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1. #1
   On July 20th, 2007 at 12:39 am, katieanne said:

   Our Missouri Democrats do. They can’t win without cheating.

2. #2
   On July 20th, 2007 at 12:45 am, palani said:

   Hey, we want to make voting simple enough so that even a Senator can do it, don’t we? Check out this Reuters health story: Tiny brain no obstacle to French civil servant. Perhaps this helps to explain the actions of some of our illustrious members of Congress.

3. #3
   On July 20th, 2007 at 12:52 am, SirKnob said:

   If it wasn’t for voter fraud, half these idiots wouldn’t be in office.

   It also allows ‘snowbirds’ to vote twice, once in the state they live in, and a second time in Florida.

   Honesty and polictics, two simple words, so far apart.

4. #4
   On July 20th, 2007 at 1:12 am, swj719AWG said:

   Not surprising, the Senators from Illinois either didn’t vote (Obama T. Coward), or support voter fraud.

   I mean, how else would the dead vote?

5. #5
   On July 20th, 2007 at 1:13 am, swj719AWG said:

   On July 20th, 2007 at 12:45 am, palani said:
   Tiny brain no obstacle to French civil servant. Perhaps this helps to explain the actions of some of our illustrious members of Congress.

   Are you suggesting that Senators have brains?

   Fascinating…

6. #6
   On July 20th, 2007 at 1:14 am, Jamfish said:

   Par for the course for Cantwell and Murray. Frack I’m frustrated Washington state politicians. They won’t even stand up for citizens on what should be non-partisan issues.

7. #7
   On July 20th, 2007 at 1:17 am, mlog said:

   Has Brownback retired from the Senate? It seems he doesn’t vote much any more.

8. #8
   On July 20th, 2007 at 2:12 am, gippergirl said:

   leave it to the dems to make sure that every dead illegal convict/felon is heard on election day……..

9. #9
   On July 20th, 2007 at 2:46 am, puhiawa said:

   I happen to know that my 2 Senators are fully in favor of voter fraud. In fact Akaka and Inouye are so senile, in the case of Akaka, or corrupt, as in the case of Inouye, that they could not care less about this nation. I mean not one thought. Both of them have moved on to being International Statesmen Of Some Importance in their minds.

10. #10
    On July 20th, 2007 at 2:48 am, puhiawa said:

    Brownback (Coma-KN)

11. #11
    On July 20th, 2007 at 5:03 am, georgej said:

    Of course Dick Durbin supports vote fraud. He couldn’t have been elected without it.

12. #12
    On July 20th, 2007 at 5:40 am, gayle said:

    Voter fraud passes huh? No shock there.

    If Congress permits fraud to occur due to the majority vote of Demoncraps, then we have a right to stand up against this action by taking measures against them.

    We need to hit them where it hurts and NOT wait until re-election time.
    Maybe they should ignore those that commit IRS fraud by not paying taxes.

    Think that would work? I wish.

13. #13
    On July 20th, 2007 at 6:29 am, timster said:

    Re: Does your senator support voter fraud?

    1. Your ID and Voting card take up the same amount of wallet space as 2 credit cards. Why is it so hard to take out your id and voter card and show it to the clerk at the voting center when you vote? I do it when I vote and I am not humiliated or traumatized in any way.

14. #14
    On July 20th, 2007 at 7:18 am, DesertLover said:

    I have just located the latest “House of Ill Repute” in Washington, DC … it’s called CONGRESS …

15. #15
    On July 20th, 2007 at 7:25 am, Ralph Gizzip said:

    I’ve long advocated just starting over with the voter rolls. Wipe the slate clean so everyone has to re-register to vote. Of course they’ll need to bring a photo ID, proof of residence, and proof of citizenship to do so.

16. #16
    On July 20th, 2007 at 7:36 am, englishqueen01 said:

    @ Ralph Gizzip:

    I agree with you 100%.

    Let’s start making people accountable. Perhaps an overhauled voting system wouldn’t have landed us with the do-nothing, whine-a lot Congress we have presently.

    When illegitimate votes are cast, Democrats win. And they don’t seem to mind, which is indicative of what kind of character they truly have.

17. #17
    On July 20th, 2007 at 7:39 am, DesertLover said:

    Ralph Gizzip in #15

    Good idea … I just doubt we could ever have it happen …

    why not you ask? …

    because the very people benefitting from the voter fraud would have to be the ones to pass the requirement to re-register everyone … need I say more?

18. #18
    On July 20th, 2007 at 7:58 am, aqvik said:

    Thank you MM for keeping the spotlight trained on the dark and murky corners of our elected representatives. Your efforts our greatly appreciated. Would you consider moving into my state and running for Congress, because my two Senators are clearly traitors, amoral opportunists, and selfish, pandering bottom-feeders. Their natural habitat: political cesspools.

19. #19
    On July 20th, 2007 at 8:13 am, Brian72 said:

    Photo ID at the voting booth is so reasonable, I don’t see any logical opposition to it, unless you depend on fraudulent ballots to get yourself into office, and then stay there until you are 107 yrs. old.

    At my local grocery store, I get asked to show Photo ID when purchasing any alcohol or tobacco products, even though I’m obviously over 18. The last time I was there while showing my ID to the clerk, just 30 feet away were four illegal alien guys at the Western Union desk. I asked the clerk if he would bet me that those guys had no ID. He would not take the bet. The same four guys almost got themselves run over by my car, because they passed behind my car so close when I was about to back up. I’m in Tennessee, not Arizona or Texas. I’m sure these guys will be voting Democrat in ’08.

20. #20
    On July 20th, 2007 at 8:30 am, Lindsay said:

    Note that the goatherd for amnesty, Sen. Lott, missed the vote. Guess he wants the illegals to vote for him in the next election as most of his constiuents that he insulted lst month won’t.

    If you need photo ID to legally buy alcohol, write a check,or board a plane don’t you think most people have a photo ID to pull out at the voter booth?

    Perhaps this should go further…do you need a photo ID to obtain food stamps or to sign up for welfare benefits?

21. #21
    On July 20th, 2007 at 8:36 am, josetheguerilla said:

    These are the same people that were whining and crying when Bush won. Now they have a chance at fixing the sytem, they vote against it.

22. #22
    On July 20th, 2007 at 9:07 am, Dubya said:

    Even if the amendment had passed, there will always be a collection of liberals somewhere to counter the intent.

    New Haven strives to live up to its name:

    U.S. City Gives Illegal Immigrants Official ID
    A Connecticut city will become the first in the United States next week to offer official identification cards to illegal immigrants so that they can enjoy public services and integrate into the community. ….

23. #23
    On July 20th, 2007 at 9:24 am, pxystick said:

    Let me see, R’s voting Nay

    Collins
    Murkowski
    Snowe
    Voinovich

    Shocker on those 4.
    The only two that surprised me were Sununu voting Nay, and Hagel voting Yea. Lump Hagel with the first 4, and change them over to D behind their name. Why not, they always vote with them, anyway.

24. #24
    On July 20th, 2007 at 10:30 am, jrlingreenbay said:

    You don’t need an ID to vote – You can get sued if you report suspicious activity – our ‘all important’ border issue isn’t being discussed anymore – illegals can get in-state tuition as well as credit cards & bank accounts ( See Bank of America )

    Congress’ theme song: “I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts”

25. #25
    On July 20th, 2007 at 10:41 am, Alphonse said:

    On July 20th, 2007 at 1:12 am, swj719AWG said: Not surprising, the Senators from Illinois either didn’t vote (Obama T. Coward), or support voter fraud.

    The quality of senators from Mexinois is not high. We owe an apology to the rest of the country. On the bright side, there was no place to go but up after Carole Mosely Braun.

26. #26
    On July 20th, 2007 at 10:56 am, shooter said:

    The Dems simply can not win without the votes from illegal aliens and the dead.

    It’s much easier to lie to the dead and illiterate than the rest of us.

27. #27
    On July 20th, 2007 at 10:57 am, captivated_dem said:

    Does your senator(s) support voter fraud?
    Half and half.

28. #28
    On July 20th, 2007 at 11:17 am, Stephen_Australia said:

    You mean to say Americans are not required to identify themselves when they vote?

    That’s just ridiculous, in Australia I am required to show ID matching the electoral roll when voting in local, state or federal elections. It helps that by far the most common photo ID in Australia is the driver’s licence, which also shows your address and is only available to, you guessed it, citizens or permanent residents (mostly UK citizens, the criteria are essentially the same as for naturalisation).

    I’m also legally required to vote in said elections, but that’s another debate. I’ve often wondered what the voting demographics of the US would be like if all the apathetic voters were required to show up, even if (like here) you don’t actually have to submit a valid vote (so called irregular voting in Oz ranges from a blank form to political rants and are discarded, but only run to a few % each year).

29. #29
    On July 20th, 2007 at 11:39 am, hawkeye54 said:

    On July 20th, 2007 at 8:36 am, josetheguerilla said:
    These are the same people that were whining and crying when Bush won. Now they have a chance at fixing the sytem, they vote against it

    They ARE attempting to “fix” the system by preventing identifying those who are eligible to vote. They wer shocked that Bush won IN SPITE of Democratic voter fraud.

    I believe no Democratic pol in California, where I live, is in favor of Voter ID as it would seriously deprive them of a substantial number of ineligable voters.

30. #30
    On July 20th, 2007 at 11:44 am, swj719AWG said:

    On July 20th, 2007 at 10:41 am, Alphonse said:
    The quality of senators from Mexinois is not high. We owe an apology to the rest of the country. On the bright side, there was no place to go but up after Carole Mosely Braun.

    Don’t forget Paul “Simple” Simon, and Dan Rostenguilty…

    We seriously need to wise this state up. But so long as Chicago get sto vote, we’ll have drolling morons from Chicago getting elected.

31. #31
    On July 20th, 2007 at 11:51 am, lgm said:

    Not that it will convince anyone, but Republican claims of voter fraud have been shown to be bogus over and over. Many of the fired US Attorneys investigated such claims and found no evidence.

32. #32
    On July 20th, 2007 at 12:19 pm, Brian72 said:

    Ummm…lgm go ask the Governor of Washington State who won by 12 votes after several recounts about voter fraud in Seattle.

    It exists, and is used all the time. How about in my state, Tennessee. The Ford family has lived off of voter fraud for years. The Feds just confirmed the state senate seat that was vacated by John Ford because of his corruption indictments, and occupied by another Ford, Ophelia, who was elected on fraudulent ballots.

    Oh, and she’s in rehab right now, and attended some committee meetings under the influence of drugs and/or alchohol. The video is on Youtube somewhere.

    The federal authorities had to conduct a sting, called Operation Tennessee Waltz, that caught many veteran Democrats red-handed, in corruption schemes and voter fraud schemes.

    So spare me that line of propaganda please.

33. #33
    On July 20th, 2007 at 1:11 pm, palani said:

    puhiawa

    Re: Akaka & Inouye:

    Both of them have moved on to being International Statesmen Of Some Importance in their minds.

    puhiawa, if you think it’s bad now, just wait until crazy Neil takes over for Senator Akaka. At least our current guys have so much seniority, they provide some voice/benefit to Hawaii.

34. #34
    On July 20th, 2007 at 1:30 pm, RogersUmp said:

    So we are free to move about the country and vote wherever we want? If I know the candidates I support in my district are going to win by a landslide I can go vote in the next district with a busload of my friends!!

35. #35
    On July 20th, 2007 at 1:39 pm, Cowboy said:

    In Missouri they passed a voter ID law. The democrats went nuts and challenged it in court. They took it to a lberal judge that had been appointed by a a democrat, mel carnahan I think. Of course the judge through it out as “unconstinutional”. Voter fraud in Kansas City and St. Louis is how claire mcaskil got elected.

36. #36
    On July 20th, 2007 at 2:32 pm, katieanne said:

    In Missouri dead Democrats and Democrat pets vote. Voter ID would just get mess that lovely scenerio up.

37. #37
    On July 20th, 2007 at 3:16 pm, lgm said:

    Brian72 said:

    Ummm…lgm go ask the Governor of Washington State who won by 12 votes after several recounts about voter fraud in Seattle.

    These charges, and all the others in this thread, were thoroughly investigated by Bush appointed US Attorneys. These Bush appointed officials, even at the risk of losing their jobs, found the charges to be bogus.

38. #38
    On July 20th, 2007 at 3:37 pm, jrlingreenbay said:

    I am still befuddled when someone says that a request to identify yourself when casting a legally binding vote is ‘unconstitutional’.

    What, in the constitution, are they referring to that makes this so?

39. #39
    On July 20th, 2007 at 4:09 pm, duff65 said:

    The constitution doesn’t even specify that there is a “right to vote”. This country was not created to be a “populist democracy” even though it has become one. A requirement for a photo ID seems so trivial that any opposition is unbelievable. Of course, we should also go back to literacy tests if we want to improve the quality of the voting pool.

40. #40
    On July 20th, 2007 at 4:49 pm, jrlingreenbay said:

    From reading different items on this – it seems that the ‘unconstitutionality’ issue stems from creating an “undue hardship” on a citizen who cannot afford to pay for the documents necessary to obtain an ID, such as a birth certificate, etc…

    Looking at the Georgia case in particular, they cited just those reasons. However, if you look at the section of the Georgia constitution regarding voting – there is nothing in there that resembles anything such as they spoke of.

    Complete BS.

41. #41
    On July 20th, 2007 at 5:01 pm, LaVentanita said:

    This is a bunch of bull as is the unconstitutional argument.

    In Puerto Rico, your voter registration card has a picture of you on it. Very much like a driver’s liscense and it is a valid id. Not only does it verify you are who you are, but it also prevents you from voting more than one since it gets punched. The card is renewed every two elections with a new picture.

    There, so simple. How come our senators and representatives cannot come up with a directive to have all state generate voter registration id’s???? After all, most of us register at the DMV who has already taken our picture. It would only require the DMV agent to verify that you are indeed a citizen.

42. #42
    On July 20th, 2007 at 5:53 pm, xplodeit said:

    If they required photo ID here in Calif. it would take the vote away from the poor illegals and the Demoncraps would lose 1/3 of their base.

43. #43
    On July 20th, 2007 at 7:30 pm, John Ansell said:

    No surprise for California. Our majority are illegal alien voters.

44. #44
    On July 20th, 2007 at 7:34 pm, John Ansell said:

    #41, Because they like to waste time having slumber parties knowing that when it was over they would get nothing done.

45. #45
    On July 20th, 2007 at 10:45 pm, Rick Moran said:

    There can only be one reason that lawmakers voted against this bill: they wish to see massive voter fraud at the polls.

46. #46
    On July 21st, 2007 at 12:42 pm, DaveC said:

    How else do you think the Librarian Glasses Karl Levin and the Empty Skirt and ‘dangerously incompetent ‘ Debbie Stabenow can get elected and stay elected..

    Michigan is a very nice state but has a some awful senators from here..

47. #47
    On July 21st, 2007 at 1:23 pm, LawCon said:

    So after McCaskill’s surprising vote against Shamnesty, she goes right back to voting the party line. This is typical of her flip-flopping on illegal immigration. Even though she voted against Shamnesty, after speaking with one of her aides, her real reason for voting against Shamnesty was because it didn’t allow ENOUGH illegals into the country.

    As for Brownback, this has become a disturbing trend in KS. Two years ago when I was a 3rd year law student taking a legislation class with Prof. Kris Kobach, my final project was to draft a bill requiring government-issued ID to be presented to vote. (This was for KS) My team and I drafted our bill (incidentally, we got an “A” for our work), submitted it to the KS State Rep., and he presented it to the KS House. It was buried in committee and never brought forward again.

    The most sacred right we have as US citizens is the right to vote. These cowardly politicians, at both the state and federal levels, are taking this sacred right and knowingly and willfully giving it to non-citizens. Where does this madness end? Do these elected officials have amnesty from enforcing the public will? We, as the rightful American voters, must hold our elected officials accountable and if these politicians do not enact legislation, then they must be voted out. It seems obvious that many of us are very frustrated with the US Congress but remember that your state congresses are equally culpable for the disintegration of our rights.

48. #48
    On July 21st, 2007 at 2:09 pm, runningonfumes said:

    How worthless can Voinovich, Sununu, Snowe, Murkowski get? (Did I leave anyone out?)

    Oh, yes, Brownback, who — along with Obama — has been missing in action a good deal lately.

49. #49
    On July 21st, 2007 at 2:10 pm, runningonfumes said:

    Oh, yes: And Collins.

50. #50
    On July 22nd, 2007 at 6:13 pm, simon77047 said:

    People, it’s really time we take back our country. The politicos have got to go!