tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post7758754362959948411..comments2023-09-25T21:22:28.439-04:00Comments on Cup Of Joe Powell: There Is No Voter Fraud In Tennessee (Or Any Other State)Joe Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-22196571483169793462014-10-31T15:02:28.423-04:002014-10-31T15:02:28.423-04:00Try telling the truth, Katie. Christina Ayala is a...Try telling the truth, Katie. Christina Ayala is a State Senator from New Hampshire not Tennessee. She is accused of voting in a district she did not live in. The Cronan case is a woman in Tennessee, true, but her fraud attempt is buying votes and bribing voters, not in-person at the polls fraud the laws in this blog post refers to. The laws about IDs prevent thousands from voting legally. Truth, Katie, truth.<br /><br />http://www.nhregister.com/government-and-politics/20140926/bridgeport-state-rep-christina-ayala-arrested-on-19-voting-fraud-charges<br /><br />http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/26841703/polk-county-woman-indicted-on-6-counts-of-voter-fraud<br />Joe Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-73874634197012987472014-10-31T14:37:44.231-04:002014-10-31T14:37:44.231-04:00The state of Tennessee just indicted Christina Aya...The state of Tennessee just indicted Christina Ayala with 19 counts of voter fraud, and Jo Ann Cronan with 3 counts of voter fraud also from Tennessee. Voter fraud exists and it happens rampantly too.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613386847697707770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-3648711927847053732012-08-14T13:36:46.459-04:002012-08-14T13:36:46.459-04:00Adam, it's a way to prevent some folks from vo...Adam, it's a way to prevent some folks from voting - and that's the only function it serves. It is not a matter of Right or Left politics to me, it presents problems for the elderly who don't drive, and that alone makes it a bad idea which needs to be repealed. And it is likely an illegal requirement for voting anyway - so it must go.Joe Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-65592956713913268742012-08-14T12:37:12.810-04:002012-08-14T12:37:12.810-04:00I never compared "going to a bar" and vo...I never compared "going to a bar" and voting, I am making the point that you would almost have to live in a cave with no contact with the outside world to get by today without a Photo ID...therefore, why is it such an abomination that we require it to vote?<br /><br />Personally I don't really see the point with the law, and realize that it wont add a single job to the economy, but I don't see the need to call it racist or ageist or elitist. And the argument that asking someone, who already shows their ID an average of 3-4 times per week, to show their ID at the polls will somehow "confuse" them just doesn't make sense either. Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-39825047078653986272012-08-13T20:00:07.370-04:002012-08-13T20:00:07.370-04:00Buying an R rated movie ticket, (needing and ID fo...Buying an R rated movie ticket, (needing and ID for this is stupid), getting into a bar and voting is NOT the same thing. Voting is a right and responsibility of citizenship. Getting into a bar or movie is a choice of diversions.<br />Equating those activities is a media meme, nothing more. OXYMORONnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-56932955696781276212012-08-13T16:16:32.851-04:002012-08-13T16:16:32.851-04:00If it serves no anti-fraud purpose, what purpose c...If it serves no anti-fraud purpose, what purpose could it serve?<br /><br />The references you make to other items requiring an ID are all to deter certain groups of people from obtaining those items.<br /><br />So the IDs are a means of deterence, by their nature. This state (and all others) already had voter registration cards to insure no fraud ... a New ID, in my view, is meant only to prevent people from voting or confuse them as to whether they are eligible or not. I see no other reason for it's existence.Joe Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-56637350500703709822012-08-13T15:53:57.605-04:002012-08-13T15:53:57.605-04:00How can you say "it will stop many from votin...How can you say "it will stop many from voting"? In Tennessee you may be asked to show your ID to purchase alcohol, tobacco products, go to a bar, purchase rated R movie tickets, or sometimes even use a credit card. More people do all of these things everyday that the number of people that show up for even Presidential Elections. No one is crying foul that a cashier can refuse your credit card without a photo ID, but it is somehow unconstitutional to ask for it when they show up to vote. <br /><br />I dont think that Voter Fraud is rampant or a major concern, and am not sure that the law was absolutely necessary, but I dont think that it is a bad idea to require ID to vote. <br /><br />Also, why do leftward thinking people think so little of their base? First the TNDP Chairman comes out and says that Democrats elected Mark Clayton because his name was at the top of the ballot, then they think that simply asking someone for ID to vote will "confuse" them so much that they wont show up to the polls. Adamnoreply@blogger.com