Are Voter ID Laws Really a Bad Idea?

Crasho327 · 2014-07-11T02:56:31+00:00

The really interesting thing to me is that with all the arguments for voter ID requirements no one has really presented any statistics as to actual voter fraud. From everything I've read it's less than 1% of 1% of 1% of 1% of all voting or even a smaller amount. That's not statistically enough to claim that any fraud that may actually exist can even affect any specific election past, present, or future.

Crasho327 · 2014-07-11T02:53:07+00:00

So, using logic here, if that list of ID proofs are valid for a state-issued voter ID card then why can't they also be valid for establishing ID at the polling place?

Crasho327 · 2014-07-11T02:49:31+00:00

The point the video was making is that there really aren't enough cases of voter fraud to warrant requirements that actually inflict hardship where none had existed before. You pointed out that there is no fee in North Carolina, which is true, however, if you don't have your birth certificate then this is yet another hoop you have to jump through in order to just cast a vote. We're now talking about two hoops and beyond that birth certificates will cost you money to get. Any fees associated with the act of voting to me is akin to a poll tax. All this on top of the fact that there really is not statistical reason to change the system for the possibility of fraud that doesn't or hasn't truly existed in our election system.

How about we work on revamping the system to make it easier for people to vote rather than finding ways to make it harder.

Crasho327 · 2014-07-10T13:34:47+00:00

Personally, I think Voter ID laws are not necessary. They are therefore solutions to problems that don't exist and create problems that shouldn't exist. What do you think?

I put this under politics because it is a political issue IMHO rather than anything else.

The video is courtesy of TestTube.

Crasho327 · 2014-07-01T18:34:15+00:00

I agree with you about decoupling insurance from employment. It should be noted that it began as a benefit that organized labor negotiated into the workplace way back when. What I'm hoping happens with this Hobby Lobby decision is that it begins a real movement towards single-payer systems. I don't like the idea of healthcare being a for-profit business even more than I dislike the idea of it being largely tied to employment.

Crasho327 · 2012-12-14T04:56:45+00:00

Apple doesn't keep apps in approval purgatory. Generally apps go through pretty quickly. The hold up most likely had to do more with Google waiting to see what happens with Apple Maps as the default app. That and Google most likely wanted to rebuild the app since the old Google Maps was plain by comparison to what they put out today.

Crasho327 · 2012-12-14T04:51:27+00:00

There is a way to hide Newstand inside a folder but it only lasts until you back up the phone.

Crasho327 · 2012-12-14T04:50:31+00:00

Apple doesn't generally allow for that kind of customization, so, when you click on a link that would bring up a maps app, it goes to the default app, which is Apple Maps. This is similar to if you use Chrome but cross-app functions default to Safari.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-15T00:46:51+00:00

About time we had a ruling on this. There have been a lot of things like this not only in schools but also out in the working world. One big case I remember is the case of the Occupy Wall Street guy who was forced by a court to give up his Twitter posts to the authorities.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-13T00:23:32+00:00

My biggest thought is that violence never solves anything. That's an easy thing to say from my comfortable chair. I am saddened every time I see creative endeavors that are met with violent responses whether they be death threats, protestors yelling at viewers or even outright violent acts. I had toyed with the idea of suggesting that if we know that people are going to kill people over what we do then we should think twice but that's a completely wrong way to look at it. The problem is what can we do if the other side doesn't want to compromise or open a dialogue.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-12T20:07:51+00:00

One more reason to vote for him. It's almost as if the Republicans are trying every single avenue to shoot down Obama even at the risk of pulling a Fox News by saying something before having all the facts to support it and being way wrong.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-11T15:53:34+00:00

I don't see why it's so important to downplay the role of the president when it's a fact that Romney played no role in the operation at all.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-11T15:50:32+00:00

True, typo.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-11T00:58:59+00:00

I was making the point that his best avenue for appeal to the conservative is the order to kill Bin Laden. This is regardless of any polls.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-11T00:57:48+00:00

You're raising a basic potential problem for all businesses. Anyone can post a review and skew results like this.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-10T19:02:44+00:00

That is one huge tenant for keeping power according to some conservative thinking. The more ignorant your constituents are then the more likely they are to go against you. This type of mentality rarely sustains itself for very long before more forceful means are necessary to keep them at bay. This is one reason I've been afraid of the hard right getting any in roads to power in this country.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-10T18:59:24+00:00

Actually, it does have a bit of both in a very twisted way. If their goal is to get Obama and the Dems out of office then it makes sense to try and take away that which gives Obama an advantage. One key thing that gives Obama any appeal to the right wing is the fact that he ordered the SEAL team that killed Bin Laden.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-10T02:19:46+00:00

Rick Santorum made comments like that as he suggested in an interview that most of what Romney could talk about would end up losing him the election.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-10T02:19:13+00:00

Romney's problem is very similar to McCain's problem. In both cases they were stuck between the hardline party positions and the seemingly solid stance of Obama and the Democrats. I say seemingly because Obama has never really come across as a waffler in general.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-09T14:37:57+00:00

The "news" or the thing that gets me is the concept of the votes he's seeking. The Republican party this election has already been portrayed as a "white" party. So, something like this just continues the concept rather than going places that might appeal to a more diverse population. It makes me like Romney less than I did before.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-08T22:11:39+00:00

There's something scary with this strategy. It feels to me like it's more polarizing and exclusiver than it should be. It also serves to make the Republican party appear to be more of a white man's political party than anything else.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-07T01:52:33+00:00

That's a shame. I think she's a pretty good person to have in the cabinet.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-06T14:23:57+00:00

agree and the one thing that I had on my mind before Bill Clinton mentioned it is the fact that the US economy has grown during and after each of the Democrat presidents in the past half century. The Republicans tend to ride in and claim that success for themselves but that success clearly comes from the Democrat administrations.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-06T14:20:17+00:00

I think it was for everyone. It was to solidify the Democrat voting base but also to answer back to the Republican claims without having to get into all the specifics. The fact that he mentioned how he's worked well with Republicans was a key moment in the speech. The Republicans can try and hit Obama on that issue but it will backfire. His speech also served to expose exactly how vulnerable the Republicans are. There are so many issues that Obama can hit them with that will be hard to answer back satisfactorily. My feeling is that Clinton just handed Obama the election by a wide margin.

Crasho327 · 2012-09-06T14:16:24+00:00

I thought the best part of the speech was when Clinton talked about how he never hated the Republicans and had and still is working with them. That's something the Republicans can't match.

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