Way to go, Mr. President!
I'm so glad Democrats got fed up and got out to vote yesterday! Way to show 'em we won't be intimidated, bought, or suppressed!
To freedom!!
Showing posts with label vote. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vote. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Friday, November 2, 2012
Remember 2010?
Remember how, in 2010, people thought Obama wasn't solving all the countries problems fast enough so they thought the other side must be able to do better? So they voted for Republican governors and state and federal legislators? Then, remember how, as soon as they were voted in, Republicans sought to destroy unions and people in Wisconsin and Ohio and Michigan protested in huge numbers in State Capitols?
And, remember how Republicans also put forth every measure they could to restrict voting rights for people who largely vote for Democrats?
Yeah. Remember. And, let's not redo 2010. Vote for Democrats this election. They work for voters and to protect voting rights.
And, remember how Republicans also put forth every measure they could to restrict voting rights for people who largely vote for Democrats?
Yeah. Remember. And, let's not redo 2010. Vote for Democrats this election. They work for voters and to protect voting rights.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Voting and Voter Suppression - My Letter to the Edito
I recently sent this letter about voter suppression to the editor of the Youngstown Vindicator:
You, person who is reading this? Did you know that potentially millions of people in the US won't be able to vote this presidential election? Most of these will be Democrats. Will you be one of them?
When Republicans won the state governorship and House and Senate in Ohio and a significant number of other states, one of the first things they did was to try and make it more difficult for some people to vote. Under the false pretense that they were trying to eliminate "voter fraud" (which is extremely rare), Republicans tried to pass laws that would make everyone who wanted to vote have certain types of ID.
The problem is that a large (enough) number of people don't have the required documents to get these types of ID's. The poor and elderly - many of whom have voted their whole lives with no problem up until now - were told they'd have to pay for such documentation (state "approved" birth certificates) and they could only get the documentation at certain places.
Incidentally, the great majority of voters who would be affected tend to vote Democrat.
Republicans also have tried to pass measures that would greatly reduce early voting. Who tends to vote early? You guessed it. Democrats.
Don't be discouraged. In Ohio, you just need your drivers license, and, if the address on your license isn't current, a current utility bill or something showing your current address.
I voted early and all I needed was the last 4 digits of my Social Security number. It was very easy and now I don't have to worry about long lines on election day.
Check your county Board of Elections for more information, and whoever you vote for, get out and vote!
You, person who is reading this? Did you know that potentially millions of people in the US won't be able to vote this presidential election? Most of these will be Democrats. Will you be one of them?
When Republicans won the state governorship and House and Senate in Ohio and a significant number of other states, one of the first things they did was to try and make it more difficult for some people to vote. Under the false pretense that they were trying to eliminate "voter fraud" (which is extremely rare), Republicans tried to pass laws that would make everyone who wanted to vote have certain types of ID.
The problem is that a large (enough) number of people don't have the required documents to get these types of ID's. The poor and elderly - many of whom have voted their whole lives with no problem up until now - were told they'd have to pay for such documentation (state "approved" birth certificates) and they could only get the documentation at certain places.
Incidentally, the great majority of voters who would be affected tend to vote Democrat.
Republicans also have tried to pass measures that would greatly reduce early voting. Who tends to vote early? You guessed it. Democrats.
Don't be discouraged. In Ohio, you just need your drivers license, and, if the address on your license isn't current, a current utility bill or something showing your current address.
I voted early and all I needed was the last 4 digits of my Social Security number. It was very easy and now I don't have to worry about long lines on election day.
Check your county Board of Elections for more information, and whoever you vote for, get out and vote!
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