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onetime2 · 09-23-2004, 06:28 AM

More partisan BS. Both sides are guilty of trying to discourage votes from core constituents of their opponents. It goes on in every election. There's voter fraud as well. Plenty of dead people somehow voting and plenty of cases of people being paid to vote.

How about the pastors in black churches who get hefty donations to push their congregations to vote for the Dem candidate?

If you want to talk about the questionable tactics coming from one party it's only fair to discuss the tactics used by the other.

As far as felons being able to vote, I'm not sure where I stand on the issue. I lean more heavily toward them being allowed to vote if they've "paid their debt to society" but there may be a good reason that I'm not aware of for denying them this right. To blame this fact solely on Republicans is partisanship of the highest order. Why haven't the Dems changed these laws if it's so important? Perhaps because it's so much easier to keep using it as a dagger against Republicans in every race.

As far as a citizen being arrested at a polling place when they cast their vote, you're damn right that should be an option. If they're wanted and the police think they're going to be somewhere (whether it's voting or having a drink in a bar) it's proper for them to arrest them and they should be put into the system to deal with the charges against them. Of course, rents not being paid or whatever have nothing to do with this as that's a private matter for the landlord and tenant or phone company or whichever institution at issue. If that company wants to hire someone to serve papers on a citizen when they go to vote, again, I see no foul.

09-23-2004, 06:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
onetime2 Junkie Location: NJ	More partisan BS. Both sides are guilty of trying to discourage votes from core constituents of their opponents. It goes on in every election. There's voter fraud as well. Plenty of dead people somehow voting and plenty of cases of people being paid to vote. How about the pastors in black churches who get hefty donations to push their congregations to vote for the Dem candidate? If you want to talk about the questionable tactics coming from one party it's only fair to discuss the tactics used by the other. As far as felons being able to vote, I'm not sure where I stand on the issue. I lean more heavily toward them being allowed to vote if they've "paid their debt to society" but there may be a good reason that I'm not aware of for denying them this right. To blame this fact solely on Republicans is partisanship of the highest order. Why haven't the Dems changed these laws if it's so important? Perhaps because it's so much easier to keep using it as a dagger against Republicans in every race. As far as a citizen being arrested at a polling place when they cast their vote, you're damn right that should be an option. If they're wanted and the police think they're going to be somewhere (whether it's voting or having a drink in a bar) it's proper for them to arrest them and they should be put into the system to deal with the charges against them. Of course, rents not being paid or whatever have nothing to do with this as that's a private matter for the landlord and tenant or phone company or whichever institution at issue. If that company wants to hire someone to serve papers on a citizen when they go to vote, again, I see no foul. __________________ Strive to be more curious than ignorant. Last edited by onetime2; 09-23-2004 at 06:32 AM..