What part about RIGHT to vote is GOP missing?
This Republican news release points up the fundamental misunderstanding the GOP seem to have about voting requirements, and perhaps explains why they continue to bang their heads against the wall over the issue of a photo ID card:
RPW: Sen. Erpenbach Has No Problem Showing Photo ID to Cash Check but Still Won't Vote for Photo ID Requirement at the PollsWhat's the difference between cashing a check and voting? Well, for one, we have a constitutional right to vote. Republicans want to erect barriers to discourage or prevent eligible voters from exercising that right.
Contact: Christine Mangi, (608) 257-4765
(Madison, WI)--Democrat State Sen. Jon Erpenbach, moonlighting as a pizza delivery boy, tried to cash a check for $98 that he received for delivering pizzas by presenting a photo ID. According to the bank where he tried to cash the check, the photo ID was not sufficient enough and he was told he would have to put a thumbprint on his check. It is a policy of the bank to obtain a fingerprint from a non-customer trying to cash a check. Sen. Erpenbach was a non-customer. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 1, 2005)
"Sen. Erpenbach obviously recognizes that a photo ID is a common requirement in today's society," said Rick Graber, chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. "Even simple tasks such as check cashing have more stringent requirements than photo ID to prevent identity theft and fraud. Yet Sen. Erpenbach continues to side with Governor Jim Doyle in preventing such a requirement at the polls despite evidence of fraudulent voting behavior in Wisconsin. Democrats need to stop whining that photo ID will disenfranchise voters when even they acknowledge that photo ID is a routine part of daily life."
Last I knew, there was no constitutional right to cash a check, or even to buy cigarettes or eat pizza. So if banks or drug stores or gas stations or pizza parlors want to demand a photo ID, fine with me. If I show it to them, it does not mean I support requiring photo ID for voters. Either does Erpenbach.
OK?
posted by xoff @ 4:23 PM
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2 Comments:
I like how the release says that Erpy was "moonlighting as a pizza delivery boy." They should have mentioned about how he used to be an inbound phone rep at Lands' End, too. That way, Republicans' contempt for a legislator who works a regular schmo's job on the side would have been even clearer.
Does the GOP even know what the cost would be to implement this bogus remedy?
They, who howl about every little expense.
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