Comments on: Photo voter ID bill defeated in committee http://minnesotaindependent.com/26298/photo-voter-id-bill-defeated-in-committee News. Politics. Media. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Leo Pusateri http://minnesotaindependent.com/26298/photo-voter-id-bill-defeated-in-committee/comment-page-1#comment-24924 Leo Pusateri Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:32:07 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=26298#comment-24924 I see we have an echo chamber here. One note samba, and all that. No dissenting opinions allowed. Heh. Have at it, folks, and have fun. I see we have an echo chamber here. One note samba, and all that. No dissenting opinions allowed. Heh.

Have at it, folks, and have fun.

]]> By: Leo Pusateri http://minnesotaindependent.com/26298/photo-voter-id-bill-defeated-in-committee/comment-page-1#comment-24923 Leo Pusateri Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:42:21 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=26298#comment-24923 And exactly what is wrong with identifying yourself when voting? Baseless? I don't think so. That pointy headed perfesser who testified today stated that the voter fraud in Minnesota is "statistically insigificant"... well, even a "statistically insignificant" number of fraudulent votes can have a very significant effect on an election, especially when the margin of victory (a/la Coleman & Franken) is only a few hundred votes (or for that matter 770 votes) or less. Why are democrats so afraid of introducing measures that will increase the integrity of both the process and the outcome? Is it because introducing integrity substantially decreases their chances of stealing an election? And exactly what is wrong with identifying yourself when voting? Baseless? I don’t think so. That pointy headed perfesser who testified today stated that the voter fraud in Minnesota is “statistically insigificant”… well, even a “statistically insignificant” number of fraudulent votes can have a very significant effect on an election, especially when the margin of victory (a/la Coleman & Franken) is only a few hundred votes (or for that matter 770 votes) or less.

Why are democrats so afraid of introducing measures that will increase the integrity of both the process and the outcome? Is it because introducing integrity substantially decreases their chances of stealing an election?

]]> By: Eric Ferguson http://minnesotaindependent.com/26298/photo-voter-id-bill-defeated-in-committee/comment-page-1#comment-24905 Eric Ferguson Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:55:54 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=26298#comment-24905 When I helped with the sign-in table at the last precinct caucuses, a bunch of people, presumably new to caucusing, walked up with the drivers licenses out for display. Republicans failed to get their bill through, but they succeeded in getting people confused about the law, and baselessly concerned about voter fraud. I suspect sowing confusion and misplaced doubt about the integrity of our elections was the real goal. When I helped with the sign-in table at the last precinct caucuses, a bunch of people, presumably new to caucusing, walked up with the drivers licenses out for display. Republicans failed to get their bill through, but they succeeded in getting people confused about the law, and baselessly concerned about voter fraud. I suspect sowing confusion and misplaced doubt about the integrity of our elections was the real goal.

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