kanesrealm

If you are a citizen of this country and have attained or will attain by election day the age of eighteen you have the right to vote. In spite of what you may hear if you're not a citizen you can't vote. Fantasies about President Obama importing millions of illegal immigrants to vote is pure nonsense. In fact the Obama Administration has deported more illegals than the previous three Presidents combined. Your right to vote has come at a great price and it is up to you to be your own advocate on protecting that right. Do not wait for someone to come to you and lead you to the voting both. You must find out how to register and make certain you have a valid photo I.D. if your State requires it. There are numerous bonehead Republicans caught on tape discussing why they have worked to pass Voter I.D. laws. They should be busted down to stuffing envelopes and never allowed to speak for their party again. But you must not let them defeat you. If you don't personally need a drive...

Exactly why the Supreme Court rendered a decision that substantially gutted the Voting Rights Act is beyond me. Walking into those weeds would be fruitless. Congress can correct the situation but is not likely to do so anytime soon. Finding ways to dissuade people from voting, particularly if you believe they are opposed to your party, is not new. We've heard a lot about it in recent years because of numerous State initiatives to make it more difficult to meet voter identification requirements. Unfortunately some of the dimmer bulbs in the Republican Party have been taped boasting about how their actions will help their candidates have a better chance of winning. I live in Indiana, which was one of the earliest states to adopt stricter voter I.D. laws. In 2003 I attended a political roundtable breakfast where then Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita was the featured speaker. Voter I.D. law was his favorite hobby horse. He said the purpose was to protect against voter fraud. Of...