You can be a registered voter even to the point of having proof such as ID or a birth certificate etc…..won't stop republicans from deliberately kicking you off the voter rolls or doing the kind of shit that gets a secretary of state held in contempt of court. Or closing down polling locations requiring anybody who wants to vote to go way out of their way to do so.
In short what democrats try (or don't try) to do in order to ensure every eligible person can vote is no more ridiculous than Republicans who still think this is America prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965…...or their role in getting that law passed. And their insistence (and those of the ignorant) that the I.D. laws are a necessity to ensuring the integrity of elections and mitigating the rampant problem of voting fraud.
Despite the fact that these laws are one of the many reasons for why most of the country has difficulty voting and the rampant voting fraud Republicans insist is marring our elections is less than about 2% and mostly committed ironically…...by registered Republicans.
You use a lot of generalizations that aren't really healthy to productive conversation. I think you need to take a step back and get out of your "all republicans are evil" mindset. People can only be removed from voter rolls if they don't vote for a certain amount of time or if they don't update their information correctly. Yes some may find underhanded ways on both sides but this isn't a common practice so I'm not sure it's fair to claim an entire party is practicing it.
Polling locations have a set amount of time for you to go and vote. If you're in line before that time then they can't make you leave. If someone tries to, again regardless of party, that's illegal and it should be reported and handled appropriately. Again, not a common practice though. That being said I do believe election days should be national/local holidays to encourage better voter turnout and to allot more time for the process.
Um, what? Are you arguing that there shouldn't be voter ID laws or are you arguing that the current laws need to be adjusted? It's known that without some type of verification polling stations will and can commit fraud. Again, not a partisan issue, both sides would/will take advantage if the regulations are too relaxed. I'm not saying it needs to be obnoxious but, again, you should have to present a valid/scannable ID and a voter's registration that can be verified.
Statistics on a crime like voter fraud are only as accurate as they are good at catching said fraud but I agree there aren't hundreds of thousands of fraudulent votes with our current setup. My complaint is the lack of uniformity in the process. When I move to a different county in the same state it was a drastically different setup and my previous location was much more efficient while still being more stern about checking for proper identification.
Voting isn't difficult, I do it every time I have the option to do so. It's not incredibly difficult to look up information and ensure that you're good to go. I do agree that there are some reforms that should be made to speed up the entire process. Paper ballots are sort of outdated but I understand the risk of strictly using electronic ballots from cyber security not being strong enough.
Changes can be made but I think your comments are drastically biased and aggressive. Both parties have their faults in this discussion. If Republicans had free reign they would gerrymander to infinity (a habit I feel should and will be ended soon as more become aware of the practice) and Democrats are willing to move the voting age down to 16 and they want amnesty for illegal immigrants (because they know both choices would drastically increase their voter base not because they think it's morally correct). Persecute wrong doers, make the process more uniformed, make sure that people have the proper identification and that access to voting is both efficient and simple.
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In a society where those opposed to you can't vote if they've been in jail… you suddenly have a motivation to put people in jail.
Not a good system.
Do you truly believe that people are given felony charges so that they can no longer vote? That's a false equivalency if I've ever seen one.
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Another example of the US trying to prevent people from voting.
Florida too. Surprise…To nobody.
Oversimplification and a low blow to a state that's actually pretty down the middle (goes back and forth from red and blue). Florida actually recently passed a law to allow former felons who have served their sentence to regain their voting rights. This link doesn't explain that they're simply having them pay fines they already owe before being allowed to vote again. Which, really falls in line with the "completing your sentence" aspect of the original law.
Dear lord this forum needs some balance. You guys seem to jump on anything not left of center and shriek at it without any consideration.
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@S.C.:
Because the GOP doesn't want "them uppity darkies" voting against them and their money-grubbing policies.
Dear God you guys are absolutely brainwashed to think of the GOP in the most offensive and ignorant manner. If anyone generalized about a race as much as you guys do about the political right leaning people they'd be treated as a monster for being so ignorant and prejudice.