somewhere to have your picture taken." That is true. That is something that needs to be dealt with. Personally, I don't think the problem is one that requires a lot of effort to solve. The only real way is a national ID system and vetting all voters against the database. In 2000, I believe, a reporter found a lot of snow birds who were voting in their home state and in Florida. But, they were pretty reliable Republican voters so no worries... I don't advocate this approach, BTW.

To: SilentZ who wrote (426722)	10/15/2008 3:18:47 PM
From: muzosi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572437

Why should we do ANYTHING that reduces participation? (I mean, I know the answer, but...) i'm not sure what answer you know so i'll just tell you what i think. the name of the game is reducing the number of potential voters who won't vote for you party (or candidate etc.). if you can find a group of such potential voters and an innocent looking way to reduce their numbers (ie. picture id which will make poor/old people less likely to vote and say they overwhelmingly vote x) then if you're not x it's to your benefit to do everything you can to make them not vote.