posted May 06, 2006 12:22 AM            

The democrat fallback position is that poor people can't afford to get to the local DMV to get their picture taken for their photo ID. A very sad tale of woe when one considers those poor people manage to go shopping and do all the things necessary to carry on their normal routine...daily.

What the democrats really mean is the photo ID will cost them the votes of the dead, the votes of illegal immigrants, cost them the double, triple and quadruple voting that goes on under several names and addresses....corruption of the election process is and has been the democrats goal.

Howard Dean is right, a photo ID will keep some people from voting...those who are not supposed to vote in the first place and those who vote multiple times in every election.

Friday, May 5, 2006 10:45 p.m. EDT
Howard Dean to Fight Voter ID Statute

National and state Democrats are planning to appeal a federal court ruling upholding Indiana's new law requiring a photo ID to vote.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean told The Associated Press that the law will keep some people from voting. But supporters of the new law, including Indiana Republican Party Chairman Murray Clark, say the state's voter identification law will help secure elections in Indiana.

posted May 06, 2006 03:34 AM            

MIDLOTHIAN, VA (April 20, 2006) – Today, Thor Hearne, National Counsel to the American Center for Voting Rights - Legislative Fund issued the following statement on the federal court ruling upholding Indiana’s election reform law that included voter identification requirements and yesterday’s announcement that opponents of Indiana election reform will appeal the ruling.:

“I applaud last week’s trial court decision by Judge Barker upholding Indiana’s Voter Identification law. The Indiana law will make sure that every voter has access to a free photo ID and it will also increase public faith and confidence in Indiana elections. This Indiana law is consistent with the common sense bi-partisan reforms proposed by the Carter Baker Commission on Election Reform.

Those who oppose election reform and voter identification and their numerous lawyers had an opportunity to put forward their best case opposing voter identification. They enlisted the support of a nationally known expert, and the court flatly and firmly rejected their claims. The court found that the opponents of voter identification could not find even one individual who would be ‘disenfranchised’ by Indiana’s law. The court further found concern about vote fraud – in Indiana and in other states – to be justified.

Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita and Attorney General Steve Carter and their staff did an excellent job of exposing the faulty reasoning of those who oppose election reform and voter identification. Other states should consider Indiana’s law a model of election reform that has been challenged, tried and found to be both good law and good policy.

We look forward to participating in the appeal process defending this law, and believe that our nation’s federal appellate courts will uphold election reform such as that in Indiana which includes an appropriate voter photo identification requirement.”

This Indiana decision will be closely watched and likely will have an impact in a number of states considering or enacting voter ID legislation across the country. In light of the Indiana court decision, ACVR LF submitted additional comments today to the U.S. Department of Justice urging the Civil Rights Division to pre-clear Georgia’s new election reform legislation including the previously challenged Georgia voter identification statute. This letter and ACVR LF’s previous comments to the Justice Department on the Georgia law are available at www.ac4vr.com

Thor Hearne or other representatives of ACVR LF are available to provide additional background information or interviews. For more information or to schedule a call with ACVR LF, contact Robin DeJarnette, Executive Director of ACVR LF at (804) 241-5368 or Thor may be contacted directly through his assistant Bethany Schuler at 314-613-2500.

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conservatives and former associates of President Bush concur.

Honestly, I can't see how photo IDs would suppress voter turnout, but that is the REAL objection. Not an effort to have illegal voters listed. http://www.collegenews.org/x4246.xml

Absentee ballot fraud: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1601469/posts