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Thread #147692   Message #3424715
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
23-Oct-12 - 09:39 AM
Thread Name: I Voted Early: Nov. 6 General Election
Subject: RE: I Voted Early: Nov. 6 General Election
GUEST was gargoyle. Need I say more?

Silly question, all things considered.

The question should be "why does your country work so hard to prohibit specific demographics from being able to legally vote?" These "voter fraud" laws are NOT aimed at preventing illegal voting, they are generated by the GOP and are aimed at groups who can not easily access the "free" IDs that are now required for voting in many locations. Who usually vote Democratic as a block. This local Dallas NPR hour-long program is an interview with a researcher in the field:

Defending the right to vote

SRS