Voting Rights & Photo IDs

The People Say Check For Photo IDs On Election Day

Published on Tuesday, 19 June 2012 20:00

    Written by IBD Editorial

 

Elections: Democratic politicians consider photo ID requirements discriminatory, but the people disagree. There's broad support for preventing illegal voting, a reflection of how precious Americans hold the right to vote.

Through our history Americans have defended and died for the right to vote. Daniel Webster called voting "a social duty of as solemn a nature as man can be called to perform."

So it should be no surprise to find that across virtually every grouping, the IBD/TIPP Poll found majority support for making sure that only those eligible to vote should do so. Of 912 adults surveyed nationwide during the first week of June, 67% believed voters should be "required to show a state-issued photo ID at the polls before being allowed to cast a ballot."

Only 28% thought they should not be required, while 4% were unsure.

Among Democrats the breakdown was 49% to 45% in favor of the ID requirement, with 6% not sure. Republicans were heavily in favor of voter ID, by 90% to 8%, with 2% uncertain.

Independents also came in strongly in support, 69% of whom favored checking IDs, with 27% opposed and 4% unsure.

Those describing themselves as conservatives were 85% to 12% in favor, with 2% not sure. Moderates leaned toward the ID check by 63% to 32%, with 4% uncertain. Self-described liberals, on the other hand, were against a photo ID rule 57% to 35%, with 8% not sure.

Like liberals, blacks were opposed to voter ID, by a margin of 58% to 39%, with 3% uncertain. Americans of color, of course, were for decades the victims of abuses in voter eligibility procedures.

But liberals and blacks were the only two categories found to oppose the requirements. Most significantly of all the results, Hispanics were found to be 75% to 23% in favor of voter ID, with 2% unsure.

Single women were in favor by 58% to 35%, with 7% unable to make up their minds; married women were 69% to 26% for the requirements, with 4% not sure.

Strong support for voter ID spanned every income group, with 67% of those earning under $30,000 in favor and 66% of those making $75,000 or more also in favor. Education levels also made little difference: 69% of those with only a high school education favored the requirements, with 71% of those with some college also in favor, and 65% of those with graduate degrees in support too.
City dwellers were 59% for voter ID, while those in suburban and rural regions were about 70% in favor. Northeasterners were 61% in favor, while Westerners were 74% in support.

Midwesterners and Southerners came in at 63% and 69% in support, respectively.

The message is loud and clear:

Far from being racist or anti-immigrant, significant majorities of Americans across most demographic lines consider modern voter ID requirements to be a protection of this country's one-man-one-vote rule of the people, an assurance that the ineligible do not exercise a right to which they are not entitled.

• Q: In your opinion should voters be required or not required to show a state-issued photo ID at the polls before being allowed to cast a ballot?

• The Poll was conducted from June 1 (Friday) to June 8 (Friday), Sample Size: 912 adults 18+ nationwide, Margin of error - plus/minus 3.3 percentage points.

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The NAACP Manufactures A Phony Crisis To Perpetuate Its Existence

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IBD Posted 03/20/2012 06:18 PM ET

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the NAACP, has gone to the United Nations — specifically the U.N. Human Rights Council — for, in the words of USA Today, "help battling what the organization views as forces attempting to push back voting rights."

Those "forces" are laws being passed by various states that require a photo ID for voting. The NAACP move is so absurd and so self-destructive that one has to wonder why the organization has done this.

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Voter ID: Holder Looks Through Race-Colored Glasses

Thu, Dec 29 2011 00:00:00

IBD Posted 12/28/2011 07:03 PM ET

 

Suffrage: Fresh from using his race as a defense in the Fast and Furious scandal, the attorney general blocks South Carolina's voter photo ID law as discriminatory. Tell that to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

 

The Palmetto State can't seem to catch a break from this administration. First, the right-to-work state gets harassed by the National Labor Relations Board over Boeing's expansion into a new plant.

 

Now the Justice Department has blocked a voter ID law passed in May and signed by Gov. Nikki Haley.

 

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The following poll on America’s views on “voter ID” appeared in the 31 August 2012 edition of Investor’s Business Daily.

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Texas Voter ID Law Blocked

Fri, Aug 31 2012 00:00:00 EA0

IBD Posted 08/30/2012 06:36 PM ET

A D.C. federal appeals court said the state law requiring photo ID to vote would discourage poor voters who lack such identification. The Obama administration blocked the law in March, citing the '65 Voting Rights Act. Other courts have upheld various voter ID laws.



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Obama, Holder & the liberal left have captured the DOJ and are using the Civil Rights Section and the Voting Section of the Department Of Justice to impose their racial views and preferences on American citizens.

 

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If you've never wondered why the DOJ and the left is so persistent in stopping any attempt by the states to enact photo voter ID requirements, stop and think about the thousands of mail-in and absentee ballots they can and do alter and submit. Think about the reason they don't want the voter registration rolls purged of long dead citizens and folks with felony convictions. Think about "Chicago politics". Read about the voting abuses that have occured in past elections that the DOJ has refused to prosecute.  Read "Injustice: ..."

GOP Convention Exposes Bigotry And Hatred On The Left

In my previous post I brought to your attention a book by Deneen Borelli, a black conservative Tea Party advocate whose book, Blacklash: How Obama and the Left Are Driving Americans to the Government Plantation, vividly presents the reasons why many of her skin color are changing political affiliation.  In retrospect, the reading of that book was an excellent precursor to two speeches which I had the high privilege of viewing last night via the GOP Convention telecast by FOX News.  At long last, many black folks are realizing what Borelli states in her book; voting as a block for those candidates who embrace the views of the Obama administration and its backers in not in the best interests of the individual.  Two black newcomers to the GOP spoke last night and both were, in my opinion, sterling examples of what Borelli talks about as being possible when one abandons “block party line” and ignores the character assignations spewed by the likes of Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan, Eric H. Holder, Jr., Barack Hussein Obama, Maxine Waters and others like them who seek to profit from a career of racism.

In case you missed their speeches, let me introduce them;

Mia Love – Utah congressional candidate  

Artur Davis – former Alabama congressman
 

 

 

36-year old Mia is battling to take a House seat from an incumbent Democrat and 44-year old Artur Davis, who seconded the Obama nomination in 2008, has recently switched party affiliation.  Both speeches are worth hearing and, even if you did hear them, hearing again.  Here they are in the order they appeared last night.

The stars of the GOP curtain-raiser in Tampa weren't top-billed Gov. Chris Christie or even Ann Romney. They were two young black conservatives the Democrats don't want you to know.

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Hypocrisy: Liberals love to label conservatives as bigots and haters. But the Republican National Convention has exposed where such miscreants find a comfortable home these days: among the mainstream press and the liberal elite.

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Right on.  Let's hope these two honorable free-thinking people are but the beginning of a major awakening and a trend away from the racist population of so called progressive liberals, elitists, big government bureaucrats and elected officials, "block voters", and their lackeys in the mainstream press that want nothing more fervently than a divided, dependent America under their thumb.

"MUST READ" Books Before The Coming Elections

One of the great things about vacations is the time it affords to read books that have been in my library that I just hadn't gotten around to for one reason or another.  This trip to the mountains allowed me the time for two that in retrospect I now wonder why I hadn't read them as soon as I got them.

By now, everyone should be aware that Team Obama has nothing that they want to talk about relative to the coming elections except what a bad choice their GOP opponents are.  Certainly not Obama's performance record since his 2009 election.  Maybe you already know why he shouldn't be re-elected, but just in case you don't, reading these books should help you understand why re-electing Obama is a bad thing for you, your family, your neighbors, your employer [past or present] and your country.

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This is a “must read” book for every American who cares about equality of civil rights and color blind law enforcement regardless of race in this country.  The coming presidential elections may be your last chance to correct the trends which Obama and Holder have set in place within the DOJ.  You owe it to your family, your friends and associates, your neighbors and your country.  “Payback” is not what the civil rights movement was about.  The alternative which some liberals have in mind is bone-chilling!

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The 2009 presidential election results were, to a large degree, based on racial pride of the black community but I think people should vote not for the skin color of a person but for the character of the person and what he or she stands for, the principles he or she believes in and lives by.  If you vote based on a person’s character, you know they will make governing choices that reflect that character.  If you vote for skin color alone, you’re doing an injustice to yourself, your family, your neighbors and your country and, as we now know, for changes that are not color blind and in the best interests of all.

Unfortunately, many voted based on skin color and few bothered to vet the man who, at his core, was and is bent on an ideological “get even” mission and the sacking our constitution.  That requires “big government” and a return to the plantation for everyone beholden to big government for everything from food and housing to health care.  It does not include the ability to advance and prosper based on your own abilities and ambitions.

Deneen Borelli has written about why our black leaders and the majority within the black community have embraced the Obama mission and what a return to “the plantation” has in store for them.  It’s a fast but insightful read that I recommend to all who want to understand what happened, what’s in store for our country if we don’t change course and how we can all work to reverse course before it’s too late.

If you're still not clear on why re-electing Obama is a bad idea, read a few of the books I've identified on the right side of Doggone Blog.  Then make sure that others who may still be setting on the fence read them too before they vote.

 

How nasty will this presidential campaign get?

Bill O’Reilly Show Impact Segment [10August 2012]

The Obama campaign has produced a TV ad implying that Mitt Romney has been a serial tax cheat, while Romney's team created an ad questioning the President's character.



Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham, standing in for O’Reilly, discussed the nastier-by-the-day campaign with Washington Post newspaper editor Cathy Areu and Dr. Christopher Metzler, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Management Degrees, Georgetown University.

"President Obama wanted to have the 'hope and change' message," Areu posited, "but because the other side has gotten so dirty they have to fight back. They are simply stating facts; I don't think the Obama campaign has done anything wrong. It is possible that Harry Reid is right and Romney did not pay taxes."



Dr. Christopher Metzler

But Metzler denounced the Obama team as issue-evading prevaricators. "This campaign can be described as lies, lies, and damned lies. Mr. 'hope and change' realizes that he has changed nothing, he has a dismal economic record, and his blaming of Bush is not working. He is 'hypocrite in chief' rather than commander in chief, these ads are absolutely ridiculous."

Ingraham then called Areu on her comment that “It is possible that Harry Reid is right and Romney did not pay taxes." Areu retorted that “It is possible that Romney did not pay any taxes ….. It is possible.”

Cathy Areu

So … this is what our nation’s schools are now turning out as factual, unbiased journalists.   Not only do the politically leftist media state possibilities as facts, they do it with the objective of creating misinformation and steering votes to 'their cause'.   Every socialist movement in recorded history since the advent of journalism in the 1600s has attempted to distort the facts through the use of propaganda, one of the more notable within the last hundred years being Julius Streicher of the Nazi Party.   I am a staunch defender of our Constitution and the right of free speech [First Amendment] but Americans deserve and are entitled to factual reporting.   Until the facts are established, items being reported by the press as being of public interest should be posited as opinions, not facts. Ever hear of the word alleged?   Yet Areu vigorously defended her statement that “it could be true”.

Tell you what Miss Areu; It is possible that Obama and Reid could be sodomizers of chickens!  As for you and the rest of your ilk, you deserve the same outcome that befell Streicher on 16 October 1946.

Liberal Lies & Unethical DNC Campaign

First Joe Soptic ad for DNC - Published on May 14, 2012 by BarackObamaDocCom on YouTube

Taped Joe Soptic script reading on a May 14, 2012 Obama For America [OFA] press call hosted by Stephanie Cutter [Obama Deputy Campaign Manager] responding at the conclusion.

Most recent Joe Soptic ad “Understands” by DNC Super-PAC [Priorities USA Action].

They claim "they didn't know."



Did you catch that?

 “I don’t know the facts of when Joe Soptic’s wife got sick or when she died.”

Go  back and replay Tape # 2 above.

Didn't know what?  When?

Let's lay out a few facts.

In May of this year, Cutter herself hosted a conference call in which Soptic detailed his case to both reporters and Cutter.  During the call, as he did in the ad, Soptic explained how his wife fell ill after he lost his job, and how he lost his health insurance. The call took place as Soptic began appearing in Obama campaign ads, and was featured in a profile on the Obama campaign website.

The ad did not reveal key details about the timeline of Soptic's case.  First, Soptic's wife initially had her own health insurance after her husband lost his job.  Second, Soptic's wife died in 2006, five years after her husband's company, GST, filed for bankruptcy and long after Romney had left Bain Capital.
President Obama and his campaign are willing to say and do anything to hide the President's disappointing record but they're not entitled to repeatedly mislead voters.

As with most things in big government these days, unscroupulous people, both elected and appointed, can get away with saying and doing anything they want with complete impunity, particularly when the DOJ is their "lap dog".  The question is, how much longer are American citizens going to tolerate it.  I predict that the turning point is coming before the end of this century.  While I won't be around to participate, I truly believe that recent events in Syria will look like "small potatoes" compared to another revolution in this country.

Proposed Congressional Reform Act of 2012

Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling:

"I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more  than 3% of  GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election.”

The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year took only three months & eight days to be ratified!  Why?   Simple!   The people demanded it. That was in 1971 - before computers, e-mail, cell phones, etc.

Of the twenty-seven amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took one (1) year or less to become the law of the land - all because of public pressure.

Proposed ‘Congressional Reform Act of 2012’              

1.     No Tenure / No Pension.  A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they're out of office.

2.     Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security.  All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately.   All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people.   It may not be used for any other purpose.

3.     Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.

4.     Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.  Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

5.     Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.

6.     Congress must abide by all laws they impose on the American people.

7.     All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void effective 12/1/12.  The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen/women.

Congress made all these self-serving contracts for themselves.   Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career.  The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their elected term(s), then go home and back to work.

THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!  Don't you think it's past time? 

If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S.) to receive the message. 

If you agree, bring this post to the attention of others.   If not, leave a comment explaining your ideas on how to fix our congressional problems.  Please keep it going, and thanks.

A Perspective On "Leadership"

Leadership can be defined as one's ability to get others to willingly follow. Every organization needs leaders at every level. Leaders can be found and nurtured if you look for the following character traits.

A leader with vision has a clear, vivid picture of where to go, as well as a firm grasp on what success looks like and how to achieve it. But it’s not enough to have a vision; leaders must also share it and act upon it. Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of General Electric Co., said, "Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision and relentlessly drive it to completion."

A leader must be able to communicate his or her vision in terms that cause followers to buy into it. He or she must communicate clearly and passionately, as passion is contagious.

A good leader must have the discipline to work toward his or her vision single-mindedly, as well as to direct his or her actions and those of the team toward the goal. Action is the mark of a leader. A leader does not suffer “analysis paralysis” but is always doing something in pursuit of the vision, inspiring others to do the same.  Neither does he blame his failures of acheivement on others.

10 Top Leadership Qualities

Integrity is the integration of outward actions and inner values. A person of integrity is the same on the outside and on the inside. Such an individual can be trusted because he or she never veers from inner values, even when it might be expeditious to do so. A leader must have the trust of followers and therefore must display integrity.

Honest dealings, predictable reactions, well-controlled emotions, and an absence of tantrums and harsh outbursts are all signs of integrity. A leader who is centered in integrity will be more approachable by followers.

Dedication means spending whatever time or energy is necessary to accomplish the task at hand. A leader inspires dedication by example, doing whatever it takes to complete the next step toward the vision. By setting an excellent example, leaders can show followers that there are no nine-to-five jobs on the team, only opportunities to achieve something great.

Magnanimity means giving credit where it is due. A magnanimous leader ensures that credit for successes is spread as widely as possible throughout the company. Conversely, a good leader takes personal responsibility for failures. This sort of reverse magnanimity helps other people feel good about themselves and draws the team closer together. To spread the fame and take the blame is a hallmark of effective leadership.

Leaders with humility recognize that they are no better or worse than other members of the team. A humble leader is not self-effacing but rather tries to elevate everyone. Leaders with humility also understand that their status does not make them a god. Mahatma Gandhi is a role model for Indian leaders, and he pursued a “follower-centric” leadership role.

Openness means being able to listen to new ideas, even if they do not conform to the usual way of thinking. Good leaders are able to suspend judgment while listening to others’ ideas, as well as accept new ways of doing things that someone else thought of. Openness builds mutual respect and trust between leaders and followers, and it also keeps the team well supplied with new ideas that can further its vision.

Creativity is the ability to think differently, to get outside of the box that constrains solutions. Creativity gives leaders the ability to see things that others have not seen and thus lead followers in new directions. The most important question that a leader can ask is, “What if … ?” Possibly the worst thing a leader can say is, “I know this is a dumb question ... ”

Fairness means dealing with others consistently and justly. A leader must check all the facts and hear everyone out before passing judgment. He or she must avoid leaping to conclusions based on incomplete evidence. When people feel they that are being treated fairly, they reward a leader with loyalty and dedication.

Assertiveness is not the same as aggressiveness. Rather, it is the ability to clearly state what one expects so that there will be no misunderstandings. A leader must be assertive to get the desired results. Along with assertiveness comes the responsibility to clearly understand what followers expect from their leader.

A sense of humor is vital to relieve tension and boredom, as well as to defuse hostility. Effective leaders know how to use humor to energize followers. Humor is a form of power that provides some control over the work environment. And simply put, humor fosters good camaraderie.

Conclusions

Now consider our current president, our Senate Majority leader, our previous House Speaker, and our Attorney General.  If you find any of them as displaying these qualities, I expect you'll encounter more than a little disagreement from others.  More appropriate terms for them include dishonesty, contempt, churlishness, arrogance, deception, ineptness and inaction, partiality, impudence, and animosity.

What qualities do you want in our leaders?  Think about it before you go to the polls this November.

It's Time For a Change

America needs your help!  Vote Obama out of office this November.